NET/MASTER Management Services (MS) Operator's Guide

Glossary
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freeze. The act of inactivating RMS rules for a subject. When you freeze a subject,
messages containing that subject cannot trigger any rules.
full NRD message. A NRD message, held in the NRD message central queue, that must
be deleted using its DOM ID.
full-screen mode. A presentation mode in which a window consists entirely of a panel.
function. A sequence of statements, called by name from an expression, that performs a
task and returns a result to be used in further expression evaluation.
function key. A key that can be assigned a value to perform a special function.
function key settings. An RMS ruleset record that assigns values to function keys on
Tandem 6530, IBM 3270, and compatible terminals, to perform special functions. A
MSGPROC message handler uses the record to set up the function keys in an OCS
window.
function reference. When calling a function, the method of using an expression that
evaluates to a function name.
general menu. Any menu other than a primary menu.
generic processing. An NCL operation that uses generic variables.
generic variable. An NCL variable, usually in a VARS list, that refers to all variables that
match the variable name. (The variable name ends with a wild card (*).)
GLBL. The characters that begin a global variable name.
global equate. A symbol, created by the EQUATE command during NonStop
NET/MASTER MS startup, that becomes the default value for all NonStop
NET/MASTER MS users. See also local equate.
global function key. A function key, assigned a value during NonStop NET/MASTER
MS startup, that becomes the default value for the function key and, therefore, the
default for all NonStop NET/MASTER MS users. See also local function key.
global memory (GM). Memory that holds information required by all NonStop
NET/MASTER MS processes. Information is maintained by the global memory
manager (GMM).
global memory manager (GMM). The NonStop NET/MASTER MS component that
manages information in global memory.
global time-based rule. An RMS time-based rule that is independent of message flow.
global variable. An NCL variable that is visible throughout NonStop NET/MASTER MS
(the name begins with GLBL).
global vartable. A vartable that is visible throughout NonStop NET/MASTER MS.
GMM. See global memory manager.
group. Any contiguous section of data within the fixed length data section of an
element.
group ID. The first part of a GUID consisting of a number from 1 through 255.