This manual is intended for users who wish to manage and process their files with the aid of the Assembler interface or DMS commands, or who wish to control data and file protection, data security, etc. by means of macros or commands and who require a general introduction to the functions of DMS.
This manual contains a general description of the DMS functions and serves as an introduction to DMS. The DMS interfaces are described in detail in the manuals “DMS Macros” [1 (Related publications)] and “Commands” [3 (Related publications)]. These also contain information on the commands and macros mentioned in the present manual which are not accompanied by a reference to another manual. Abbreviated titles are as a rule used for references to other manuals in the text. The Related publications section contains the full titles.