F&I | Format and Input specifications. A means of |
| creating internal file definitions on the AS/400. |
| ETU supports F&I specs. |
host system | The AS/400 computer and its peripherals. |
IBMTRAN | An interface program for PCs that is included |
| with ETU. It allows |
| to be used with ETU. |
interactive processing | One of two ways of running jobs on the AS/400 |
| (along with batch processing). A job that is run |
| interactively begins being processed the instant |
| it is executed from the workstation. The |
| workstation is tied up for other purposes until |
| the job is complete. |
job queue | A waiting area on the AS/400 where batch jobs are |
| sent to wait for processing. Jobs in the job |
| queue are processed in the order that they were |
| received in the queue. |
logical file | A description of how data is to be presented to |
| or received from a host program. This type of |
| file contains no data, but it provides an |
| ordering and format for one or more physical |
| files. Contrast with physical file. |
OCL | Object Constraint Language. A modeling language |
| used to set up strings of valid OS400 commands. |
output queue | A waiting area on the AS/400 where host spool |
| files are sent until they are released to a |
| printer. Print jobs on the output queue are |
| processed in the order that they were received in |
| the queue. |
physical file | A description of how data is actually stored on |
| the host. A physical file contains one record |
| format and one or more members. Contrast with |
| logical file. |
System/36 mode | A set of commands and procedures within the |
| AS/400 operating system that simulates the |
| operating system of the System/36. It allows |
| users of the System/36 to work on the AS/400 |
| without first learning the operating system of |
| the AS/400. |
Tab format | *TAB. One of four micro file formats supported by |
| ETU. Tab files are usually created with data base |
| applications. The fields in a TAB formatted file |
| are separated by tab characters. |
Text format | *TEXT. One of four micro file formats supported |
| by ETU. Text files are usually created using word |
| processors and must be converted to ASCII, the |
| lowest common denominator of microcomputer data, |
| before being transferred to the host. |
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