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UNISYS

A Series
Docu mentation
Library
Overview

Release 3.9.0

September 1991

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UNISYS

A Series
Docu mentation
Library
Overview

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Unisys is a registered trademark of Unisys Corporation.
Release 3.9.0

September 1991

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About This Overview
Purpose
The A Series Documentation Library Overview introduces you to all the system and
environmental software documentation that is produced for the A Series systems.

Scope
The Documentation Library Overview includes the software documentation that is
produced for both system software and environmental software. It does not refer to
hardware documentation, nor does it include applications programs that U nisys sells for
use on A Series systems.

Audience
'rhe audience for this overview consists of everyone who uses, or is interested in, the
A Series systems. This includes systems programmers, system operators, application
programmers, end users, and prospective A Series customers.

How to Use This Overview
The Documentation Library Overview is composed of five sections. You should see the
first section for a general overview of the naming conventions for A Series documents.
Section 2 describes the three primary sources of information about the A Series systems.
This section should be read by all new A Series users.
Sections 3, 4, and 5 assist you in finding the proper documents for your particular
needs. Use Section 3 as an index to the functional areas of the A Series systems,
and the documentation that supports these functions. Use Section 4 as an index to
the products, features, and utilities of the A Series systems, and the documents that
provide information about these items. Use Section 5 as an alphabetic listing of A Series
documents and other documents that are relevant to A Series operations.

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Organization
The following paragraphs describe the contents of each section.

Section 1. Selecting the Proper Documentation
This section describes the naming convention used for the A Series documents. It also
describes the methods for ordering documentation.

Section 2. Guides to A Series Documentation
This section describes the three elementary sources of information about A Series
software documentation. It also describes online documentation, help text, and tutorials.

Section 3. Documentation Listed by Function
This section provides the major functional areas as a general reference point. These
major areas are then broken down into subtopics that enable you to find the functional
area in which you need information. Each subtopic then lists the titles of the documents
where information on that function is found.
This section can be particularly useful when you need information on a topic such as
system security that is located in various documents in the A Series library.

Section 4. Documentation Listed by Product, Feature, or Utility
This section lists the A Series system and environmental software products, major
features, and utilities in alphabetical order and refers to the documents that are related
to the specific product, feature, or utility.

Section 5. Document Descriptions
This section lists the A Series documents, and some other documents that are relevant,
by their full title in alphabetical order. It gives the document number and a description
of the document and how it is used.
In addition, this overview contains a glossary and an index.

Related Product Information
A Series Systems Functional Overview (form 8600 0353)
This manual presents an overview of the A Series systems and serves as a central source
of information for these systems. This overview is written for both new and experienced
users of A Series systems, and for anyone wanting an introduction to these systems.

A Series Software Documents Master Index (form 8600 1542)
This manual provides a convenient directory of information contained in all A Series
software documentation. This manual is written for anyone who uses A Series software
documentation.
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About This Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Section 1.

Selecting the Proper Documentation
Document Titling Conventions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Major Product. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Software Product ..........................
Universal Task ............................
Document Type. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Reference Manual. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Reference Card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
How to Order Documentation .........................
Domestic (United States) Customers. . . . . . . . . . . . .
One-Time Order .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Customer Subscription Service ... . . . . . . . . . .
Publications Catalog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
International Customers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Configu ration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Database Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
DMSII Database Management .................
SIM Database Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SQLDB Database Management. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .
Data Communications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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A Series Systems Functional Overview. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
A Series Software Documents Master Index ...............
Online Overview of Documentation .....................
Finding the Proper Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Finding the Manuals by Functional Area. . . . . . . . . . .
Finding the Manuals by Product, Feature, or Utility. . .
Scanning the Documents Sequentially. . . . . . . . . . . .
Finding Documents by Keyword ................
Online A Series Documentation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Online Help Text ..................................
Tutorials ........................................

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Message Control Systems (MCSs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Multilingual Capabilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Networking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Performance Tuning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Printing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Program Development. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Program Development Tools. . . . . . . . . .
Programming Features and Environments.
Programming Languages . . . . . . . . . . . .
Progression ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Security. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Transaction Processing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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ALGOL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Automatic Display Mode (ADM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Backup Processor Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
BARS Utility .....................................
BASIC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .
Binder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
BNA Version 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
BNA Version 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
BTA370 Migration Aids. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
BTOS ..........................................
Command and Edit (CANOE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Capacity Management Facility.Disk (CMF.Disk) . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Capacity Management Facility.Snapshot (CMF.Snapshot) . . . . . .
CAROLINE Utility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CATALOGING Feature. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
COBOL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .
COBOL(74) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
COBOL(85) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Communications Management System (COMS) . . . . . . . . . . . . .
COMPARE Utility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Data and Structure Definition Language (DASDL) . . . . . . . . . . .
Data Base Transfer (DBn Utility .......................
Data Management System II (DMSII) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Data Transfer System (OTS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
DATACOMINFO File. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
DBANALYZER Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
DBCERTIFICATION Utility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
DCALGOL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
DCAUOITOR Utility ................................
DCDLPOUMPANALYZER Utility .......................
DCP to NSP Configuration Conversion Aid ....... . . . . . . . . .
DCSTATUS Utility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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DiagnosticMCS
Disk Cache
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DMALGOL
DMMONITOR Utility
DMSlllnquiry Utility
DMSII Interpretive Interface
DMS.View Utility
DUMPALL Utility
DUMPANALYZER Utility
Editor
Extended Graphics Terminal (EGTI
Extended Retrieval with Graphic Output (ERGO)
File Attributes
FILECOPY Utility
FILEDATA Utility
FORTRAN
FORTRAN77
Generalized Message Control System (GEMCOS)
GETSTATUS Routine
GUARDFILE Utility
Help Utility
HYPERchannel
Indexed Sequential Access Method (lSAM)
InfoExec
InfoGuard
INFOVIEW II
Input/Output (I/O) Subsystem
Intelligent Distributed Editor (IDE)
Interactive Datacomm Configurator (lDC)
Interactive Menugraph Generator (IMG)
Interactive Query Facility (lQF)
INTERACTIVEXREF Utility
KEYEDIOII
LINC/LINC II
LINC.View
LOADER Utility
LOGANALYZER Utility
LOGGER Utility
LTTABLEGEN Utility
MAKEUSER Utility
Math Functions
Memory Disk
Memory Subsystem
Menu-Assisted Resource Control (MARC)
Message Translation Utility
Mirrored Disk
Multilingual System (MLS)
NDLIIANALYZER Utility
NETEX
Network Administrative Utility (NAU)
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Network Definition Language II (NDLlI) . . .
Network Support Processor (NSP) . . . . . . .
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NSPDUMPANALYZER Utility. . . . . . . . . . .
On-Line Data Entry System (ODESy) . . . . .
Operations Control Manager (OCM) . . . . . .
Operator Display Terminal (ODn . . . . . . . .
Pascal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
PATCH Utility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Peripheral Test Driver (PTD) . . . . . . . . . . .
Physical Unit Type 2 (PUT2) Gateway . . . .
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Print System (PrintS) ...............................
PRINTBINDINFO Utility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
PROGRAMDUMP Facility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Progression Aids. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Remote Job Entry (RJE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Remote Print System (ReprintS) .......................
Report Program Generator (RPG) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
REPORTER III . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
RESTRICT System Command .........................
RLTABLEGEN Utility ...............................
Screen Design Facility (SDF) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Screen Design Facility Plus (SDF Plus) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Semantic Information Manager (SIM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SETSTATUS Routine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SIM Design Assistant (SDA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SIM Object Definition Language (ODL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Simple Installation (SI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SORT Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Structured Query Language Database (SQLDB) . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SUMLOG File. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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System Commands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
System Management Facility II (SMFII) ..................
Systems Network Architecture (SNA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Systems Network Architecture (SNA) Logical Unit Type 6.2
(LU6.2) Service Manager ......................... .
Systems Network Architecture (SNA) Remote Job Entry (RJE)
Emulator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Systems Network Architecture (SNA) 3270 Terminal Emulator. .
SYSTEMSTATUS Routine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Test and Debug System (TADS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Transaction Processing System (TPS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) . . . . . .
UTILOADER Utility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Work Flow Language (WFl) ................... . . . . . . .
Workstation Query Facility (WQF) ......................
X.2S MCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Series A I-A 6 Systems Software Installation Guide. . . . . . . .
Series A 5 System Operations Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Series A 12 System Operating Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Series A 15 System Operating Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Series A 16 System Operations and Programming Reference
Manual. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
17 System Console Operating Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Series ALGOL Programming Reference Manual, Volume 1:
Basic Implementation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Series ALGOL Programming Reference Manual, Volume 2:
Product Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Series ALGOL Test and Debug System (TADS) Programming
Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Series APLB Programming Reference Manual . . . . . . . . . . . .
Series BASIC Programming Reference Manual. . . . . . . . . . . .
Series Binder Programming Reference Manual. . . . . . . . . . . .
Series BNA Version 1 Operations Guide ................
Series BNA Version 1 Program Agent Programming Guide ...
Series BNA Version 2 Network Software Implementation
Planning Guide .................................
Series BNA Version 2 Operations Guide ................
Series BNA Version 2 User Program Agent Programming Guide
Series C Programming Reference Manual ...............
Series CANDE Configuration Reference Manual. . . . . . . . . . .
Series CAN DE Operations Reference Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Series Capacity Management Facility.Disk Operations Guide. .
Series Capacity Management Facility.Disk Operations Training
Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Series COBOL ANSI·68 Programming Reference Manual .. . .
Series COBOL ANSI·74 Programming Reference Manual,
Volume 1: Basic Implementation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Series COBOL ANSI·74 Programming Reference Manual,
Volume 2: Product Interfaces .......................
Series COBOL ANSI·74 Test and Debug System (TADS)
Programming Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Series COBOL ANSI·85 Programming Reference Manual,
Volume 1: Basic Implementation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Series COBOL ANSI·85 Programming Reference Manual,
Volume 2: Product Interfaces .......................
Series Communications Management System (COMS)
Capabilities Manual ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Series Communications Management System (COMS)
Configuration Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Series Communications Management System (COMS)
Documents Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Series Communications Management System (COMS) Migration
Guide.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Series Communications Management System (COMS)
Operations Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Programming Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Series CP 2000 SNA PUTS Operations Guide . . . . . . . . . . . .
Series CP 2000/CPDLP SNA PUT2 Implementation Guide . . .
Series CP 2000/CPDLP SNA PUT2 Operations Guide ......
Series CPDLP BNA Version 2 Implementation Guide . . . . . . .
Series Data Base Transfer (DBn Utility Operations Guide. . . .
Series Data Comm Processor (DCP) to Network Support
Processor (NSP) Configuration Conversion Operations Guide.
Series Data Communications Protocols Installation and
Implementation Guide ............................
Series Data Management Functional Overview. . . . . . . . . . . .
Series DCALGOL Programming Reference Manual . . . . . . . . .
Series DiagnosticMCS Reference Manual. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Series Disk Cache Module Installation and Operating Guide. .
Series Disk Subsystem Administration and Operations Guide. .
Series Distributed Systems Service (DSS) Operations Guide ..
Series DMALGOL Programming Reference Manual. . . . . . . . .
Series DMSII Application Program Interfaces Programming
Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Series DMSII Data and Structure Definition Language (DASDL)
Programming Reference Manual .....................
Series DMSII Documents Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Series DMSII Interpretive Interface Programming Reference
Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Series DMSII Technical Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Series DMSII Transaction Processing System (TPS)
Programming Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Series DMSII Utilities Operations Guide ................
Series Documentation Library Overview ................
Series Editor Operations Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Series Extended Retrieval with Graphic Output (ERGO)
Operations Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Series File Attributes Programming Reference Manual ......
Series FORTRAN Programming Reference Manual. . . . . . . . .
Series FORTRAN77 Programming Reference Manual. . . . . . .
Series FORTRAN77 Test and Debug System (TADS)
Programming Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Series Generalized Message Control System (G EMCOS) Format
Generator Operations Guide ........................
Series Generalized Message Control System (G EMCOS)
Operations Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Series GETSTATUS/SETSTATUS Programming Reference
Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Series Help Utility Operations Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Series I/O Subsystem Programming Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Series InfoExec ADDS Operations Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Series InfoExec Capabilities Manual. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Series InfoExec DMS.View Operations Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Series InfoExec Documents Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Series InfoExec Interactive Query Facility (lQF) Operations
Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Series InfoExec LlNC.View Operations Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Definition Language (ODL) Programming Guide ..........
A Series InfoExec Semantic Information Manager (SIM) Object
Manipulation Language (OML) Programming Guide. . . . . . . .
A Series InfoExec Semantic Information Manager (SIM)
Programming Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
A Series InfoExec Semantic Information Manager (SIM) Technical
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
A Series InfoExec Structured Query Language Database (SQLDB)
Programming Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
A Series Integrated Communications Processor (lCP) BNA Version
2 Implementation Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
A Series Integrated Communications Processor (lCP1) Memory
Dump Analyzer Operations Reference Manual. . . . . . . . . . . .
A Series Intelligent Distributed Editor (IDE) Operations Guide ..
A Series Interactive Datacomm Configurator (lDC) Operations
Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
A Series Interactive Menugraph Generator (lMG) Operations
Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
A Series KEYEDIOII Programming Reference Manual ........
A Series LlNC II Installation & Configuration Guide. . . . . . . . . .
A Series Mail System Installation and Administration Guide. . . .
A Series Mail System Operations Guide ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
A Series Mark 3.9 Software Release Capabilities Overview ....
A Series Memory Subsystem Administration and Operations
Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
A Series Menu-Assisted Resource Control (MARC) Operations
Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
A Series Message Translation Utility (MSGTRANS) Operations
Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
A Series Micro A A Series Memory Expansion Installation
Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
A Series Micro A Data Communications Adapter 1 Board
Installation Instructions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
A Series Micro A Data Communications Host Adapter 2 Board
Installation Instructions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
A Series Micro A Ergonomic Video Display (EVD) Installation
Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
A Series Micro A Full-Height Universal Disk Drive Expansion
Cabinet Installation Instructions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
A Series Micro A MA150T Tape Drive Installation Instructions. .
A Series Micro A MA280HD Disk Drive Installation Instructions.
A Series Micro A MA560D Disk Drive Installation Instructions. .
A Series Micro A MAICPl Board Installation Instructions. . . . . .
A Series Micro A Mouse Input Device Installation Instructions. .
A Series Micro A OS/2 Version 1.1 Upgrade Kit Installation
Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
A Series Micro A SCSI Converter Cabinet Installation Instructions
A Series Micro A SCSI Host Adapter Board Installation
Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
A Series Micro A System Installation Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
A Series Micro A Workstation Processor Adapter 1 Board
Installation Instructions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Series Micro A 825 OS/2™ System Installation Guide. . . . . . .
Series Micro A 825 UNIX System Installation Guide. . . . . . . .
Series Model S System Software Installation Guide ........
Series Multilingual System (MLS) Administration, Operations,
and Programming Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
A Series Network Administrative Utility (NAU) Operations Guide
A Series Network Control Facility (NCF) Implementation Guide.
A Series Network Control Facility (NCF) Operations Guide. . . . .
A Series Network Definition Language II (NDLlI) Programming
Reference Manual ...............................
A Series NEWP Programming Reference Manual ...........
A Series On-Line Data Entry System (ODESY) Installation
Reference Manual ...............................
A Series Operating System Installation Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
A Series OSllmplementation Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
A Series Pascal Programming Reference Manual, Volume 1:
Basic Implementation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
A Series Pascal Programming Reference Manual, Volume 2:
Product Interfaces ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
A Series PCMARC Installation and Operations Guide. . . . . . . . .
A Series Physicall{O Technical Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
A Series PL/I Reference Manual .......................
A Series Print System (PrintS/ReprintS) Administration,
Operations, and Programming Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
A Series Printing Utilities Operations Guide ..... . . . . . . . . . .
A Series Railroad Diagram Reference Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
A Series Remote Job Entry (RJE) Operations Reference Manual.
A Series Remote Job Entry/Binary Synchronous (RJE/BSC)
Configuration and Operations Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
A Series Report Program Generator (RPG) Programming
Reference Manual, Volume 1: Basic Implementation. . . . . . .
A Series Report Program Generator (RPG) Programming
Reference Manual, Volume 2: Product Interfaces .........
A Series Report Program Generator (RPG) Programming Template
A Series Screen Design Facility (SDF) Capabilities Manual. . . . .
A Series Screen Design Facility (SDF) Operations and
Programming Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
A Series Screen Design Facility Plus (SDF Plus) Capabilities
Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
A Series Screen Design Facility Plus (SDF Plus) Installation and
Operations Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
A Series Screen Design Facility Plus (SDF Plus) Technical
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
A Series Security Administration Guide ..................
A Series Security Features Operations and Programming Guide.
A Series SNA LU6.2 Service Manager Implementation and
Operations Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
A Series SNA LU6.2 Service Manager Programming Guide ....
A Series SNA LU6.2 Service Manager Programming Reference
Manual .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
A Series SNA RJE Implementation and Operations Guide .....

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A Series SNA 3270 Terminal Emulator Implementation and
Administration Guide ........................ . . . . .
A Series SNA 3270 Terminal Emulator Operations and
Programming Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
A Series Software Documents Master Index ...............
A Series Software Release Installation Guide ..............
A Series SORT Language Programming Reference Manual. . . . .
A Series System Administration Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
A Series System Architecture Reference Manual, Volume 2 . . . .
A Series System Assistant Programming and Operations Guide. .
A Series System Commands Operations Reference Manual. . . . .
A Series System Configuration Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
A Series System Management Facility II (SMFII) Query
Operations Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
A Series System Management Facility II (SMFII) Resource
Management Operations Reference Manual ... . . . . . . . . . .
A Series System Messages Support Reference Manual. . . . . . . .
A Series System Operations Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
A Series System Software Installation Guide, Volume 1: A 9 ...
A Series System Software Installation Guide, Volume 1: A 10 ..
A Series System Software Installation Guide, Volume 2: System
Initialization. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
A Series System Software Support Reference Manual ........
A Series System Software Utilities Operations Reference Manual
A Series Systems Functional Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
A Series SYSTEMSTATUS Programming Reference Manual . . . .
A Series Task Attributes Programming Reference Manual. . . . . .
A Series Task Management Programming Guide. . . . . . . . . . . .
A Series TCP/IP Implementation Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
A Series Work Flow Language (WFL) Programming Reference
Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
A Series X.25 MCS Operations and Programming Reference
Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
A SeriesN Series LlNC II Administration & Operations Guide. . .
A SeriesN Series LlNC II Customizer Programming Guide . . . . .
A SeriesN Series LlNC II Development Operations Guide. . . . . .
A SeriesN Series LlNC II Network Implementation Guide .....
A SeriesN Series LlNC II Programming Reference Handbook. . .
A SeriesN Series LlNC II Programming Reference Manual. . . . .
A SeriesN Series LlNC II Workstation Operations Guide ......
A SeriesN Series System Software Documentation CD-ROM
Library Operations Guide ..........................
B 1000 Series On-line Data Entry System (ODESy) Terminal
Operator's Manual .......... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
B 1000 Series to A Series Progression Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
B 5000/8 6000/B 7000 Series CANDE Reference Card ......
B 5000/B 6000/B 7000 Series GEMCOS Reference Card . . . . .
BNA Version 2 Library Overview Reference Card ...........
BNA Version 2 Master Index Reference Handbook ..........
BNA Version 2 Memory Dump Analyzer Status Codes Support
Reference Manual ...............................
BNA Version 2 Network Attributes Data Dictionary. . . . . . . . . .
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Reference Manual, Volumes 1 and 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
BNA Version 2 Operations Reference Manual, Volume 3: Reports,
Log Messages, and Error Messages ...................
BNA Version 2 Operations Reference Manual, Volumes 1 and 2:
Commands and Inquiries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
BTOS Business Graphics Package (BGP) Operation and
Programming Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
BTOS Data Transfer System (BTOS DTS) Operations and
Programming Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
BTOS Multiplan Operations Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
BTOS Online Approach Static Information System (OASIS)
Operations Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Burroughs Network Architecture (BNA) Architectural Description
Operating and Programming Reference Manual, Volume 1 . . .
B20 Systems Executive WRITEone Word Processing Reference
Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Capacity Management Facility Snapshot (CMF.Snapshot) End Use
Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Communications Processor Local Area Network (CPLAN)
Planning Guide .................................
CP 2000 SNA PUT2/PUT5 and CPDLP PUT2 User Program
Interface (UPI) Programming Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CP 2000 SNA PUT5 Operations Reference Manual. . . . . . . . . .
CP 2000/CPDLP Custom Protocol Programming Guide . . . . . . .
CP 2000/CPDLP SNA PUT2 Operations Reference Manual . . . .
DOS Data Transfer System (DOS DTS) Operations and
Programming Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
LlNC II Executive Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
LlNC II Run Time Transfer Operations Guide ..............
LINC II Technical Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Personal Workstation 2 Data Transfer System (DTS) Installation
and Configuration Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Personal Workstation 2 Data Transfer System (DTS) Operations
Guide, Volume 1: Simple Transfers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Personal Workstation 2 Data Transfer System (DTS) Operations
Guide, Volume 2: Advanced Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Personal Workstation 2 Data Transfer System (OTS) System
Messages Support Reference Manual. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Personal Workstation 2 InfoExec Semantic Information Manager
(SIM) Design Assistant (SDA) Operations Guide. . . . . . . . . . .
REPORTER III Reference Card ........................
REPORTER III Report Language Operations Guide. . . . . . . . . .
REPORTER III Vocabulary Language Operations Guide. . . . . . .
Workstations Extended Graphics Terminal (EGTI Operations
Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Workstations InfoExec Workstation Query Facility (WQF)
Operations Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Workstations INFOVIEW II Operations Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Workstations INFOVIEW II Programming Reference Manual ...

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Selecting the Proper Documentation
To use your U nisys A Series system effectively, you must understand the system and
its related software products, major features, and utilities. To use these software
products, you must have the proper user documentation. This section describes the
naming conventions that are used for the Unisys A Series documents and the process for
ordering documents.

Document Titling Conventions
Each A Series document is named according to the naming convention that is described
in the following paragraphs.
The full title of a document is its proper name. This name is used in the first reference
to it in any document. When ordering a document, you should use its full title. The full
title of each document can consist of up to four components:
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Major product

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Software product

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Universal task or tasks

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Document type

The following paragraphs explain these components.

Major Product
In most cases, major product refers to the hardware. In the documents that are
referred to in this manual, the major product is the A Series system. There are,
however, exceptions to this convention; some software products are used as the major
product. Examples of such software are the BTOSTM, LINcmII, and REPORTER III
products.

Software Product
Software product refers to the system or environmental software product that is
associated with the major product, for example, COBOL, Data Management System II
(DMSII), or Menu-Assisted Resource Control (MARC). The software product can also
refer to any part of a software product, for example, system, system security, or system
software.

BTOS and LlNC are trademarks of Unisys Corporation.

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Universal Task
Universal task refers to the primary task, or tasks, that are described in the document.
While the title can include more than one task, such as the A Series Disk Subsystem
Administration and Operations Guide, the title might not include all the tasks covered
in the document.
Not all documents have a universal task as part of the title. Capabilities manuals, user's
guides, and technical and functional overviews are examples of documents that do not
use a universal task in the title.

Document Type
The A Series documentation library contains the following types of documents.

Guide
A guide normally contains step-by-step procedures for performing the task or tasks
defined in the title.

Reference Manual
A reference manual is written for those who are familiar with the product and are
looking for specific information. A reference manual is normally organized alphabetically
by topic to enable quick access.

Overview
Overview documents include the following types:
•

An evaluation that summarizes product capabilities and benefits

•

A technical introduction to a product

•

A library overview

•

A functional introduction to a product

Reference Card
A reference card contains condensed reference information placed on a card for quick
retrieval by an experienced product user.

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How to Order Documentation
The printed manuals listed in Section 5, "Document Descriptions," are available for
purchase. The ordering procedure depends on whether you are a domestic (United
States) or international customer.

Domestic (United States) Customers
You can order manuals on an individual order basis and on an ongoing, subscription basis.

One-Time Order
If you order on an individual order basis, you are requesting a one-time-only shipment
of the ordered manuals. To order any manuals, use order form 3020003, which can be

obtained from the Unisys Publication Distribution Center or your Unisys representative.

Customer Subscription Service
Ordering on a sUbscription basis means you are requesting the specified documents and
automatic updates of both the Publications Catalog and the manuals. You specify which
manuals should be automatically updated when you request Customer Subscription
Service. Use the order form 3028147 to request this service.

Publications Catalog
A catalog, Customer Technical Publications, form 3937 8625, is available to all customers
free of charge from a U nisys representative or from the Publication Distribution Center.
The catalog contains complete instructions on filling out the necessary publication order
forms.

Orders for manuals and subscriptions can be made by mail, toll-free telephone, or fax:
Mai 1 :

Unisys Corporation
Unisys Direct
P.o. Box 23675
Rochester, NY 14692

Telephone:

800-448-1424

Fax:

716-272-6671

International Customers
You can place orders with your local branch office, subsidiary, or distributor.

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Guides to A Series Documentation
Besides this manual, information about A Series documents is available from three
sources:

•

A Series Systems Functional Overview

•

A Series Software Documents Master Index

•

Online Overview of Documentation

If you are new to A Series systems, the first A Series document you should read is the
A Series Systems Functional Overview. If you want to locate specific information about
particular topics, use the A Series Software Documents Master Index as the starting
point. The Online Documentation Overview is a guide to A Series documentation similar
to this manual. You can access it from the TEACH selection on the Menu-Assisted
Resource Control (MARC) menu on your system.
These three sources for information about A Series documentation are described in this
section.

A Series Systems Functional Overview
The A Series Systems Functional Overview presents an overview of A Series systems
and is a central source of information about the systems. It gives you the information
you need to determine which A Series system, and related system and environmental
software, meets your specific needs and helps you achieve maximum productivity.
If you are a new A Series system customer, are considering acquiring a system, or just
want a general introduction to A Series systems, then you should read this manual. No
prior knowledge of U nisys systems is needed to understand the information in this
manual, but you should have a grasp of elementary computer concepts.
The manual is divided into two Parts:
•

Part I describes the basic features of the system and of the A Series architecture.
It also describes the products available on the A Series systems in functional areas
such as database management, transaction management, program development,
operational interface, basic system management, data communications (data comm)
networks, and system monitoring and security.

•

Part II describes the support services that are available, such as customer education,
professional services, hardware and software product support, and the various user
groups available for peer support. This part also describes the U nisys A Series
system updating procedures. This includes new hardware, software, and application
releases.

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This manual also lists documents you can read for further information about each of
the topics discussed.

A Series Software Documents Master Index
The A Series Software Documents Master Index provides a directory of the information
contained in most of the software documents for the U nisys A Series systems. You can
use this index as a starting point for locating information about specific topics that are
indexed in the A Series manuals.
The A Series Software Documents Master Index is a compilation of all the first-level
entries of the individual indexes from the U nisys A Series software documents listed in
its bibliography. Each entry in the index gives the shortened title for each document in
which that entry can be found. You can look up a specific topic in the A Series Software
Documents Master Index and be directed to all the documents that contain index
information about that subject.
The A Series Software Documents Master Index does not include page numbers for each
index entry. It is intended to direct you to the documents containing information about
the indexed topic, but not to the specific pages within a document. When you want to
quickly locate the various sources of information about a specific topic without having to
search individual documents, use the A Series Software Documents Master Index.

Online Overview of Documentation
The overview of A Series documentation is also available as online help text. You can
access the the online overview from the MARC Teach menu. (Refer to the A Series
Menu-Assisted Resource Control (MARC) Operations Guide for a description of how to
access the Teach Menu.)
You can find documents in three ways in the online overview: by function; by product,
feature, and utility; or by a search through an alphabetical list of documents. Figure 2-1
shows a diagram of the screens and the paths you can follow to find the proper
documents.

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Guide to
A Series Documents

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Products/Features/
Util ities
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Figure 2-1. A Series Online Documentation Library Overview

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To display the online overview, from the MARC TeaGh Menu, you select the DOC option.
The screen shown in Figure 2-2 is displayed.

A SERIES DOCUMENTATION OVERVIEW
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(Press SPCFY for Help)

Welcome to the Unisys A Series Documentation Overview. This overview
provides you with brief descriptions of all system and environmental
software documentation produced for A Series systems.
To get additional data on certain topics in this help text. place the
cursor on a topic or term between two asterisks (*) and press [SPCFY].
There are three methods for finding the documentation you need.
*Function*

Find documents related to functions.

*Product/Feature/Utility* Find documents related to a product.
feature. or utility you are working with.
*Documents*
Press [XMT] for more.

Look through an alphabetical list of
A Series software documentation.

Figure 2-2. A Series Documentation Overview Screen

To select the documentation search by Function, Product/Feature/Utility, or Documents,
use the arrow keys to move the cursor between the asterisks (*) of one of these methods
and press the specify key.
You can move through the screens of the Online Overview of Documentation in several
ways. To move backward and forward, enter commands in the Action field of the screen.
A plus sign ( + ) advances one screen. A minus sign (-) or PR moves backward one
screen. To advance several screens or move backwards several screens, enter the plus
( + ) or minus (-) sign followed by the number of screens and the letter p. For example,
+ 3p moves three pages or screens ahead.
To return to the MARC Teach menu, enter RE in the Action Field and press the
transmit key.

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Finding the Manuals by Functional Area
To find documents about a function, select the Function option on the A Series
Documentation Overview screen shown in Figure 2-2. You select the Function option by
moving the cursor between the asterisks (*) on *Function * and pressing the specify key.
The screen sh9wn in Figure 2-3 is displayed.

Action:

A SERIES DOCUMENTATION OVERVIEW

REturn KEys pRey

FUNCTIONS

13:20:34
(press SPCEY for

HelP~

(Place the cursor on a term between two asterisks (*) and

========= press [SPCFY] for more information.)

---> *Disk subsystem operations* and

+--------------------+
--->1 *Administration* 1---> --->
+--------------------+
--->

administration
*Memory* subsystem administration
*Overall system administration*
---> *Security administration*

+--------------------+
--->1 *Configuration* 1--->
+--------------------+
V

*Configuring BNA Version 1*
*Configuring BNA Version 2*
*Configuring CANDE*
---> *Configuring COMS*
---> *Configuring data comm*
---> *Grouping hardware resources*
--->
--->
--->

Press [XMT] for more.

Figure 2-3. A Series System Functions Screen

The functions are arranged alphabetically. You press the transmit key to page through
the screens to display the function that you want. Use the arrow keys to move the
cursor to the function and press the specify key to display the information. For example,
you can select Administration from this screen.

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If you select Administration from the Functions screen, the Administration introduction
screen is displayed, as shown in Figure 2-4. This screen lists various tasks associated
with system administration.

ADMINISTRATION
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(Press SPCFY for Help)
ADMINISTRATION

The administration function pertains to the following tasks associated
with managing and improving system throughput and providing a
consistently secure, productive environment for an A Series system:
*Disk subsystem operations* and administration
*Memory* subsystem administration
*Security administration*
*Overall system administration*
For a list of manuals about each task, place the cursor on a task
between two asterisks (*) and press [SPCFY]. You will then get a
that shows you briefly described manuals associated with the task
selected. For a more complete description of a manual, place the
on the manual title between two asterisks (*) and press [SPCFY].

name
screen
you
cursor

Figure 2-4. Administration Introduction Screen

To display a list of manuals concerning overall system administration, select Overall
system administration on this screen.

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If you select the Overall system administration task, the screen shown in Figure 2-5 is
displayed. You can select the System Administration Guide from this screen.

ADMINISTRATION

13 :40:36

Act; on: [+
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OVERALL SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION

]

(Press SPCFY for Help)
(For the complete description of a
manual, place the cursor on a title
between two asterisks (*) and press
[SPCFY] .)

+---> *System Administration Guide*

Provides an extensive introduction to the issues involved
in A Series system administration.

Figure 2-5. Administrative Functions and Documents Screen

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If you select the System Administration Guide, the screen shown in Figure 2-6 is
displayed. This screen gives you the full title of the manual, the form number to use
when ordering it, and an overview of the contents.

DOCUMENTS
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(Press SPCFY for Help)

A Series System Administration Guide
Form number:

8600 0437

This guide provides the reader with information required to make
decisions about system configuration, peripheral configuration,
file management, resource use and other matters related to system
administration. This guide is written for users with some, little, or
no A Series experience who are responsible for making decisions about
system administration.

