NET/MASTER RMS Management and Operations Guide

Glossary
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execution error. An error detected during the execution of an NCL process.
execution limit. The maximum number of times a timer command executes or the
maximum number of NCL processes that can concurrently execute in the specified
queue for each NCL processing environment.
exit NCL procedure. A user-written NCL procedure that can be invoked by and executes
in line with an RMS message handler. That is, when the message handler invokes the
exit NCL procedure, NCL suspends the message handler until the exit completes. The
exit can provide data to the message handler and perform actions that RMS does not
directly support but are required by the installation.
Expand. The Tandem network software that links together geographically distributed
Tandem NonStop systems to create a network having the same reliability, capacity to
preserve data integrity, and potential for modular expansion as a single system.
explicit declaration. The definition of a procedure or function beginning with the
PROCEDURE or FUNCTION core statement, respectively.
explicit execution. A method of executing an NCL procedure by using an explicit EXEC
or START command, or the START verb.
export. To transfer command help information from the command help database to a
command help edit file. See also import.
expression. In an NCL procedure, one or more terms connected by operators.
extended basic mode. The NonStop NET/MASTER MS operating mode in which at least
one static or dynamic NC process is present and a mix of other application processes is
present. See also advanced mode and basic mode.
external function. A function that is a separate, self-contained source file of NCL
statements.
external procedure. A procedure that is a separate, self-contained source file of NCL
statements.
fatal error. In NCL, a condition caused during compilation that causes compilation to
stop. A message that begins with FATAL ERROR is displayed. No object is produced.
See also compilation error, error, run-time error, and warning.
field. In a user database, a group of data. In an element, a sequence of contiguous
bytes within a group beginning at a fixed offset. It can be fixed or variable in length.
In a panel, the smallest unit that can be displayed.
field character. The character that specifies how a field in a panel description file is to be
displayed on a screen. The character precedes the target field in the display part of the
panel description file.
field separator. The hexadecimal character ‘FF,’ used to separate each field of a record in
a delimited user database.
field type. In a panel, either an output field or an input field.