NET/MASTER Messages Manual

Glossary
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attribute byte. The data that defines the display attributes of a field on a screen. The
attribute byte is displayed as a blank on the screen. It is represented by a field
character in a panel description file.
authority level. A number assigned to users, NonStop NET/MASTER MS commands,
and NonStop NET/MASTER MS operands that signifies the authority to execute a
command or operand. Authority levels range from 0 (lowest) through 255 (highest).
autohold. A technique available in OCS for automatically controlling the flow of
messages on an OCS window.
automatic function selection. The automatic selection of a function from the NonStop
NET/MASTER MS primary menu when a user logs on and is allowed to choose only
one function.
Background Logger (BLOG). A virtual user. The results of commands sent to BLOG for
execution are sent to the activity log.
Background Monitor (BMON). A virtual user. The results of commands sent to BMON for
execution are sent to the activity log and to all users who can receive monitor-class
messages.
Background System Process (BSYS). A virtual user that executes the INIT and READY
procedures. The results of commands sent to it for execution are sent to the activity
log and to all users who can receive monitor-class messages.
background processing environment. A processing environment in which a virtual user
operates. The destination of the output from this environment depends on the type of
virtual user. Virtual users include BLOG, BMON, and BSYS.
background services (BK) process. The application process that supports the BSYS,
BMON, BLOG, and LOGP virtual users and their background processing
environments, handles commands submitted to these virtual users, and supports the
system-level LOGPROC NCL procedure.
base procedure. The top-level NCL procedure from which all other NCL procedures
and functions are called. It is the first NCL procedure to be executed when an NCL
process starts.
base ruleset. A ruleset that comes with RMS.
BASERULE. Name of a base ruleset in RMS. The BASERULE ruleset enables you to
automate the recovery tasks for various standard system errors.
basic information unit (BIU). In SNA, the unit of data and control information passed
between half-sessions. It consists of a request/response header (RH) followed by a
request/response unit. See also Systems Network Architecture.
basic mode. The NonStop NET/MASTER MS operating mode in which one static or
dynamic NC process is present but no BK, EM, IS, or MS processes are present. See
also advanced mode and extended basic mode.
binary string. In NCL, a quoted string containing the digits 0 or 1, or blanks, followed
either by the letter B or b.