Chapter 3. Operating NetView FTP V2.2.1 MVS - IBM

Glossary
This glossary defines many of the terms and abbreviations
used with NetView FTP. If you do not find the
term you are looking for, refer to the Dictionary of Computing,
New York: McGraw-Hill, 1994.
Access Method Services. A utility program that
defines VSAM data sets and allocates space for them,
converts indexed sequential data sets to key-sequenced
data sets with indexes, modifies data set attributes in
the catalog, facilitates data set portability between operating
systems, creates backup copies of data sets and
indexes, helps make inaccessible data sets accessible,
and lists data set records and catalog entries.
ACF/VTAM. Advanced Communications Function for
the Virtual Telecommunications Access Method.
active request. A request that is presently being
scheduled or for which the corresponding file transfer is
in progress.
adaptive compression. A method by which the
amount of storage required for data can be reduced by
replacing character strings that are repeated with references
to a directory of such character strings.
added request. A request that has been added to the
request queue.
administrator query command. A type of command
that causes NetView FTP to retrieve information about
the request queue or the requests in it; the information
retrieved is intended for the NetView FTP administrator.
Contrast with user query command.
administrator query record. A record containing the
information NetView FTP retrieves when an administrator
issues an administrator query command. Contrast
with user query record.
adopted authority. When a program is created, it can
specify that the program always runs under the program
owner’s user profile. A user does not need authority
specifically given to him for the objects used by the
program, but uses (adopts) the program owner’s
authority. The user has authority for the objects used
by the program only when he is running the program
and other programs called by the program.
Advanced Communications Function for the Virtual
Telecommunications Access Method. An IBM
licensed program that controls communication and the
flow of data in an SNA network. It provides singledomain,
multiple-domain, and interconnected network
capability. VTAM runs under MVS, VSE, and VM/SP,
and supports direct control application programs and
subsystems such as NetView FTP and VSE/POWER.
Advanced Function Feature. A set of extra functions
that extend the capabilities of the NetView FTP V1 MVS
base product.
advanced peer-to-peer networking. Data communications
support that routes data in a network between
two or more APPC systems that are not directly
attached.
advanced program-to-program communication. An
implementation of the SNA/SDLC LU 6.2 protocol that
allows interconnected systems to communicate and
share the processing of programs.
AET. Application Entity Title.
AFF. Advanced Function Feature.
alias. An alternative name for a member of a partitioned
data set.
AMS. Access Method Services.
APAR. Authorized program analysis report.
APF. Authorized Program Facility.
APL. Application program parameter list.
APPC. Advanced program-to-program communication.
Application Entity Title. The name by which an OSI
application (and filestore) can be addressed by remote
users. By contrast, the local name of the filestore is the
filestore nickname.
application program parameter list. A control block
used by application programs to pass parameter values
to NetView FTP.
application program parameter list extension. A
control block used by application programs to pass
parameter values to NetView FTP; a supplement to the
application program parameter list.
APPN. Advanced peer-to-peer networking.
APX. Application program parameter list extension.
attended mode. An operating mode of NetView FTP
for Workstations that assumes that a user at a workstation
expects to be informed about the success of
transfers and is available to load devices such as
diskettes or tapes. Contrast with unattended mode.
automatic logon retry. NetView FTP’s method for
eventually establishing a conversation with a remote
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