TS/MP Pathsend and Server Programming Manual (G06.24+, H06.03+)

Glossary
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distributed transaction processing (DTP)
distributed transaction processing (DTP). The coordination of transactions among
application servers residing within an Expand network and possibly accessing different
database management systems (NonStop SQL/MP and Enscribe). DTP allows the
coordination of multiple, autonomous actions as a single logical unit of work.
double-byte character. A character represented in two bytes. See also double-byte character
set.
double-byte character set (DBCS). A character set, such as Tandem Kanji, that uses two
bytes of data to represent a single character.
DSM. See Distributed Systems Management (DSM).
dumb terminal. See fixed-function terminal.
dynamic server. A server process that the PATHMON process creates after a TCP or
LINKMON process has waited for a specified time period for a static server to become
available. A dynamic server process exists only as long as it is needed. See also static
server.
EDIT file. A source text file that can be augmented and modified by the user through a
Tandem text editor program such as TEDIT (PS Text Edit).
EMS. See Event Management Service (EMS).
EMS log file. See event log file.
Enable product. A tool provided by Tandem that allows users to develop simple data
management applications without using a conventional programming language. The
Enable product can generate SCREEN COBOL programs for use with Enscribe
databases.
Enscribe database record manager. Tandem database management software that provides a
record-at-a-time interface between servers and a distributed database. See also NonStop
SQL/MP.
event log file. A file maintained by the Event Management Service (EMS) for logging of
event messages.
Event Management Service (EMS). A part of DSM used to provide event collection, event
logging, and event distribution facilities. It provides for different descriptions of events
for people and for programs, lets an operator or application select specific event-
message data, and allows for flexible distribution of event messages within a system or
network. EMS has an SPI-based programmatic interface for reporting and retrieving
events. See also event message.
event message. A special kind of SPI message that describes an event occurring in the system
or network. Event messages are collected, logged, and distributed by EMS. See also
Event Management Service (EMS).