Figure 2-6. Documents Screen

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Finding the Manuals by Product, Feature, or Utility
If you select the Products/Feature/Utility option from the A Series Documentation
Overview screen, the screen shown in Figure 2-7 is displayed. This screen has a table
of contents to an alphabetical list of the products, major product features, and utilities
available on A Series systems.

PRODUCT
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13:43:12
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Help~

DOCUMENTATION LISTED BY PRODUCT, FEATURE, OR UTILITY
This section lists the products, major product features, and utilities
that are available on A Series systems. To see the manuals in which a
product, feature, or utility is described, move the cursor to the
corresponding page number and press [SPCFY].

*Page
*Page
*Page
*Page

1*
2*
3*
4*

First Item on Page

Last Item on Page

ASD Memory
COBOL
DCP to NSP Conversion Aid
FO RTRAN 77

CMF.Disk
DCDLPDUMPANALYZER Utility
FORTRAN
INTERACTIVEXREF Utility

Press [XMT] for more.

Figure 2-7.

Documentation by Product, Feature, or Utility Screen

The table of contents shows a page number and the first and last items found on that
page. To see more of the table of contents, press the transmit key. To select a page,
move the cursor to the *Page that includes the product, feature, or utility you want to
display and press the specify key.
For example, if you press the specify key on *Page 1*, the screen in Figure 2-8 is
displayed.

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PRODUCT
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*Actual Segment Descriptor (ASD) Memory*
*Advanced Data Dictionary System (ADDS)*
*ALGOL*
*APLB*
*Automatic Display Mode (ADM)*
*Backup Processor Utility*
*BARS Utility*
*BASIC*
*Binder*
*BNA Version 1*
*BNA Version 2*
*BTOS*
*C Language*
*CARDLINE Utility*
*Cataloging*
*CMF.Disk*

Figure 2-8. Product List Screen

This screen shows the products in alphabetical order from ADDS to eMF.Disk. You can
select ALGOL from this list.

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If you select ALGOL from the alphabetical list, the screen in Figure 2-9 is displayed.

PRODUCT
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(Press SpeEY for Help)
ALGOL

The extended ALGOL that Unisys offers is designed for the communication
of algorithms or procedures to A Series systems and is used for
application and systems programming. ALGOL is based on the IIRevised
Report on the Algorithmic Language ALGOL 60 11 (Communications of the ACM,
Vol. 6, No.1; January, 1963).
The following manuals have information about this product:
*ALGOL Reference Manual Vol 1*
*ALGOL Reference Manual Vol 2*

Press [XMT] for more:

Figure 2-9. ALGOL Product Screen

This screen provides a short description of ALGOL and lists manuals that have
information about ALGOL. To see the rest of the manual list, press the transmit key.
To obtain information about one of the manuals, move the cursor to the manual and
press the specify key. For example, you can select the ALGOL Reference Manual,
Volume 1.

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If you select the ALGOL Reference Manual, Volume 1, the screen shown in Figure 2-10
is displayed. This screen provides the full title of the manual, the form number to use
when ordering it, and an overview of the contents.

DOCUMENTS
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HelP~

A Series ALGOL Programming Reference Manual,
Volume 1: Basic Implementation
Form number: 8600 0098
This manual describes the basic features of the Extended ALGOL
programming language. This manual is written for programmers who are
familiar with programming concepts.

Figure 2-10. Documents Screen

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Scanning the Documents Sequentially
To scan through the A Series documents in alphabetic order, select the Documents
option on the A Series Documentation Overview screen. The screen shown in Figure
2-11 is displayed. Press the transmit key to scroll through the documents. You can
enter RE to return to the MARC Teach screen or PR to return to the previous screen
that yot! were viewing.

DOCUMENTS
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(Press SPCFY for Help)

A SERIES DOCUMENT DESCRIPTIONS
This section lists all published A Series documents, including some
documents that describe products used with A Series systems. The
documents are listed in alphabetical order according to their
complete tales.
The following information is given for each document:
-

Formal title and form number of the document.
Description of the document contents that mentions each of the
major topics discussed in the document.
- When applicable, a description of the audience and an explanation
of how this document fits into a particular product library
such as the InfoExec library.

Figure 2-11. Document Descriptions Screen

Finding Documents by Keyword
If you are familiar with the concepts and terms of A Series systems, you might look for a
document by keyword. A keyword is the identifier the system uses to find help text on a
function, product, feature, utility, or book. Keywords are displayed by entering KE in the
Action field of the Documentation Overview screen, shown in Figure 2-2. The keywords
are listed in alphabetic order. You can move the cursor to any keyword and press the
specify key to display the information.

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Online A Series Documentation
A Series documents are available online in the CD-ROM Library. You can access the
documents while you are using a Unisys product. You can open two manuals at the same
time without closing other applications. You can search for information in the online
manuals in four ways:
•

Standard searches using keywords or standard English

•

Index searches using a table of contents or index similar to those in a book

•

Hierarchical searches using subjects

•

Browsing as you would through a printed book

The CD-ROM Library runs under Microsoft@ Windows™ software and uses CD-ROM
technology and advanced online search techniques to give you access to entire libraries
of product information. For detailed information about this product, refer to the
A Series/V Series System Software Documentation CD-ROM Library Operations Guide.

Online Help Text
Many A Series products have online help text that can be displayed at your terminal for
an explanation of the current application. The help text is retrieved electronically and is
more quickly available than information from a printed manual.
You can display help text during processing by pressing the specify key with the cursor
positioned in the field that needs explanation. Short help, two lines of information
displayed at the bottom of the screen, is displayed when you press the specify key once.
Long help, a separate screen of information, is displayed after you press the specify key a
second time. Within long help, terms enclosed in asterisks, for example *usercode*, are
further explained when you move the cursor between the asterisks and press the specify
key.
For additional information about online help text, refer to the individual product
manuals.

Tutorials
Tutorials are online instructions that teach you the basic tasks of a product. They are
designed to acquaint new users with the features and concepts of the product. Tutorials
enable you to learn about a product at your own pace at your own terminal. Refer to the
operations guide for a product to learn if a tutorial is available.

Microsoft is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation.

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Documentation Listed by Function
This section identifies the functions of an A Series system, and lists the manuals that
explain how to accomplish each of these functions. The following major functional areas
are covered:
•

Administration

•

Configuration

•

Database management
DMSII database management
SIM database management
SQLDB database management

•

Data communications

•

Installation

•

Message control systems (MCSs)

•

Multilingual capabilities

•

Networking

•

Operations

•

Performance tuning

•

Printing

•

Program development
Program development tools
Programming features and environments
Programming languages

•

Progression

•

Security

•

Transaction processing

•

Workstations

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Administration
Table 3-llists administrative functions associated with an A Series system, and the
related documents that provide information about the functions listed.
Table 3-1. Administration

Function

Document and Explanation

OVerall system administration

A Series System Administration Guide
Provides an extensive introduction to the issues involved in
administering an A Series system.

A Series System Assistant Programming and
Operations Guide
Describes the capabilities and uses of System Assistant,
software that enables system administrators to monitor system
activities and system state and to automate system response
to events.
Changes and new features of Mark 3.9
Release

A Series Mark 3.9 Software Release Capabilities
Overview
Explains how the A Series software has changed since the
Mark 3.8.0 software release.

Database administration

A Series Data Management Functional Overview
Presents an overview of the A Series data management
environment.

Memory subsystem administration

A Series Memory Subsystem Administration and
Operations Guide
Provides detailed information about memory architecture and
memory management.

Disk subsystem administration

A Series Disk Subsystem Administration and
Operations Guide
Provides detailed information about disk subsystem
architecture and disk management.

Security administration

A Series Security Administration Guide
Explains how to configure security features and establish
procedures to meet your security needs.

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Configu ration
Table 3-2 lists functions associated with A Series configuration and the related
documents that explain how to configure various major elements of the system software.
Configuration is the step whereby you customize these products to serve the needs
of your site. The task of configuration is also touched upon by the manuals listed in
Table 3-1, "Administration," in this section.
Table 3-2. Configuration

Function

Document and Explanation

Grouping hardware resources

A Series System Configuration Guide
Explains a system software feature that enables you to
partition hardware resources into separate groups.

Configuring data communications

A Series Interactive Datacomm Configurator (IDC)
Operations Guide
Explains how to configure data comm with IDC, a
menu-driven interface that is easy to use.

A Series Network Definition Language II (NDLII)
Programming Reference Manual
Explains how to configure data comm with NDLlI, an
alternative to IDC that is less simple to use, but enables you to
create your own line protocols.
Configuring CANOE

A Series CANDE Configuration Reference Manual
Explains how to configure CANOE for best performance.

Configuring COMS

A Series Communications Management System
(COMS) Configuration Guide
Explains how to configure COMS to regulate stations,
programs, and users.

Configuring BNA Version 1

A Series BNA Version 1 Operations Guide
Explains how to configure a BNA Version 1 network.

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Database Management
Unisys offers two database management tools: Data Management System II (DMSII)
and the Semantic Information Manager (SIM). The functions associated with these two
tools are described in Table 3-3 and Table 3-4.

DMSII Database Management
Table 3-3 lists functions for managing the Data Management System II (DMSII), and
the related documents that describe the procedures for developing and managing
network and hierarchical databases.
Table 3-3. DMSII Database Management

Function

Document and Explanation

Understanding DMSII

A Series DMSII Technical Overview
Presents an overview of the DMSII environment.

Defining DMSII databases

A Series DMSII Data and Structure Definition
Language (DASDL) Programming Reference
Manual
Explains how to use DASDL to define a DMSII data base.

Inquiring and updating DMSII databases

A Series DMSII Inquiry Operations Guide
Describes a utility for interactively que(ying and updating
DMSII databases.

A Series Extended Retrieval with Graphic Output
(ERGO) Operations Guide
Describes how to use ERGO to query, update, or produce
reports about DMSII data.

A Series InfoExec™ DMS. View Operations Guide
Explains how to use DMS.View to make DMSII databases
available to InfoExec query facilities.

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Table 3-3. DMSII Database Management (cont.)

Function

Document and Explanation

Creating programs that access DMSII
databases

A Series DMSII Utilities Operations Guide
Describes the utilities used in the administration and operation
of DMSII databases.

A Series DMSII Application Program Interfaces
Programming Guide
Introduces features for accessing DMSII databases from
ALGOL, COBOL, COBOL74, RPG, and PL/1. (Also see the
programming language manuals under IIProgramming
Languages" in this section.)

A Series DMSII Interpretive Interface Programming
Reference Manual
Explains the means of accessing DMSII databases from
languages that do not have DMSII extensions.

A Series DMSII Transaction Processing System
(TPS) Programming Guide
Describes a system for developing centralized application
interfaces to DMSII databases.
Progressing from B 1000 Series DMSII to
A Series DMSII

A Series Data Base Transfer (DBT) Utility
Operations Guide
Explains how to transfer data from a B 1000 Series DMSII
database to an A Series DMSII database.

Using DMSII databases in the InfoExec
environment

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Provides a detailed introduction to using DMSII with the
Semantic Information Manager (SIM) and InfoExec, for those
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SIM Database Management
Table 3-4 lists the functions relative to Semantic Information Manager (SIM) databases
and the related manuals that describe how to develop and operate relational and
semantic databases using SIM in conjunction with the InfoExec environment.
Table 3-4. SIM Database Management

Function

Document and Explanation

Evaluating the purchase of InfoExec and
SIM

A Series InfoExec Capabilities Manual

Understanding the InfoExec environment

A Series Data Management Functional Overview

Summarizes the capabilities of SIM databases and the
InfoExec environment for those who are considering
purchasing these products.

Provides a more detailed introduction to SIM and InfoExec for
those who have just acquired these products.
Designing SIM databases

A Series InfoExec Semantic Information Manager
(SIM) Technical Overview
Explains the ways information can be organized in SIM
databases.

Implementing SIM databases

A Series InfoExec ADDS Operations Guide
Describes Advanced Data Dictionary System (ADDS)
operations, such as creating and managing DMSII and SIM
databases on A Series systems.

A Series InfoExec Semantic Information Manager
(SIM) Object Definition Language (ODL)
Programming Guide
Describes how to use ODL to define a SIM database.
Operating SIM databases

A Series InfoExec ADDS Operations Guide
Describes Advanced Data Dictionary System (ADDS)
operations, such as creating and managing DMSII and SIM
databases.

Querying and updating SIM databases

A Series InfoExec Interactive Query Facility (lQF)
Operations Guide
Explains how to interactively query, update, and generate
reports about SIM databases.

A Series InfoExec Semantic Information Manager
(SIM) Object Manipulation Language (OML)
Programming Guide
Describes how to interrogate and update SIM databases using
SIM OML.

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Table 3-4. SIM Database Management (cont.)

Function

Document and Explanation

Creating programs that access SIM
databases

A Series InfoExec Semantic Information Manager
(SIM) Programming Guide
Introduces the features that enable COBOL74, Pascal, and
ALGOL programs to query and update SIM databases.

Workstations InfoExec Workstation Query Facility
(WQF) Operations Guide
Explains how to query, update, and generate reports on SIM
databases from a workstation.

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SQLDB Database Management
Table 3-5 lists the functions relative to Structured Query Language Database (SQLDB)
databases and the related manuals that describe how to develop and operate relational
and semantic databases by using SQLDB in conjunction with the InfoExec environment.
Table 3-5. SQLDB Database Management

Function

Document and Explanation

Evaluating the purchase of InfoExec and
SIM

A Series InfoExec Capabilities Manual

Understanding the InfoExec environment

A Series Data Management Functional Overview

Summarizes the capabilities of SQLDB databases and the
InfoExec environment for those who are considering
purchasing these products.

Provides a more detailed introduction to SQLDB and InfoExec
for those who have just acquired these products.
Designing SQLDB databases

A Series InfoExec Structured Query Language
Database (SQLDB) Programming Guide
Explains the ways information can be organized in SQLDB
databases.

Implementing SQLDB databases

A Series InfoExec Structured Query Language
Database (SQLDB) Programming Guide
Describes how to use the SQLDB utility to validate and
generate your database.

Operating SQLDB databases

A Series InfoExec ADDS Operations Guide
Describes Advanced Data Dictionary System (ADDS)
operations, such as creating and managing SQLDB, .SIM, and
DMSII databases.

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Function

Document and Explanation

Querying and updating SQLOS databases

A Series Structured Query Language Database
(SQLDB) Programming Guide
Provides the information you require to write queries that can
add, alter, delete, and retrieve information from an SQLOS
database. This guide also explains how to write and compile
query modules that can be accessed by ALGOL and COBOL85
programs.

A Series InfoExec Semantic Information Manager
(81M) Object Manipulation Language (OML)
Programming Guide
Explains how to use the SIM library entry points to process a
query against an SQLOS database.

A Series InfoExec Interactive Query Facility (IQF)
Operations Guide
Explains how to use IQF to process a query against an SQLOS
database.
Creating programs that access SQLOS
databases

A Series InfoExec Structured Query Language
Database (SQLDB) Programming Guide
Provides the information you require to write queries that can
add, alter, delete, and retrieve information from an SQLOS
database. This guide also explains how to write and compile
query modules that can be accessed by ALGOL and by
COSOL85 programs.

A Series InfoExec Semantic Information Manager
(SIM) Object Manipulation Language (OML)
Programming Guide
Explains how to use the SIM library entry points to process a
query against an SQLOS database.

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Data Communications
Figure 3-6 lists the functions associated with data communications networks on a
single system and the related documents that provide information on the functions,
programming, and use of these systems.
Table 3-6. Data Communications

Function

Document and Explanation

Configuring the data communications
subsystem

A Series Interactive Datacomm Configurator (IDC)
Operations Guide
Describes how to use this menu-driven utility to define,
display, or dynamically modify the configuration of a data
communications subsystem.

A Series Network Definition Language II (NDLII)
Programming Reference Manual
Explains how to use NDLII to define data communications
networks programmatically. You need this manual only if you
do not have IDC or if you plan to develop your own line
protocols.
Testing and verifying the data
communications subsystem

A Series DiagnosticMCS Reference Manual

Progressing from DCPs to NSPs

A Series Data Comm Processor (DCP) to Network
Support Processor (NSP) Configuration Conversion
Operations Guide

Describes the functions and commands of DiagnosticMCS, a
message control system (MCS) used to test and verify the data
comm subsystem.

Describes a menu-driven utility that aids the conversion of a
data communications network from using DCPs to using
NSPs.

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Installation
Table 3-7 lists the documents that describe how to initialize or reinitialize an A Series
system, how to install Micro A hardware, and how to install a new software release.
Table 3-7. Installation

Function

Document and Explanation

Initializing or reinitializing a system

A Series A 1-A 6 System Software Installation Guide
A Series A 12 System Operating Guide
A Series Micro A 800 OS/2™ System Installation
Guide
A Series Micro A 825 OS/2 System Installation
Guide
A Series Micro A 825 UNI~ System Installation
Guide
A Series Micro A System Installation Guide
A Series Model S System Software Installation
Guide
A Series PCMARC Installation and Operations
Guide
A Series System Software Installation Guide,
Volume 1: A9
A Series System Software Installation Guide,
Volume 1: A 10
Each of these books explains how to initialize the specified
systems and environmental software.

A Series System Software Installation Guide,
Volume 2: System Initialization
Explains how to reinitialize all these systems under various
conditions.

A Series Operating System Installation Guide
Explains how to use the UTILOADER and LOADER utilities to
initialize or reinitialize a system.

continued

OS/2 is a trademark of International Business Machines Corporation.
UNIX is a registered trademark of AT&T.

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Table 3-7.

Installation (cont.)

Function

Document and Explanation

Installing a new software release

A Series Software Release Installation Guide
Explains how to use the Simple Installation (SI) product to
install a new software release on an existing A Series system.

Installing Micro A hardware

A Series Micro A 280D Disk Drive Installation
Instructions
A Series Micro A A Series Memory Expansion
Installation Instructions
A Series Micro A Data Communications Adapter 1
Board Installation Instructions
A Series Micro A Data Communications Host
Adapter 2 Board Installation 78structions
A Series Micro A Ergonomic Video Display (EVD)
Installation Instructions
A Series Micro A MA150T Tape Drive Installation
Instructions
A Series Micro A MA280HD Disk Drive Installation
Instructions
A Series Micro A MA560D Disk Drive Installation
Instructions
A Series Micro A MAICP1 Board Installation
Instructions
A Series Micro A Mouse Input Device Installation
Instructions
A Series Micro A OS/2 Version 1.1 Upgrade Kit
Installation Instructions
A Series Micro A SCSI Converter Cabinet
Installation Instructions
A Series Micro A SCSI Host Adapter Board
Installation Instructions
Each of these books gives instructions for installing a module
of the Micro A series.

Installing a Disk Cache Module

A Series Disk Cache Module Installation and
Operations Guide
Explains how to install and operate a disk cache module.

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Message Control Systems (MCSs)
Message control systems process commands entered from remote terminals and route
messages between the mainframe and terminals. Table 3-8 lists tasks involving the
MeSs and the manuals that describe these tasks.
Table 3-8. Message Control Systems (MCSs)

Function

Document and Explanation

Evaluating the purchase of COMS

A Series Communications Management System
(COMS) Capabilities Manual
Outlines COMS capabilities for those who are considering
purchasing COMS.

Configuring COMS

A Series Communications Management System
(COMS) Configuration Guide
Introduces basic COMS concepts and functions. This guide
also explains how to configure COMS and how to tune COMS
system performance.

Progressing to COMS from other MCSs

A Series Communications Management System
(COMS) Migration Guide
Explains how to migrate from existing MCSs to COMS.

Operating COMS

A Series Communications Management System
(COMS) Operations Guide
Explains COMS operations commands for system operators
and end users.

Writing applications that run under
COMS

A Series Communications Management System
(COMS) Programming Guide
Explains how to write interactive and batch application
programs to run under COMS.

Conducting general system operations
from COMS

A Series Menu-Assisted Resource Control (MARC)
Operations Guide
Explains how to operate MARC, a system operations interface
provided by COMS. This guide also explains how to modify
the MARC user interface.

Configuring and operating CANOE

A Series CANDE Configuration Reference Manual
Explains CANOE configuration and administration. This
manual also documents CANOE network control commands
for the system operator.
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Function

Document and Explanation

Using the end-user features in CANDE

A Series CANDE Operations Reference Manual
Documents the end-user commands available in CANDE, an
MCS designed for file editing, program compilation, and job or
task control.

Using the functions and commands of
DiagnosticMCS

A Series DiagnosticMCS Reference Manual

Using GEMCOS

A Series Generalized Message Control System
(GEMCOS) Operations Guide

Describes the functions and commands of DiagnosticMCS, an
MCS used to test and verify the data comm subsystem.

Explains how to use, manage, and maintain GEMCOS MSCs.

A Series Generalized Message Control System
(GEMCOS) Format Generator Operations Guide
Explains how application programmers can use the GEMCOS
Format Generator.
Using remote job entry

A Series Remote Job Entry (RJE) Operations
Reference Manual
Explains how to use RJE to route commands and data
between a central system and remote card readers and
peripherals. This manual also explains how to tailor and
maintain RJE.

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Multilingual Capabilities
Table 3-9 lists the tasks associated with the A Series system multilingual capabilities,
and the related manuals that explain how you can modify the system interfaces to
communicate in languages other than English.
Table 3-9. Multilingual Capabilities

Function

Document and Explanation

Understanding the Multilingual System

A Series MultiLingual System (MLS)
Administration, Operations, and Programming
Guide
Explains how output messages, help text, and menu screens
can be translated into multiple natural languages.

Translating messages

A Series Message Translation Utility (MSGTRANS)
Operations Guide
Describes a utility for creating non-English versions of system
messages.

Translating screens

A Series Interactive Menugraph Generator (IMG)
Operations Guide
Describes how to use IMG to design and modify screens for
the Menu-Assisted Resource Control (MARC) product.

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Networking
Table 3-10 lists the tasks that deal with networks and the related documents that
discuss BNA networks, which join multiple host systems. There are two separate sets of
documents for BNA Version 1 and BNA Version 2. You need only the documents for the
BNA version in use at your site. The BNA Version 1 documents are listed first.
Although HYPERchannel@ and NETEX@ software are not A Series products, they are
listed in this table because they are referenced in A Series documentation.
Table 3-10. Networking

Function

Document and Explanation

Understanding simple data comm
configurations

A Series Interactive Datacomm Configurator (IDC)
Operations Guide
Explains how to configure data comm with IDC, a
menu-driven interface that is easy to use.

Developing custom line protocols

A Series Data Communications Protocols
Installation and Implementation Guide
Explains DCDLPDUMPANALYZER, which enables you to
determine the cause of the errors from data communications
data link processors (DCDLPs). You can run this facility either
interactively or in batch mode.
continued

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Table 3-10. Networking (cont.)

Function

Document and Explanation

Debugging the data comm network

A Series Data Communications Protocols
Installation and Implementation Guide
Describes DCDLPDUMPANALYZER, which you can use to
analyze dumps from any type of data communications data
link processor (DCDLP).

A Series Software Release Installation Guide
Includes information about NSPDUMPANALYZER, which you
can use to obtain formatted listings of a network support
processor (NSP).

A Series Network Definition Language II (NDLII)
Programming Reference Manual
Includes information about NDLIIANALYZER, which combines
information from the network information file (NIF) and an
NSP dump file to produce information concerning the status of
an NDLII process.
Monitoring data comm traffic

A Series System Software Support Reference Manual
Includes information aboutthe ID (Initialize Data Comm)
system command, which you can use to specify that the
system should audit selected types of data comm activity. It
also explains the use of the DCAUDITOR facility to analyze the
file produced by the ID facility.

Understanding BNA Version 1
architecture

Burroughs Network Architecture (BNA)
Architectural Description Operating and
Programming Reference Manual, Volume 1
Describes BNA Version 1 in depth for network supervisors,
programmers, and operators.

Configuring and operating BNA Version 1

A Series BNA Version 1 Operations Guide
Provides an overview, installation instructions, and
descriptions of network operations commands for BNA
Version 1.

Using BNA Version 1 Distributed Systems
Service

A Series Distributed Systems Service (DSS)
Operations Guide
Explains how to use the distributed systems service (DSS)
protocols, security features, and debug trace facilities.
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Function

Document and Explanation

Automating BNA Version 1 operations

A Series BNA ~rsion 1 Program Agent
Programming Guide
Explains how to write programs that monitor and control a
BNA Version 1 network.

A Series BNA Version 1 Operations Guide
Provides descriptions of operations commands that can be
used to automate a BNA Version 1 network.

A Series Distributed Systems Service (DSS)
Operations Guide
Describes the distributed systems service (DSS) available on
BNA Version 1, including file transfer, station transfer, access
control, and logging.

A Series File Attributes Programming Reference
Manual
Describes each file attribute and each direct I/O buffer
attribute.

A Series I/O Subsystem Programming Guide
Describes the use of file access and interprocess
communication available on BNA.

A Series Print System (PrintS/ReprintS)
Administration, Operations, and Programming
Guide
Describes print routing in the BNA environment.
Evaluating BNA Version 2 for purchase

BNA Version 2 Network Capabilities Overview
Explains BNA Version 2 capabilities and features for readers
who are considering purchasing this product.
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Function

Document and Explanation

Installing BNA Version 2

A Series BNA Version 2 Network Software
Implementation Planning Guide
Describes how to plan the implementation of BNA software for
a BNA network controlled by an A Series system.

A Series CP 2000 BNA Version 2 Implementation
Guide
Provides information needed to install and implement Unisys
BNA Version 2, CP 2000 communications processor, and
Network Administrative Utility (NAU) 2.1 software on an
A Series CP 2000 network.

A Series CPDLP BNA Version 2 Implementation
Guide
Provides the information for installing and implementing the
software necessary to configure a simple A Series
communications processor data link processor (CPDLP) BNA
Version 2 network.

A Series Integrated Communications Processor
(ICP) BNA Version 2 Implementation Guide
Explains how to install and configure a BNA Version 2 network
that contains an A Series with an ICP.

A Series Network Administrative Utility (NAU)
Operations Guide
Describes how to use NAU to describe a BNA network and to
generate initialization files for CP 2000s and CPDLPs.

A Series OSI Implementation Guide
Explains how to install and configure Open Systems
Interconnection (OSI) into a BNA Version 2 network.
Operating BNA Version 2

A Series BNA Version 2 Operations Guide
Describes in procedural form the operations that you can
perform in BNA Version 2.

Automating BNA Version 2 operations

A Series BNA Version 2 User Program Agent
Programming Guide
Explains how to write programs that monitor and control a
BNA Version 2 network.
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Function

Document and Explanation

Planning a CPLAN configuration

Communications Processor Local Area Network
(CPLAN) Planning Guide
Describes the concepts of the CPLAN and gives information
necessary to plan a local area network using a
communications processor.

Centralizing network operations

A Series Network Control Facility (NCF)
Implementation Guide
Explains how to install NCF and how to configure PCs and
terminals to run NCF.

A Series Network Control Facility (NCF) Operations
Guide
Provides instructions for using NCF after it is installed and
configured.
Customizing line protocol

CP 2000/CPDLP Custom Protocol Programming
Guide
Provides the information and procedures necessary to write
custom protocols for use in the CP 2000 communications
processor and the CPDLP.

Debugging networks

BNA Version 2 Memory Dump Analyzer Status
Codes Support Reference Manual
Provides information about the status codes that are given
with the data from a memory dump.

Using HYPERchannel and NETEX in a
network

A Series File Attributes Programming Reference
Manual
Describes direct I/O buffer attributes.

A Series I/O Subsystem Programming Guide
Includes an overview of HYPERchannel networks.

A Series System Configuration Guide
Includes information on how to create a HYPERchannel map.

A Series Systems Functional Overview
Includes a discussion about the compatibility and the
relationship of HYPERchannel and NETEX software.
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Table 3-10. Networking (cont.)

Function

Document and Explanation

Using the SNA PUT2 gateway

A Series CP 2000/CPDLP SNA PUT2
Implementation Guide
Describes how to install and configure A Series
CP 2000/CPDLP SNA PUT2 into a basic existing BNA Version
2 network using the NAU.

A Series CP 2000/CPDLP SNA PUT2 Operations
Guide
Describes how to perform routine A Series CP 2000/CPDLP
SNA PUT2 network operations, including resource
management and definition. It also describes how to
troubleshoot hardware and software problems.
Using the SNA PUT5 gateway

A Series CP 2000 SNA PUT5 Implementation Guide
Describes how to install and configure A Series CP 2000 SNA
PUT5 into a basic, existing BNA Version 2 network using the
NAU.

A Series CP 2000 SNA PUT5 Operations Guide
Describes how to perform routine A Series CP 2000 SNA
PUT5 operations, including resource management and
definition. This guide also describes how to troubleshoot
hardware and software problems.
Using the SNA Logical Unit Type 6.2
Service Manager

A Series SNA LU6.2 Service Manager
Implementation and Operation Guide
Provides the instructions and detailed information you need to
install, implement, and operate the Unisys Logical Unit Type
6.2 (LU6·.2) Service Manager software facility on an A Series
system.

A Series SNA LU6.2 Service Manager Programming
Guide
Provides the information you need to design, code, and test a
transaction program according to the SNA Logical Unit Type
6.2 (LU6.2) protocol.

A Series SNA LU6.2 Service Manager Programming
Reference Manual
Provides reference information you might need to design,
code, and test a transaction program using the SNA Logical
Unit Type 6.2 (LU6.2) protocol.

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Table 3-10. Networking (cont.)

Function

Document and Explanation

Using the SNA RJE

A Series SNA RJE Implementation and Operations
Guide
Describes how to install, configure, and operate an A Series
SNA RJE workstation facility that is interfacing to an SNA host
processor in an A Series BNA Version 2 CP 2000 or CPDLP
network.

Using 3270 terminal emulation

A Series SNA 3270 Terminal Emulator
Implementation and Administration Guide
Provides information needed to implement and administer the
SNA 3270 terminal emulator that enables Unisys terminals to
emUlate an IBM@ 3270 series terminal when connected to an
IBM mainframe.

A Series SNA 3270 Terminal Emulator Operations
and Programming Guide
Provides information needed to operate the SNA 3270
terminal emulator that is being used to emulate an IBM 3270
series terminal when connected to an IBM mainframe. This
guide also provides the information needed by programmers
writing programs for systems that use the terminal emUlator
linked to an SNA network either through a DCDLp, or through
a CP 2000 or CPDLP.
Using X.25 protocol

A Series X25 MCS Operations and Programming
Reference Manual
Describes how to use the X.25 message control system (MCS)
to interface with packet-switched data networks (PSDNs) that
use the X.25 protocol recommended by the Consultative
Committee on International Telegraphy and Telephony
(CCIIT).

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Table 3-10.

Networking (cont.)

Function

Document and Explanation

Using the Mail System

A Series Mail System Installation and
Administration Guide
Explains the procedures for installing, troubleshooting, and
maintaining the Mail System.

A Series Mail System Operations Guide
Provides task-oriented information for the user of the A Series
Mail System, and an alphabetic reference of the MAIL
commands and user options.

A Series TCP/IP Implementation Guide
Explains how to install the Transmission Control Protocol!
Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) software in an A Series BNA
Version 2 network, and describes related features and
dependencies, such as Distributed Systems Service features
supported by TCP/IP and the interfaces to the Etherne~ local
area network (LAN) and X.25 wide area network (WAN)
provided by the Unisys CP 2000 communications processor.

IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation.
Ethernet is a registered trademark of Xerox Corporation.

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Operations
Table 3-11 lists normal operations tasks and the related documents that explain the
day-to-day operations of an A Series system.
Table 3-11. Operations

Function

Document and Explanation

Learning basic operations procedures

A Series System Operations Guide
Explains how to accomplish daily operations tasks, such as
job monitoring and control, file maintenance, disk and printer
management, problem solving, and system reinitialization.

A Series A 5 System Operations Guide
Provides information required to operate and support an A 5
system during normal and abnormal operating conditions.
Using system commands

A Series System Commands Operations Reference
Manual
Documents all the system commands that can be used from a
system console.

A Series Railroad Diagram Reference Card
Provides a quick reference to the rules of railroad syntax
diagrams.
Using MARC menus for operations

A Senes Menu-Assisted Resource Control (MARC)
Operations Guide
Explains how to use the MARC menu interface to accomplish
operations functions, and how to enter system commands in
MARC.

Understanding system messages

A Series System Messages Support Reference
Manual
Explains the likely cause of an error and the most effective
response.

