Pathway Products Glossary

Glossary
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Transaction Application Language (TAL)
Transaction Application Language (TAL). A systems programming language with many
features specific to stack-oriented NonStop™ Himalaya systems. See also Portable
Transaction Application Language (pTAL).
transaction backout. A TMF subsystem activity in which the effects of a partially completed
transaction are canceled.
Transaction Delivery Process (TDP). A multithreaded gateway process, part of the
RSC/MP product, that runs on a NonStop™ Himalaya system. The TDP can be
replicated and can manage many connections and workstations at one time, as well as
multiple sessions from each workstation. See also RSC/MP
.
transaction identifier. A unique name that the TMF subsystem assigns to a transaction.
transaction log. See audit trail
.
transaction management. The ability to coordinate transaction control functions, such as
beginning and ending transactions, committing or aborting transactions, and recovering
transactions.
Transaction Management Facility (TMF) subsystem. The major component of the
NonStop™ TM/MP product, which protects databases in online transaction processing
environments. To furnish this service, the TMF subsystem manages database
transactions, keeps track of database activity through audit trails, and provides database
recovery methods. See also NonStop™ Transaction Manager/MP (NonStop™ TM/MP)
and transaction.
transaction mode. When the TMF subsystem is used, the operating mode of a requester
program between the execution of a BEGINTRANSACTION procedure call or
statement and the execution of the associated ENDTRANSACTION or
ABORTTRANSACTION call or statement.
transaction processing. See online transaction processing (OLTP)
.
transaction workload. The number of transactions to be processed by an online transaction
processing application.
TSCODE. The object code for the part of a GDSX process that is supplied by Compaq.
TSCODE includes generic routines and services that support the development of a
multithreaded, fault-tolerant front-end process. See also USCODE
and Extended
General Device Support (GDSX).
tuning. The process by which a system manager allocates and balances resources for
optimum system performance.
TUXEDO to Pathway (TUX2PWY) translation server. A special-purpose server process,
provided by Compaq as part of the NonStop™ TUXEDO product, that allows TUXEDO
clients (and TUXEDO servers acting as clients) to access Pathway servers.
TUX2PWY translation server. See TUXEDO to Pathway (TUX2PWY) translation server
.