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Appendix E GLOSSARY
account name The name which when combined with a computer group name
and user name identifies you as a user on the HP 3000.
CONTROL Y The combination of terminal keys that returns you to the
Main Menu.
computational The expression that determines the values of new,
expression temporary data names.
computer group The name which when combined with an account name and a
name user name identifies you as a user on the HP 3000.
connector AND, OR, or TO. A word that expresses the connection
between two or more selection values in the selection
criteria.
current report The report definition you are currently working on.
cursor The flashing underline that shows where the next
character you type will appear on the terminal.
data name The name given to a collection of similar data, for
example, address.
data name, Data name which is not present in an INFORM/V Group but
temporary may be defined by a user for a particular report.
Data Names Menu The menu that lets you choose the data names on which
you want to report.
Data The menu from which you specify whether the information
Organization you want is contained in an INFORM/V Group or a single
Menu database.
data set A file within a database.
Data Set Menu The menu that lets you choose the data set from which
you want to report.
database A collection of logically related files containing both
data and structural information.
Database Menu The menu that lets you choose the database from which
you want to report.
DBA Database administrator.
default value The value that takes effect automatically if the user
does not specify one.
DICTIONARY/V The centralized source of information about the data
processing system used with the HP 3000; among other
things, it lists and defines data names and defines
INFORM/V Groups.
edit mask A formatting tool used to transform stored data into
commonly accepted forms, e.g., when an edit mask is
applied to the value 2943, it may be displayed as
$29.43.
file A collection of related data treated as a unit.
Group, INFORM/V A collection of data names you can choose from to
produce report specifications; INFORM/V Groups are
defined in DICTIONARY/V by the database administrator.
Group Menu The menu that lets you choose the INFORM/V Group from
which you want to report.
INFORM/V Group A collection of data names you can choose from to
produce report specifications; INFORM/V Groups are
defined in DICTIONARY/V by the database administrator.
KSAM/V Keyed Sequential Access Method; a system that organizes
files on the HP 3000 in such a way as to provide quick
access to data records.
layout Specifies how information is arranged or presented.
lockword The secret word used as a security measure to protect
MPE and KSAM files.
log on The process of establishing communication between a user
and the computer.
Main Menu The menu that is the starting point for all INFORM/V
operations.
menu A list of information from which you can choose certain
options.
menu-driven An application program in which the user accomplishes
tasks by choosing responses from lists displayed on the
terminal screen.
MPE Multiprogramming Executive; a system that maintains
files on the HP 3000; it also executes all user
programs, including INFORM/V.
operator A symbol denoting a mathematical or logical relationship
between a data name and a value.
password The secret word that allows you to use data bases for
INFORM/V reports and in some cases to log on; password
must be typed exactly the way it appears in the
Dictionary.
preview An option in INFORM/V that allows the user to look at
the layout of a report; the preview contains dummy data.
prompt A question posed to you by INFORM/V.
report, current The report definition you are presently working on.
report Descriptive text (up to 50 characters long) that the
description user can supply when a report is saved in the catalog.
report name Six-character identifier supplied when the report
definition is stored in the catalog.
report title The text (up to 79 characters) that prints at the top of
each page of a report when the report is displayed or
printed.
response The answer you give to an INFORM/V prompt.
selection The expression you type when you produce a report that
criteria specifies which values of data should be displayed on
your report; the expression that makes up the selection
criteria usually contains an operator, a numeric or
character constant, and (optionally) a connector.
sort To arrange data in ascending or descending order, either
alphabetically or numerically.
temporary data See data names, temporary.
names
user name The name which when combined with a computer group name
and an account name identifies you as a user on the HP
3000.
user-defined A data name that you create which is contains data
data name derived from permanent data names.
variable, title A placeholder in a Report Title which will be replaced
with the appropriate information when the report is run.
wild card The caret character (^), which tells INFORM/V to accept
character any character in this position when matching on
selection criteria. Is used with literals that must be
matched exactly.