Using process management

A Series Work Flow Language (WFL) Programming
Reference Manual
Documents all the WFL statements, many of which can be
entered by operators at a system console to manage processes
running simultaneously. These processes include work flow
management, dynamic control of online programs, process
priority assignments, batch job controls, process restarts, and
user billing.

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Table 3-11. Operations (cant.)

Function

Document and Explanation

Using operations utilities

A Series System Software Support Reference Manual
Documents the utilities for system log analysis, data comm
analysis, real-time performance monitoring, system dump
analysis, peripheral testing, and recording operator activity.

A Series System Software Utilities Operations
Reference Manual
Documents the utilities for file maintenance and for printing
card reader files.
Understanding security features

A Series Security Features Operations and
Programming Guide
Describes how to use security features to access information
or to protect information.

Controlling the Print System

A Series Print System (PrintS/ReprintS)
Administration, Operations, and Programming
Guide
Explains how to install, configure, and control the Print
System and the Remote Print System.

A Series Printing Utilities Operations Guide
Explains the Backup Processor utility and the
SYSTEM/BACKUP utility.

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Performance Tuning
Table 3-12 lists tasks associated with A Series system performance tuning and the
related documents that explain how to monitor, control, and predict system performance.
Table 3-12. Performance Tuning

Function

Document and Explanation

Monitoring system performance with
LOGANALYZER

A Series System Software Support Reference Manual

Monitoring database performance with
SMFII

A Series System Management Facility II (SMFII)
Query Operations Guide

Discusses the LOGANALYZER and LOGGER utilities. The
SUMLOG section discusses log record formats and the
SITESUPPORT library.

Explains how to use the SMFII product to collect data about
system performance and reliability, and how to issue reports
using the Query utility.

A Series System Management Facility II (SMFII)
Resource Management Operations Reference Manual
Provides information regarding the collecting of data about
system performance through real-time sampling, or through
analysis of the system SUMLOG files using the LOGANALYZER
utility, the LOGGER utility, and the LOGCONSOLIDATOR
utility.
Monitoring system performance with
SYSTEMSTATUS

A Series SYSTEMSTATUS Programming Reference
Manual
Documents the SYSTEMSTATUS function of the DCALGOL
programming language.
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Table 3-12. Performance Tuning (cont.)

Function

Document and Explanation

Monitoring, modeling, and improving disk
subsystem performance

A Series Capacity Management Facility.Disk
Operations Guide
Explains how to use the Capacity Management Facility.Disk
product to monitor disk performance and predict the results of
disk configuration changes.

A Series Capacity Management Facility.Disk
Operations Training Guide
Provides 16 training exercises to help you become familiar
enough with CMF.Disk to start using it on your system.

A Series Disk Cache Module Installation and
Operations Guide
Describes how to install and operate a disk cache module,
which is a set of buffers that hold recently requested disk data
so that subsequent read requests can be read from the
buffers, thereby reducing access time.
Monitoring transaction performance

A Series Communications Management System
(COMS) Configuration Guide
A Series Communications Management System
(COMS) Programming Guide
Provide information about the COMS Statistics facility, which
can help you fine-tune the system and eliminate bottlenecks
in processing transactions. You can use the Statistics facility
to determine the average response time for direct window
programs or particular direct window transactions. The
Statistics facility comes only with the full-featured version of
COMS.
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Table 3-12. Performance Tuning (cont.)

Function

Document and Explanation

Customizing system performance
monitoring

A Series DCALGOL Programming Reference
Manual
Explains the statistics gathering interfaces used by SMFII and
other utilities, which are also available to application
programs written in Data Communications ALGOL
(DCALGOL). These DCALGOL functions enable you to write
your own system monitoring programs, which can be tailored
to the needs of your installation.

A Series GETSTATUS/SETSTATUS Programming
Reference Manual
Explains the functions of GETSTATUS and SETSTATUS and
provides both input information that the programmer needs to
write the call and output information that can help the
programmer interpret the results that are returned.

A Series SYSTEMSTATUS Programming Reference
Manual
Provides information that can be used to efficiently monitor
the performance of a running system.

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Printing
Table 3-13 lists tasks that are associated with printing on an A Series system. All
A Series customers should have copies of the documents shown in this table.
Table 3-13. Printing

Function

Document and Explanation

Configuring and operating the Print
System

A Series Print System (PrintS/ReprintS)
Administration, Operations, and Programming
Guide
Explains how to install, configure, and control the Print
System and the Remote Print System.

Using printing utilities

A Series Printing Utilities Operations Guide
Explains the Backup Processor utility and the
SYSTEM/BACKUP utility.

Writing programs that print output

A Series I/O Subsystem Programming Guide
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Program Development
U nisys provides a number of products that can assist you in program development.
Because there are many of these types of products, this section is broken down into the
following three tables:
•

Program development tools

•

Programming features and environments

•

Programming languages

Program Development Tools
Table 3-14lists A Series program development tools and the manuals that describe how
to use them.
Table 3-14. Program Development Tools

Function

Document and Explanation

Debugging programs with TADS

A Series ALGOL Test and Debug System (TADS)
Programming Guide
A Series COBOLANSI-74 Test and Debug System
(TADS) Programming Guide
A Series FORTRAN77 Test and Debug System
(TADS) Programming Guide
These three documents describe how to use the Test and
Debug System (TADS) for ALGOL, COBOL(74), and
FORTRAN77, respectively.

Binding separate programs together

A Series Binder Programming Reference Manual
Describes a utility for inserting compiled subprograms into
compiled host programs.

Developing program source code

A Series Editor Operations Guide
Describes the Editor, a utility for data entry and program
development.

A Series Intelligent Distributed Editor (IDE)
Operations Guide
Explains how to operate IDE, a distributed editing environment
that combines creation, modification, compilation, and
debugging of a program in one session.

A Series Railroad Diagram Reference Card
Provides a quick reference to the rules of railroad syntax
diagrams.
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Table 3-14. Program Development Tools (cont.)

Function

Document and Explanation

Developing screens and help text

A Series Help Utility Operations Guide
Explains how to use the Help Utility to produce online help
text for application and system programs.

A Series Interactive Menugraph Generator (IMG)
Operations Guide
Explains how to use IMG to design and modify screen menus
and forms.

A Series Screen Design Facility (SDF) Capabilities
Manual
Describes the capabilities and benefits of the Screen Design
Facility (SDF) for executives and data processing managers
who are interested in purchasing SDF.

A Series Screen Design Facility (SDF) Operations
and Programming Guide
Explains how to use SDF, a more advanced alternative to the
IMG product, for designing screen menus and forms.

A Series Screen Design Facility Plus (SDF Plus)
Capabilities Manual
Describes the the capabilities of the SDF Plus facility.

A Series Screen Design Facility Plus (SDF Plus)
Installation and Operations Guide
Explains how to use SDF Plus, a more advanced alternative to
the SDF product, for creating a user interface, including
designing screen menus and forms.

A Series Screen Design Facility Plus (SDF Plus)
Technical Overview
Provides conceptual information for using SDF Plus effectively.
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Table 3-14.

Program Development Tools (cont.)

Function

Document and Explanation

Fourth-generation program development
in LINe II

LINC II Technical Overview
Gives an overview of the LINe II product.

A Series LINC II Installation & Configuration
Guide
Describes the procedure for installing and configuring LINe II
software on A Series systems.

A Series/V Series LINC II Programming Reference
Manual
Provides reference material for the definition of a LINe II
specification.

A Series/V Series LINC II Programming Reference
Handbook
Summarizes the syntax commands of the LINe II
Development Environment and LINe II Definition Language.

A Series/V Series LINC II Workstation Operations
Guide
Describes how to install and operate workstations in a LINe II
envi ron ment.
Using specialized program development
utilities

A Series System Software Utilities Operations
Reference Manual
Provides information on the A Series system utilities.

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Programming Features and Environments
Table 3-15 lists A Series programming features and environments that are available in
a variety of different programming languages. You will want to have these manuals,
regardless of your programming language.
Table 3-15. Program Features and Environments

Function

Document and Explanation

Understanding A Series architecture

A Series System Architecture Reference Manual,
Volume 2
Describes and defines the architecture used in A Series data
processing system products.

Using I/O features

A Series File Attributes Programming Reference
Manual
Presents all file attributes for interacting with the I/O
subsystem.

A Series I/O Subsystem Programming Guide
Introduces basic programming concepts for the I/O subsystem.
Using libraries

A Series Task Management Programming Guide
Explains how to initiate, monitor, and control processes on an
A Series system.
Additional information on using libraries can be found in the
individual programming language manuals.

Initiating and ending tasks and
interprocess com munication

A Series Task Attributes Programming Reference
Manual
Describes the task attributes on A Series systems.

A Series Task Management Programming Guide
Explains how to initiate, monitor, and control processes on
A Series systems.
Creating printed output

A Series Print System (Prints/ReprintS)
Administration, Operations, and Programming
Guide
Explains how to use program features to control printed
output.

Using security features

A Series Security Features Operations and
Programming Guide
Explains how a program uses security features to protect files
or to access special files, and how you can protect a program
from unauthorized changes.
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Table 3-15. Program Features and Environments (cont.)

Function

Document and Explanation

Writing COMS direct programs

A Series Communications Management System
(COMS) Programming Guide
Explains how to write interactive and batch application
programs to run under COMS.

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Programming Languages
Table 3-16 lists the programming languages that are available on the A Series system
and the documents that describe these language implementations. Some of these
manuals are two-volume sets. Everyone who uses the language needs Volume 1. You
need Volume 2 only if you are using the language interfaces to the Advanced Data
Dictionary System (ADDS), the Communications Management System (COMS), the
Data Management System (DMSII), the Information Executive (InfoExec), the Screen
Design Facility (SDF), or the Screen Design Facility Plus (SDF Plus).

Table 3-16. Programming Languages

Function

Document and Explanation

Writing programs in ALGOL

A Series ALGOL Programming Reference Manual,
Volume 1: Basic Implementation
Describes the basic features of the Extended ALGOL
programming language on the A Series systems.

A Series ALGOL Programming Reference Manual,
Volume 2: Product Interfaces
Describes the Extended ALGOL language extensions designed
to interface with A Series software products.
Writing programs in APLB

A Series APLB Programming Reference Manual
Describes the syntax and semantics, installation, procedures,
and utilities of APLB.

Writing programs in BASIC

A Series BASIC Programming Reference Manual
Describes the A Series implementation of BASIC, a language
developed for novice users.

Writing programs in C

A Series C Programming Reference Manual
Describes the C programming language, including the A Series
extensions.

Writing programs in COBOL ANSI-68

A Series COBOL ANSI-68 Programming Reference
Manual
Describes the A Series implementation of COBOL, which
conforms to the ANSI standard X3.23-1968.

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Table 3-16. Programming Languages (cant.)

Function

Document and Explanation

Writing programs in COBOL ANSI-74

A Series COBOLANSI-74 Programming Reference
Manual, Volume 1: Basic Implementation
Describes the basic features of COBOL ANSI-74 on the
A Series systems.

A Series COBOLANSI-74 Programming Reference
Manual, Volume 2: Product Interfaces
Describes the COBOL ANSI-74 extensions designed to
interface with A Series software products.
Writing Programs in COBOL ANSI-85

A Series COBOL ANSI-85 Programming Reference
Manual, Volume 1: Basic Implementation
Describes the basic features of COBOL ANSI-85 on A Series
systems.

A Series COBOL ANSI-85 Programming Reference
Manual, Volume 2: Product Interfaces
Describes the COBOL ANSI-85 extensions designed to
interface with A Series software products.
Writing programs in DCALGOL

A Series DCALGOL Programming Reference
Manual
Describes the Data Communications ALGOL (DCALGOL)
language extensions for writing message control systems
(MCSs) or system supervisor programs.

Writing programs in DMALGOL

A Series DMALGOL Programming Reference
Manual
Describes ALGOL language extensions for writing Data
Management System II (DMSII) software.

Writing programs in FORTRAN

A Series FORTRAN Programming Reference
Manual
Describes the A Series implementation of FORTRAN, a
structured language intended mainly for scientific use.

Writing programs in FORTRAN77

A Series FORTRAN77 Programming Reference
Manual
Describes the A Series implementation of FORTRAN, ANSI
X3.9-1978.

Writing programs in NEWP

A Series NEWP Programming Reference Manual
Describes the features and syntax of the NEWP programming
language.
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Table 3-16. Programming Languages (cont.)

Function

Document and Explanation

Writing programs in Pascal

A Series Pascal Programming Reference Manual,
Volume 1: Basic Implementation
Describes the basic features of Pascal on A Series systems.

A Series Pascal Programming Reference Manual,
Volume 2: Product Interfaces
Describes the Pascal extensions designed to interface with
A Series software products.
Writing programs in PLII

A Series PL/I Reference Manual
Describes the A Series implementation of PLlI, a structured
programming language intended for scientific and commercial
use.

Writing programs in RPG

A Series Report Program Generator (RPG)
Programming Reference Manual, Volume 1: Basic
Implementation
Describes the basic features of the RPG language on the
A Series systems.

A Series Report Program Generator (RPG)
Programming Reference Manual, Volume 2:
Product Interfaces
Describes the RPG extensions designed to interface with
A Series software products.

A Series Report Program Generator (RPG)
Programming Template
Helps programmers to align code in fields and columns and to
debug applications programs.
Writing programs in the SORT language

A Series SORT Language Programming Reference
Manual
Explains how to use the SORT language to write programs for
sorting and merging files.

Writing WFL jobs

A Series Work Flow Language (WFL) Programming
Reference Manual
Explains WFL, a language for program compilation, task
control, and file maintenance.

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Progression
Table 3-17 lists progression functions and the documents that explain the necessary
operational and programming procedures involved in moving from one Unisys product to
another U nisys product providing similar, but more advanced, functionality.
Table 3-17.

Progression

Function

Document and Explanation

Progressing from B 1000 systems

B 1000 Series to A Series Progression Guide
Provides instructions and tips for progressing from the Unisys
B 1000 Series system to the Unisys A Series system.
Discusses common progression problems, provides solutions
to progression problems, and gives general information for
handling the overall progression process.

A Series Data Base Transfer (DBT) Utility
Operations Guide
Explains how to transfer data from a B 1000 Series DMSII
database to an A Series DMSII database.
Progressing to COMS from another MCS

A Series Communications Management System
(COMS) Migration Guide
Explains how to migrate from existing message control
systems (MCSs) to COMS.

Progressing from DCPs to NSPs

A Series Data Comm Processor (DCP) to Network
Support Processor (NSP) Configuration Conversion
Operations Guide
Describes a menu-driven utility that aids the conversion of a
data communications network from using DCPs to using
NSPs.

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Security
Table 3-18 lists tasks that are associated with system security and the documents that
explain how to perform these tasks to prevent unauthorized access to information on an
A Series system.
Table 3-18. Security

Function

Document and Explanation

Configuring the system for security

A Series Security Administration Guide
Explains how to determine the best security policy for your
system, and how to configure the system to provide the
desired level of protection. This guide also describes how to
run the MAKEUSER utility to create or modify usercodes.

Using security features

A Series Security Features Operations and
Programming Guide
Describes how to protect individual files, programs, and
databases. This guide also explains how to access protected
information.

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Transaction Processing
Table 3-19 lists documents that deal with transaction processing. These documents
describe systems that enable you to interactively query or update a database or
application program.
Table 3-19. Transaction Processing

Function

Document and Explanation

Database transaction processing

A Series DMSII Inquiry Operations Guide
Describes a utility for interactively querying and updating
OMS" databases.

A Series DMSII Transaction Processing System
(TPS) Programming Guide
Describes a system for developing centralized application
interfaces to OMS" databases.

A Series Extended Retrieval with Graphic Output
(ERGO) Operations Guide
Describes how to use ERGO to query, update, or produce
reports about OMS" data.

A Series InfoExec Interactive Query Facility (IQF)
Operations Guide
Explains how to interactively query, update, and generate
reports about SIM databases.
COMS transaction processing

A Series Communications Management System
(COMS) Configuration Guide
Explains how to collect performance statistics for transactions
entered through COMS.

A Series Communications Management System
(COMS) Programming Guide
Explains how to write processing items and agendas that
manipulate or route messages between application programs
and users. This guide also explains how a program can
access COMS service functions, including those that provide
transaction statistics.

Workstations InfoExec Workstation Query Facility
(WQF) Operations Guide
Explains how to query, update, and generate reports on SIM
data bases from a workstation.

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Workstations
Table 3-20 lists tasks that relate to the use of workstations with an A Series system.
The documents listed discuss products that run on microcomputers attached to A Series
systems.
Table 3-20. Workstations

Function

Document and Explanation

Developing programs at a workstation

Workstations InfoExec Workstation Query Facility
(WQF) Operations Guide
Explains how to use WQF to query or update an InfoExec
database.
Emulating X3.64 and TektroniX® 4014
terminals

Workstations Extended Graphics Terminal (EGT)
Operations Guide
Describes a terminal emulator that provides for extended
X3.64 terminal control sequences as well as emulation of
Tektronix 4014 graphics capabilities.

Querying and updating SIM databases

Workstations InfoExec Workstations Query Facility
(WQF) Operations Guide
Explains how to use WQF to query or update an InfoExec
database.

Using a windowing interface to the
mainframe

Workstations INFOVIEwm II Operations Guide
Explains the concepts and features of the INFOVIEW "
environment.

Workstations INFOVIEW II Programming Reference
Manual
Defines the concepts and procedures for developing an
application for the INFOVIEW II environment.

Tektronix is a registered trademark of Tektronix Inc.
INFOVIEW is a trademark of U nisys Corporation.

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Documentation Listed by Product,
Feature, or Utility
This section lists the products and the major product features and utilities that are
available on the A Series systems. Documents that contain information about the
subject are listed for each item. Descriptions of the documents can be found in Section 5,
"Document Descriptions."

Advanced Data Dictionary System (ADDS)
ADDS is a software application package that provides a centralized system for the
creation, storage, and retrieval of data definitions. These data definitions describe
most elements of information on a system. ADDS data definitions can be included in
application programs and can be used to generate databases automatically. ADDS is a
key part of the 1nfoExec environment and an essential tool for defining S1M databases.
ADDS also provides the capabilities for centrally defining DMSII databases and
controlling system files.
The following manuals have relevant information about this product:
•

A Series ALGOL Programming Reference Manual, Volume 2: Product Interfaces

•

A Series COBOLANSI-74 Programming Reference Manual, Volume 2: Product
Interfaces

•

A Series Data Management Functional Overview

•

A Series InfoExec ADDS Operations Guide

•

A Series InfoExec Interactive Query Facility (IQF) Operations Guide

•

A Series InfoExec Semantic Information Manager (SIM) Technical Overview

•

A Series Pascal Programming Reference Manual, Volume 2: Product Interfaces

•

A Series Screen Design Facility Plus (SDF Plus) Installation and Operations Guide

•

A Series Security Features Operations and Programming Guide

•

Workstations InfoExec Workstation Query Facility (WQF) Operations Guide

ALGOL
The extended ALGOL Unisys offers is designed for the communication of algorithms or
procedures to A Series systems and is used for applications and systems programming.
ALGOL is based on the Revised Report on the Algorithmic Language ALGOL 60
(Communications of the ACM, Vol. 6, No.1; January, 1963).

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The following manuals have relevant information about this product:
•

A Series ALGOL Programming Reference Manual, Volume 1: Basic
Implementation

•

A Series ALGOL Programming Reference Manual, Volume 2: Product Interfaces

•

A Series ALGOL Test and Debug System (TADS) Programming Guide

•

A Series Binder Programming Reference Manual

•

A Series DMSII Application Program Interfaces Programming Guide

•

A Series Generalized Message Control System (GEMCOS) Operations Guide

•

A Series InfoExec Interactive Query Facility (lQF) Operations Guide

•

A Series Work Flow Language (WFL) Programming Reference Manual

APLB
APLB is a procedure-oriented language that can produce very short but powerful
programs. It is used for numerical analysis applications.
The following manual is relevant to this product:
•

A Series APLB Programming Reference Manual

Automatic Display Mode (ADM)
An alternative to the MARC operations interface is the operator display terminal (ODT)
interface. One of the features of the ODT interface is ADM. When you initiate ADM,
the system automatically displays information about various aspects of system status.
The displays can include lists of processes that are scheduled, active, waiting, or recently
completed; system messages; memory and processor utilization statistics; and status of
peripheral units. You can obtain the same displays through MARC menu selections or
individual system commands. However, the advantage of ADM is that it displays several
types of information on a single screen and updates the display automatically. You can
specify which types of information are to be displayed and how often the display is to be
updated.

The following manual is relevant to this product:
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A Series System Commands Operations Reference Manual

Backup Processor Utility
The Backup Processor Utility enables you to copy files to disk, list them on a terminal,
print files, and remove files. The CANDE BACKUPPROCESS command automates the
process.

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The following manuals have relevant information about this product:

•

A Series CANDE Operations Reference Manual

•

A Series Print System (PrintS/ReprintS) Administration, Operations, and
Programming Guide

•

A Series Printing Utilities Operations Guide

•

A Series Work Flow Language (WFL) Programming Reference Manual

•

B 1000 Series to A Series Progression Guide

BARS Utility
BARS is a real-time utility program that monitors system performance and displays
perforlnance statistics as numeric values and bar graphs. The items displayed are those
concerning the current central processing unit (CPU), memory, I/O, and disk pack use.
The display is updated periodically and automatically contains only those items that
apply to the system on which BARS is running.
The BARS utility is also referred to as the Activity Reporting Systems (BARS) utility.
The following manuals have relevant information about this product:

•

A Series Memory Subsystem Administration and Operations Guide

•

A Series System Software Support Reference Manual

•

B 1000 Series toA Series Progression Guide

BASIC
Unisys BASIC is a general-purpose language based on the ANSI standard X3.60-1978 for
BASIC.
The following manual is relevant to this product:

•

A Series BASIC Programming Reference Manual

Binder
On A Series systems, programs and subprograms written in different languages can
be bound together to produce one executable program. This feature allows standard
procedures, such as mathematical functions, to be written only once yet used by all
applications on the system. It also allows an application to be broken down into smaller
components that are separately compiled. The procedure is compiled separately and
later bound to a compiled program, in the same or another language, that refers to that
procedure. The program that accomplishes this is the Binder.

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The following manuals have relevant information about this product:

•

A Series ALGOL Programming Reference Manual, Volume 1: Basic
Implementation

•

A Series ALGOL Programming Reference Manual, Volume 2: Product Interfaces

•

A Series Binder Programming Reference Manual

•

A Series COBOLANSI-74 Programming Reference Manual, Volume 1: Basic
Implementation

•

A Series COBOLANSI-74 Programming Reference Manual, Volume 2: Product
Interfaces

•

A Series Pascal Programming Reference Manual, Volume 2: Product Interfaces

•

A Series Work Flow Language (WFL) Programming Reference Manual

BNA Version 1
BNA has two versions: BNA Version 1 and Enhanced BNA, referred to as BNA
Version 2. BNA Version 2, like BNA Version 1, enables users to link A Series systems
into networks.
If you plan to use both BNA Versions 1 and 2, be aware that you must deal with different
station and terminal connections and different data communications methods for each
version. You cannot run BNA Version 1 and BNA Version 2 simultaneously on the same
host, and they cannot communicate with each other.
In a BNA Version 1 environment, your terminals must be connected to a line support
processor (LSP) or a data communications data link processor (DCDLP). These
terminals and processors can still function on a local level if you switch to BNA Version
2 operating mode. BNA Version 1 must have its own INIT file, which has a syntax and
format that are different from those of the BNA Version 2 INIT file.
The following manuals have relevant information about this product:

•

A Series BNA Version 1 Operations Guide

•

A Series BNA Version 1 Program Agent Programming Guide

•

A Series Distributed Systems Service (DSS) Operations Guide

BNA Version 2
BNA has two versions: BNA Version 1 and Enhanced BNA, referred to as BNA
Version 2. BNA Version 2, like BNA Version 1, enables users to link A Series systems
into networks. BNA Version 2 has incorporated the unique structuring feature of
decentralized control that was part of BNA Version 1 when it was released in 1981.

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However, BNA Version 2 differs from BNA Version 1 in two major aspects:
•

BNA Version 2 supports and is supported by hardware that is different from the
BNA Version 1 hardware.

•

BNA Version 2 has expanded features and more capabilities than BNA Version 1.

If you plan to use both BNA Versions 1 and 2, be aware that you must deal with different
station and terminal connections and different data communications methods for each
version. You cannot run BNA Version 1 and BNA Version 2 simultaneously on the same
host, and they cannot communicate with each other.
In a BNA Version 2 environment, expanded networking capabilities for A Series systems
are provided through the following integrated products:
•

Integrated communications processor (ICP), a controller that handles a significant
portion of the communications overhead associated with BNA Version 2 in the host
system.

•

The CP 2000 communications processor, a data communications processor that
provides terminal connections for hosts equipped with ICP and provides connections
for long-distance networks.

•

Unisys communications processor local area network (CPLAN), a coaxial cable used
to interface CP 2000 and A Series hosts equipped with ICP at a site.

The following manuals have relevant information about this product:

•

A Series BNA Version 2 Network Software Implementation Planning Guide

•

A Series BNA. Version 2 Operations Guide

•

A Series BNA Version 2 User Program Agent Programming Guide

•

A Series CP 2000 BNA Version 2 Implementation Guide

•

A Series CPDLP BNA Version 2 Implementation Guide

•

A Series OSI Implementation Guide

•

BNA Version 2 Encoded Messages Programming Reference, Volumes 1 and 2

•

BNA version 2 Library Overview Reference Card

•

BNA Version 2 Network Attributes Dictionary

•

BNA Version 2 Network Capabilities Overview

•

BNA Version 2 Operations Reference Manual, Volume 3: Reports, Log Messages,
and Error Message

•

BNA Version 2 Operations Reference Manual, Volumes 1 and 2: Commands and
Inquiries

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BTA370 Migration Aids
One common progression path is from B 1000 Series systems to A Series systems. A
special tape called the BTA370 Migration Aids tape is available with the A Series system
software release. Table 4-1 lists some of the modules included on this tape.
Table 4-1. B 1000 to A Series Migration Aids

Migration Aid

Explanation

COBOL(68) to COBOL74 on A Series (CTA)

Translates B 1000 Series COBOL(68) to A Series
COBOL74.

RPG Translator (BRT)

Translates B 1000 Series RPG to A Series RPG.

COBOL74 Translator (B7T)

Translates B 1000 Series COBOL74 to A Series
COBOL74.

Oata Base Transfer (OBT) Utility

Loads data from a B 1000 Series OMSII database
to an A Series OMSII database.

BIOOOCOPY

Copies files to an A Series system from tapes
created by a B 1000 Series system.

B 1000 products that provide an easy conversion route to A Series systems include
On-Line Data Entry System (ODESY) and LINC II software.
The A Series ODESY provides functional and visual equivalence to B 1000 Series
ODESY. A program for progressing ODESY format dump files from B 1000 systems to
A Series systems is also provided.
.
You can migrate LINC II application systems from B 1000 systems to A Series systems
without making any LINe Definition Language (LDL) changes.
The following manuals have relevant information about this product:
•

A Series Data Base Transfer (DBT) Utility Operations Guide

•

A Series On-Line Data Entry System (ODESy) Installation Reference Manual

•

B 1000 Series On-Line Data Entry System (ODESy) Terminal Operator's Manual

•

B 1000 to A Series Progression Guide

BTOS
BTOS is the operating system for Unisys workstations. It loads programs, permits
concurrent operation of two or more programs, schedules processes within the system,
and provides management information.

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For additional information about BTOS, refer to the following manuals:

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BTOS Business Graphics Package (BGP) Operating and Programming Guide

•

BTOS Data Transfer System (BTOS DTS) Operations and Programming Guide

•

BTOS M ultiplan@ Operations Guide

•

BTOS On-line Approach Static Information System (OASIS) Operations Guide

•

B20 Systems Executive WRITEone Word Processing Reference Manual

Command and Edit (CANOE)
Command and Edit (CANDE) is a time-sharing message control system (MCS) designed
to simplify communication during the creation and execution of programs. CANDE
provides a single, complete environment from which you can edit files and manage
programs. Through CANDE, users can interact with and contro~ programs while the
programs are executing.
The following manuals have relevant information about this product:

•

A Series CANDE Configuration Reference Manual

•

A Series CANDE Operations Reference Manual

•

A Series Print System (PrintS/ReprintS) Administration, Operations, and
Programming Guide

•

A Series Security Administration Guide

•

A Series Security Features Operations and Programming Guide

•

A Series System Commands Operations Reference Manual

•

A Series System Management Facility II (SMFII) Resource Management Operations
Reference Manual

•

A Series System Software Utilities Operations Reference Manual

•

A Series Work Flow Language (WFL) Programming Reference Manual

•

B 5000/B 6000/B 7000 Series CANDE Reference Card

Capacity Management Facility.Disk (CMF.Disk)
CMF.Disk helps you to make decisions about optimizing disk performance on A Series
systems.
CMF.Disk operates in two modes: sampling and modeling. In the sampling mode,
CMF.Disk collects statistics about disk I/O activity. The statistics are collected using a
low-impact sampling method that imposes very little system overhead. The sampling
mode produces a report summarizing the usage levels of each element of the disk

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subsystem, including all disk units and DLPs. This sampling report might reveal an
unequal distribution of I/O activity, in which case you can redistribute files and DLPs to
create a better balance.
In modeling mode, CMF.Disk enables you to specify various hypothetical changes to
your disk subsystem configuration. These changes can include adding or subtracting
DLPs, changing to different models of disk units, and using Mirrored Disk, Memory Disk,
or disk cache. CMF.Disk then uses advanced simulation techniques to create a report
summarizing the effect the proposed configuration would have on your disk performance.
CMF.Disk is a menu-driven product with extensive online help, and does not require
you to have any technical knowledge of the disk subsystem or modeling techniques. All
necessary background information for understanding and using CMF.Disk is provided in
the following documents.
For additional information about CMF.Disk, refer to the following manuals:
•

A Series Capacity Management Facility.Disk Operations Guide

•

A Series Capacity Management Facility.Disk Operations Training Guide

Capacity Management Facility.Snapshot
(CMF.Snapshot)
CMF.Snapshot is made up of two major components: PROBEMANAGER and CMF.W.
PROBEMANAGER is a set of coordinated software modules that runs on the host
and constantly monitors the system performance and stores the performance data.
PROBEMANAGER can accommodate multiple performance workstations that are
running CMF.W.
CMF.W is a workstation interface that runs on Unisys personal computers (PCs) and
uses INFOVIEW II workstation management software to communicate with the
mainframe and manage the user environment, including windows and graphics.
CMF.W provides you with two views of your system performance: a real-time
performance monitor called MONITOR, and a historical performance monitor called
SNAPSHOT.
The following manual has relevant information about CMF.Snapshot:
•

A Series Capacity Management Facility.Snapshot (CMRSnapshot) End Use Guide

CAROLINE Utility
The SYSTEM/CARDLINE utility is used to print or punch a Burroughs Common
Language (BCL), EBCDIC, or BINARY data deck. The output includes a printout of the
card images, a card count, and a sequence check. Columns 73 through 80 are checked for
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accomplished by file-equating the input or output files of the program. The input file is
named CARD, and the output file is named LINE.
The following manual is relevant to this product:

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A Series System Software Utilities Operations Reference Manual

CATALOGING Feature
The CA~ALOGING feature is used to keep track of all file copies created by FILE COPY
or by WFL jobs you write yourself, or to find a file or a backup copy of a file. You can use
it to keep track of as many as seven different versions of each file, and as many as two
copies of each version of a file.
The following manual is relevant to this product:

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A Series Disk Subsystem Administration and Operations Guide

COBOL
COBOL is designed for the implementation of business-oriented data processing
programs. COBOL(68) conforms to the ANSI standard X3.23-1968.
For additional information about COBOL(68), refer to the following manual:

•

A Series COBOL ANSI-68 Programming Reference Manual

COBOL(74)
COBOL is designed for the implementation of business-oriented data processing
programs. COBOL74 conforms to ANSI standard X3.23-1974.
The following manuals have relevant information about this product:

•

A Series COBOLANSI-74 Programming Reference Manual, Volume 1: Basic
Implementation

•

A Series COBOLANSI-74 Programming Reference Manual, Volume 2: Product
Interfaces

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A Series COBOLANSI-74 Test and Debug System (TADS) Programming Guide

•

A Series KEYEDIOII Programming Reference Manual

COBOL(85)
The COBOL85 compiler contains ANSI-74 features, Unisys extensions to the COBOL
ANSI-74 language, and new ANSI-85 features.

