NET/MASTER Network Control Language (NCL) Programmer's Guide

Glossary
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SOLVE management services. An integrated software product designed for network and
system management on IBM 370, Fujitsu, and Nixdorf computer systems. See also
NonStop NET/MASTER Management Services.
source file. A disk file.
source schema file. A file containing DDL statements, which define DDL objects.
special character. In NCL, a lexical element that is a single character and acts as a
delimiter in a statement. Its meaning depends on the current context.
SPI. See Subsystem Programmatic Interface.
SPLIT grid. The grid composed of one vertical and one horizontal line that appears after
the SPLIT key is pressed on a Tandem 6530 or compatible terminal.
splitting. The opening of a new window or adjusting of the current window. In NCL,
splitting refers to the separation of a message into separate words.
spooler. An interface to print devices on your system.
spooler location. The logical destination of a print file.
SSCP. See System Services Control Point.
standard map. A map supplied with NonStop NET/MASTER MS to access data
structures that are an integral part of NonStop NET/MASTER MS. Standard maps
include $MSG, $NCL, $SEC, and $SPI.
startup. The operation of starting NonStop NET/MASTER MS by running the NCP
program from TACL.
startup parameter. A parameter set by the PARAM command; used to set the
environment in which NonStop NET/MASTER MS runs.
statement. An instruction to NCL that is interpreted according to its initial keyword.
There are two types of statements: core statements and verb statements.
statement termination character. The character used to explicitly terminate an NCL
statement: in NCL, a semicolon (;).
static preparsing. A type of preparsing (when displaying a panel) that preserves field
positions during the preparse phase. Substituted data is truncated if it exceeds the
space available to the left of the next preparse or field character.
static process. An application process with static presence: that is, a process designed
to be always present in the NonStop NET/MASTER MS processing environment. See
also dynamic process.
STATSCAP. Name of a base ruleset in RMS. The STATSCAP ruleset enables you to
capture statistics on the message flow in an environment.
stem variable. A simple or complex NCL variable that is terminated by a period (.).
stem variable set. The group of simple or complex NCL variables beginning with the
same stem.