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

Glossary
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message ID. An ID that uniquely identifies a message. It is typically the first word of a
message.
message number. A number that uniquely identifies a message. It has two parts: the
characters NNM and a unique number that can be used to refer to the message.
message profile variable. A mapped data object variable that Mapping Services can
understand using the map $MSG.
message queue. A queue that holds roll-delete messages destined for an OCS window.
message recognition element. A criterion that determines if a message can trigger an
RMS rule. There are three message recognition elements: message ID, subsystem ID,
and message profile variable.
message set. A set of real RMS messages that has been captured and saved.
message text. The part of a message that contains the text of the message. (A message
can contain additional information, such as display attributes, time and place of origin,
and SPI tokens.)
message threshold processing. A feature of the RMS message action rule that controls the
number of messages (the threshold) a message handler delivers or suppresses within a
time interval.
message trace. A trace of one or more message types. (Types are CNM messages, EMS
messages, messages in dependent processing environments, log messages, and OCS
messages). NonStop NET/MASTER MS supports multiple simultaneous message
traces.
message trace point. A NonStop NET/MASTER MS code position that can be identified
for a message trace.
message validation exit NCL procedure. An optional user exit NCL procedure that
provides a final check on whether a message triggers the RMS rule.
minor name. The name that qualifies a primary name to identify a specific resource
within a resource group, and is used to control access to the resource by cooperating
NCL processes.
mode indicator. A letter before the OCS command input line prompt that indicates:
whether a user is entitled to receive monitor-class messages (M); the status of paused
NCL processes (P); or the status of an NCL process that is executed by pressing an
action function key (A).
model user ID record. A user ID definition record used as a prototype for the automatic
registration of NonStop NET/MASTER MS users.
modfld attribute. An attribute acquired by a variable used in a panel or referred to by
the SETMOD operand of the ASSIGN verb.
monitor prefix. The letter that prefixes a monitor-class message when the message is
displayed on an OCS window: letters are E (message is from the EMSP region),
L (message is from LOGP region), and M (message is from neither region).