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A Series COBOL ANSI-85 Programming Reference Manual, Volume 1: Basic
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Interfaces

Communications Management System (COMS)
The Communications Management System (CaMS) is the primary A Series message
control system (MCS). CaMS supports a network of users and provides them with
a consistent, online interface to the system. CaMS is partially integrated into the
operating system, which enhances its ability to efficiently handle a high volume of
transactions from multiple programs, stations, and remote files.
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A Series Communications Management System (COMS) Capabilities Manual

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A Series Communications Management System (COMS) Configuration Guide

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A Series Communications Management System (COMS) Migration Guide

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A Series Communications Management System (COMS) Operations Guide

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A Series Communications Management System (COMS) Programming Guide

COMPARE Utility
The CaMPARE utility compares one or more pairs of files. This utility performs a
bit-by-bit comparison on each record, or on each sequence number and record, of each
pair of files. If the records or sequence numbers are not identical, or if one of the
specified files is not present, an appropriate error message is printed. The comparison
of a pair of files is terminated after a specified number of unsuccessful comparisons has
been made, and the utility proceeds to the next pair of files.
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A Series Message Translation Utility User's Guide

Data and Structure Definition Language (DASDL)
The DMSII Data and Structure Definition Language (DASDL) is the data definition
language for DMSII. You use DASDL to describe the physical and logical characteristics
of a database, and the criteria to be used to ensure the integrity and security of the data
in the database.

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Data Base Transfer (DBT) Utility
The Data Base Transfer (DBT) utility is designed to help solve the problem of migrating
a database and the data to the target system as quickly as possible. DBT generates a
program to dump the database data from a DMSII database from one U nisys system to
another.
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A Series Data Base Transfer (DBT) Utility Operations Guide

Data Management System II (DMSII)
DMSII is a record-oriented database management system that uses hierarchical and
network data models to describe a database and allow concurrent processing and
updating of data by many users. In addition, DMSII supports multiple databases
and allows them to be accessed simultaneously from online time-sharing, batch, and
remote-job-entry environments. DMSII supplies all these functions and more to enable
you to obtain information where and when it is needed.
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A Series DMSII Application Program Interfaces Programming Guide

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A Series DMSII Data and Structure Definition Language (DASDL) Programming
Reference Manual

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A Series DMSII Inquiry Operations Guide

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A Series DMSII Interpretive Interface Programming Reference Manual

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A Series DMSII Transaction Processing System (TPS) Programming Guide

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A Series DMSII Utilities Operations Guide

Data Transfer System (DTS)
DTS enables you to automatically transfer information and software capabilities from a
mainframe to an intelligent workstation.

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DOS Data Transfer System (DDTS) Operations and Programming Guide

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Personal Workstation 2 Data Transfer System (DTS) Installation and Configuration
Guide

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Personal Workstation 2Data Transfer System (DTS) Operations Guide, Volume 1:
Simple Transfers

DATACOMINFO File
The DATACOMINFO file stores the data comm configuration for a system. This file
contains a complete description of the configuration, including algorithms, editors,
and translation tables. The DATACOMINFO file supplied with the software includes
industry-standard protocols plus example definitions for lines and stations. The
definitions can serve as models for new lines and stations to be added to a configuration.
You can modify the DATACOMINFO file by using the Interactive Datacomm
Configurator (IDC). IDC has a menu-driven interface with online help that greatly
simplifies data comm configuration. Even if you have minimal knowledge of data
communication, you can easily use IDC to define complex networks containing
user-defined protocols and terminals.
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A Series Interactive Datacomm Configurator (IDC) Operations Guide

DBANALYZER Utility
DBANALYZER is a software tool that analyzes the logical and physical structure of.
a database and provides reports that a database manager can use to modify, tune,
reorganize, and document the database. DBANALYZER describes the structures in
the database and their interrelationships, analyzes the database file, and provides
information about how the files are referred to. Because the program does not allow a
user to examine the contents of the database, it does not compromise database security.
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A Series Data Management Functional Overview

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A Series DMBII Utilities Operations Guide

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B 1000 Series toA Series Progression Guide

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DBCERTIFICATION Utility
The DBCERTIFICATION utility program determines the integrity of a DMSII database.
It provides three levels of certification: physical integrity, internal intrafile integrity, and
intrastructure integrity.
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A Series Data Management Functional Overview

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A Series DMSII Utilities Operations Guide

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B 1000 Series to A Series Progression Guide

DCALGOL
Data Communications ALGOL (DCALGOL) is intended for the implementation and
control of a data communications system and for accessing privileged system functions.
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A Series DCALGOL Programming Reference Manual

DCAUDITOR Utility
This utility prints monitored NSP traffic. It can print all traffic or selected classes, such
as messages, errors, or trace messages.
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A Series System Commands Operations Reference Manual

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A Series System Software Support Reference Manual

DCDLPDUMPANALYZER Utility
The DCDLPDUMPANALYZER utility helps you to analyze dumps from any type of data
communications data link processor (DCDLP). You can request any of these devices to
produce a dump if unexpected errors occur in the software that controls them, including
any user-defined protocols.
DCDLPDUMPANALYZER provides the ability to determine the cause of these errors.
You can run this utility either interactively or in batch mode. In interactive mode, you
can request a hard copy of the results at the end of the session. Interactive mode also
provides help text explaining the commands.
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A Series Data Communications Protocols Installation and Implementation Guide

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DCP to NSP Configuration Conversion Aid
The data communications processor (DCP) to network support processor (NSP)
configuration conversion aid is an optional capability of the Interactive Datacomm
Configurator (IDC). It is an interactive, menu-driven utility that enables you to
transform the configuration section of a DCP data comm network to the configuration
section of an NSP data comm network. The configuration conversion is designed for the
A Series systems and for TD-compatible terminals.
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A Series Data Comm Processor (DCP) to Network Support Processor (NSP)
Configuration Conversion Operations Guide

DCSTATUS Utility
This utility tells you the current status of the data comm network by producing an
analysis of the state of the data comm tables maintained by the operating system and the
data comm subsystem.
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A Series CANDE Operations Reference Manual

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A Series DiagnosticMCS Reference Manual

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A Series System Software Support Reference Manual

DiagnosticMCS
DiagnosticMCS performs many functions expected of a message control system (MCS).
For instance, it can attach stations that it controls, handle error recovery on a station or
line, manage remote file activities that go through its controlling stations, and support
reconfiguration of the data comm network.
The main use of DiagnosticMCS is to verify and test the data comm subsystem.
Monitoring and error diagnostic facilities provided by the MCS are helpful in this regard.
Since the DiagnosticMCS commands encompass a wide range, most data comm activities
initiated and handled by an MCS can be tested with this program.
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A Series DiagnosticMCS Reference Manual

Disk Cache
A disk cache is a set of buffers that hold recently requested disk data so that subsequent
read requests can be read from the buffers, thereby reducing access time.

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Disk Subsystem
The disk subsystem consists of the disk pack media, the disk drives, the disk controller,
the I/O controller, and the software that controls the structure and operation of the disk
subsystem and provides the structure for the information stored on the subsystem.
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A Series Disk Subsystem Administration and Operations Guide

DMALGOL
Data Management ALGOL (DMALGOL) is an extension of ALGOL that is intended for
use in programs for the implementation of DMSII.
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A Series DMALGOL Programming Reference Manual

DMMONITOR Utility
DMMONITOR is an interactive utility that provides database status and statistics and
permits changes to database options and parameters. Status and statistics can be
requested for the entire database or for selected structures of the database, and include
the number of users, whether users are updating information or making inquiries, the
number of transactions, overlay rates, and the number of read and write operations
performed.
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A Series Data Management Functional Overview

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A Series DMSII Utilities Operations Guide

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B 1000 Series toA Series Progression Guide

DMSII Inquiry Utility
DMSII Inquiry is an interactive utility for examining or modifying data in a DMSII
database. DMSII Inquiry is designed to enable users who are unfamiliar with database
concepts to easily and effectively access and use database information. Through this
utility, you can examine the contents or the description of a database; modify, create,
or delete records within a database; generate reports from the database; and extract
information from the data base and place it in a standard file.

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A Series DMSII Inquiry Operations Guide

OMSII Interpretive Interface
The Interpretive Interface provides access to DMSII databases through application
languages that do not have DMSII extensions. This interface eliminates the need
both for special DMSII statements in programs and for prior knowledge of database
operations. The primary requirement for using the DMSII Interpretive·Interface is that
the application language must support libraries.
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A Series DMSII Interpretive Interface Programming Reference Manual

OMS.View Utility
DMS.Viewadds semantic directory information to the DMSII database definition
that makes a DMSII database available to InfoExec query facilities. The change is
transparent to DMSII utilities, and does not require changes to any DMSII applications
programs or operations procedures. Before you can use these utilities on a DMSII
database you must first process the database with the DMS.View utility. The DMS.View
utility is available only as part of the InfoExec environment.
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A Series InfoExec DMS. View Operations Guide

OUMPALL Utility
DUMPALL is a generalized file maintenance utility used primarily for transfer of files
from one medium to another. DUMPALL also generates listings of files and controls the
movement of files from tapes.
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A Series System Software Utilities Operations Reference Manual

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B 1000 Series to A Series Progression Guide

OUMPANALYZER Utility
The SYSTEM/DUMPANALYZER utility produces user-specified subsets of information
from a memory dump and analyzes that information according to parameters given by
default or supplied by the user. DUMPANALYZER can be run from a remote terminal,
system console, or card reader. Each command is processed before the next command is
parsed.

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A Series Memory Subsystem Administration and Operations Guide

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A Series System Software Support Reference Manual

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Editor
The Editor is a system utility that is executed through CANDE using the CANDE
UTILITY command.
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A Series Editor Operations Guide

Extended Graphics Terminal (EGT)
Workstations Extended Graphics Terminal (EGT) is a terminal emulator that provides
for extended X3.64 terminal control sequences as well as emulation of Tektronix 4014
graphics capabilities.
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Workstations Extended Graphics Terminal (EGT) Operations Guide

Extended Retrieval with Graphic Output (ERGO)
Extended Retrieval with Graphic Output (ERGO) is a program used to retrieve data
from a DMSII database and produce reports from that data, to display information
graphically, and to relate and format data. At the option of the site management, ERGO
can also be used to modify, add, or delete records from a database.
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A Series Extended Retrieval with Graphic Output (ERGO) Capabilities Manual

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A Series Extended Retrieval with Graphic Output (ERGO) Operations Guide

File Attributes
In a multiuser, multiprogram environment, most files cannot be viewed as the simple
property of a single program. Because of data communications, time-sharing, and
database management applications, files have become system components often accessed
by a wide variety of programs. Therefore, it is necessary to have some method of
managing files that is system wide and language independent. On A Series systems, files
are managed through file attributes.

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A Series File Attributes Programming Reference Manual

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A Series I/O Subsystem Programming Guide

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A Series Physical I/O Technical Overview

FI LECOPY Utility
The FILECOPY utility simplifies library maintenance by automating the creation of copy
decks. You specify the location and types of files to be copied, and FILE COPY uses this
information for a Work Flow Language (WFL) program to do the copying. The library
maintenance performed by FILECOPY runs from the same queue as the FILECOpy
run. The class for the FILECOPY job run is included as part of the output job deck.
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A Series Disk Subsystem Administration and Operations Guide

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A Series System Software Utilities Operations Reference Manual

FILEDATA Utility
FILEDATA produces selected reports regarding files. The reports can provide a list
of files, a map of files, a disk checkerboard, specific attributes files, names in a tape
directory, a file for use in a library maintenance copy statement, a raw (HEX) dump of
disk file headers, catalog information about a file, specified attributes of code files, a file
for a compile job deck, and code files compatible with a set of host systems.
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A Series Disk Subsystem Administration and Operations Guide

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A Series Security Administration Guide

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FORTRAN
FORTRAN is designed for scientific applications. FORTRAN(66) is compatible with
FORTRAN Iv, H level, and contains ANSI standard X3.9-1966 FORTRAN as a subset.
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FORTRAN77
FORTRAN77 is an extension of FORTRAN66 and conforms to ANSI standard
X3.9-1978.

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A Series FORTRAN77 Programming Reference Manual

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A Series FORTRAN77 Test and Debug System (TADS) Programming Reference
Manual

Generalized Message Control System (GEMCOS)
GEMCOS is designed to provide you with a message control system (MCS) tailored to
meet the specific requirements of your installation. The GEMCOS MCS is transaction
oriented and provides you with the flexibility to meet a broad range of processing
requirements.
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A Series Generalized Message Control System (GEMCOS) Format Generator
Operations Guide

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A Series Generalized Message Control System (GEMCOS) Operations Guide

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B 5000/B6000/B 7000 Series GEMCOS Reference Card

GETSTATUS Routine
GETSTATUS is an intrinsic routine within the master control program (MCP). It
retrieves information about the job or task mix, peripheral and disk unit status, MCP
and configuration status, and the files in the disk directories.
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A Series DCALGOL Programming Reference Manual

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A Series Memory Subsystem Administration and Operations Guide

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A Series Security Features Operations and Programming Guide

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A Series Work Flow Language (WFL) Programming Reference Manual

GUARDFILE Utility
The GUARD FILE utility can be used to create guard files. Programs that create output
files can use file attribute assignments to specify the file security.
A guard file is a special type of file whose only purpose is to store information about
access restrictions for another, associated file. The guard file can include lists of the
usercodes, accesscodes, and programs that are allowed to access a file.
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A Series Security Features Operations and Programming Guide.

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A Series Security Administration Guide

Help Utility
The Help Utility is one element of a system designed to supply online information for the
computer user. It creates a help book by processing a source file that contains embedded
commands and help text. You can access help text for a particular product without
leaving current processing or looking in a printed manual.
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A Series Help Utility Operations Guide

HVPERchannel
HYPERchannel is a high-speed digital communication networking system that is used
by the A Series. Through the HYPERchannellink, a HYPERchannel network enables
communication among independent systems, including mixed vendor systems.
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A Series DCALGOL Programming Reference Manual

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A Series File Attributes Programming Reference Manual

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A Series I/O Subsystem Programming Guide

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A Series System Commands Operations Reference Manual

Indexed Sequential Access Method (ISAM)
The ISAM facility is a set of software routines that implement indexed sequential
access methods of storage and retrieval of data records. ISAM enables a keyed file to
be processed in both random and sequential form. The ISAM facility is accessible to
COBOL, PL/l and ALGOL. COBOL74, COBOL85, and RPG us.e KEYEDIOII.
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A Series System Software Utilities Operations Reference Manual

InfoExec
The InfoExec family of software products, the most recent generation of information
management technology by U nisys, is an information management system that
encompasses all the functions necessary to manage your data resources. The InfoExec

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family offers an integrated, online approach to database definition and queries and
control, retrieval, and maintenance of your data. These capabilities are accomplished in
the InfoExec interactive, screen-based environment.
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A Series Data Management Functional Overview

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A Series DMSII Utilities Operations Guide

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A Series InfoExec Capabilities Manual

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A Series InfoExec Interactive Query Facility (IQF) Operations Guide

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A Series InfoExec Semantic Information Manager (SIM) Programming Guide

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A Series InfoExec Semantic Information Manager (SIM) Technical Overview

InfoGuard
InfoGuard provides enhancements and additions to security for the A Series systems.
The InfoGuard features increase the level of system security and simplify the task of
configuring a secure system.
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A Series Security Administration Guide

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A Series Security Features Operations and Programming Guide

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A Series System Commands Operations Reference Manual

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A Series Work Flow Language (WFL) Programming Reference Manual

INFOVIEW II
INFOVIEW II serves as an applications support environment for the ET 2000 Series
workstations, certain B 20 Series workstations, the IBM PCB> microcomputer, and
compatible terminals. By providing a sophisticated and flexible workstation software
environment that can interface to host system resources across the A Series product
line, INFOVIEW II serves as a productivity aid that requires no additional software
products.
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Workstations InfoExec Workstation Query Facility (WQF) Operations Guide

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Workstations INFOVIEW II Operations Guide

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Workstations INFOVIEW II Programming Reference Manual

IBM PC is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation.

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Input/Output (I/O) Subsystem
The I/O subsystem manages all transfers of information between system and application
software and peripheral devices. The A Series systems are sophisticated systems,
providing a wide range of capabilities, but the systems are designed for ease of use,
making minimal demands on the user. The I/O subsystem is intended to be transparent
to the user program. You see a simple, familiar, and convenient user interface.
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A Series File Attributes Programming Reference Manual

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A Series I/O Subsystem Programming Guide

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A Series Physical I/O Technical Overview

Intelligent Distributed Editor (IDE)
IDE provides an environment for program development on intelligent workstations. IDE
is capable of running both in a host-based, terminal-oriented, traditional data comm
environment, and in a shared resource environment with a host and a personal computer
over traditional data comm lines.
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A Series Intelligent Distributed Editor (IDE) Operations Guide

Interactive Datacomm Configurator (I DC)
IDC enables you to modify the data comm information file to reflect the current data
comm network. IDC requires minimal knowledge of data communications, yet allows the
definition of complex networks containing user-defined protocols and terminals.
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A Series Interactive Datacomm Configurator (IDC) Operations Guide

Interactive Menugraph Generator (I MG)
IMG enables you to interactively edit and maintain screens for MARC, Interactive
Datacomm Configurator (IDC), and IMG. IMG enables you to customize screens. The
text that appears on screens can be translated to natural languages other than English,
or can be revised to be more applicable to specific users of those screens.
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Interactive Query Facility (IQF)
InfoExec IQF is a menu-driven tool that enables you to query SIM databases and files,
and permits easy access to data. IQF manages the tasks associated with the querying
function, enabling you to retrieve data in a manner meaningful to you, without the
constraints of physical file organization. In addition, IQF provides facilities for updating
SIM databases.
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A Series Data Management Functional Overview

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A Series InfoExec Interactive Query Facility (IQF) Operations Guide

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A Series InfoExec Semantic Information Manager (SIM) Technical Overview

I NTERACTIVEXREF Utility
The INTERACTIVEXREF utility allows interactive access to detailed information about
the identifiers declared in a program. It obtains information from files generated by the
SYSTEM/XREFANALYZER utility.
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A Series System Software Utilities Operations Reference Manual

KEYEDIOII
COBOL74, COBOL85, RPG, and Pascal files with records sequenced by keys can
be accessed in both sequential and random modes through use of a system library.
KEYEDIOII uses a hierarchy of indexes to locate records for both types of access. In
KEYEDIOII files, sequential records are not necessarily stored next to each other.
Instead the keys are indexed in sequential order and used in that order for sequential
access of the records.
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A Series KEYEDIOII Programming Reference Manual

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A Series System Software Utilities Operations Reference Manual

II NC/ll NC II
LINC II is a fourth-generation software development tool that enables programmers
to create applications programs at less cost and as much as 10 times faster than by
conventional methods. Its speed and efficiency facilitate enhancements, changes to
the database, production of new reports, and future migrations. LINC II also makes
customization convenient, fast, and inexpensive.

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LINC II Executive Overview

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A Series/V Series LINe II Network Implementation Guide

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A Series LINC II Installation & Configuration Guide

LINe.View
The LING.View utility enables you to generate a SIM layer for LINe II databases. You
can inquire and report against these databases by using the Interactive Query Facility
(IQF) or the Workstation Query Facility (WQF) and produce SIM database structure
and entity reports against the SIM layer.
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A Series InfoExec LINC. View Operations Guide

LOADER Utility
LOADER is a standalone utility that loads operating systems to disk or pack. LOADER
is itself loaded into main memory by UTILOADER. Usually, LOADER is run to change
operating systems, but only when operating system tables require alteration or when a
,cold start is required.
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A Series Operating System Installation Guide

LOGANALYZER Utility
LOGANALYZER is a program that analyzes operations data and provides a history of
task beginning and ending times and file opening and closing times. LOGANALYZER
also produces a report consisting of all SYSTEM/SUMLOG entries that correspond to
parameters that you set. LOGANALYZER extracts the specified types of entries from
the log and formats them for display on a screen, or for printing or writing to a file.
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LOGGER Utility
LOGGER generates reports to aid in the analysis of system performance and use. It
extracts user-selected data from the SUMLOG files and summarizes, totals, averages,
and sorts the data to produce a report. LOGGER is less powerful and flexible than
SMFII, but is useful for producing charging and billing information.
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A Series Security Administration Guide

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A Series System Software Support Reference Manual

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B 1000 Series to A Series Progression Guide

LTTABLEGEN Utility
The LTTABLEGEN utility is used to generate custom tables for nonstandard laser
printer character sets.
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A Series Printing Utilities Operations Guide

MAKEUSER Utility
U sercodes, passwords, and accesscodes are created through the MAKEUSER utility,
which builds a miniature database, the USERDATAFILE file. This file contains all the
information needed about system users. Only privileged users can access the utility to
create or change the file. The MU (Make User) system command is an alternate way of
adding or changing usercodes; its use is optional and can be restricted.
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A Series BNA Version 1 Operations Guide

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A Series Security Administration Guide

Math Functions
Programs written in various languages can use the mathematical functions provided by
the A Series systems to perform mathematical operations. The functions are grouped in
three sections: single-precision, double-precision, and complex.
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A Series System Software Utilities Operations Reference Manual

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Memory Disk
Memory Disk is the use of memory as ifit were a disk unit. It provides file access with
extremely high data-transfer rates and relatively little access time. The Memory Disk
units can be used, with certain restrictions, in the same way as any other disk.
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A Series Disk Subsystem Administration and Operations Guide

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A Series System Configuration Guide

Memory Subsystem
The memory subsystem provides storage and handles all transfers of data between main
memory and the main processor. This subsystem consists of one or more memory control
units and memory storage units, plus the memory interface, which might be part of a
control unit.
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A Series Memory Subsystem Administration and Operations Guide

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A Series System Commands Operations Reference Manual

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A Series System Configuration Guide

Menu-Assisted Resource Control (MARC)
Menu-Assisted Resource Control (MARC) is a menu- and command-driven interface
to A Series systems. It has been developed for systems programmers, applications
programmers, and system operators and runs under the Communications Management
System (COMS) message control system (MCS).
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A Series MultiLingual System (MLS) Administration, Operations, and
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A Series PCMARC Installation and Operations Guide

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A Series Print System (PrintS/ReprintS) Administration, Operations, and
Programming Guide

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A Series Security Features Operations and Programming Guide

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A Series SNA RJE Implementation and Operations Guide

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A Series System Commands Operations Reference Manual

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A Series System Software Support Reference Manual

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A Series Work Flow Language (WFL) Programming Reference Manual

Message Translation Utility
The Message Translation utility translates system and application program output
messages from one natural language to another. The utility is an interactive tool that can
be used by programmers with varying levels of expertise to translate ALGOL and NEWP
output messages from one natural language to other natural languages.
The following manuals have relevant information about this product:

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A Series Message Translation Utility (MSGTRANS) Operations Guide

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A Series MultiLingual System (MLS) Administration, Operations, and
Programming Guide

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A Series System Commands Operations Reference Manual

Mirrored Disk
The Mirrored Disk feature supports identical copies of specified packs to provide
protection against pack failures. It allows two to four disk packs to function in parallel as
a "mirrored set," that is, as exact copies of one another.
The following manuals have relevant information about this product:

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A Series DCALGOL Programming Reference Manual

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A Series Disk Subsystem Administration and Operations Guide

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A Series System Commands Operations Reference Manual

Multilingual System (MlS)
MLS permits output messages, online help text, and menu screens to be displayed in
multiple natural languages such as French, English, and Spanish. Each user on the
system can view the messages in a different language.

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The following manuals have relevant information about this product:

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A Series Message Translation Utility (MSGTRANS) Operations Guide

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A Series MultiLingual System (MLS) Administration, Operations, and
Programming Guide

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A Series Screen Design Facility Plus (SDF Plus) Installation and Operations Guide

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A Series System Commands Operations Reference Manual

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A Series Work Flow Language (WFL) Programming Reference Manual

NDLIIANALYZER Utility
The NDLIIANALYZER utility aids in the debugging process. NDLlIANALYZER
combines information from the network information file (NIF) and an NSP dump file to
produce information concerning the status of an NDLII process.
For additional information about NDLlIANALYZER, refer to the following manual:

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A Series Network Definition Language II (NDLII) Programming Reference Manual

NETEX
NETEX, a host-to-host communications package, enables application programs
in different hosts to communicate with each other, regardless of specific network
configuration. Through the NETEX software, applications such as file transfer and
transaction processing can be implemented across hosts. NETEX uses the Direct HY file
interface. The Direct HY file and its usage are transparent to the user when NETEX is
used.
The following manuals have relevant information about this product:

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A Series DCALGOL Programming Reference Manual

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A Series System Commands Operations Reference Manual

Network Administrative Utility (NAU)
NAU is a BNA Version 2 host software component that enables you to specify
interactively the entire network configuration. NAU provides you with a set of
interactive menus for building and maintaining a consistent set of network initialization
files (called INIT files) for individual BNA Version 2 nodes. The types of information that
can be specified from NAU menus include host names, network addresses, station types,
and connection types.
For more information on NAU, refer to the following manual:

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Network Control Facility (NCF)
Network Control Facility (NCF) is a BNA Version 2 host software component that
enables you to control and monitor the status and usage ofBNA Version 2 network
components, the distributed control agent, and the graphics display module.
The following manuals have relevant information about this product:
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A Series BNA Version 2 Network Software Implementation Planning Guide

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A Series Network Control Facility (NCF) Implementation Guide

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A Series Network Control Facility (NCF) Operations Guide

Network Definition Language II (NDLII)
Network Definition Language II (NDLII) is a high-levelIanguage for developing
user-written line protocols. An NDLII program contains a network description and the
tables and code for network support processors (NSPs) and line support processors
(LSPs). You use NDLII to implement a nonstandard protocol on a data comm network.
Once the protocol is defined, you can incorporate it into the network by using the
Interactive Datacomm Configurator (IDC). You can also use NDLII to generate a full
network description and then later use IDC to modify that description.
The following manuals have relevant information about this product:
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A Series COBOL ANSI-68 Programming Reference Manual

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A Series Communications Management System (COMS) Configuration Guide

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A Series Communications Management System (COMS) Programming Guide

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A Series Interactive Datacomm Configurator (IDC) Operations Guide

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A Series Network Definition Language II (NDLII) Programming Reference Manual

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A Series Physical I/O Technical Overview

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A Series SNA/RJE Implementation and Operations Guide

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A Series SNA 3270 Terminal Emulator Operations and Programming Guide

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B 1000 Series to A Series Progression Guide

Network Support Processor (NSP)
The NSP is a data link processor (DLP) and is treated as a peripheral by the system.
The NSP controls the data comm subsystem, the links, and the line discipline. By
performing these functions, it enables the central processor to use processing cycles
for message processing rather than data comm "housekeeping." The host loads the
user-specified line control algorithms (routines) defined through the Interactive
Datacomm Configurator (IDC) into the network support processor (NSP) and, through
the NSp, loads the line adapter control routines into the line support processor (LSP).
The line control routines provide services, such as line error handling and error recovery,
to user programs.
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The following manuals have relevant information about this product:

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A Series COBOLANSI-74 Programming Reference Manual, Volume 2: Product
Interfaces

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A Series Disk Subsystem Administration and Operations Guide

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A Series System Commands Operations Reference Manual

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A Series System Configuration Guide

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A Series System Software Support Reference Manual

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B 1000 Series to A Series Progression Guide

NEWP
NEWP is a variation of ALGOL and is used to write the operating system and system
utility programs. NEWP provides additional language features that go beyond ALGOL
capabilities, such as modules and more extensive data typing. NEWP can also be used
for applications programming.
The following manuals have relevant information about this product:

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A Series Binder Programming Reference Manual

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A Series System SQftware Utilities Operations Reference Manual

NSPDUMPANALYZER Utility
You can use the NSPDUMPANALYZER utility to obtain formatted listings of network
support processor (NSP) memory dumps.
For additional information about NSPDUMPANALYZER, refer to the following manual:

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A Series Software Release Installation Guide

On-Line Data Entry System (ODESY)
ODESY provides a method for easy entry, manipulation, and retrieval of data.
For additional information about ODESY, refer to the following manuals:

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A Series On-Line Data Entry System (ODES¥) Terminal Operator's Manual

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Operations Control Manager (OCM)
InfoExec OCM provides an integrated, menu-driven approach to the operation and
control of SIM and DMSII databases. Among the features OCM provides are integrated
menu interface, online and batch operation, and review capability.
You do not have to remember syntax if you are a database administrator using OCM;
menus guide you through long, complex commands so that you do not need to refer to
reference manuals. In cases where you are familiar with the syntax, OCM enables you to
bypass the menus and enter the command syntax directly.
For additional information about OCM, refer to the following manual:
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Operator Display Terminal (ODT)
The operator display terminal (ODT) is an alternative to the MARC operations interface.
It is command-driven and gives you access to all the system commands that are available

through MARC. The ODT interface also gives you access to the automatic display mode
(ADM) and primitive commands that are not available in MARC. (Primitive commands
are special system commands that are used to restore normal system operations if the
system ceases responding to other system commands.)
When you initiate ADM, the system automatically displays information such as the status
of processes, system rp.essages, memory and processor utilization statistics, and status
of peripheral units. ADM displays several types of information on a single screen and
updates the display automatically. You can specify which types of information are to be
displayed and how often the display is to be updated.
You can also use the ODT interface to submit Work Flow Language (WFL) jobs or to run
utility programs.
The ODT interface is available only at system consoles and at data comm terminals that
have been authorized for use as remote ODT stations. The ODT interface automatically
provides privileged access to system commands without any required log-on procedure.
This interface is a convenient and appropriate one for experienced operations personnel,
but is not intended for general use by all users. System security features enable you to
restrict access to the ODT interface if necessary.
For additional information about the ODT interface, refer to the following manual:
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A Series System Commands Operations Reference Manual

Pascal
Pascal is a block-structured, general-purpose language. The A Series Pascal
implementation is based on the ANSI/Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
(IEEE) standard 770X3.97-1982 and on the International Standards Organization (ISO)
7185 Level O.

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The following manuals have relevant information about this product:

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A Series Binder Programming Reference Manual

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A Series Data Management Functional Overview

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A Series Pascal Programming Reference Manual, Volume 1: Basic Implementation

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A Series Pascal Programming Reference Manual, Volume 2: Product Interfaces

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A Series System Software Utilities Operations Reference Manual

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A Series Work Flow Language (WFL) Programming Reference Manual

PATCH Utility
PATCH is an ALGOL utility used to merge one or more patch decks into a single
patch deck on disk, which can then be used as the input file for an ALGOL, COBOL,
COBOL74, COBOL85, DCALGOL, FORTRAN, NDLII, NEwp, Pascal, or RPG
compilation.
The following manuals have relevant information about this product:

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A Series Editor Operations Guide

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A Series Generalized Message Control System (GEMCOS) Operations Guide

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A Series System Software Utilities Operations Reference Manual

Peripheral Test Driver (PTD)
The peripheral test driver (PTD) is an operating system procedure used to run
confidence and diagnostic tests on data link processors (DLPs), peripheral devices, and
bad disk files. PTD uses a series of code files containing operation codes, one file for each
type ofDLP and peripheral that'Unisys supplies. Within each code file are numerous
individual tests, each of which performs an operation appropriate for that device. When
you use PTD, you can specify the tests you want performed as well as the device to test.
For additional information about PTD, refer to the following manual:

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A Series System Software Support Reference Manual

Physical Unit Type 2 (PUT2) Gateway
The PUT2 Gateway enables a CP 2000 or a CPDLP to act as a physical unit type 2
(PUT2) node in an SNA network. A PUT2 node is a basic SNA node, capable of
exchanging data with the network, but subject to the control of a system services control
point (SSCP) elsewhere in the network.

