NET/MASTER Messages Manual

Glossary
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panel library search path. The search order through the user panel library, customized
panel library, and distribution panel library.
panel object file search path. The search order through the panel object file(s) defined as
part of the search path for panel description files.
panel queue. A central queue, maintained by NonStop NET/MASTER MS, that holds
panels currently in use. The maximum size of the queue is set by the SYSPARMS
MAXPANEL command.
panel skipping. The ability to chain menu-selection requests together without having to
display intermediate selection panels. Panel skipping is used in conjunction with
direct function selection.
parameter. A value passed from one procedure or function (the caller) to another
procedure or function (the callee).
parameter list. A list of values passed to an NCL procedure or function when the
procedure or function is called.
parameter variable. A variable created automatically to hold data passed to a procedure
or function.
parentheses. Lexical elements (( )) in an expression that are used to alter the evaluation
order of terms, to delimit terms, and to delimit an expression that resolves to the name
of a local or external function. Parentheses take precedence over the other four types
of operators (arithmetic, Boolean, relational, and string).
path information unit (PIU). In SNA, the basic message unit exchanged between peer SNA
network resources, consisting of a transmission header (TH) alone or a TH followed by
a basic information unit (BIU) or a BIU segment.
PATHCOM. The operator interface used to communicate interactively with PATHMON
to configure and control a Pathway system.
PATHMON. The central control process for a Pathway system.
PATHSEND identifier. See Pathway server class identifier.
PATHSEND interface. The interface to a Pathway system supported by a LINKMON
process and the SERVERCLASS_SEND_ and SERVERCLASS_SEND_INFO_
procedure calls. The interface enables a PATHSEND requester process to
communicate with a server process.
PATHSEND process. A requester process that makes use of the PATHSEND interface to
communicate with a server process.
PATHSEND requester process. See PATHSEND process.
PATHSEND requester program. A requester program written using a language such as the
TAL, C, COBOL85, Pascal, or NCL that makes use of the PATHSEND interface.
Pathway. A group of related software tools and interfaces that enables a user to
develop, install, and manage online transaction processing applications.