TS/MP System Management Manual (G06.24+, H06.03+)

NonStop TS/MP System Management Manual—541819-001
Glossary-1
Glossary
absolute pathname. An OSS pathname that begins with a slash (/) character and is
resolved beginning with the root directory. See also OSS pathname, relative
pathname, and root directory.
accept operation. An operation in which a screen program waits for a response from the
terminal and allows data to be input into the program data area from the terminal.
advisory message. A message displayed in the terminal advisory field to inform the
terminal operator of errors detected during input checking.
API. See application program interface (API).
application. A complete set of programs or routines that perform a function. See also
Pathway application, NonStop TUXEDO application, and PTP application.
application program interface (API). A set of services (such as programming language
functions or procedures) that are called by an application program to communicate with
other software components. For example, an API might consist of a set of procedure
calls that provide a workstation application with a standard interface for communicating
with a Tandem system. Other examples of APIs are the ATMI in Novell TUXEDO
systems and NonStop TUXEDO systems, the Customer Information Control System
(CICS) command-level API, and the Pathsend procedures.
application terminal. A terminal on which a Pathway application runs. See also command
terminal.
Application-Transaction Monitor Interface (ATMI). The application programming
interface to the System/T transaction monitor in a NonStop TUXEDO system. This
interface includes transaction routines, message handling routines, service interface
routines, and buffer-management routines.
assignment. The use of an ASSIGN command to make logical file assignments for
programs in the Guardian environment. A logical assignment equates a Tandem file
name with a logical file of a program and, optionally, attributes characteristics to
that file.
associative server. A process within a server class that can be started outside the Pathway
environment by a process other than the PATHMON process that controls the server
class.
ATMI. See Application-Transaction Monitor Interface (ATMI).
Note. This glossary does not include terms for elements of the SCREEN COBOL language
that are also found in standard COBOL. For definitions of such terms, refer to standard
COBOL texts or to the text of the
Pathway/TS SCREEN COBOL Reference Manual .