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For more information about the PUT2 Gateway, refer to the following manuals:

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A Series CP 2000/CPDLP SNA PUT2 Implementation Guide

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A Series CP 2000/CPDLP SNA PUT2 Operations Guide

Physical Unit Type S (PUTS) Gateway
The PUT5 Gateway enables a CP 2000 to act as a physical unit type 5 (PUT5) node in
an SNA network. (CPDLPs cannot run PUT5 Gateway software.) A PUT5 node has
the capabilities of a PUT2 node, and also can function as a system services control point
(SSCP). A CP 2000 with PUT5 can also serve as a link between terminals compatible
with IBM terminals and an SNA network.
The following manuals have relevant information about this product:

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A Series CP 2000 SNA PUT5 Implementation Guide

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A Series CP 2000 SNA PUT5 Operations Guide

Pl/I
PLJI is a general-purpose language. It enables you to write statements in a free-field
format. It contains the basic characteristics common to problem-oriented languages as
well as many of the unique features of various predecessor languages.
The following manuals have relevant information about this product:

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A Series Binder Programming Reference Manual

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A Series PL/I Reference Manual

Print System (PrintS)
You can use PrintS to control the printer to which the file is sent and the number of
copies printed; you can also control file security, the backup file title, and other file
characteristics.
For additional information about the Print System, refer to the following manual:

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A Series Print System (PrintS/ReprintS) Administration, Operations, and
Programming Guide

PRINTBINDINFO Utility
The PRINTBINDINFO utility is used to print an analysis of the encoded information
(called bindinfo) within a code file. This information is used by the Binder when binding
the code file. The PRINTBINDINFO utility can be initiated from a WFL job or from
CANDE.

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PROGRAMDUMP Facility
The PROGRAMDUMP facility provides a method for capturing information about
the status of your program at the time it failed, including the names and contents
of all variables and arrays. You can use statements in the program to specify the
circumstances under which a program dump should be generated and the types of
information that should be included in the program dump. You can direct the program
dump to a printer or to a disk file for later analysis by the DUMPANALYZER utility.
DUMPANALYZER can produce reports on various aspects of the data collected.
The following manuals have relevant information about this product:

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A Series ALGOL Test and Debug System (TADS) Programming Guide

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A Series COBOLANSI-74 Test and Debug System (TADS) Programming Guide

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A Series FORTRAN77 Test and Debug System (TADS) Programming Guide

Progression Aids
See "BTA370 Migration Aids" earlier in this section.

Remote Job Entry (RJ E)
A remote job entry system enables distant locations to input data to a central data
processing system and to receive the required output. High-speed transmission lines and
small terminal processors at the remote site provide the methods.
The following manuals have relevant information about this product:

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A Series Remote Job Entry (RJE) Reference Manual

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A Series Security Administration Guide

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A Series SNA RJE Implementation and Operations Guide

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A Series SNA 3270 Terminal Emulator Installation and Administration Guide

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A Series Work Flow Language (WFL) Programming Reference Manual

Remote Print System (ReprintS)
ReprintS extends the features of PrintS to include printers at remote destinations that
are connected to the host computer through data comm lines. To use ReprintS, you
must have the full-featured version of COMS.

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A Series Print System (PrintS/ReprintS) Administration, Operations, and
Programming Guide

Report Program Generator (RPG)
RPG is a language for accessing and processing data and specifying the type and format
of reports to generate using this data.
The following manuals have relevant information about this product:

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A Series KEYEDIOII Programming Reference Manual

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A Series Report Program Generator (RPG) Programming Reference Manual,
Volume 1: Basic Implementation

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A Series Report Program Generator (RPG) Programming Reference Manual,
Volume 2: Product Interfaces

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A Series Report Program Generator (RPG) Programming Template

REPORTER III
REPORTER III provides an effective means for creating a wide variety of management
reports from information maintained on an A Series system.
The following manuals have relevant information about this product:

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Online REPORTER III User's Guide

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REPORTER III Reference Card

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REPORTER III Report Language Operations Guide

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REPORTER III Vocabulary Language Operations Guide

RESTRICT System Command
The RESTRICT (Restrict Unit or Volume) system command enables you to prevent
users from importing programs from other systems without authorization. You can use
RESTRICT to specify that files copied from particular sources, such as particular tape
units, are restricted. If a code file originates from a restricted source, then no one can
run that code file, no matter where the file is currently located. Only a system operator
can remove the restriction by using another form of the RESTRICT command.
Restrictions against writing to code files and importing code files thwart many computer
viruses.

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For additional information about the RESTRICT system command, refer to the following
manual:

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A Series Security Features Operations and Programming Guide

RLTABLEGEN Utility
The RLTABLEGEN utility enables the system to accept nonstandard tape labels by
constructing value arrays and compiling them into the master control program (MCP).
For additional information about RLTABLEGEN, refer to the following manual:

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A Series System Software Utilities Operations Reference Manual

Screen Design Facility (SDF)
SDF, a component of the InterPro™ family of products, provides comprehensive
capabilities in the development and maintenance of display screen formats, thus
removing that responsibility from the application program.
The following manuals have relevant information about this product:

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A Series Screen Design Facility (SDF) Capabilities Manual

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A Series Screen Design Facility (SDF) Operations and Programming Guide

Screen Design Facility Plus (SDF Plus)
SDF Plus enables you to define and control all elements of the user interface. The
application program no longer has the responsibility for managing the user interface.
SDF Plus also enables you to transfer all user interface functions to a workstation, thus
freeing mainframe resources and gaining greater response time.
The following manuals have relevant information about this product:

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A Series Screen Design Facility Plus (SDF Plus) Capabilities Manual

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A Series Screen Design Facility Plus (SDF Plus) Installation and Operations Guide

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A Series Screen Design Facility Plus (SDF Plus) Technical Overview

Semantic Information Manager (SIM)
SIM is the core of the InfoExec family. 81M is a database management system developed
specifically to meet the needs of an A Series data processing environment. The InfoExec

InterPro is a trademark of Unisys Corporation.

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products enable you to perform data management tasks such as data definition, data
retrieval, and system operations for a SIM system.
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A Series Advanced Data Dictionary System (ADDS) Operations Guide

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A Series ALGOL Programming Reference Manual, Volume 2: Product Interfaces

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A Series COBOL ANSI-74 Programming Reference Manual, Volume 2: Product
Interfaces

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A Series Data Management Functional Overview

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A Series InfoExec Capabilities Manual

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A Series InfoExec Interactive Query Facility (lQF) Operations Guide

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A Series InfoExec Semantic Information Manager (SIM) Programming Guide

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A Series InfoExec Semantic Information Manager (SIM) Technical Overview

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A Series Pascal Programming Reference Manual, Volume 2: Product Interfaces

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Workstations InfoExec Workstation Query Facility (WQF) Operations Guide

SETSTATUS Routine
SETSTATUS is an intrinsic routine within the master control program (MCP). It
provides the system interface for an object program that controls the operating system
mix, unit, and operational functions. It can be called only by a DCALGOL message
control system (MCS) or a DCALGOL user program executing under a privileged
usercode or with privileged program status. An exception to this restriction is the
GETSTATUS directory query function. GETSTATUS can be used by a nonprivileged
user to examine data about files accessible to that usercode.
The following manuals have relevant information about this product:
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A Series GETSTATUS/SETSTATUS Programming Reference Manual

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A Series Security Features Operations and Programming Guide

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A Series Work Flow Language (WF'L) Programming Reference Manual

SIM Design Assistant (SDA)
The InfoExec SIM Design Assistant (SDA) is a Unisys Personal Workstation2 product
that provides a lower CASE technology environment for designing and developing
81M-based information systems. It uses a graphical interface to automate the process
of designing, representing, and modifying 81M databases. SIM Design Assistant can
operate in two modes:
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In a standalone mode on intelligent PC or compatible workstations

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Integrated with a host mainframe system to allow transfer of 81M schemas and
generation of 81M databases on the host system

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The following capabilities are available:
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Multiple views of the schema, including the commonly used graphical images

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Icons that graphically convey SIM database schema details

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Graphical reports of a SIM schema

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Online design error detection

For information about using SDA, refer to the following manual:

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Personal Workstation 2 InfoExec Semantic Information Manager (SIM) Design
Assistant (SDA) Operations Guide

SIM Object Definition Language (ODL)
The InfoExec SIM Object Definition Language (ODL) can be used by SIM database
administrators to define a SIM database by specifying the schema directly in a text file.
The schema file can then be processed by means of the SIM utility to create or maintain
a SIM database.
The following manual has relevant information about this product:

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A Series InfoExec Semantic Information Manager (SIM) Object Definition
Language (ODL) Programming Guide

Simple Installation (51)
Simple Installation (SI) is a program especially designed to assist you with copying and
installing A Series system and environmental software. SI works in conjunction with
features newly incorporated into the A Series system software packaging for the Mark
3.9 release. When used with these features, the SI program drastically reduces the labor
hours needed to install a release by automating much of the installation process. As a
result, the number of tapes that make up a release package is reduced by as much as
half, and the potential for installation mistakes and systems complications is minimized.
The following manuals have relevant information about this product:

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A Series Communications Management System (COMS) Configuration Guide

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A Series Software Release Installation Guide

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A Series System Commands Operations Reference Manual

SORT Language
The SORT intrinsic is a procedure in the MCP that sorts a file or a set of records into a
single file of ordered records, or merges a set of presorted files into a single ordered file.
SORT can be called from ALGOL, COBOL, COBOL74, COBOL85, and PL/I programs
or from the SORT language. The SORT language exists to enable you to sort or merge

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files through direct access to the MCP SORT procedure. SORT programs can be created
through CANDE or WFL, and can be stored for later use.
For additional information on SORT, refer to the following manuals:

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A Series SORT Language Programming Reference Manual

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A Series System Software Utilities Operations Reference Manual

Structured Query Language Database (SQLDB)
The InfoExec Structured Query Language Database (SQLDB) is compliant with both the
SQL-86 and SQL-89 ANSI standards at Level 2. It supports
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SQL data definition language (DDL)

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SQL data manipulation language (DML)

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SQL module language

The implementation provides full support for relational databases on A Series systems.
The ANSI standard portion of SQLDB enables you to specify tables, columns, and
views as well as to specify security through the standard GRANT capability. Specifying
security enables you to control what a user can see. A Series extensions enable you to
specify indexes and to express physical options for tuning the database.
The following manual has information about this product:

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A Series InfoExec Structured Query Language Database (SQLDB) Programming
Guide

SUMLOG File
The SUMLOG file contains records concerning jobs that have previously run, operating
system activity, and other associated information regarding the past status of the
machine environment.
The following manuals have relevant information about this product:

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A Series Memory Subsystem Administration and Operations Guide

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A Series Print System (PrintS/ReprintS) Administration, Operations, and
Programming Guide

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A Series System Commands Operations Reference Manual

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A Series System Software Support Reference Manual

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A Series Work Flow Language (WFL) Programming Reference Manual

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System Assistant
System Assistant is a general-purpose supervisor program that a user can modify to
meet the needs for a particular site. Some of the capabilities are:
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Maintains a consistent system configuration

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Identifies typical problems that System Assistant should look for and the steps that
System Assistant should take to resolve them

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Directs when system initialization should take place

The following manual has relevant information about this product:

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A Series System Assistant Programming and Operations Guide

System Commands
You can enter system commands directly through a system console or through MARC on
either a system console or a remote terminal. A few system commands are privileged
and can be entered only through a system console. However, all commands entered
through MARC are subject to security checking. In normal system console mode,
a system console is a privileged device, that "is, commands entered through it have
privileged status. In addition, anyone using a system console can enter commands
without logging on to the system; therefore, a command is not associated with a
usercode.
For additional information about system commands, refer to t~e following manual:

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A Series System Commands Operations Reference Manual

System Management Facility II (SMFII)
The System Management Facility II (SMFII) is a software system that monitors and
provides data on four areas of system performance:
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Hardware performance

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Software performance

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Workload characterization

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System utilization

The following manuals have relevant information about this product:

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A Series Memory Subsystem Administration and Operations Guide

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A Series Security Administration Guide

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A Series System Management Facility II (SMFII) Query Operations Guide

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A Series Work Flow Language (WFL) Programming Reference Manual

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B 1000 Series to A Series Progression Guide

Systems Network Architecture (SNA)
Systems Network Architecture (SNA) is a type of network widely used by mM and
IBM-compatible systems. A Series hosts and terminals can be linked into an SNA
network through any of several SNA products, including the SNA Gateway, the SNA
Logical Unit Type 6.2 (LU6.2) Service manager, the SNA 3270 terminal emulator, and
SNA remote job entry (SNNRJE).
Some of these products require BNA Version 2 software and CP 2000s or CPDLPs.
Others can be run with DCDLPs and no supporting BNA software.
For additional information about a specific SNA product, refer to the product in this
section.

Systems Network Architecture (SNA) Logical Unit Type
6.2 (LU6.2) Service Manager
The SNA LU6.2 Service Manager enables an A Series application program to
communicate with a peer application program in a remote SNA network. The A Series
host is linked to the SNA network through a CP 2000 or CPDLP. The A Series host must
be running BNA Version 2 software, and the CP 2000 or CPDLP must be equipped with
PUT2 Gateway or PUT5 Gateway software.
For additional information about LU6.2, refer to the following manuals:

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A Series SNA LU6.2 Service Manager Implementation and Operations Guide

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A Series SNA LU6.2 Service Manager Programming Guide

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A Series SNA LU6.2 Service Manager Programming Reference Manual

Systems Network Architecture (SNA) Remote Job Entry
(RJE) Emulator
The SNNRJE emulator enables you to submit jobs from disk for execution, compilation,
or both on an mM host. It can link an A Series host to an SNA network using either
DCDLPs or BNA Version 2 communications processors (CP 2000s or CPDLPs).
For additional information about the SNNRJE emulator, refer to the following manual:

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A Series SNA RJE Implementation and Operations Guide

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Systems Network Architecture (SNA) 3270 Terminal
Emulator
The SNA 3270 terminal emulator enables you to use Unisys terminals in a session
with an IBM host, interacting with a wide variety of IBM mainframe applications. It
also enables you to use the system print facility to print the information received and
generated during the session. The SNA 3270 terminal emulator can link an A Series
host to an SNA network through a DCDLp, a CP 2000, or a CPDLP.
For additional information about the SNA 3270 terminal emulator, refer to the following
manuals:

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A Series SNA 3270 Terminal Emulator Implementation and Administration Guide

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A Series SNA 3270 Terminal Emulator Operations and Programming Guide

SYSTEMSTATUS Routine
SYSTEMSTATUS is an intrinsic MCP routine that gathers many different types of
information concerning the activity and environment of the system. SYSTEMSTATUS
returns groups of related information, locking the system while it extracts the data.
You use SYSTEMSTATUS when you want comprehensive information concerning a
particular area of the system, such as job queue or hardware configuration information.
For additional information about SYSTEMSTATUS, refer to the following manual:

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A Series SYSTEMSTATUS Programming Reference Manual

Test and Debug System (TAOS)
The Test and Debug System (TADS) is an interactive tool for testing and debugging
programs and libraries. Through T ADS, the programmer can control the execution
of the software under test and examine the data at any given point during program
execution. Interaction with TADS is accomplished in terms familiar to programmers,
such as paragraph names, variable names, and source statement sequence numbers.
With T ADS, programmers do not have to be familiar with the details of the hardware
architecture of a particular system.
The following manuals have relevant information about this product:

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A Series ALGOL Test and Debug System (TADS) Programming Guide

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A Series COBOLANSI-74 Test and Debug System (TADS) Programming Guide

Transaction Processing System (TPS)
TPS provides a framework and methods for implementing an application system for
high-volume, online transaction processing. It does this by tracking all input transactions

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that access the database, and by processing transactions on a database that resides on
a remote system using a BNA network. TPS also enables you to batch data for later
processing.
The following manuals have relevant information about this product:

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A Series ALGOL Programming Reference Manual, Volume 2: Product Interfaces

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A Series COBOL ANSI-68 Programming Reference Manual

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A Series COBOLANSI-74 Programming Reference Manual, Volume 2: Product
Interfaces

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A Series COBOLANSI-74 Test and Debug System (TADS) Programming Guide

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A Series Data Management Functional Overview

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A Series DMSII Transaction Processing System (TPS) Programming Guide

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A Series Generalized Message Control System (GEMCOS) Operations Guide

Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
(TCP/IP)
Transmission Control ProtocoVInternet Protocol (TCP/IP) is the informal name given
to a family of protocols that w~re originally developed for use in a United States
Department of Defense network. The best known US Department of Defense networks
that use TCP/IP protocols are the Advanced Research Projects Agency Network
(ARPANET) and the Military Network (MILNET). The TCP/IP protocols have been
published as Military Standards specifications and have become one of the most widely
used of non-vendor-specific networking protocols.
The Unisys A Series Transmission Control ProtocoVInternet Protocol (TCP/IP) product
set implements the most popular of the TCP/IP protocols. Using TCP/IP, you can link
A Series systems with other A Series systems, with Unisys 1100 or 5000 Series systems,
or with other vendors' systems. The TCP/IP product set consists of TCP/IP Interprocess
Communications (IPC) software, TCP/IP Local Area Network (LAN) software, TCPlIP
X.25 software, and TCP/IP Host Services.
This product adds the standard TCP/IP application set consisting of Telecommunications
Network Protocol (TELNET), File Transfer Protocol (FTP), the WFL COPY statement
from a MARC or CANDE session or from the ODT interface, and Simple Mail Transfer
Protocol (SMTP).
To use TCP/IP, you must have the TCP/IP Interprocess Communications product and
either or both of the TCP/IP LAN software and TCP/IP X.25 software products. The
TCP/IP Host Services product is an optional component that extends the services
provided by TCP/IP.

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The following manuals have relevant information about this product. Note that the
A Series Distributed Systems Service (DSS) Operations Guide includes information
about File Transfer Protocol file transfer and TELNET station transfer.

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A Series Distributed Systems Service (DSS) Operations Guide

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A Series Mail System Installation and Administration Guide

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A Series Mail System Operations Guide

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A Series TCP/IP Implementation Guide

UTI LOADER Utility
UTILOADER performs several initialization functions such as loading NEWP
stand-alone programs from library maintenance tapes or from packs, and displaying
configuration information.
For additional information about UTILOADER, refer to the following manual:

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A Series Operating System Installation Guide

Work Flow Language (WFL)
The Work Flow Management system includes the master control program (MCP), the
WFL compiler, and the CONTROLLER. You can create ajob by writing a program
in WFL. This high-level control language is not a substitute for regular application
languages, but is used in addition to them.
The following manuals have relevant information about this product:.

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A Series BNA Version 2 User Program Agent Programming Guide

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A Series CANDE Operations Reference Manual

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A Series COBOLANSI-74 Programming Reference Manual, Volume 2: Product
Interfaces

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A Series Help Utility Operations Guide

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A Series Remote Job Entry (RJE) Reference Manual

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A Series System Commands Operations Reference Manual

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A Series Work Flow Language (WFL) Programming Reference Manual

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B 1000 Series toA Series Progression Guide

Workstation Query Facility (WQF)
InfoExec WQF is a convenient workstation-based product that provides easy access
to a Semantic Information Manager (SIM) database even if you are not familiar with
data processing. With WQF, you can view and update SIM databases without using

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cumbersome data manipulation language syntax. You can use WQF on the Unisys B 25
Series and XE520 Series workstations, as well as on the Unisys PC family, the IBM PC,
and compatible products. The interface to SIM databases provided by WQF enables you
to see multiple views of a database on the workstation simultaneously.
The following manuals have relevant information about this product:
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A Series Data Management Functional Overview

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Workstations InfoExec Workstation Query Facility (WQF) Operations Guide

X.2S MCS
The X.25 message control system (X.25 MCS) is a general purpose message control
system. It interfaces with public data networks using the X.25 protocol recommended by
the Consultative Committee on International Telegraphy and Telephony (CCITT).
The following manual has relevant information about this product:
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A Series X.25 MCS Operations and Programming Reference Manual

XREFANALYZER Utility
XREFANALYZER is a utility that produces cross-reference information containing an
alphabetized list of identifiers that appear in a program. For each identifier, the type of
the variables named by that identifier, the sequence number of the input record on which
the variable is declared, the sequence numbers of the input record on which the variable
is referenced, and other relevant information are written either to a printer or to a disk
file.

The following manual has relevant information about this product:
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A Series System Software Utilities Operations Reference Manual

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Document Descriptions
This section lists the published A Series documents, plus some documents that describe
products that are used with A Series systems. The documents are listed in alphabetical
order by their full titles. For each document, the following information is provided:
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The long title and the form number of the document

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A description of the document contents

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A description of the audience, if this is not clear from the document title

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Where applicable, an explanation of how this document fits into a particular product
library (such as the InfoExec library)

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A mention of any strong interdependencies with other manuals

A Series A I-A 6 Systems Software Installation Guide
Form number: 8600 1468
This guide describes the initial installation of system software on A 1, A 2, A 3, A 4,
A 5, and A 6 systems. It includes procedures for system software installation and
initialization, for recovering from unusual conditions during system initialization, and for
dealing with problems with dual-processor systems. It describes the use of the system
control terminal (SeT) and the maintenance subsystem. This guide is written for
personnel responsible for the initial installation of system software on A 1 through A 6
systems.

A Series A 5 System Operations Guide
Form number: 2036059
This guide provides information required to operate and support an A 5 system during
both normal and abnormal operating conditions. This guide is intended for persons
responsible for the day-to-day operation of an A 5 system.

A Series A 12 System Operating Guide
Form number: 3950 8882
This guide describes the procedures for initializing an A 12, procedures for establishing
remote support on an A 12, and methods used to monitor the system. This guide is
written for system operators and support personnel.

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A Series A 15 System Operating Guide
Form number: 1203718
This guide describes the procedures for initializing an A 15, procedures for establishing
remote support for an A 15, and methods used to monitor the system. This guide is
written for system operators and support personnel.

A Series A 16 System Operations and Programming
Reference Manual
Form number: 3950 8833
This manual provides supplemental information concerning operations and programming
on the A 16 that are not captured in the manuals and guides for all the A Series systems.

A 17 System Console Operating Guide
Form number: 1201258
This guide describes how an operator interacts with the A 17 system. It describes how to
bring the A 17 to a running state and how to interact with the maintenance subsystem.
This guide is written for system operators and support personnel.

A Series ALGOL Programming Reference Manual,
Volume 1: Basic Implementation
Form number: 8600 0098
This manual describes the basic features of the Extended ALGOL programming
language. This manual is written for programmers who are familiar with programming
concepts.

A Series ALGOL Programming Reference Manual,
Volume 2: Product Interfaces
Form number: 8600 0734
This manual describes the extensions to the Extended ALGOL language that allow
application programs to use the Advanced Data Dictionary System (ADDS), the
Communications Management System (CaMS), the Data Management System II
(DMSII), the Screen Design Facility Plus (SDF Plus), or the Semantic Information
Manager (SIM). This manual is written for programmers who are familiar with Extended
ALGOL programming language concepts and terms.

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A Series ALGOL Test and Debug System (TAOS)
Programming Guide
Form number: 1169539
This guide describes the features of ALGOL TADS, an interactive tool used for testing
and debugging ALGOL programs and libraries. ALGOL TADS enables the programmer
to monitor and control the execution of programs under test and examine the data at any
point during program execution. This guide is written for programmers who are familiar
with ALGOL programming language concepts and terms.

A Series APLB Programming Reference Manual
Form number: 1203643
This manual describes the syntax and semantics, installation procedures, and utilities of
APLB.

A Series BASIC Programming Reference Manual
Form number: 1203650
This manual describes the BASIC programming language as used on A Series systems.
This manual is written for programmers who are familiar with programming concepts.

A Series Binder Programming Reference Manual
Form number: 8600 0304
This manual describes the functions and applications of the Binder, an efficiency tool that
reduces the need to recompile an entire program when only a portion of the program
has been modified. This manual is written for programmers who are familiar with
programming language concepts and terms.

A Series BNA Version 1 Operations Guide
Form number: 8600 0783
This guide explains how to install and operate BNA Version 1 on A Series machines.
This guide is written for computer operators who use BNA Version 1.

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A Series BNA Version 1 Program Agent Programming
Guide
Form number: 1169653
This guide describes the BNA Version 1 Program Agent feature and explains how to use
a program agent to perform BNA Version 1 tasks. This guide is written for programmers
and computer operators who use BNA program agents.

A Series BNA Version 2 Network Software
Implementation Planning Guide
Form number: 3787 5408
This guide describes how to plan the implementation ofBNA software for a BNA
network controlled by an A Series. This guide describes the important data
communications characteristics you must define for the network and for each
component in the network. This guide helps you choose values for important data
communications attributes set through the Network Administrative Utility (NAU):
A Series CP 2000/CPDLP BNA, NCF, OSI, CP 2000/CPDLP SNA PUT2, and
CP 2000 SNA PUT5. It also helps you choose attributes and parameter values for
BTOS BNA, CP 2000 on V Series, and TCP/lP.
This document has been revised to include planning information for A Series OSI.

A Series BNA Version 2 Operations Guide
Form number: 1222720
This guide describes operations you can perform on A Series BNA Version 2
communications software. This guide describes basic background information and
procedures that enable the user to perform routine BNA Version 2 network operations
and network management functions. In addition, this guide describes troubleshooting
tools and provides information that can help the user isolate and recover from common
network failure conditions.

A Series BNA Version 2 User Program Agent
Programming Guide
Form number: 1222723
This guide explains when to use and how to write a user program agent in a BNA
Version 2 network. A user program agent is a user-written program that aids in the
management of a BNA system or network. It is used to perform one or more operations
or administrative tasks that can be repetitive and tedious. User program agents perform
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This guide describes the protocol a user program agent must use to communicate with
Network Services software.

A Series C Programming Reference Manual
Form number: 3950 8775
This manual describes the C programming language, including the A Series extensions.
Where the implementation of A Series C differs from the proposed draft ANSI C
standard, the differences are noted in the manual.

A Series CANOE Configuration Reference Manual
Form number: 8600 1344
This manual describes the commands used to perform CANDE control functions and
data communications network control functions. It also describes how to configure
CANDE to meet the resource requirements of the installation. This manual is written
for system administrators and operators.

A Series CANOE Operations Reference Manual
Form number: 8600 1500
This manual describes how CANDE operates to allow generalized file preparation and
updating in an interactive, terminal-oriented environment. This manual is written for a
wide range of computer users who work with text and program files.

A Series Capacity Management Facility.Disk Operations
Guide
Form number: 1221358
This guide provides all of the descriptive and procedural information necessary to
use the Capacity Management Facility.Disk (CMF.Disk) modeling system to monitor
disk performance and predict the results of changes in disk configuration. The guide
describes how to use the product to identify potential sources of I/O delay and alleviate
their effects.

A Series Capacity Management Facility.Disk Operations
Training Guide
Form number: 1221050
This guide provides 16 training exercises designed to help you become familiar enough
with Capacity Management Facility.Disk (CMF.Disk).
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A Series COBOL ANSI-68 Programming Reference
Manual
Form number: 8600 0320
This manual provides a complete description of COBOL as developed by the CODASYL
Committee and described by the American National Standards Institute in X3.23-196S.
This manual is written for programmers who are familiar with programming concepts.

A Series COBOL ANSI-74 Programming Reference
Manual, Volume 1: Basic Implementation
Form number: 8600 0296
This manual describes the basic features of the standard COBOL ANSI-74 programming
language, which is fully compatible with the American National Standard, X3.23-1974.
This manual is written for programmers who are familiar with programming concepts.

A Series COBOL ANSI-74 Programming Reference
Manual, Volume 2: Product Interfaces
Form number: 8600 0130
This manual describes the extensions to the standard COBOL ANSI-74 language.
These extensions are designed to allow application programs to interface with the
Advanced Data Dictionary System (ADDS), the Communications Management System
(COMS), the Data Management System II (DMSII), the DMSII Transaction Processing
System (TPS), the Screen Design Facility (SDF), the Screen Design Facility Plus
(SDF Plus), and Semantic Information Manager (SIM) products. This manual is written
for programmers who are familiar with COBOL74 programming language concepts and
terms.

A Series COBOL ANSI-74 Test and Debug System
(TAOS) Programming Guide
Form number: 1169901
This guide documents the COBOL74 TADS, an interactive tool for testing and debugging
COBOL74 programs and libraries. This guide is written for programmers familiar with
COBOL74 programming language concepts and terms.

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A Series COBOL ANSI-8S Programming Reference
Manual, Volume 1: Basic Implementation
Form number: 8600 1518
This manual describes the basic features of the COBOL ANSI -85 programming language,
as implemented on Unisys A Series systems. This manual is written for programmers
who are familiar with programming concepts.

A Series COBOL ANSI-8S Programming Reference
Manual, Volume 2: Product Interfaces
Form number: 8600 1526
This manual describes the extensions to the standard COBOL85 language. These
extensions are designed to allow application programs to interface with the
Communications Management System (COMS) and Data Management System II
(DMSII) products. This manual is written for programmers who are familiar with
COBOL85 programming language concepts and terms.

A Series Communications Management System
(COMS) Capabilities Manual
Form number: 8600 0627
This manual introduces COMS, discusses the flexibility and efficiency of the COMS
system, describes the COMS architecture, and discusses specific features available to the
COMS user. This manual is written for upper management, the site manager, and the
programming staff.

A Series Communications Management System
(COMS) Configuration Guide
Form number: 8600 0312
This guide provides an overview of the basic concepts and functions of COMS. It includes
instructions for creating a working COMS configuration and information on how to
monitor and fine-tune COMS system performance. This guide is written for installation
analysts, systems analysts, programmers, administrators, and performance analysts.

A Series Communications Management System
(COMS) Documents Index
Form number: 8600 0635

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This manual provides an easy method for finding information in the COMS guides by
listing the index entries from the COMS manuals: Configuration Guide, Migration
Guide, Operations Guide, and Programming Guide. It is written for any user of A Series
documentation.

A Series Communications Management System
(COMS) Migration Guide
Form number: 8600 1567
This guide explains how to migrate from existing message control systems (MCSs) to the
current release of COMS. This guide is written for system administrators and system
programmers who are responsible for the migration of their site to COMS.

A Series Communications Management System
(COMS) Operations Guide
Form number: 8600 0833
This guide explains how to perform terminal-based COMS functional tasks and serves as
a reference to COMS commands. Syntax diagrams of COMS commands are provided
with explanations and examples of how the commands can be used. This guide is written
for terminal operators and computer operators.

A Series Communications Management System
(COMS) Programming Guide
Form number: 8600 0650
The guide explains how to write online, interactive, and batch application programs that
run under COMS. This guide is written for experienced applications programmers with
knowledge of data communication subsystems.

A Series CP 2000 BNA Version 2 Implementation
Guide
Form number: 1222727
This guide provides information for installing and configuring a basic A Series CP 2000
BNA Version 2 network using th~ Network Administrative Utility (NAU). A basic
network consists of one A Series host, one CP 2000, and several lines and terminals.
This guide also provides a brief description of the tasks you might need to perform while
configuring a more complex network. .

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A Series CP 2000 SNA PUTS Implementation Guide
Form number: 1225440
This guide describes how to install and configure A Series CP 2000 SNA PUT5 into a
basic existing BNA Version 2 network using the NAU.

A Series CP 2000 SNA PUTS Operations Guide
Form number: 1225441
This guide describes how to perform routine A Series CP 2000 SNA PUT5 network
operations, including resource management and definition. This guide also describes how
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to troubleshoot hardware and software problems.

A Series CP 2000/CPDLP SNA PUT2 Implementation
Guide
Form number: 1225443
This guide describes how to install and configure A Series CP 2000/CPDLP SNA PUT2
into a basic existing BNA Version 2 network using the Network Administrative Utility
(NAU).

A Series CP 2000/CPDLP SNA PUT2 Operations Guide
Form number: 1225444
This guide describes how to perform routine A Series CP 2000/CPDLP SNA PUT2
network operations, including resource management and definition. This guide also
describes how to troubleshoot hardware and software problems.

A Series CPDLP BNA Version 2 Implementation Guide
Form number: 1222731
This guide provides the information for installing and configuring a simple A Series
CPDLP BNA Version 2 network using the NAU. A basic network contains one A Series
host, one CPDLp, up to six BSTD poll/select lines connected to TDI line interfaces on
the CPDLp, and up to 60 terminals connected to the lines. This guide also provides a
brief description of the tasks that you might need to perform while configuring a more
complex network.

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A Series Data Base Transfer (DBT) Utility Operations
Guide
Form number: 1180585
This guide explains how to transfer data from a B 1000 Series Data Management
System II (DMSII) database to an A Series DMSII database. This manual is written for
database administrators and programmers.

A Series Data Comm Processor (DCP) to Network
Support Processor (NSP) Configuration Conversion
Operations Guide
Form number: 1182193
This guide describes how to use an interactive, menu-driven utility to transform the
configuration section of a DCP data comm network to the configuration section of an
NSP data comm network.

