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System Data Item Descriptions
GLB.PRIV
OS 2200 environment
If it is lower than the user’s account priority, then it will automatically downgrade the
Report priority in GLB.PRIORITY. If the Report is run in standalone mode, then the priority
is under the control of the initiating user. The default value of GLB.PRIORITY is zero.
UNIX
The value corresponds to nice values in the range 1 (high) through 40 (low). The default
value is 20.
LDA Run Time
GLB.PRIORITY is not implemented in LDA Run Time.
LENGTH = 2 EDIT = N (All host types)
In Ispec logic, GLB.PRIV contains the privilege level of the Ispec transaction originator. In
Report logic, it contains the privilege level of the Report output printer device. Its value
can range from 0 to 15 (1 to 15 for an MCP based LINC System).
Specific details for each runtime host type are given in the following subsections.
MCP environment
The privilege level of terminals is contained in COMS. The privilege level of printers is
contained in the LINC/NET file, and can be specified by using the MCP based LINC
Network Configuration System (NETCON).
In a Report directed to a Terminal Printer, if a value in the range 1 through 15 is moved to
GLB.PRIV before the first PRINT.FRAME; command, then the file can only be printed on a
printer of an equal or higher privilege.
If the printer privilege is zero, a user privilege value of 15 will be assumed, and any Report
output will be able to be sent to that printer.
For Reports that use the LINC Report Output Control System (ROC), GLB.PRIV can be
used when output is directed to all MCP based output devices, except EX (extract files).
For Reports that do not use ROC, GLB.PRIV can only be used when output is directed to
Terminal Printers. If GLB.PRIV has a nonzero value, the file is forced to a printer backup
file, regardless of other settings for Terminal Printer Spooler (TPS). For further details, see
the information on Terminal Printer Spooler in your MCP Based LINC Administration
and Operations Guide.
The external interface programs GLI, Offline, and NOF have a privilege level of 15. For
more details of these programs, see your MCP Based LINC Administration and
Operations Guide.
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