NET/MASTER Network Control Language (NCL) Reference Manual

Glossary
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purge ID. An ID used to purge a timer command or NRD message.
purge message. A message sent when a timer command is purged from the timer
queue.
qualification name list. A mapped data object variable specification that uniquely
identifies an enclosed element.
qualifier. The part of a NonStop NET/MASTER MS command that modifies the action
taken by the command. Most qualifiers are in the form: keyword=value.
quoted string. A lexical element beginning and terminating with a quote of the same
type: either double quotes (“ ”) or single quotes (‘ ’).
range list. A list used by many NCL verbs. The list is introduced by the RANGE
keyword, and contains two numeric values or two expressions that evaluate to two
numeric values, separated by a comma (,).
ranged variable specification. A variable specification on a VARS list that generates a set
of variables with a range of numeric suffixes.
ranking elements. Elements that an RMS message handler uses to determine which rule
to use when a message triggers more than one rule.
READY. The NCL procedure that is executed by NonStop NET/MASTER MS during
system initialization after the INIT NCL procedure.
real user. A person using NonStop NET/MASTER MS from a terminal.
recall buffer. A buffer in OCS that holds the current messages in the OCS message
display area and the past 100 messages that have been displayed.
RECFMS. See Record Formatted Maintenance Statistics.
Record Formatted Maintenance Statistics (RECFMS). An IBM SNA message structure that
carries communications network management requests and replies. RECFMS is
normally solicited by Request Maintenance Statistics (REQMS) requests, but can also
be sent unsolicited.
region. An environment in which a user operates.
region-wide scope. The scope of a NonStop NET/MASTER MS user: the action of a
NonStop NET/MASTER MS command or NCL verb affects only NCL processes
operating under the control of a user ID.
relational operators. Operators that compare two terms in an expression and return
either 1 if the comparison is TRUE, or 0 if the comparison is FALSE.
relative time. A time value expressed in hours, minutes, and seconds representing an
interval from the current time.
Remote Operator Control (ROC). The NonStop NET/MASTER MS service that allows
users to log on from a local NonStop NET/MASTER MS system to a remote system; to
execute NonStop NET/MASTER MS commands at the remote system; and to receive
the results at the local system.