A Series Data Communications Protocols Installation
and Implementation Guide
Form number: 8600 0486
This guide describes the purpose of protocols and procedures for installing protocols.
It also provides reference material useful in interpreting dumps associated with data
communications data link processors (DCDLPs), enhanced data communications
data link processors (EDCDLPs), and data communications adapters (DCAs). This
guide is written for system analysts and operations specialists who work with data
communications.

A Series Data Management Functional Overview
Form number: 8600 0239
This overview covers the entire spectrum of the A Series data management
environment. It presents an overview of the Data Management System II (DMSII),
Structured Query Language Database (SQLDB), and Semantic Information Manager
(S1M). Each database management system (DBMS) is discussed as a stand-alone
product and also as a member of the InfoExec database management environment.
This overview is written for database administrators, data dictionary administrators,
application programmers, and novice end users.

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A Series DCALGOL Programming Reference Manual
Form number: 8600 0841
This manual describes the Data Communications ALGOL (DCALGOL) language. This
language is designed to support the implementation of message control systems (MeSs)
and other resource monitoring and controlling programs that require access to special
operating system interfaces. This manual is written for systems programmers.

A Series DiagnosticMCS Reference Manual
Form number: 1169596
This manual describes the functions and commands of DiagnosticMCS, a message
control system (MCS) that can be used to test and verify the data comm subsystem.
This manual is written for experienced programmers who are familiar with data
communications concepts and terminology.

A Series Disk Cache Module Installation and Operating
Guide
Form number: 3950 8874
This guide describes how to install and operate the Disk Cache Module.

A Series Disk Subsystem Administration and
Operations Guide
Form number: 8600 0668
This guide describes the logical structure and the operation of the disk subsystem.
It explains disk subsystem concepts and terminology; explains the benefits and
requirements of Cataloging, Mirrored Disk, and Memory Disk; and describes system
messages displayed during directory management procedures. This guide is written for
operations center managers, senior operators, and systems programmers.

A Series Distributed Systems Service (DSS) Operations
Guide
Form number: 8600 0122
This guide describes the capabilities and features of DSS. It is intended for system
operators, system administrators, and general computer users.

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A Series DMALGOL Programming Reference Manual
Form number: 8600 0874
This manual describes the extensions to the ALGOL language that support the
development of Data Management System TI (DMSTI) system software. The manual is
intended for programmers who develop and maintain system software.

A Series DMSII Application Program Interfaces
Programming Guide
Form number: 5044225
This guide explains how to write effective and efficient application programs that access
and manipulate a Data Management System TI (DMSTI) database using either the
DMSII interpretive interface or the DMSII language extensions. This guide is written
for application programmers and database administrators who are already familiar with
the basic concepts of DMSII.

A Series DMSII Data and Structure Definition
Language (DASDL) Programming Reference Manual
Form number: 8600 0213
This manual provides instructions for defining and maintaining a Data Management
System II (DMSII) database using DASDL. This manual is written for database
administrators and staff.

A Series DMSII Documents Index
Form number: 8600 1443
This document is a comprehensive index composed of entries that reflect the DMSII
documents and portions of other documents relevant to DMSTI. The index is intended to
help anyone using a DMSII product.

A Series DMSII Interpretive Interface Programming
Reference Manual
Form number: 8600 0155
This manual details the Data Management System II (DMSTI) interpretive interface
functions, including generating the DMINTERPRETER library, using entry points, and
coding application programs. This manual is written for application programmers and
database administrators who are already knowledgeable in the basic concepts of DMSTI.

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A Series DMSII Technical Overview
Form number: 5044191
This overview describes the Data Management System II (DMSII) environment, which
includes DMSII databases and software. This overview is written for end users, system
programmers, database designers, and database administrators who need information on
creating, changing, restoring, accessing, and maintaining a DMSII database.

A Series DMSII Transaction Processing System (TPS)
Programming Guide
Form number: 1164043
This guide describes the various modules of TPS and provides information on the TPS
library of transaction processing procedures. This guide is intended for experienced
systems programmers who are familiar with Data Management System II (DMSII).

A Series DMSII Utilities Operations Guide
Form number: 8600 0759
This guide describes how to maintain relationships between data elements in a
Data Management System II ( DMSII) database. This guide is written for database
administrators and programmers who are responsible for database integrity and
recovery.

A Series Documentation Library Overview
Form number: 8600 0361
This overview describes the library of A Series software documentation. It also provides
an explanation of titling conventions, the procedure for ordering documentation, and an
introduction to online documentation and its role in A Series product documentation.
This overview is written for all users of A Series systems.

A Series Editor Operations Guide
Form number: 8600 0551
This guide describes the operation of the Editor, an interactive tool for creating
and modifying text and program files. This guide is written for experienced and
inexperienced users who are responsible for creating and maintaining text and program "
files.

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A Series Extended Retrieval with Graphic Output
(ERGO) Operations Guide
Form number: 8600 0205
This guide explains how to use ERGO to access Data Management System II (DMSII)
databases. This guide is written for managers, programmers, analysts, and support
personnel involved in preparing reports from information in DMSII databases.

A Series File Attributes Programming Reference
Manual
Form number: 8600 0064
This manual contains information about each file attribute and each direct I/O buffer
attribute. The manual is written for programmers and operations personnel who need
to understand the functionality of a given attribute. The A Series I/O Subsystem
Programming Guide is a companion manual.

A Series FORTRAN Programming Reference Manual
Form number: 1222691
This manual describes the FORTRAN IV programming language. This manual is written
for programmers who are familiar with programming concepts.

A Series FORTRAN77 Programming Reference Manual
Form number: 3950 8759
This manual describes the FORTRAN 77 programming language, which is fully
compatible with the American National Standard X3.9-1978. This manual is written for
programmers who are familiar with programming concepts.

A Series FORTRAN77 Test and Debug System (TAOS)
Programming Guide
Form number: 1222667
This guide describes an interactive tool for testing and debugging FORTRAN77
programs and libraries. This manual is written for programmers who are familiar with
FORTRAN77 programming language concepts and terms.

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A Series Generalized Message Control System
(GEMCOS) Format Generator Operations Guide
Form number: 1185139
This guide contains instructions for using the Format Generator. This guide is written
for application programmers.

A Series Generalized Message Control System
(GEMCOS) Operations Guide
Form number: 8600 0676
This guide explains how to use, manage, and maintain A Series GEMCOS message
control systems (MCSs). This guide is written for application programmers and system
administrators.

A Series GETSTATUS/SETSTATUS Programming
Reference Manual
Form number: 8600 0346
This manual explains how to use the various GETSTATUS and SETSTATUS calls
used in the DCALGOL programming language. This manual is written for experienced
ALGOL programmers who are involved with data communications.

A Series Help Utility Operations Guide
Form number: 8600 0510
This guide describes how to embed Help Utility commands in text to create a helpbook
source file and how to process this source file with the Help Utility. This guide is written
for inexperienced and experienced computer users, and writers or translators of online
help text.

A Series I/O Subsystem Programming Guide
Form number: 8600 0056
This guide contains information about how to program for various types of peripheral
files and how to program for interprocess communication, using port files. This guide is
written for programmers who need to understand how to describe the characteristics of
a file in a program. The A Series File Attributes Programming Reference Manual is a
companion manual.

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A Series InfoExec ADDS Operations Guide
Form number: 8600 0197
This guide describes InfoExec Advanced Data Dictionary System (ADDS) operations,
such as creating and managing Data Management System II (DMSII), Semantic
Information Manager (SIM), and Structured Query Language (SQLDB) database
descriptions. This guide is written for those who collect, organize, define, and maintain
data and who are familiar with DMSII, SIM, or SQLDB.

A Series InfoExec Capabilities Manual
Form number: 8600 0254
This manual discusses the capabilities and benefits of the InfoExec data management
system. This manual is written for executive and data processing management.

A Series InfoExec DMS.View Operations Guide
Form number: 8600 0775
This guide explains the InfoExec DMS.View utility and provides operating instructions
for it. It is written for Data Management System (DMSII) users who want to create a
Semantic Information Manager (SIM) description and a Structured Query Language
Database (SQLDB) description for a DMSII database.

A Series InfoExec Documents Index
Form number: 8600 0791
This document is a comprehensive index composed of entries that reflect the InfoExec
documents and portions of other documents relevant to InfoExec. The index is intended
to help anyone using an InfoExec product.

A Series InfoExec Interactive Query Facility (IQF)
Operations Guide
Form number: 8600 0767
This guide provides an overview of IQF and information about its inquiring, updating,
and report painting capabilities. This guide is written primarily for end users with little
programming knowledge and also for programmers and database administrators.

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A Series InfoExec LINe.View Operations Guide
Form number: 8600 0858
This guide provides operating instructions for the InfoExec LINC.View utility. It is
written for Logic and Information Network Compiler II (LINC II) users who want to
create a Semantic Information Manager (SIM) layer or a Structured Query Language
Database (SQLDB) layer for a LINC II database.

A Series InfoExec Semantic Information Manager (SIM)
Object Definition Language (ODL) Programming Guide
Form number: 8600 0189
This guide presents information on using ODL to define a SIM database. Each kind of
ODL declaration that can be included in a schema is described. Use of the SIM Utility to
create and maintain a SIM database is also described. This guide is written primarily
for applications and systems developers responsible for defining and administering SIM
databases.

A Series InfoExec Semantic Information Manager (SIM)
Object Manipulation Language (OML) Programming
Guide
Form number: 8600 0163
This guide describes how to interrogate and update SIM databases using SIM OML. Also
described are two methods for processing queries: one method embeds calls on the SIM
library in an application program and the other method uses the InfoExec Interactive
Query Facility (IQF). This guide is written for application programmers and experienced
IQF and Workstation Query Facility (WQF) users.

A Series InfoExec Semantic Information Manager (SIM)
Programming Guide
Form number: 1195104
This guide describes InfoExec programming concepts and the capabilities of the host
language interface (HLI) to support application programs written in COBOL74, Pascal,
and ALGOL. This guide is written for programmers who know at least one of the host
languages thoroughly and who are familiar with SIM.

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A Series InfoExec Semantic Information Manager (SIM)
Technical Overview
Form number: 8600 1674
This overview describes the S1M concepts on which the 1nfoExec data management
system is based. This overview is written for end users, applications programmers,
database designers, and database administrators.

A Series InfoExec Structured Query Language
Database (SQLDB) Programming Guide
Form number: 8600 0049
This guide details the U nisys A Series implementation of Structured Query Language
(SQL). The guide presents information on using SQLDB to define a relational database
as well as using SQLDB to manipulate the data in a relational database that has been
defined through SQLDB. This guide is written for applications programmers, database
designers, and database administrators who are interested in using SQL for managing
relational databases.

A Series Integrated Communications Processor (ICP)
BNA Version 2 Implementation Guide
Form number: 1225370
This guide provides the information for installing and configuring a basic BNA Version 2
network that contains an A Series (including Micro A) with an 1ep (including Micro A
Iep1).

A Series Integrated Communications Processor (ICPl)
Memory Dump Analyzer Operations Reference Manual
Form number: 1182383
This manual is designed to help identify problems in the A Series 1epl. This manual is
intended for operations and support personnel.

A Series I ntelligent Distributed Editor (I DE) Operations
Guide
Form number: 1210960
This guide explains how to operate IDE, a distributed editing environment that enables
you to create, modify, compile and debug programs in one session.

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A Series Interactive Datacomm Configurator (IDC)
Operations Guide
Form number: 1169810
This guide explains how to use IDC, a menu-driven utility used to define and modify
data communications networks. It provides information on configuring a data
communications network using the IDC menu system and basic constructs, and provides
reference information about the commands and attributes. This guide is written for
individuals who have a basic knowledge of data communications concepts, but who might
not know the physical characteristics of hardware devices in the network.

A Series Interactive Menugraph Generator (I MG)
Operations Guide
Form number: 8600 0411
This guide explains how to use and run IMG, a software tool for the design and
modification of Menu-Assisted Resource Control (MARC), Interactive Datacomm
Configurator (IDC), BNA Version 1, and IMG screens and forms. This guide is written
for users who want to customize these screens for their system.

A Series KEYED 101 I Programming Reference Manual
Form number: 8600 0684
This manual describes the KEYEDIOII software. KEYEDIOII is the Unisys indexed
sequential access method (ISAM) software for COBOL74 and Report Program
Generator (RPG) programming languages. This manual is designed for applications
programmers and analysts, and others who are familiar with KEYEDIO.

A Series LINC II Installation & Configuration Guide
Form number: 3943 4469
This guide describes the procedures for installing and configuring LINC II software on
A Series computer systems.

A Series Mail System Installation and Administration
Guide
Form number: 8600 1559

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This guide describes how to install and administer the Mail System on an A Series
system. It explains the normal operations of the Mail Administrator, including how to
troubleshoot and maintain the Mail System. This guide is written for the data processing
manager, system administrator, or programmer-analyst who is assigned the task of
overseeing the Mail System.

A Series Mail System Operations Guide
Form number: 8600 0247
This guide explains how to use the A Series Mail System. It provides task-oriented
information and alphabetical reference sections for the Mail System commands and user
options. This guide is written for the Mail System end user.

A Series Mark 3.9 Software Release Capabilities
Overview
Form number: 8600 0015
This overview summarizes the new features available with the Mark 3.9 software
release, describes any features deimplemented in that release, and lists the manuals
that have been added and changed. The overview is written for system administrators,
programmers, and others who will be preparing for and using the new software release.

A Series Memory Subsystem Administration and
Operations Guide
Form number: 1169836
This guide presents an overview of memory architecture and memory management
concepts. It explains how the memory subsystem functions and how to use and configure
the memory subsystem. This guide is written for system administrators and operators.

A Series Menu-Assisted Resource Control (MARC)
Operations Guide
Form number: 8600 0403
This guide provides an overview of MARC, a description of the menu structure, and
information on how to use help text, commands, security features, and Communications
Management System (COMS) windows from MARC. The guide also explains how to
run programs from MARC, how to customize MARC to meet user needs, and how to
use MARC in a multinational environment. This guide is written for a wide audience,
ranging from experienced system administrators to end users with no previous
knowledge of MARC or A Series systems.

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A Series Message Translation Utility (MSGTRANS)
Operations Guide
Form number: 8600 0106
This guide describes how to use the Message Translation Utility (MSGTRANS) to
translate compiled program messages from any natural language to any other natural
language. It provides complete instructions for running and using the screen and batch
interfaces of MSGTRANS. This guide is written for programmers and translators who
create and translate program messages in a MultiLingual System (MLS) environment.

A Series Micro A A Series Memory Expansion
I nstallation Instructions
Form number: 8600 1088
These instructions describe how to install A Series memory in 6 megabyte increments
to a maximum of 24 megabytes. The instructions are for use in conjunction with one of
these guides: A Series Micro A 800 OS/2 System Installation Guide, A Series Micro A
825 OS/2 System Installation Guide, or A Series Micro A 825 UNIX System Installation
Guide.

A Series Micro A Data Communications Adapter 1
Board I nstallation Instructions
Form number: 8600 1096
These instructions describe how to install the board that provides A Series
communications for up to four lines via four externally accessible RS-232 connectors.
These instructions are for use in conjunction with the A Series Micro A 800 OS/2 System
Installation Guide.

A Series Micro A Data Communications Host Adapter 2
Board I nstallation Instructions
Form number: 8600 1351
These instructions describe how to install the board that provides A Series data
communications for up to four lines via four externally accessible RS-232 connectors.
These instructions are for use in conjunction with one of these guides: A Series Micro A
825 OS/2 System Installation Guide or A Series Micro A 825 UNIX System Installation
Guide.

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A Series Micro A Ergonomic Video Display (EVD)
Installation Instructions
Form. number: 8600 1104
These instructions describe how to install the ergonomically-designed monitor. They are
for use in conjunction with the A Series Micro A 800 OS/2 System Installation Guide.

A Series Micro A Full-Height Universal Disk Drive
Expansion Cabinet Installation Instructions
Form number: 8600 1716
These instructions describe how to install additional disk storage in the full-height
universal disk drive expansion cabinet for the Micro A system. These instructions are
written for Micro A users.

A Series Micro A MAISOT Tape Drive Installation
Instructions
Form number: 8600 1138
These instructions describe how to install a cartridge tape device for use in the A Series
environment.

A Series Micro A MA280HD Disk Drive Installation
Instructions
Form number: 8600 1377
These instructions describe how to install disk storage for the A Series environment in
the half-height expansion cabinet. They are for use in conjunction with the A Series
Micro A 800 OS/2 System Installation Guide.

A Series Micro A MAS60D Disk Drive Installation
Instructions
Form number: 8600 1369
These instructions describe how to install additional disk storage in the full-height disk
expansion cabinet. These instructions are for use with one of these guides: A Series
Micro A 800 OS/2 System Installation Guide or A Series Micro A 825 OS/2 System
Installation Guide.

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A Series Micro A MAICPl Board Installation
Instructions
Form number: 8600 1112
These instructions describe how to install the board for connecting A Series network
architecture using BNA Version 2. They are for use in conjunction with these guides:
A Series Micro A 800 OS/2 System Installation Guide, A Series Micro A 825 OS/2
System Installation Guide, or A Series Micro A 825 UNIX System Installation Guide.

A Series Micro A Mouse Input Device Installation
Instructions
Form number: 8600 1120
These instructions describe how to attach the mouse input device. The instructions are
for use in conjunction with these guides: A Series Micro A 800 OS/2 System Installation
Guide, A Series Micro A 825 OS/2 System Installation Guide, or A Series Micro A 825
UNIX System Installation Guide.

A Series Micro A OS/2 Version 1.1 Upgrade Kit
I nstallation Instructions
Form number: 8600 1070
These installation instructions describe how to upgrade a Micro A 800 from OS/2 Version
1.0 to Version 1.1. They are for use in conjunction with theA Series Micro A 800 OS/2
System Installation Guide

A Series Micro A SCSI Converter Cabinet Installation
Instructions
Form number: 8600 1385
These instructions describe how to install the converter cabinet to convert differential
signals to or from single-ended signals. They are for use in conjunction with these
guides: A Series Micro A 825 OS/2 System Installation Guide or A Series Micro A 825
UNIX System Installation Guide.

A Series Micro A SCSI Host Adapter Board Installation
Instructions
Form number: 8600 1062

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These instructions describe how to install the adapter board so that up to 7 additional
SCSI disk and tape devices can be connected to the system. They are for use in
conjunction with these guides: A Series Micro A 800 OS/2 System Installation Guide,
A Series Micro A 825 OS/2 System Installation Guide, or A Series Micro A 825 UNIX
System Installation Guide.

A Series Micro A System Installation Guide
Form number: 5044100
This guide describes Micro A hardware and software installation. It also provides
information on hardware components, basic operation considerations, and
troubleshooting. This guide is written for Micro A users.

A Series Micro A Workstation Processor Adapter 1
Board I nstallation Instructions
Form number: 8600 1708
These instructions describe how to install the workstation processor adapter 1 board
into the Micro A system. It also describes how to connect the twinax cable to a twinax
terminal and how to update Micro A system parameters. These instructions are written
for Micro A users.

A Series Micro A 2800 Disk Drive Installation
Instructions
Form number: 8600 1146
These instructions describe how to install additional disk storage in the full-height disk
expansion cabinet. The instructions are for use in conjunction with the A Series Micro A
800 OS/2 System Installation Guide.

A Series Micro A 800 OS/2™ System Installation Guide
Form number: 8600 1054
This guide describes Micro A 800 OS/2 hardware and software installation. It also
provides information on hardware components, basic operation considerations, and
troubleshooting. This guide is written for Micro A users.

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A Series Micro A 825 OS/2™ System Installation Guide
Form number: 8600 0700
This guide describes Micro A 825 OS/2 hardware and software installation. It also
provides information on hardware components, basic operation considerations, and
troubleshooting. This guide is written for Micro A users.

A Series Micro A 825 UNIX System Installation Guide
Form number: 8600 0718
This guide describes Micro A 825 UNIX hardware and software installation. It also
provides information on hardware components, basic operation considerations, and
troubleshooting. This guide is written for Micro A users.

A Series Model S System Software Installation Guide
Form number: 5044423
This guide describes the initial installation of system software on a Model S system. It
includes procedures for recovering from unusual conditions during system initialization.
This guide is written for personnel responsible for the initial installation of software on a
Model S system.

A Series Multilingual System (MLS) Administration,
Operations, and Programming Guide
Form number: 8600 0288
This guide describes how to use the MLS environment, which encompasses many U nisys
products. The MLS environment includes a collection of operating system features,
productivity tools, utilities, and compiler extensions. The guide explains how these
products are used to create application systems tailored to meet the needs of users in
a multilingual or multicultural business environment. It explains, for example, the
procedures for translating system and application output messages, help text, and
user interface screens from one natural language to one or more other languages; for
instance, from English to French and Spanish. This guide is written for international
vendors, branch systems personnel, system managers, programmers, and customers who
wish to create customized application systems.

A Series Network Administrative Utility (NAU)
Operations Guide
Form number: 1222706

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This guide describes in detail how to use the NAU screens to define and maintain
descriptions of a BNA network, check network consistency, initiate the generation of
network initialization files for large system hosts and network initialization files and code
files for CP 2000s and CPDLPs, and print network configuration reports.
This document has been updated to include NAU information for A Series as!.

A Series Network Control Facility (NCF)
Implementation Guide
Form number: 1222671
This guide provides step-by-step instructions on how to install the Network Control
Facility (NCF) software, configure PCs and terminals to run NCF, implement the NCF
control structure through the NAU, and configure the graphic displays.

A Series Network Control Facility (NCF) Operations
Guide
Form number: 1222672
This guide provides step-by-step instructions on operating NCF after it is installed and
configured. Information such as setting NCF options, monitoring network status and
utilization, modifying graphic displays, and managing fault dockets is also included.

A Series Network Definition Language II (N DLII)
Programming Reference Manual
Form number: 1169604
This manual documents the high-level programming and definition language used to
describe a data communications network. It gives a brief overview and functional
description of the data comm system and provides a complete description of the syntax
and semantics of all language components and compiler options of NDLII. This manual is
written for experienced data communications programmers.

A Series NEWP Programming Reference Manual
Form number: 5044233
This manual describes the use of the NEWP programming language for developing
system programs. It is written for system software programmers who are familiar with
ALGOL and A Series architecture.

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A Series On-Line Data Entry System (ODESY)
Installation Reference Manual
Form number: 5023682
This manual describes how to use ODESY to create and retrieve online information.
It also presents information for application programmers who want their programs
to interface with ODESY This guide is written for both novice users and application
programmers.

A Series Operating System Installation Guide
Form number: 8600 1021
This guide describes how to use the UTILOADER and LOADER programs to install
the operating system when a system is first initialized or when the operating system
is not functioning. Information about changing your operating system or using
Simple Installation are covered in other manuals. This guide is written for system
administrators and operators who are responsible for installing the operating system.

A Series OSI Implementation Guide
Form number: 37875374
This guide provides the information for installing and configuring OSI into a BNA.
Version 2 network. This guide also provides a brief description of the tasks you might
need to perform while configuring a more complex network.

A Series Pascal Programming Reference Manual,
Volume 1: Basic Implementation
Form number: 8600 0080
This manual describes the basic features of the Pascal language. This manual is written
for programmers who are familiar with programming concepts.

A Series Pascal Programming Reference Manual,
Volume 2: Product Interfaces
Form number: 8600 1294
This manual describes the Pascal interfaces and extensions for the following products:
the Advanced Data Dictionary System (ADDS), the Communications Management
System (COMS), the Screen Design Facility Plus (SDF Plus), and the Semantic
Information Manager (SIM). This manual is written for application programmers who
are familiar with Pascal programming language concepts and terms.

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A Series PC MARC Installation and Operations Guide
Form number: 8600 0817
This guide describes how to install and operate PCMARC. PCMARC presents
Menu-Assisted Resource Control (MARC) screens on a workstation connected to an
A Series host that is running MARC. PCMARC includes windowing environment
software, a terminal emulator for your workstation, and a communication interface for
handling PCMARC communication with the host. This guide is written for A Series
system operators.

A Series Physical I/O Technical Overview
Form number: 1169943
This overview describes the physical I/O function on A Series Entry and Medium
systems that use universal I/O (UIO). This overview is written for personnel who want
general information on the major components involved in the physical I/O process.

A Series Pl/I Reference Manual
Form number: 1169620
This manual describes the PL/I programming language. This manual is written for
programmers who are familiar with programming concepts.

A Series Print System (PrintS/ReprintS) Administration,
Operations, and Programming Guide
Form number: 8600 1039
This guide describes the features of the Print System and provides a complete
description of its command syntax. This guide is written for programmers, operators,
system administrators, and other interactive users of Menu-Assisted Resource Control
(MARC) and Command and Edit (CANDE).

A Series Printing Utilities Operations Guide
Form number: 8600 0692
This guide describes how to use the Print System utilities: Backup Processor,
SYSTEM/BACKUp, and LTTABLEGEN. This guide is written for programmers, system
administrators, and interactive users of Menu-Assisted Resource Control (MARC) and
CANDE who are fru;niliar with the concepts and use of the Print System.

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A Series Railroad Diagram Reference Card
Form number: 5044266
This card provides a quick reference to the rules of railroad syntax diagrams.

A Series Remote Job Entry (RJ E) Operations Reference
Manual
Form number: 1169828
This manual describes the capabilities of the RJE message control system (MCS). This
manual is written for users of the RJE system and for system programmers responsible
for tailoring and maintaining the RJE system for particular types of installations.

A Series Remote Job Entry/Binary Synchronous
(RJE/BSC) Configuration and Operations Guide
Form number: 8600 0866
This guide describes the RJE/BSC software product. RJE/BSC enables the A Series
user to transmit queries, program source files, and data files to an IBM host system for
processing and, upon completion, to receive the final output to be printed or stored on
disk. The guide is intended for end users and system administrators.

A Series Report Program Generator (RPG)
Programming Reference Manual, Volume 1: Basic
Implementation
Form number: 8600 0544
This manual describes the basic features of the RPG programming language, including
both RPG I and RPG II dialects. This manual is written for application programmers
who are familiar with programming concepts.

A Series Report Program Generator (RPG)
Programming Reference Manual, Volume 2: Product
Interfaces
Form number: 8600 0742

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This manual describes extensions to the RPG language designed to allow application
programs to interface with the Data Management System II (DMSTI) or the
Communications Management System (COMS). This manual is written for applications
programmers who are familiar with RPG programming language concepts and terms.

A Series Report Program Generator (RPG)
Programming Template
Form number: 1195302
This programming template is designed to help the programmer align RPG programming
code in the proper fields and columns and for debugging purposes.

A Series Screen Design Facility (SDF) Capabilities
Manual
Form number: 1180437
This manual describes the capabilities and benefits of SDF. This manual is written for
executive and data processing management.

A Series Screen Design Facility (SDF) Operations and
Programming Guide
Form number: 1185295
.This guide explains how to install SDF. It gives detailed instructions on interactively
defining fields, forms, and formlibraries, painting form images, and generating
formlibraries. It also provides suggestions and examples for writing applications that use
SDF features effectively. This guide is written for application programmers.

A Series Screen Design Facility Plus (SDF Plus)
Capabilities Manual
Form number: 8600 0270
This manual describes the capabilities and benefits of SDF Plus. It gives a general
introduction to the product and explains the differences between SDF and SDF Plus.
This manual is written for executive and data processing management.

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A Series Screen Design Facility Plus (SDF Plus)
Installation and Operations Guide
Form number: 8600 0262
This guide explains how to use SDF Plus to create and maintain a user interface. It gives
specific instructions for installing SDF Plus, using the SDF Plus forms, and installing and
running a user interface created with SDF Plus.

A Series Screen Design Facility Plus (SDF Plus)
Technical Overview
Form number: 8600 0072
This overview provides the conceptual information needed to use SDF Plus effectively to
create user interfaces.

A Series Security Administration Guide
Form number: 8600 0973
This guide describes system-level security features and suggests how to use them. It
provides administrators with the information necessary to set and implement effective
security policy. This guide is written for system administrators, security administrators,
and those responsible for establishing and implementing security policy.

A Series Security Features Operations and
Programming Guide
Form number: 8600 0528
This guide describes the security features available to users and provides instructions
for their use. This guide is written for users who are responsible for maintaining the
security of their individual programs and data.

A Series SNA LU6.2 Service Manager Implementation
and Operations Guide
Form number: 3787 5457
This guide provides the instructions and detailed information required to install,
implement, and operate the A Series SNA LU6.2 (Logical Unit Type 6.2 protocol)
Service Manager software facility. This guide provides procedures required for routine
support of the LU6.2 Service Manager operations, as well as procedures required for

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technical support for U nisys A Series transaction programs (TPs) that use the LU6.2
Service Manager as the primary communications interface for SNA networks. This
guide also provides information on planning and managing a large BNA communications
network in which the LU6.2 Service Manager is installed.
This guide is for operations personnel who are responsible for routine support of LU6.2
Service Manager operations. It is also intended for network designers and system
administrators who plan and maintain large BNA communications networks that use
LU6.2 Service Manager.

A Series SNA LU6.2 Service Manager Programming
Guide
Form number: 3787 5465
This guide presents the information needed to design, code, and test a transaction
program (TP) using the SNA LU6.2 protocol. This guide deals specifically with the
communication functions required to conduct conversations and perform transaction
processing activities in an SNA LU6.2 environment.

A Series SNA LU6.2 Service Manager Programming
Reference Manual
Form number: 3787 5473
This manual provides reference information needed to design, code, and test a
transaction program (TP) using the SNA LU6.2 protocol. This manual provides detailed
information on verbs implemented in the LU6.2 Service Manager, the parameters used
with the LU6.2 Service Manager verbs, and return codes.

A Series SNA RJE Implementation and Operations
Guide
Form number: 1221406
This guide describes the interface between the U nisys A Series SNA RJE workstation
facility and an SNA host processor. This guide contains the instructions and detailed
information required to install, configure, and operate an A Series SNA RJE workstation
facility in an A Series BNA Version 2 CP 2000 or CPDLP network.

A Series SNA 3270 Terminal Emulator Implementation
and Administration Guide
Form number: 1221404

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This guide provides information needed to implement and administer the SNA 3270
terminal emulator that enables Unisys terminals to emulate an IBM 3270 series terminal
when connected to an IBM mainframe. The manual covers the two ways in which an
A Series system can be linked to an SNA network: through a DCDLp, or through a
CP 2000 or CPDLP.

A Series SNA 3270 Terminal Emulator Operations and
Programming Guide
Form number: 1221405
This guide provides information needed to operate the SNA 3270 terminal emulator
that is being used to emulate an IBM 3270 series terminal when connected to an IBM
mainframe. It also provides information needed by programmers writing programs for
systems that use the terminal emulator linked to an SNA network either through a
DCDLp, or through a CP 2000 or CPDLP.

A Series Software Documents Master Index
Form number: 8600 1542
This manual provides a convenient directory of information contained in A Series
software documentation. This manual is written for anyone who uses A Series software
documentation.

A Series Software Release Installation Guide
Form number: 8600 0981
This guide explains how to use the Simple Installation (SI) program to install a new
software release on an established A Series system. This guide also contains specific
installation instructions for the current Mark release. This guide is written for system
administrators, operators, and others responsible for the installation of a new software
release.

A Series SORT Language Programming Reference
Manual
Form number: 1169794
This manual describes the A Series SORT language. This manual is written for both
experienced application programmers and novice programmers.

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A Series System Administration Guide
Form number: 8600 0437
This guide provides the reader with information required to make decisions about
system configuration, peripheral configuration, file management, resource use, and other
matters related to system administration. This guide is written for users with some,
little, or no A Series experience who are responsible for making decisions about system
administration.

A Series System Architecture Reference Manual,
Volume 2
Form number: 5014954
This manual describes and defines the architecture used in A Series data processing
system products. It describes operating system concepts and requirements. It is written
for personnel developing programs to run on A Series systems.

A Series System Assistant Programming and
Operations Guide
Form number: 8600 0825
This guide describes the capabilities and uses of the System Assistant, a software
package that enables system administrators to effectively monitor system activities
and system state, and automate the response to system events. This guide is written
for system operators and experienced system administrators with some programming
experience.

A Series System Commands Operations Reference
Manual
Form number: 8600 0395
This manual gives a complete description of the system commands used to control
system resources and work flow. This manual is written for systems operators and
administrators.

