abbreviated command
Key or keystroke combination with a special key assignment. An abbreviated command can be used to call a function in an application without having to select the function from a menu.
activation
Way of preparing special installation items for use in the customer system. SDF syntax files, message files, the DSSM subsystem catalog, the RMS depot and rep loader can already be prepared during the installation.
body
The active area for a use in an FHS mask. This area contains information and/or prompts for a user selection.
correction version
That version of a product which contains corrections and which, identified by the correction state, supersedes the last valid correction state.
customizing
Specifications for adapting the installation to the customer’s system. Customization of the system environment has an effect on the placement and activation.
deinstallation
Procedure in which installed software that is not needed any more is removed. The original state before installation can be restored with the Undo function.
delivery
A delivery consists of one or more supply units and the related supply information. It is the largest delivered unit, which can be installed as a whole with IMON.
delivery information
Information required in order to install the software supplied.
dialog box
Framed area on the screen enabling the user to enter additional information or make selections within a mask. Functions are triggered, parameters set and information output in dialog boxes.
dialog expansion for the Format Handling System (FHS-DE)
FHS-DE enables formats compatible with the alpha styleguide to be displayed on a terminal.
Format Handling System (FHS)
Program for format control which supports the exchange of formatted messages between application programs and data display terminals.
help mask
Dialog box with help information output by FHS.
help system
Part of an application program with which the user can quickly obtain information on the structure, purpose and method of operation of the application.
IDF (Installation Definition File)
File containing information on private software or software that is already installed - but not with IMON/SOLIS2 - and which is to be registered with IMON.
input field
Single-line or multiple-line field of predetermined length. Input fields accept the user’s text and data inputs to the system.
installation
The process of making software available on a data processing system.
installation information
Information on software already installed on the system. IMON registers installation information in the Software Configuration Inventory (SCI).
installation item (II)
A release item that has been installed. The smallest installed element (file) that can be administrated by IMON. An element of an installation unit.
installation unit (IU)
A release unit that has been installed. A group of installation items.
instruction area
That part of an FHS mask in which the user can issue FHS command statements.
local node
The machine on which a user works in a network. In a local area network a distinction is drawn between local and remote nodes. All nodes on which the user is working directly are local to this user. All other nodes are remote. If a user connects to a remote node, it becomes the local node for this user.
logical identifier
The logical ID of an item describes the item unambiguously within a unit, irrespective of the name, version and correction state of the unit. The logical ID is also independent of the path of the file in BS2000.
Unit: release unit or installation unit.
Item: release item or installation item.
main version
A new or version of a product, or one introducing significant changes in functional scope. The main version precedes the period in the version designation.
mask
Form displayed on the screen and used for the input and output of data. A mask is divided into a number of areas: Status area, body, instruction area and message area.
menu
Set of functions grouped together under an associating term. The functions are represented by the menu items and the associating term by the menu title.
menu bar
Single-line area located above the body and containing the menu titles of the available menus.
menu item
Represents a function in a menu. Selecting the menu item activates the function.
menu title
Associating term used to group the items in a menu. All menu titles appear in the menu bar.
message area
The part of a mask in which messages are output.
package
Generally a set of units offered, grouped for reasons relating to sales and marketing.
path name
Name of a BS2000 file complete with catalog ID and user ID.
placement
Process by which release items are read from the distribution medium and stored under the installation ID as installation items (files). This includes copying from the distribution medium (using ARCHIVE or LMS/LMSCONV), definition of the file attributes or the backing up of existing files.
product
Sales and marketing term for a software product.
product movement file (PBD)
File which describes the delivery. Each delivery contains at least one file which serves as delivery information.
product structure
Structure of a software product in sales-related and technical units.
Sales: Technical: | bid packages, bid units. supply units, supply groups (release units), supply components (release items). |
release item (RI)
An element (file) of a release unit and the lowest technically addressable level of the product structure (synonym: supply component).
release unit (RU)
Element of a supply unit.
Group of multiple release items (synonym: supply group).
remote node
In a local area network a distinction is drawn between local and remote nodes.
All nodes on which the user is not working directly are remote to this user. The user can communicate with all remote nodes in the network. If a user connects to a remote node, it becomes the local node for this user.
revision version
The version of a product which, although resulting from functional changes, does not constitute a new main version for reasons associated with sales and marketing. An addition version is represented by the code which following the period in the version.
Software Configuration Inventory (SCI)
Central database containing the information about the objects registered by IMON.
software product
Software for which the user purchases the right of usage.
SOLIS2 (software supply and information system)
Decentralized process for support in the technical task of product and correction-program updating for the BS2000 operating system.
status area
That part of a mask which provides information on the mask’s contents.
supply component (SC)
Element (file) of a supply group and the lowest technically addressable level of the product structure (synonym: release item).
supply group (SG)
A group comprising multiple supply components.
Element in a supply unit (synonym: release unit).
supply unit (SU)
Technical equivalent of the bid unit. Each bid unit is assigned one and only one supply unit.
Comprises multiple supply groups.
SYSSII file (SYStem Structure and Installation Information file)
File supplied along with a release unit. The SYSSII file contains the information required for automatic installation with IMON/SOLIS2. The definition of the logical ID is contained in the SYSSII file.
target system
BS2000 system for which the installation is carried out. It is identified by the version and the associated pubset on which the installation items are stored.
Undo function
Procedure in which the installation of software is undone and the original state before installation is restored (special case of a deinstallation).
unit offered
Designation used in Sales & Marketing for a supply unit as per product file / Sales Handbook (SHB).
version | |||
Status of a software product having a defined functional scope. Format: <mm.naso> where | |||
mm n aso | main version (01..99) addition version (0..9) | ||
a so | correction state of user interface (A..Z) correction state of source and object (00..99) | ||