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Glossary
SQL format query
AnSQLqueryenteredinfreeformatinLINCAdHocInquiry.Contrast with menu format
query.
Standard Component
A Component type that requires a single Ordinate. See also Component.
Standard Report
A specific type of Report that uses the LINC Report Output Control System, and whose
output is written to the database. Subsequent use of the output is determined by the user.
See Report Output Control System. Contrast with Direct Report.
station
structure
(1) General term in LINC for method used to identify users. (2) For UNIX LINC Systems,
station equates to user name, while for OS 2200 based LINC Systems, station equates to
userid.
(1) In LINC Generate, part of a LINC Specification that can be selected (for example, for
printing, copying, or extraction). (2) For LINC Ad Hoc Inquiry, part of a LINC Database
that can be the subject of a query.
structure list
For LINC Ad Hoc Inquiry, the part of a query that defines the structures to be included.
One of the following:
$ Component
$ Event Profile
$ All Events
Supervisor
A facility of LINC Generate enabling administration-level functions.
System Data item
(1) Data item that is automatically part of your LINC Specification. (2) Used for accessing
or setting parameter or control-type data in LINC logic. (3) Some System Data Items are
stored automatically in your LINC Database (for example, MAINT).
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