A Series System Configuration Guide
Form number: 8600 0445
This guide describes how to organize a complex computer system into different hardware
configurations. It also describes the steps required to dynamically change the system

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from one configuration to another. This guide is written for experienced system
administrators and system operators.

A Series System Management Facility II (SMFII) Query
Operations Guide
Form number: 78311867
This guide explains how to inquire about information stored in a SMFII database. This
guide is written for system administrators and operators.

A Series System Management Facility II (SMFII)
Resource Management Operations Reference Manual
Form number: 78311628
This manual provides information about SMFII, which can collect data about system
performance through real-time sampling and through analysis of the system SUMLOG
files. This manual is written for system operators responsible for collecting the data, and
system administrators who analyze the data.

A Series System Messages Support Reference Manual
Form number: 8600 0429
This manual presents operating system messages and explains the most likely cause of
each message and the most effective response. This manual is written for operators and
programmers responsible for the operation of A Series systems, and for the resolution of
error conditions on those systems.

A Series System Operations Guide
Form number: 8600 0387
This guide describes the basic concepts and procedures required to operate Micro A
through A 6 systems and, more generally, all A Series systems. This guide is written for
A Series operators, especially those with little or no experience.

A Series System Software Installation Guide,
Volume 1: A 9
Form number: 1169695

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This guide describes the initial installation steps and the SOFTCON commands used
during initialization. It also provides information on troubleshooting, hardware
components, and compatibility with other systems. This guide is written for personnel
installing the system software on the A 9 system.

A Series System Software Installation Guide,
Volume 1: A 10
Form number: 1169935
This guide describes the initial installation steps necessary to bring the system to
an MCP idle condition. It also provides information on SOFTCON commands,
troubleshooting, and the hardware components of the system. This guide is written for
personnel installing the system software on the A 10 system.

A Series System Software Installation Guide,
Volume 2: System Initialization
Form number: 1170263
This guide provides the step-by-step system initialization procedures for most A Series
Entry and Medium Systems. This guide is written for installation managers, support
analysts, and operators.

A Series System Software Support Reference Manual
Form number: 8600 0478
This manual describes facilities used for system monitoring and debugging: BARS,
DCAUDITOR, DCSTATUS, DUMPANALYZER, HARDCOPY/PRINTCOPY, HDU
System Balancing, LOGANALYZER, LOGGER, Peripheral Test Driver (PTD),
REPORT_LOG_ENTRIES, STATUS_CHANGE_REQUEST, SUMLOG, and System
Stability Reporting. This manual is written for system support personnel and operators.

A Series System Software Utilities Operations
Reference Manual
Form number: 8600 0460
This manual provides information on the system utilities CARDLINE , COMPARE,
DUMPALL, FILECOPY, FILEDATA, INTERACTIVEXREF, PATCH, and
XREFANALYZER. It also provides information on Indexed Sequential Access Method
(ISAM), KEYEDIO, libraries, mathematical functions, the RLTABLEGEN program, and
the SORT facility. This manual is written for applications programmers and operators.

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A Series Systems Functional Overview
Form number: 8600 0353
This manual presents an overview of the A Series systems and serves as a central source
of information for these systems. This overview is written for both new and experienced
users of A Series systems, and for anyone wanting an introduction to these systems.

A Series SYSTEMSTATUS Programming Reference
Manual
Form number: 8600 0452
This manual documents the SYSTEMSTATUS intrinsic of the master control program
(MCP). The SYSTEMSTATUS intrinsic provides information that can be used to
efficiently monitor the performance of a running system. This manual is written for
systems programmers.

A Series Task Attributes Programming Reference
Manual
Form number: 8600 0502
This manual describes all the task attributes available on A Series systems. It also gives
examples of statements for reading and assigning task attributes in various programming
languages. The A Series Task Management Programming Guide is a companion
manual.

A Series Task Management Programming Guide
Form number: 8600 0494
This guide explains how to initiate, monitor, and control processes on an A Series system.
It describes process structures and process family relationships, introduces the uses of

many task attributes, and gives an overview of interprocess communication techniques.
The A Series Task Attributes Programming Reference Manual is a companion manual.

A Series TCP/IP Implementation Guide
Form number: 1225377
This guide presents the information needed to implement TCPlIP software in a basic
A Series BNA Version 2 network. This guide also describes related features and
dependencies, such as Host Services features supported by TCPlIP and interfaces to the
Ethernet local Area network (LAN), and X.25 wide area network (WAN) provided by the
CP 2000 communications processor.
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A Series Work Flow Language (WFL) Programming
Reference Manual
Form number: 8600 1047
This manual presents the complete syntax and semantics of WFL. WFL is used to
construct jobs that compile or run programs written in other languages and that perform
library maintenance such as copying files. This manual is written for individuals who
have some experience with programming in a block-structured language such as ALGOL
and who know how to create and edit files using CANDE or the Editor.

A Series X.2S MCS Operations and Programming
Reference Manual
Form number: 8600 0577
This reference manual describes how to use the X.25 message control system (MCS)
to interface with packet-switched data networks (PSDN s) that use the X.25 protocol
recommended by the Consultative Committee on International Telegraphy and
Telephony (CCITT). This manual describes the operations necessary for network data
transfer and the functions available for application programming. The manual is written
for system administrators, system programmers, and application programmers.

A SeriesN Series LINC II Administration & Operations
Guide
Form number: 3943 4451
This guide explains how to generate and operate LINC II systems and reports, and
provides information for general administration of LINC II system operations.

A SeriesN Series LINC II Customizer Programming
Guide
Form number: 3943 4378
This guide describes how to customize LINC system specifications supplied from another
host.

A SeriesN Series LI NC II Development Operations
Guide
Form number: 3943 4444

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This guide describes the LINC Development Environment that is used to create and
maintain user information systems.

A SeriesN Series LI NC II Network Implementation
Guide
Form number: 1220320
This guide describes how to define and generate a LINC Network.

A SeriesN Series LI NC II Programming Reference
Handbook
Form number: 3943 4360
This handbook summarizes the syntax for commands used in the LINC development
environment and the commands of the LINC Definition Language. It also lists LINC
system data items and data attributes.

A SeriesN Series LINC II Programming Reference
Manual
Fornl number: 3943 4485
This manual provides reference material for the definition of a LINC Specification.

A SeriesN Series LI NC II Workstation Operations
Guide
Form number: 3943 4436
This guide explains how to install and operate workstations in a LINC II environment.

A SeriesN Series System Software Documentation
CD-ROM Library Operations Guide
Form number: 4127 0117
This guide describes how to search A Series or V Series documentation found on
CD-ROM. This guide is written for anyone that wants to access information about how to
use A Series or V Series systems from CD-ROM.

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B 1000 Series On-line Data Entry System (ODESY)
Terminal Operator's Manual
Form number: 1131851
This manual describes ODESY, an online data entry and verification system, and gives
instruction on how to use it.

B 1000 Series to A Series Progression Guide
Form number: 8600 0619
This guide discusses the differences between B 1000 and A Series systems, describes
common progression problems, provides solutions to progression problems, and gives
general information for handling the overall progression process. This guide is written
for system administrators or system programmers who have a thorough understanding
of B 1000 systems, and who are familiar with data processing concepts and terminology.

B 5000/B 6000/B 7000 Series CANOE Reference
Card
Form number: 5014533
This card provides a brief description of the syntax of the CANDE commands. This card
is written as a quick reference for individuals who use CANDE commands in their daily
work routine.

B 5000/B 6000/B 7000 Series GEMCOS Reference
Card
Form number: 1154499
This card provides a brief description of the syntax of the GEMCOS commands. This
card is a quick reference for individuals who create and maintain GEMCOS programs.

BNA Version 2 Library Overview Reference Card
Form number: 3787 5416
This reference card provides an overview of the major tasks described in each of the
documents in the BNA Version 2 customer documentation library and the order in which
the documents should be read.

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BNA Version 2 Master Index Reference Handbook
Form number: 3787 5390
This handbook provides a global index to the customer documentation for BNA Version 2
products, including CP 2000, CPDLp, NAU, NCF, OSI, TCP/IP, and SNA products.
This document has been revised to include A Series OSI index entries and associated
documentation.

BNA Version 2 Memory Dump Analyzer Status Codes
Support Reference Manual
Form number: 1222729
This manual describes in reference format the halt codes, event codes, map and space
analysis tags, originator IDs, and process codes that can appear in CP 2000, ICp, and
CPDLP dump analysis listings.

BNA Version 2 Network Attributes Data Dictionary
Form number: 3787 5382
This dictionary provides in reference format BNA Version 2 network attributes. The
term attributes in this dictionary denotes data communications characteristics defined
for the network and each component in the network. This manual defines basic BNA
attributes as well as CP 2000/CPDLP SNA PUT2, CP 2000 SNA PUT5, NCF, OSI, and
TCP/IP attributes.
This document has been revised to include definitions· for A Series OSI attributes.

BNA Version 2 Network Capabilities Overview
Form number: 37875440
This overview describes the capabilities, features, and benefits of each of the U nisys
hardware and software products in a BNA Version 2 network. This document includes
A Series Opens System Interconnection (OSI) information.

BNA Version 2 Network Encoded Messages
Programming Reference Manual, Volumes 1 and 2
Form number: 3787 7529

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This manual provides in reference format the encoded formats of BNA Operations
Interface Messages (OIMs). These encoded messages can be used by user program
agents. This manual describes the encoded formats of basic BNA OIMs as well as
CP 2000/CPDLP SNA PUT2, CP 2000 SNA PUT5, NCF, OSI, and TCP/IP OIMs.

BNA Version 2 Operations Reference Manual,
Volume 3: Reports, Log Messages, and Error Messages
Form number: 3787 7552
This manual presents in reference format BNA Operations Interface (01) reports,
log messages, and error messages. This volume provides syntactic descriptions of
each report and log message and provides, where appropriate, a description for such
messages. This manual also describes syntax elements and lists valid values for each.
This manual describes the English text formats of basic BNA reports, log messages,
and error messages as well as NCF, OSI, and TCP/IP reports, log messages, and error
messages. Attribute definitions are provided in the BNA Version 2 Network Attributes
Data Dictionary.
CP 2000/CPDLP SNA PUT2 and CP 2000 SNA PUT5 reports, log messages, and error
messages are described in the CP 2000/CPDLP SNA PUT2 Operations Reference
Manual and in the CP 2000 SNA PUT5 Operations Reference Manual, respectively.
This manual has been revised to include A Series OSI reports, log messages, and error
messages.

BNA Version 2 Operations Reference Manual,
Volumes 1 and 2: Commands and Inquiries
Form number: 3787 7511
This manual describes in reference format BNA Operations interface (01) commands.
This manual provides semantic and syntactic descriptions of each 01 command and
associated responses. This manual also describes syntax elements and lists valid values
for each. This manual describes the English text formats of basic BNA commands as well
as NCF, OSI, and TCP/IP commands. Attribute definitions are provided in the BNA
'Version 2 Network Attributes Data Dictionary.
CP 2000/CPDLP SNA PUT2 and CP 2000 SNA PUT5 commands are described in the
CP 2000/CPDLP SNA PUT2 Operations Reference Manual and the CP 2000 SNA PUT5
Operations Reference Manual respectively.
This document has been revised to include A Series OSI commands and inquiries.

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BTOS Business Graphics Package (BGP) Operation and
Programming Guide
Form nwnber: 1188133
This manual describes how to create nwnerous charts and graphs for business
communications.

BTOS Data Transfer System (BTOS DTS) Operations
and Programming Guide
Form nwnber: 1195229
This guide explains how to use the various features of DTS in the BTOS environment.
It contains step-by-step instructions for creating, modifying, and deleting transfer
definitions. It also gives the procedures for running, terminating, pausing, and restarting
transfers.
This guide is intended for operators who run transfers and programmers who install and
maintain the system.

BTOS Multiplan Operations Guide
Form nwnber: 5022197
This manual explains all features, commands, and functions in the Multiplan software,
including all screen elements and the use of keyboards.

BTOS Online Approach Static I nformation System
(OASIS) Operations Guide
Form nwnber: 1185287
This guide describes how to use OASIS to create and retrieve online information in a
workstation environment. It also presents information for application programmers who
want their programs to interface with OASIS. This guide is written for both novice users
and application programmers.

Burroughs Network Architecture (BNA) Architectural
Description Operating and Programming Reference
Manual, Volume 1
Form nwnber: 1132172

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This manual presents an architectural description of BNA. It is intended to be used
in conjunction with the BNA Version 2 Operations Reference Manual, Volume 1:
Commands and Inquiries, the BNA Version 2 Operations Reference Manual, Volume
2: Reports, Log Messages, and Error Messages, and with the BNA implementation
documentation for the specific A Series system with which you are involved. This
manual is intended for system operators, application programmers, network planners,
operations supervisors, and network system programmers.

820 Systems Executive WRITEone Word Processing
Reference Manual
Form number: 1162997
This manual describes how to manage documents, enter and edit text, format pages, and
print files.

Capacity Management Facility Snapshot
(CMF.Snapshot) End Use Guide
Form number: 7830 7378
This guide describes the Capacity Management Facility (CMF.Snapshot) used to perform
capacity management tasks on as 1100 and A Series hosts. You can use a personal
computer to display or print the data as a table or graph. The guide is written for
capacity planners, performance analysts, and technical managers.

Communications Processor Local Area Network
(CPLAN) Planning Guide
Form number: 1225371
This guide provides hardware planning information for implementing a CPLAN. This
guide presents information for interconnecting BNA Version 2 nodes in a local area
network. This guide describes configuration restrictions, hardware and software
requirements, and guidelines for preparing a CPLAN installation.

CP 2000 SNA PUT2/PUTS and CPDLP PUT2 User
Program Interface (UPI) Programming Guide
Form nttmber: 1203585
This guide describes how to use PUT2/PUT5 UPI to communicate with other application
programs in an SNA network.

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CP 2000 SNA PUTS Operations Reference Manual
Form number: 1225442
This manual describes in reference format the English text formats of the CP 2000
SNA PUT5 commands, reports, log messages, and error messages for the SNA PUT5
Operations Interface (01). The 01 is a set of messages that control and monitor SNA
PUT5 software. Both semantic and syntactic descriptions are provided for each aIM.
Attribute definitions are provided in the BNA Version 2 Network Attributes Data
Dictionary. Encoded formats are provided for each aIM in the BNA Version 2 Network
Encoded Messages Programming Reference Manual, Volumes 1 and 2.

CP 2000/CPDLP Custom Protocol Programming Guide
Form number: 1222730
This guide provides information and procedures necessary for writing custom protocols
for use in the CP 2000 communications processor and the Communications Processor
Data Link Processor (CPDLP). Custom protocols enable you to attach devices to the
CP 2000 or CPDLP that cannot be attached effectively by standard protocols. In this
way, the CP 2000 or CPDLP can provide data communications for nonstandard devices in
a BNA Version 2 network.

CP 2000/CPDLP SNA PUT2 Operations Reference
Manual
Form number: 1225445
This manual describes in reference format the English text formats of CP 2000/CPDLP
SNA PUT2 commands, reports, log messages, and error messages for the SNA PUT2
Operations Interface (01). The 01 is a set of messages that control and monitor SNA
PUT2 software. Both semantic and syntactic descriptions are provided for each aIM.
Attribute definitions are provided in the BNA Version 2 Network Attributes Data
Dictionary. Encoded formats are provided for each aIM in the BNA Version 2 Network
Encoded Messages Programming Reference Manual.

DOS Data Transfer System (DOS DTS) Operations and
Programming Guide
Form number: 1185345
This guide explains how to use the various features of DTS in the DOS environment.
It contains step-by-step instructions for creating, modifying, and deleting transfer
definitions. It also gives the procedures for running, terminating, pausing, and restarting

transfers.

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This guide is intended for operators who run transfers and programmers who install and
maintain the system.

LI NC II Executive Overview
Form number: 4124 1233
This document gives an overview of LINe II for executives.

LINC II Run Time Transfer Operations Guide
Form number: 3943 4428
This document describes the procedures for transferring LINe II information systems to
and from other hosts.

LINC II Technical Overview
Form number: 4124 1241
This document gives a technical overview of LINe II.

Personal Workstation 2 Data Transfer System (DTS)
Installation and Configuration Guide
Form number: 8600 0890
This guide explains how to install and configure DTS on a workstation running under the
MS-DOS@, OS/2, or BTOS II operating system. It is written for system administrators,
analysts, or programmers who are responsible for installing, configuring, and managing
disk or printer resources.

Personal Workstation 2 Data Transfer System (DTS)
Operations Guide, Volume 1: Simple Transfers
Form number: 8600 0908
This guide explains how to write simple transfer definitions and how to use the virtual
disk and virtual printer capabilities. It also explains how to run data transfers between
Unisys A Series hosts and workstations running under the MS-DOS, OS/2, or BTOS II
operating system. This guide is written for all users of DTS systems.

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Personal Workstation 2 Data Transfer System (DTS)
Operations Guide, Volume 2: Advanced Operations
Form number: 8600 0916
This guide explains how to write complex data transfers that make use of data extraction
and selection. This guide also provides technical information about virtual disks, virtual
printers, and the DTS and BDRIVE application program interfaces, and compatible file
types and data types. This guide is written for advanced users and programmers who
are familiar with DTS.

Personal Workstation 2 Data Transfer System (DTS)
System Messages Support Reference Manual
Form number: 8600 0924
This manual explains all DTS workstation and host messages except those that confirm
successful operations and those that are explained sufficiently online. It describes the
cause of each message and suggests an appropriate user response to each message. This
manual is written for all users of DTS.

Personal Workstation 2 InfoExec Semantic Information
Manager (SIM) Design Assistant (SDA) Operations
Guide
Form number: 8600 0585
This guide describes the Semantic Information Manager (SIM) Design Assistant (SDA),
which is used to design, browse, and maintain SIM databases. It contains information on
operating SDA, including descriptions and explanations of views, forms, and menus. This
guide is written for anyone who designs, updates, or views SIM database schemas.

REPORTER III Reference Card
Form number: 1177318
This reference card provides a quick reference to the statement syntax of the
REPORTER III language and its reserved words.

REPORTER III Report Language Operations Guide
Form number: 1177185
This guide describes the report language of the Report Writer III (REPORTER III)
system. It is written for all users of the Report language.
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REPORTER III Vocabulary Language Operations Guide
Form number: 1177177
This guide describes the vocabulary language of the Report Writer III (REPORTER III)
system. It is written for the first-time or occasional vocabulary language user, but is a
useful reference for more experienced users.

Workstations Extended Graphics Terminal (EGT)
Operations Guide
Form number: 1203692
This guide describes a terminal emulator that provides for extended X3.64 terminal
control sequences as well as emulation of Tektronix 4014 graphics capabilities.

Workstations InfoExec Workstation Query Facility
(WQF) Operations Guide
Form number: 1185279
This guide describes how to use WQF to query the structure or contents of an InfoExec
database or to modify the data in the database. This guide is written for casual,
infrequent users as well as expert users such as database analysts and administrators.

Workstations INFOVIEW II Operations Guide
Form number: 1210978
This guide describes the concepts and features of the INFOVIEW environment.

Workstations INFOVIEW II Programming Reference
Manual
Form number: 1210895
This manual defines the concepts and procedures for developing an application for
INFOVIEW II.

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A
access
(1) To perform an action on an object. Possible actions depend on the type of object;
for example, interrogating or assigning a value to a variable, reading from or writing to
a file, or invoking a procedure. (2) In Data Management System IT (DMSID, a logical
index structure that defines the physical ordering of records in direct, ordered, and
random data sets. An access functions like a set, but no physical file is associated with an
access. (3) In the Semantic Information Manager (SIM), a feature that allows a window
to be defined to a set of data within a SIM database and to a set of data manipulation
operations that are allowed on the data within that window. The combined use of
accesses and permissions in a SIM database schema provides logical database security.

Action field
A field that appears on a form or screen and begins with the prompt Action:. The
user enters the desired action for execution between the indicators to the right of this
prompt.
action line
The location on a screen where the Action field appears.
action list
A list containing the names of the screen actions available on a given screen. The action
list usually appears just below the action line.
adapter
A hardware unit that connects a data" communications line to a line support
processor (LSP). An LSP can have up to 16 adapters, numbered from 0 to 15. A data
communications data link. processor (DCDLP) has four adapters, numbered from 0 to 3.

ADM
See automatic display mode.

algorithm
(1) A sequence of instructions describing the steps needed to complete a particular task.
(2) In Network Definition Language IT (NDLIT), the part of a program that contains
the adapter control and line control processes for one type of line and specifies the line
protocol for that type of line.

ANSI
American National Standards Institute. A nongovernmental, nonprofit organization that
is the central body for coordinating voluntary standards in the United States. ANSI also
serves as the United States member of the International Standards Organization (ISO).

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ASCII
American Standard Code for Information Interchange. A standard 7-bit or 8-bit
information code used to represent alphanumeric characters, control characters, and
graphic characters on a computer system.
automatic display mode (ADM)
A display mode that can be initiated at an operator display terminal (ODT) through the
use of the ADM (automatic display mode) system command. In this mode, various types
of information about the system are displayed at regular intervals.

B
backup

To copy information to a disk or a tape to provide a means of restoring the information
on the system as required.
backup file
(1) A printer or punch file assigned to a backup peripheral for subsequent output.
The default backup peripheral is a disk. (2) A copy of a file that is stored offline so
that it can be copied back onto the system if the original file becomes corrupted or
inaccessible. (3) A copy of a file on a cataloging system that has been saved with one of
the following Work Flow Language (WFL) statements: COpy & BACKUP, ARCHNE
DIFFERENTIAL, ARCHNE FULL, ARCHNE INCREMENTAL, or ARCHNE
ROLLOUT.

Basic Input/Output Subsystem (BIOS)
A set of services supplied with the IBM PC and compatible microcomputers that permits
operation of hardware peripheral devices. The BIOS provides a common view of the
hardware and acts as an intermediary between all software programs (including the
operating system) and hardware devices, such as the keyboard, the display, the disk
drives, and devices connected to any parallel ports.
batch file

(1) In the Interactive Datacomm Configurator (IDC), a file that contains commands in
command language syntax. (2) In the Communications Management System (COMS), a
file that contains commands to be executed by the COMS Utility program.

BCL
See Burroughs Common Language.

binding

(1) The process of combining one or more separately compiled subprogram object code
files with a host object code file to produce a single object code file. This process is
performed by the Binder program. (2) The process by which distinct occurrences of a
name in a query are made to refer to the same instance of a reference variable during
execution of the query.
BIOS
See Basic Input/Output Subsystem.

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book
See help book.

Burroughs Common Language (BCL)
An obsolete code using 6-bit character representation.

c
cache memory
A mechanism interposed in the memory hierarchy between main memory and the
central processing unit (CPU) to improve memory transfer rates and, hence, increase
processor speeds.
CCITr
See Consultative Committee on International Telegraphy and Telephony.

CD-ROM
Compact disc read-only memory. A high-density read-only storage medium. The data is
stored on a removable polycarbonate disk, and is read by a laser beam.

central processing unit (CPU)
The computer hardware unit that controls and executes the instructions contained in
object code files.
communications processor local area network (CPLAN)
In BNA Version 2, a cable and associated connections that can be used to hook the
CP2000s at a site with the A Series hosts equipped with integrated communications
processors (lCPs).
configuration
(1) A description of selected hardware or software options or capabilities. (2) A
set of hardware resources in an installed system. In particular, a configuration is a
representation of the devices in the I/O subsystem and memory subsystem. (3) In
the Interactive Datacomm Configurator (IDC), the logical representation of a data
communications network.
configuration file
(1) A table that contains the configuration of a system. The configuration table is stored
in the disk directory of the halt/load family. (2) For the SYSTEM/CONFIGURATOR
utility, a file that lists and describes the hardware resources and selected software
information that make up a configuration. The configuration file can contain descriptions
of several different hardware and software configurations for a system. (3) In X.25, a
file that is constructed by the user and that contains static information for the specified
data terminal equipment (DTE) addresses. (4) In the Communications Management
System (COMS), a file that contains descriptions of the tables defined through the
COMS Utility program. These tables contain information on message routing, security,
dynamic program control, and synchronized recovery. This file is also referred to as the
COMSCFILE.

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Consultative Committee on International Telegraphy and Telephony (CCIT!')
An advisory committee established under the United Nations to recommend worldwide
standards. This committee established X.25 as the standard interface between data
terminal equipment (DTE) and data circuit terminating equipment (DCE) operating in
the packet mode for packet-switched data networks (PSDNs).
CP 2000
See CP 2000 communications processor.

CP 2000 communications processor
A data communications processor (DCP) that provides communications interfaces to local
area networks (LANs) and wide area networks (WANs), inc1udingBNA Version 2 and
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) networks. The CP 2000 also
provides connections to terminals controlled by BNA Version 2 software.
CPDLP
See communications processor data link processor.

CPLAN
See communications processor local area network.

CPU
See central processing unit.

D
DASDL
See Data and Structure Definition Language.

data circuit terminating equipment (DCE)
In X.25, the functional unit of a data station that establishes, maintains, and releases
a connection and provides the functions necessary for any code or signal conversion
between the data terminal equipment (DTE) and the data transmission line. A DCE can
be a separate piece of equipment. A DCE is the network supplier's equipment that can
serve several user installations and is the user's entry point to the network.
datacomm
See data communications.
data comm mode
(1) A mode of operation at an operator display terminal (ODT) in which interaction is
controlled by the Communications Management System (COMS). The operator can
use this mode to access COMS windows such as the Menu-Assisted Resource Control
(MARC) interface or the Command and Edit (CANDE) message control system (MCS).
(2) A method of operating at an operator display terminal (ODT) in which interaction is
controlled by the Communications Management System (COMS). Data comm mode
enables the operator to perform system functions without knowing the command syntax.
An ODT in data comm mode has access to the Menu-Assisted Resource Control (MARC)
interface, the Command and Edit (CANDE) message control system (MCS), and other
available COMS windows, and can be used as a remote terminal.

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data comm station
In BNA, a station connected to a network support processor (NSP) or data
communications data link processor (DCDLP) that is being used as a terminal.

data communications (data comm)
The transfer of data between a data source and a data sink (two computers, or a
computer and a terminal) by way of one or more data links, according to appropriate
protocols.

data communications controller (DCC)
The subset of the master control program (MCP) operating as a group of independent
tasks, each associated with one network support processor (NSP) or data
communications data link processor (DCDLP).

data communications data link processor (DCDLP)
A data communications processor (DCP) that combines the functions of a network
support processor (NSP) and a line support processor (LSP) into one physical data link
processor (DLP) and supports up to four lines of communication.

data communications processor (DCP)
A hardware component that was replaced by the network support processor (NSP).

data definition language (DDL)
A language used to describe data in a database.

data field
An area in a data record that contains one particular piece of information.

data link control (DLC)
In X.25, noninformation exchanges that set up, control, check, and terminate the
information exchanges between two stations on a data link.

data link processor (DLP)
A processor that serves as the system interface to a specific peripheral device, controller,
or communications network.

data manipulation language (DML)
A language used to write expressions that retrieve, store, delete, and update data in a
database.

data terminal equipment (DTE)
The functional unit of a data station that establishes, maintains, and releases a
connection and provides code and signal conversion between the data station and the
transmission line. A DTE can serve as a data source, a data sink, or both and can provide
for the data communications control functions to be performed in accordance with link
protocol. Packet-mode DTEs divide the data into packets. Non-packet-modeDTEs
require packet assemblers/disassemblers (PADs) to operate in an X.25 message control
system (MCS) environment.

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Data Transfer System (DTS)
A Unisys product that enables data transfer between workstations or personal
computers (pes) and U nisys mainframe computers. DTS also provides virtual disk and
virtual printer capabilities.
database (DB)
An integrated, centralized system of data files and program utilities designed to support
an application. The data sets and associated index structures are defined by a single
description. Ideally, all the permanent data pertinent to a particular application resides
in a single database. The database is considered a global entity that several applications
can access and update concurrently.
database management system (DBMS)
The software used to store, retrieve, update, report on, and protect data in a database.
DB
See database.

DBMS
See database management system.

DCC
See data communications controller.

DCDLP
See data communications data link processor.

DCE
See data circuit terminating equipment.

DCP
See data communications processor.

DDL
See data definition language.

DDTS
See DOS Data Transfer System.

disk
A random-access data storage device consisting of one or more circular platters that
contain information recorded in concentric circular paths called tracks. Data on a disk
are accessed by movable read/write heads. Some disks are removable. Synonym for disk
pack, pack.

disk drive
The device on which a disk is mounted. The disk drive has movable read/write heads
that access the data on the disk.

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disk drive controller
The device that controls the disk drive units and transfers information between the host
system and the disk drive units. On some systems, this device is also referred to as a
D-machine.

disk file
A file stored on a disk or disk pack.

disk operating system (DOS)
An operating system on a microcomputer, called a disk operating system because the
primary function of the earliest versions of microcomputer operating systems was to
manage files on magnetic disks.

distributed systems service (DSS)
One of a collection of services provided on U nisys hosts to support communications
across multihost networks. DSSs can be services such as file handling, station transfer,
and mail transfer.

DLC
See data link control.

DLP
See data link processor.

DML
See data manipulation language.

DOS
See disk operating system.

DOS Data Transfer System (DDTS)
A module of the Data Transfer System (DTS) that operates on a workstation such as the
B 25 or the IBM PC and provides most of the DTS functions. Both this module and
the DTSMF module on the mainframe (or a customized mainframe module) must be
initiated before a data transfer can proceed.

DSS
See distributed systems service.

DTE
See data terminal equipment.

DTS
See Data Transfer System.

DTSMF module
The module of the Data Transfer System (DTS) that runs on the mainframe. Both this
module and the DTSB20 module on the BTOS family of workstations must be initiated
before a data transfer can proceed. The two modules communicate with each other
through a data communications line.

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E
EBCDIC
Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code. An 8-bit code representing 256
graphic and control characters that are the native character set of most mainframe
systems.

EDCDLP
See enhanced data communications data link processor.

editor
ANetwork Definition Language II (NDLm program module that defines an input
process and an output process. These processes implement application-dependent
editing on the text portions of input and output messages according to the requirements
of specific terminal types.

enhanced data communications data link processor (EDCDLP)
A data communications processor (DCP) that combines the functions of a network
support processor (NSP) and a line support processor (LSP) into one physical data link
processor (DLP) and supports up to eight lines of communication. The EDCDLP is an
upgrade from the data communications data link processor (DCDLP); it has a faster
processor and a larger amount of usable random-access memory (RAM).

F
file attribute
An element that describes a characteristic of a file and provides information the system
needs to handle the file. Examples of file attributes are the file title, record size, number
of areas, and date of creation. For disk files, permanent file attribute values are stored in
the disk file header.

H
help
A method of operation in Menu-Assisted Resource Control (MARC) and similar
screen-based products in which help text is displayed by pressing the SPCFY (specify)
key on a selection or in a field, or by entering HELP or TEACH along with a keyword.

help book
A file of help text that is generated by the Help Utility. The help text is intended to
provide online information for users. The help book is accessed at run time when a user
presses the SPCFY (specify) key or enters HELP or TEACH along with a keyword.
HLI
See host language interface.

host language interface (HLI)
A programmatic interface that enables an application to directly access a separately
bundled software package, such as the Screen Design Facility (SDF), the

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Communications Management System (COMS), or the Semantic Information Manager
(SIM). An HLI is accessed through compiler language extensions for the hosting
application.

I
I/O subsystem
The hardware and software that manage all transfers of information between the
operating system and peripheral devices.
ICP
See integrated communications processor, intelligent communications processor.

INITfile
See network initialization file.

integrated communications processor (ICP)
In BNA Version 2, a data link processor (DLP) that handles a significant portion of
communications overhead. The ICP also provides a connection to the communications
processor local area network (CPLAN). At least one ICP for each A Series host is needed
to connect the host to a BNA Version 2 network.
intelligent communications processor (lCP)
A processor that multiplexes subchannels over a single cable to a packet-switched X.25
packet-switched data networ~ (PSDN).
Interactive Productivity (InterPro)
See InterPro.
International Standards Organization (ISO)
A division of the United Nations under which the Consultative Committee on
International Telegraphy and Telephony (CCITT) operates. The ISO was established in
1947 to promote the development of standards to facilitate international trade, and to
develop mutual cooperation in areas of intellectual, scientific, technological, and economic
activity.
InterPro
Interactive Productivity. A family of U nisys software facilities used to create new
products and enhance existing products.
ISO
See International Standards Organization.

