NET/MASTER Messages Manual

Glossary
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user NCL procedure. An NCL procedure created by a user.
user panel library. A panel library containing the panel description files belonging to a
particular user or group of users.
user procedure library. A procedure library containing the NCL procedures belonging to
a particular user or group of users.
user variable. A variable created by an NCL procedure. Parameters are user variables.
user-defined error handler. An error handler defined by a user.
user-defined map. A map created by a user to access data structures defined by the user.
user-defined token. A SPI token defined by a user.
user-written function. A function written by a user.
Utility Access NCL (UANCL). NCL procedures and panel description files used from UMS
to maintain access to external utilities.
validation. The process by which Panel Services determines acceptable input.
validation rules. The rules used by Panel Services to determine acceptable input.
Validation rules are defined using the panel control statement #FLD.
value. The second part of a qualifier in a NonStop NET/MASTER MS command. It
specifies the extent to which the preceding keyword is modified.
variable. A lexical element that stores data that can change as a result of the execution
of an NCL process. All variables begin with an ampersand (&), except input field
variables in panels.
variable data. Data in an output field of a panel that is determined by the value of the
corresponding variable in the NCL process that displays the panel.
variable length data section. The data component of an element that can vary in length. It
can consist of one or more elements.
variable prefix. Where a variable specification is terminated by an asterisk (*), the
variable prefix is the part before the asterisk. In this context, the asterisk acts as a wild
card.
variable substitution. The process of determining the final form of a variable name.
Variable substitution is required only when there is more than one ampersand (&) in a
variable specification.
variable suffix. Where a variable specification is terminated by an asterisk (*), the
variable suffix is the part of any existing variable with a matching variable prefix.
variable-level justification. In a panel, the process of stripping trailing blanks, padding,
and justifying the data in a field after variable substitution.
VARS list. A list of variable specifications beginning with the VARS keyword in a verb.
vartable. A memory-resident table used for storing items of data that may change as
the result of the execution of an NCL process.