L
LAN
See local area network.

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library

(1) A collection of one or more named routines or library objects that are stored in a file
and can be accessed by other programs. (2) A program that exports objects for use by
user programs.
line support processor (LSP)
The data communications subsystem processor that manages communication with the
host and initiates processes that control the input of messages to and the output of
messages from data communications lines.
local area network (LAN)
A network that enables high-speed communications among various devices within a
relatively small area.
LSP
See line support processor.

M
master control program (MCP)
The central program of the A Series operating system. The term applies to any master
control program that U nisys may release for A Series systems.
MCP
See master control program.

MCS
See message control system.

Memory Disk
A Unisys software feature that enables the use of memory as if it were a disk unit and
provides file access with extremely high data-transfer rates and relatively little access
time.
message control system (MCS)
(1) A program that controls the flow of messages between terminals, application
programs, and the operating system. MCS functions can include message routing, access
control, audit and recovery, system management, and message formatting. (2) In X.25, a
program that acts as an interface between the application and the Network Definition
Language II (NDLII) and handIes such functions as routing, security, auditing, and
changes in the network.

N
network information file (NIF)
See network information file II.
network information file II (NIFII)
The file generated when a Network Definition Language II (NDLII) program is compiled.
This file contains line support processor (LSP) and network support processor (NSP)

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code, data structures, and other information. A NIFII is also generally referred to as a
network information file (NIF).

network initialization file
A file that provides network configuration information to individual nodes, which enables
the nodes to initialize themselves into a complete network by communicating with each
other. This file is also referred to as the INIT file or NETINIT file.
Network Services
In BNA, the component responsible for formatting, routing, and transmitting messages.
In BNA Version 1, Network Services is divided into components at three logical levels:
the Port Level, the Router Level, and the Station Level. In BNA Version 2, Network
Services is also divided into components at three logical levels: the Port Level, the
Network Layer (which includes routing), and the Link Layer (plus its companion
Physical Layer). Network Services is under the control of the network services manager
(NSM).
network support processor (NSP)
A data communications SUbsystem processor that controls the interface between a host
system and the data communications peripherals. The NSP executes the code generated
by the Network Definition Language II (NDLII) compiler for line control and editor
procedures. An NSP can also control line support processors (LSPs).

NIF
Network information file. See network information file II.

NIFII
See network information file II.

NSP
See network support processor.

o
Object Definition Language (ODL)
The language used to define the structure and behavior of data in a Semantic
Information Manager (SIM) database. ODL is used to construct schemas for creating
new SIM databases and for changing the definition of existing SIM databases.
Object Manipulation Language (OML)
The language used to write expressions that retrieve, store, and update data in a
Semantic Information Manager (SIM) database.
ODL
See Object Definition Language.

ODT
See operator display terminal.
01

See Operator Interface.

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OIM
See Operator Interface Message.

OML
See Object Manipulation Language.

Open Systems Interconnection (OSI)
A set of data communications standards defined by the International Organization for
Standardization (ISO) that provide for communications between different types of
computer systems. The application services defined under OSI include File Transfer,
Access, and Management (FTAM) and the Message Handling System (MHS).
operator display terminal (ODT)
(1) A terminal or other device that is connected to the system in such a way that it can
communicate directly with the operating system. The ODT allows operations personnel
to accomplish system operations functions through either of two operating modes:
system command mode or data comm mode. (2) The name given to the system control
terminal (SCT) when it is used as an ODT.
Operator Interface (01)
BNA software that you can use to control your network. The 01 provides commands and
inquiries you can issue, responses to these commands, and network reports.
Operator Interface Message (OIM)
A message that consists ofBNA 01 commands (including inquiries), responses, and
reports that enable you to control and monitor BNA activity.
OSI
See Open Systems Interconnection.

p
packet-switched data network (PSDN)
A data communication network that transmits data by dividing messages into units
(packets), transmitting the packets separately to their destinations, and reassembling
the message at the receiving end.
peripheral test driver (PTD)
A module of the master control program (MCP) that executes maintenance tests for
peripheral devices.
physical unit type 2 (PUT2)
A peripheral node with cluster controller capabilities for associated devices that provides
users access to the network or performs services for users. It can attach only to a
subarea node. A PUT2 also communicates with network addressable units at adjacent
PUT2.1 nodes.
physical unit type 5 (PUT5)
A subarea node with SSCP capabilities.

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PL/I

Programming Language I. A high-level, structured programming language designed
primarily for scientific and commercial use.

print system
A software system used to control when, where, and how printer backup files are
printed.
privileged user
A user with the PU usercode attribute assigned to his or her usercode in the
USERDATAFILE. No file-access security checking is normally performed for actions
taken under a usercode with privileged status.
PSDN

See packet-switched data network.
PTD

See peripheral test driver.
PUT2

See physical unit type 2 (PUT2).
PUT5

See physical unit type 5 (PUT5).

R
RAM
See random-access memory.

random-access memory (RAM)
A type of memory that allows the reading and writing of a memory cell without regard
to the location of the preceding read or write operation on the memory. An important
characteristic of RAM is that it is volatile; that is, the data stored in it remains there only
as long as the computer is not turned off or rebooted.
read-only memory (ROM)
A type of memory that can be read, but cannot be written to or altered.
remote job entry (RJE)
A Unisys message control system (MCS) that allowsjobs, data, and control commands to
be sent to a central system from a remote card reader; RJE also allows output of data
from the central system to be sent to remote peripherals.
resource management module (RMM)
A hardware module that interfaces with the I/O subsystem and schedules tasks on the
E-mode processor (EMP) by way of a message protocol.
RJE

See remote job entry.

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RMM
See resource management module.

ROM
See read-only memory.

s
SCSI
See small-computer system interface.

SCT
See system control terminal.

small-computer system interface (SCSI)
An interface adopted by the computer industry as a standard that allows the connection
of low-cost peripherals to computer systems.
system control terminal (SCT)
(1) A terminal or other device that is connected to the system in such a way that it
can communicate directly with the maintenance processor. An SCT can operate in
maintenance mode or in operator display terminal (ODT) mode. On some systems, the
SCT also provides a remote support mode. (2) A terminal used to enter information.
An SCT can be used three ways: as an operator display terminal (ODT) to interface
with the operating system, as a maintenance display terminal (MDT) to interface with
the maintenance subsystem, or as a remote display terminal (RDT) to interface with
remote support. The windows providing these uses are available once the automatic
initialization sequence has finished.
SYSTEMUSER
(1) A type of user status that allows the user access to BNA network commands and
to system commands through Menu-Assisted Resource Control (MARC) and through
the BNA operator display terminal (ODT) distributed systems services (DSSs).
However, the following are two exceptions to this access: system primitive commands
and those commands reserved for users with security-administrator status when that
status is authorized. SYSTEMUSER status is granted to a usercode by making the
SYSTEMUSER attribute TRUE for the usercode in the USERDATAFILE. (2) A user
with SYSTEMUSER status.

T
Telnet
An application-level protocol that logically connects a station to a remote host so that the
station appears to be directly connected to that remote host.

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u
usercode
An identification code used to establish user identity and control security, and to provide
for segregation of files. U sercodes can be applied to every task, job, session, and file on
the system. A valid usercode is identified by an entry in the USERDATAFILE.

v
virtual disk
In the Data Transfer System (DTS), a feature that permits a file on the host system
to be assigned as a personal computer (PC) disk drive. Once assigned, a virtual disk
appears to the PC user to be a disk drive that is physically attached to the PC.
virtual memory
A system technique that treats disk storage space as an extension of main memory,
giving the appearance of a larger main memory than actually exists.
virtual printer
In the Data Transfer System (DTS), a host printer that can be accessed by the personal
computer (PC) user as if it were physically attached to the workstation.

w
WAN
See wide area network.

wide area network (WAN)
A network that enables communications among various devices spread over a large area
(for example, devices located in different cities).

x
X.25

A recommendation by the Consultative Committee on International Telegraphy and
Telephony (CCITT) that specifies the interface between user data terminal equipment
(DTE) and packet switching data circuit terminating equipment (DCE).

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A
A Series products and features
architecture, 3-33
BNA Version 1
distributed systems service (DSS), 3-17
DMSII databases in the InfoExec
environment, 3-5
end-user features in CANDE, 3-14
GEMCOS, 3-14
I/O features, 3-33
MARC menus for operations, 3-24
printing utilities, 3-29
process management, 3-24
remote job entry (RJE), 3-14
security features, 3-33, 3-39
specialized program development utilities,
3-32
support utilities, 3-25
system commands, 3-24
WFL commands, 3-24
windowing interface to the mainframe,
3-41
A SeriesN Series LINC II
administering, 5-38
developing, 5-38
implementing the network, 5-39
installing, 3-32
operating, 3-32, 5-38

A 17 system
operating, 5-2
A 17 system console
operating, 5-2
A 5 system
operating, 5-1
A 9 system
installing system software, 5-35
access control
using on BNA, 3-18
adapter 1 board
installing, 5-24
ADM, (See automatic display mode (ADM))
administrative functions, 3-2
Advanced Data Dictionary System (ADDS)
documents, 4-1
operating, 5-16
ALGOL
documents, 4-1
progranurWng
basic.implementation, 5-2
product interfaces, 5-2
Test and Debug System (TADS), 5-3
APLB, 4-2, 5-3
automatic display mode (ADM), 4-2

progranurWn~5-38,5-39

workstation
operating, 5-39
A 1-A 6 systems
installing, 5-1
A 10 system
installing system software, 5-36
A 12 system
operating, 5-1
A 15 system
operating, 5-2
A 16 system
operating, 5-2
progranurWng, 5-2
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B 5000/B 6000/B 7000 Series
CANDE, 5-40
GEMCOS, 5-40
B 1000 Series to A Series progression, 5-40
Backup Processor utility
documents, 4-2
BARS utility, 5-36
documents, 4-3
BASIC, 4-3,5-3
Binder
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documents, 4-3
progrannr.Ung,5-3
binding separate programs together, 3-30
BNA architectural
description, 5-43
BNA Version 1
architecture, 3-17
automating operations, 3-18
configuring, 3-3
documents, 4-4
operating, 5-3
program agent progrannr.Ung, 5-4
BNA Version 2
automating operations, 3-19
capabilities, 5-41
configuring, 3-19
documentation master index, 5-41
documents, 4-4
encoded messages programming, 5-41
error messages, 5-42
evaluating for purchase, 3-18
installing, 3-19
library overview, 5-40
log messages, 5-42
memory dump analysis
status codes, 5-41
Network Attributes
data dictionary, 5-41
Network Software
implementation planning, 5-4
operating, 3-19,5-4
operations
commands, 5-42
inquiries, 5-42
reports, 5-42
User Program Agent
progrannr.Ung,5-4
BTA370 Migration Aids, 4-6
BTOS
Business Graphics Package, 5-43
Data Transfer System (BTOS DTS)
operating, 5-43
programming, 5-43
documents, 4-6
Multiplan, 5-43
Online Approach Static Information
System (OASIS)
operating, 5-43
B20
documents, 5-44
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c
C

progrannr.Ung,5-5
CANDE, (See Command and Edit
(CANDE))
Capacity Management Facility.Disk, 4-7
operating, 5-5
Capacity Management Facility.Snapshot
(CMF.Snapshot)
documents, 4-8
operating, 5-44
CARD LINE utility
documents, 4-8
CD-ROM Library, 2-14
CMF.Snapshot, (See Capacity Management
Facility.Snapshot (CMF.Snapshot))
COBOL ANSI -68
documents, 4-9
programming, 5-6
COBOL ANSI-74
basic implementation, 5-6
documents, 4-9
product interfaces, 5-6
Test and Debug System (TADS), 5-6
COBOL ANSI-85
documents, 4-9
programming, 5-7
Command and Edit (CANDE), 4-7
configuring, 3-3, 5-5
operating, 5-5
Communications Management System
(CaMS), 4-10
capabilities, 5-7
configuring, 3-3, 3-13,5-7
documents, 4-10
index, 5-7
evaluating for purchase, 3-13
migrating to, 5-8
operating, 3-13, 5-8
programming, 3-13, 5-8
transaction processing, 3-40
Communications Processor
local area network
planning, 5-44
CaMPARE utility
documents, 4-10
CaMS, (See Communications Management
System (CaMS))
configuring
BNA Version 1,3-3,3-17
BNA Version 2,3-19
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CANDE, 3-3, 3-13
COMS, 3-13
CPLAN, 3-20
data communications, 3-3
with NDLII, 3-16
data communications subsystem, 3-10
print system, 3-29
security considerations, 3-39
CP 2000 communications processor
BNA Version 2
implementing, 5-8
CP 2000/CPDLP SNAPUT2
implementing, 5-9
operating, 5-9
CPDLp, 5-45
custom protocol programming, 5-45
SNAPUT2
operating, 5-45
SNAPUT2/PUT5
User Program Interface (UPI)
programming, 5-44
SNAPUT5
implementing, 5-9
operating, 5-9,5-45
CPDLP
BNA Version 2
implementing, 5-9
PUT2
User Program Interface (UP!)
programming, 5-44
SNAPUT2
operating, 5-45
CPLAN
configuring, 3-20
creating programs
that access DMSII databases, 3-5
that access SIM databases, 3-7
that access SQLDB databases, 3-9
Customer Subscription Service, 1-3

o
DASDL, (See DMSII Data and Structure
Definition Language (DASDL))
Data Base Transfer (DBT) utility, 5-10
documents, 4-11
Data Comm Processor (DCP) to Network
Support Processor
configuring, 5-10
data communications, 3-10
auditing selected types of activity, 3-17
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debugging a network, 3-17
protocols
installation and implementation, 5-10
installing and implementing, 3-16
testing, 3-10
understanding simple configurations, 3-16
data management
functional overview, 5-10
Data Management System II (DMSII), 4-11
accessing databases, 3-5
application program interfaces, 5-12
Data and Structure Definition Language
(DASDL), 5-12
defining databases, 3-4
documents, 4-11, 5-12
inquiring the database, 3-4
inquiry utility documents, 4-15
Interpretive Interface documents, 4-16
Interpretive Interface programming, 5-12
managing databases, 3-4
technical overview, 5-13
Transaction Processing System (TPS),
5-13
understanding, 3-4
updating the database, 3-4
utilities operations, 5-13
with InfoExec, 3-5
Data Transfer System (DTS)
documents, 4-11
database
administering
documents, 3-2
DMSII
managing, 3-4
managing, 3-4
SIM
designing, 3-6
implementing, 3-6
managing, 3-6
SQLDB
designing, 3-8
implementing, 3-8
managing, 3-8
transaction processing, 3-40
DATACOMINFO file, 4-12
DBANALYZER utility
documents, 4-12
DBCERTIFICATION utility
documents, 4-13
DBT, (See Data Base Transfer ~DBT)
utility)
DCALGOL
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documents, 4-13
progranumWng, 5-11
DCAUDITOR utility, 3-17,4-13,5-36
DCDLPDUMPANALYZER utility, 3-16,
3-17,4-13
DCP to NSP configuration conversion aid
documents, 4-14
DCSTATUS utility, 5-36
documents, 4-14
debugging
data comm network, 3-17, 3-20
programs with TADS, 3-30
developing
custom line protocols, 3-16
p~ogram source code, 3-30
programs at a workstation, 3-41
screens and help text, 3-31
DiagnosticMCS, 5-11
documents, 4-14
using the functions and commands, 3-14
disk cache module
documents, 4-14
installing, 3-12
operating, 3-12
Disk Cache Module
installing, 5-11
operating, 5-11
disk subsystem
administering and operating, 5-11
documents, 3-2,4-15
improving performance, 3-27
performance monitoring and modeling,
3-27
distributed systems service (DSS)
operating, 5-11
DMALGOL
documents, 4-15
progranumWng, 5-12
DMMONITOR utility documents, 4-15
DMS.View
documents, 4-16
DMSII, (See Data Management System II
(DMSII))
DMSII Data and Structure Definition
Langvage (DASDL), 5-12
documents, 4-10
documentation
sources of information about, 2-1
CD-ROM Library, 2-14
functional overview, 2-1
online documentation, 2-14
online overview of documentation, 2-2
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software documents master index, 2-2
documentation library
overview, 5-13
documents
catalog, 1-3
descriptions, 5-1
listed by feature, 4-1
listed by function, 3-1
listed by product, 4-1
listed by system utility, 4-1
ordering
domestic customers, 1-3
international customers, 1-3
selecting what you need, 1-1
SUbscription service, 1-3
titling conventions, 1-1
full title, 1-1
major product, 1-1
software product, 1-1
universal task, 1-2
types of, 1-2
guide, 1-2
overview, 1-2
reference card, 1-2
reference manual, 1-2
DOS Data Transfer System (DOS DTS)
operations, 5-45
progranurrlng, 5-45
DOS DTS,· (See DOS Data Transfer System
(DOS DTS))
DSS, (See distributed systems service
(DSS))
DTS, (See Data Transfer System (DTS))
DUMPALL utility documents, 4-16
DUMPANALYZER, 5-36
DUMPANALYZER utility documents, 4-16

E
Editor
documents, 4-17
operating, 5-13
EGT, (See Extended Graphics Terminal
(EGT))
emulating X3.64 and Tektronix 4014
terminals, 3-41
ERGO, (See Extended R.etrieval with
Graphic Output (ERGO))
error messages
reference manual, 5-35
understanding, 3-24
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with data communications data link
processors (DCDLPs), 3-16
Extended Graphics Terminal (EGT)
documents, 4-17
Extended Retrieval with Graphic Output
(ERGO)
documents, 4-17
operating, 5-14

H
HARDCOPY/PRINTCOPY, 5-36
HDU system balancing, 5-36
Help Utility
documents, 4-20
operating, 5-15
HYPERchannel, 3-20
documents, 4-20

F
file access
using on BNA, 3-18
file attributes
documents, 4-17
progranurllng,5-14
file transfer
using on BNA, 3-18
FILECOPY utility documents, 4-18
FILEDATA utility documents, 4-18
FORTRAN
documents, 4-18
progranurllng,5-14
FORTRAN 77
documents, 4-19
progranurllng,5-14
Test and Debug System (TADS), 5-14

G
gateway
PUT2,4-32
PUT5,4-33
GEMCOS, (See Generalized Message
Control System (GEMCOS»
Generalized Message Control System
(GEMCOS), 5-15
documents, 4-19
Format Generator, 5-15
operating, 5-15
GETSTATUS routine
documents, 4-19
GETSTATUS/SETSTATUS
progranurllng,5-15
grouping hardware resources, 3-3
GUARDFILE utility
documents, 4-19
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documents, 4-22
operating, 5-15
progranurllng,5-15
ICPl Memory Dump Analyzer
operating, 5-18
IDC, (See Interactive Datacomm
Configurator (IDC»
IDE, (See Intelligent Distributed Editor
(IDE»
IMG, (See Interactive Menugraph Generator
(IMG»
Indexed Sequential Access Method (ISAM),
4-20
documents, 4-20
InfoExec
capabilities, 5-16
documents, 4-20
environment, 3-6, 3-8
index, 5-16
Interactive Query Facility (IQF)
operating, 5-16
LINC.View
operating, 5-17
operating, 5-16
Semantic Information Manager (SIM)
evaluating for purchase, 3-6
progranurllng,5-17
technical overview, 5-18
Structured Query Language Database
(SQLDB)
progranurllng,5-18
InfoGuard documents, 4-21
INFOVIEW II documents, 4-21
Initialize Data Comm (ID) system command,
3-17
initializing a system, 3-11
installing
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BNA Version 2,3-19
disk cache module, 3-12
documents, 3-11
Micro A, 3-12
new software release, 3-12
Integrated Communications Processor (ICP)
BNA Version 2
implementing, 5-18
Intelligent Distributed Editor (IDE), 4-22
operating, 5-18
Interactive Datacomm Configurator (IDC)
documents, 4-22
operating, 5-19
Interactive Menugraph Generator (IMG)
documents, 4-22
operating, 5-19
Interactive Query Facility (IQF)
documents, 4-23
INTERACTIVEXREF utility documents,
4-23
interprocess communication, 3-33
using on BNA, 3-18
IQF, (See Interactive Query Facility (IQF))
ISAM, (See Indexed Sequential Access
Method (ISAM))

K
KEYEDIOII
documents, 4-23
programming, ·5-19

L
libraries, 3-33
LINC, (See Logic and Information Network
Compiler (LINC))
LINC II, (See Logic and Information
Network Compiler II (LINC II))
LINC II Run Time Transfer
operating, 5-46
LINC.View documents, 4-24
LOADER utility documents, 4-24
LOGANALYZER utility documents, 4-24
LOGGER utility, .5-36
documents, 4-25
logging
using on BNA, 3-18
Index-6

Logic and Information Network Compiler
(LINC), 4-23
documents, 4-23
Logic and Information Network Compiler II
(LINC II)
configuring, 5-19
documents, 4-23
installing, 5-19
overview, 5-46
programming, 3-32
LTTABLEGEN utility, 4-25

M
Mail System
documents, 3-23
installing and administering, 5-19
operating, 5-20
MAKEUSER utility documents, 4-25
manuals, (See documents)
MARC, (See Menu-Assisted Resource
Control (MARC))
Mark 3.9 software release
capabilities overview, 5-20
changes and new features, 3-2
math functions documents, 4-25
MCS, (See message control system (MCS))
memory disk documents, 4-26
memory dump
analysis from any type of DCDLp, 3-17
memory subsystem
administering, 3-2, 5-20
documents, 3-2,4-26
operating, 5-20
Menu-Assisted Resource Control (MARC),
5-20
documents, 4-26
operating, 5-20
message control system (MCS)
documents, 3-13
Message Translation Utility, 5-21
documents, 4-27
Micro A
A Series Memory Expansion
installing, 5-21
Data Communications Adapter 1 Board
installing, 5-21
Data Communications Host Adapter 2
Board
installing, 5-21
Ergonomic Video Display (EVD)
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installing, 5-22
Full-Height Disk Expansion, 5-22
installing, 3-12
installing the system, 5-24
MAICPl Board
installing, 5-23
MA150T Tape Drive
installing, 5-22
MA560 Disk Drive
installing, 5-22
Mouse Input Device
installing, 5-23
OS/2 Version 1.1
upgrade kit, 5-23
SCSI Converter Cabinet
installing, 5-23
SCSI Host Adapter Board
installing, 5-23
280D Disk Drive
installing, 5-24
280HD Disk Drive
installing, 5-22
800 OS/2
installing, 5-24
825 OS/2
installing, 5-25
825 UNIX System
installing, 5-25
Mirrored Disk
documents, 4-27
MLS, (See MultiLingual System (MLS))
Model S System Software
installing, 5-25
monitoring
data comm traffic, 3-17
database performance with SMFII, 3-26
system performance
with LOGANALYZER, 3-26
with SMFII, 3-26
with SYSTEMSTATUS, 3-26
transaction performance, 3-27
MultiLingual System (MLS), 3-15, 5-25
administering, 5-25
capabilities, 3-15
documents, 4-27
operating, 5-25
progranumWng,5-25
Multiplan, 5-43
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NAU, (See Network Administrative Utility
(NAU))
NCF, (See Network Control Facility (NCF))
NDLII, (See Network Definition Language II
(NDLII))
NDLlIANALYZER utility, 3-17, 4-28
NETEX, 3-20, 4-28
documents, 4-28
Network Administrative Utility (NAU), 4-28
operating, 5-25
Network Control Facility (NCF)
documents, 4-29
implementing, 5-26
operating, 5-26
Network Definition Language II (NDLII)
documents, 4-29
progranumWng,5-26
status information, 3-17
network operations
centralizing, 3-20
Network Support Processor (NSP)
documents, 4-29
memory dump listings, 3-17
networking documents, 3-16
NEWP
documents, 4-30
progranumWng,5-26
NSp, (See Network Support Processor
(NSP))
NSPDUMPANALYZER utility, 3-17,4-30

o
Object Definition Language (ODL)
progranumWng, 5-17
Object Manipulation Language (OML)
progranumWng,5-17
OCM, (See Operations Control Manager
(OCM))
ODES¥, (See On-Line Data Entry System
(ODESY))
ODL, (See Object Definition Language
(ODL))
On-Line Data Entry System (ODESY)
documents, 4-30
terminal operator, 5-40
online documentation, 2-14
Open Systems Interconnection (OSI)
Index-7

Index

implementing, 5-27
operating
BNA Version 1,3-17
BNA Version 2, 3-19
CANDE, 3-13
COMS, 3-13
SIM databases, 3-6
SQLDB databases, 3-8
operating system
installing, 5-27
operations
documents, 3-24
procedures, 3-24
Operations Control Manager (OCM)
documents, 4-31
OSI, (See Open Systems Interconnection
(OSI»

p
Pascal
documents, 4-31
progranumWng
basic implementation, 5-27
product interfaces, 5-27
PATCH utility documents, 4-32
PCMARC
installing, 5-28
operating, 5-28
performance monitoring
customizing,3-28
performance tuning
documents, 3-26
peripheral test driver (PTD), 5-36
documents, 4-32
Personal Workstation 2 Data Transfer
System (DTS)
advanced operations, 5-47
configuring, 5-46
installing, 5-46
operating, 5-46, 5-47
system messages support, 5-47
physical I/O, 5-28
physical unit type 2 (PUT2)Gateway, 4-32
physical unit type 5 (PUT5) Gateway, 4-33
PL/I
documents, 4-33
programming, 5-28
Print System
configuring, 3-29
controlling, 3-25
Index-8

operating, 3-29
utilities, 5-28
Print System (PrintS), 4-33
administering, 5-28
documents, 3-29
operating, 5-28
progranumWng, 5-28
PRINTBINDINFO utility documents, 4-33
printed output, 3-33
printing utilities
operating, 5-28
PrintS, (See Print System (PrintS»
process management, 3-24
program development, 3-32
documents, 3-30
in LINC II, 3-32
tools documents, 3-30
PROGRAMDUMP Facility, 4-34
progranumWng
documents, 3-33, 3-35
environments, 3-33
features, 3-33
languages, 3-35
utilities, 3-32
progression, (See BTA370 Migration Aids)
aids, 4-34
B 1000 Series to A Series, 3-5, 3-38
COMS from another MCS, 3-13, 3-38
DCPs to NSPs, 3-10, 3-38
documents, 3-38
protocol
customizing, 3-16, 3-20
X.25, 3-22
PTD, (See peripheral test driver (PTD»
purchase evaluation
BNA Version 2, 3-18
COMS, 3-13
InfoExec and SIM, 3-6
InfoExec and SQLDB, 3-8

R
reinitializing a system, 3-11
remotejob entry (RJE), 5-29
documents, 4-34
emulator, 4-41
Remote Print System (ReprintS), 4-34
documents, 4-34
Report Program Generator (RPG), 5-29
documents, 4-35
progranumWng
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product interfaces, 5-29
programming template, 5-30
REPORTER III
documents, 4-35
REPORT_LOG_ENTRIES, 5-36
ReprintS, (See Remote Print System
(ReprintS))
RESTRICT system command, 4-35
RJE, (See remote job entry (RJE))
RJE/BSC
configuring, 5-29
operating, 5-29
RLTABLEGEN utility documents, 4-36
RPG, (See Report Program Generator
(RPG))

s
Screen Design Facility (SDF), 5-30
capabilities, 5-30
documents, 4-36
operating, 5-30
programming, 5-30
Screen Design Facility Plus (SDF Plus)
capabilities, 5-30
documents, 4-36
installing, 5-31
operating, 5-31
technical overview, 5-31
SDF, (See Screen Design Facility (SDF))
SDF Plus, (See Screen Design Facility Plus
(SDF Plus))
security
administering, 3-2, 5-31
configuring, 3-39
documents, 3-39
features, 3-25,3-39
operating, 4-36, 5-31
programming, 3-33,4-36,5-31
Semantic Information Manager (SIM), 4-36
accessing SIM databases, 3-7
Design Assistant (SDA), 5-47
designing databases, 3-6
documents, 4-36
implementing databases, 3-6
managing databases, 3-6
Object Definition Language, 5-17
Object Manipulation Language (OML),
5-17
operating SIM databases, 3-6
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3-6,3-41
SETSTATUS routine documents, 4-37
SIM, (See Semantic Information Manager
(SIM))
SIM Design Assistant (SDA)
documents, 4-37
operating, 5-47
SIM Object Definition Language (ODL)
documents, 4-38
Simple Installation (S1)
documents, 4-38
SNA, (See Systems Network Architecture
(SNA))
SNALU6.2 Service Manager, 3-21
implementing, 5-31
operating, 5-31
programming, 5-32
SNA PUT2, 3-21
SNA PUT5, 3-21
SNARJE
implementing, 5-32
operating, 5-32
using, 3-22
software documents master index, 5-33
Software release
installing, 5-33
SORT language
documents, 4-38
programming, 5-33
SQLDB, (See Structured Query Language
Database (SQLDB))
station transfer
usingonBNA, 3-18
STATUS_CHANGE_REQUEST, 5-36
Structured Query Language Database
(SQLDB)
accessing SQLDB databases, 3-9
creating programs for, 3-8
designing, 3-8
designing databases, 3-8
documents, 4-39
implementing databases, 3-8
managing, 3-8
operating SQLDB databases, 3-8
programming, 5-18
querying and updating SQLDB databases,
3-9
SUMLOG file, 5-36
documents, 4-39
system administration, 3-2, 5-34
system architecture, 5-34
Index-9

Index

System Assistant
documents, 4-40
operating, 5-34
progranrnrndng, 5-34
system commands
documents, 3-24,4-40
operating, 4-31, 5-34
system configuration, 3-3
system configuring, 5-34
system functional overview, 5-37
system initialization
installing system software, 5-36
System Management Facility II (SMFII)
documents, 4-40
query operations, 5-35
resource management, 5-35
system messages
reference manual, 5-35
understanding, 3-24
system operations, 5-35
system software
support, 5-36
utilities
operating, 5-36
System Software Documentation CD-ROM
Library
operations, 5-39
system software installation
A 10,5-36
A9,5-35
system initialization, 5-36
System Stability Reporting, 5-36
Systems Network ArchitectUre (SNA), 4-41
LU6.2,4-41
3270 terminal emulator, 4-42
SYSTEMSTATUS routine
documents, 4-42
progranrnrndng, 5-37

T
TADS, (See Test and Debug System
(TADS))
task
attributes
progranrnrndng, 5-37
initiation, 3-33
management
progranrnrndng, 5-37
TCPIIP, (See Transmission Control
ProtocoVInternet Protocol (TCPlIP))
Index-IO

Test and Debug System (TADS), 4-42
documents, 4-42
titling conventions for documents, 1-1
full title, 1-1
major product, 1-1
software product, 1-1
universal task, 1-2
TPS, (See Transaction Processing System
(TPS))
transaction processing
documents, 3-40
Transaction Processing System (TPS)
documents, 4-42
translating
messages, 3-15
screens, 3-15
Transmission Control ProtocoVInternet
Protocol (TCPlIP)
documents, 4-43
implementing, 5-37

u
UTILOADER utility documents, 4-44

w
WFL, (See Work Flow Language (WFL))
word processing
B20 Systems, 5-44
Work Flow Language (WFL), 4-44
documents, 4-44
progranrnrndng, 5-38
writing WFL jobs, 3-37
workstation
documents, 3-41
Workstations Extended Graphics Terminal
(EGT)
operations, 5-48
Workstations InfoExec Workstation Query
Facility (WQF)
documents, 4-44
operating, 5-48
Workstations INFOVIEW II
operating, 5-48
progranrnrndng, 5-48
WQF, (See Workstations InfoExec
Workstation Query Facility (WQF))
WRITE one
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documents, 5-44
writing programs
CaMS direct, 3-34
in ALGOL, 3-35
in APLB, 3-35
in BASIC, 3-35
in C, 3-35
in COBOL ANSI-68, 3-35
in COBOL ANSI-74, 3-36
in COBOL ANSI-85, 3-36
in DCALGOL, 3-36
in DMALGOL, 3-36
in FORTRAN, 3-36
in FORTRAN77, 3-36
in NEwp, 3-36
in Pascal, 3-37
in PL/l, 3-37
in RPG, 3-37
in the SORT Language, 3-37
that print output, 3-29

x
X.25 MCS, 3-22
documents, 4-45
operating, 5-38
progranumWng, 5-38
XREFANALYZER utility documents, 4-45

3270 terminal emulator, 3-22, 4-42

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