Glossary

The unique name on the client that represents a specific DBEnvironment on the server. The alias name is part of each alias profile in the AliasDB file.

A set of information that is associated with the alias name for a DBEnvironment. Alias profiles are contained in the AliasDB file on the client. They are created and maintained by the system administrator using NETUtil.

The AliasDB file contains sets of information, called alias profiles, that are associated with each alias name for a DBEnvironment. The AliasDB file resides on the client. It is created when the first alias profile is entered.

ALLBASE/NET is a software product that allows an application on one HP-UX or MPE/iX client to access a remote ALLBASE/SQL DBEnvironment on another HP-UX or MPE/iX server. Applications such as ISQL, ALLBASE preprocessors, ALLBASE/Query, ALLBASE/4GL, and Information Access SQL/UX as well as user-written applications, can use ALLBASE/NET to access a remote DBEnvironment.

ALLBASE/SQL is an SQL database management system that resides on the HP 3000 Series 900 and HP 9000 Series 800 and Series 300.

ARPA (Advanced Research Projects Agency) is the network software interface that enables communication between machines on the same network via TCP/IP.

An authority is a permission granted to a user to access specific objects for specific purposes within an ALLBASE/SQL DBEnvironment. See also object.

A system that secures the services of another system (a server). With ALLBASE/NET, an application on the client can access a remote DBEnvironment on the server. In some cases, a computer can act as both a client and a server. See also server.

CONNECT authority allows a user to access a DBEnvironment. A user with CONNECT authority has all table and view authorities that may have been granted to the special user PUBLIC.

A structured arrangement of data elements designed for the easy selection of information. In ALLBASE/SQL, a database is a collection of tables, views, and indexes having the same ownership in a DBEnvironment.

A collection of files containing one or more ALLBASE/SQL databases, plus other entities that contain information for all databases in the DBEnvironment.

A login name that is one type of owner of database objects.

The "ARPA host name" is used by ARPA Services/BSD IPC. On MPE/iX ARPA resolves host names by attempting to contact domain servers listed in the RESLVCNF.NET.SYS or HOSTS.NET.SYS file. On HP-UX ARPA resolves host names by attempting to contact domain servers listed in the /etc/resolv.conf or /etc/hosts file.

The PC software, running in the HP NewWave environment, that works with Information Access SQL/UX on the HP 9000 Series 800 client to connect the PC to local or remote databases.

An application that runs on the HP Vectra or on supported IBM and Compaq PCs. It gives PC users access to ALLBASE/SQL tables by interacting with Information Access SQL/UX on an HP 9000 Series 800 client.

An application running on an HP 3000 Series 900 client that gives users running Information Access PC access to ALLBASE/SQL tables.

The interactive interface to ALLBASE/SQL is the tool you use for ad hoc queries as well as for loading and unloading data and other database administration tasks.

A group of sections stored in the DBEnvironment when an embedded SQL program is preprocessed or when the ISQL command PREPARE is issued. The module is activated when the program is run or when the EXECUTE command is issued in ISQL.

The language of the DBEnvironment. In ALLBASE/NET and ALLBASE/SQL, the default language is NATIVE-3000. PORTNLS is used.

The NETUsers file contains sets of information, called user profiles, that are associated with each ALLBASE/NET user. The NETUsers file resides on the server. It is created when the first user profile is entered.

NETUtil is the command-driven utility provided by ALLBASE/NET for creating and maintaining the AliasDB and NETUsers files.

A networking product originally from Novell that is used in the PC environment. NetWare/iX is Hewlett-Packard Company's port of Novell Inc.'s NetWare for UNIX.

The "NS node name" is used by NS/Net/IPC and defined through NMMGR on MPE/iX or through SAM on HP-UX. NS uses probe, probe-proxy and the network-directory to resolve NS name-to-IP-address. Note that the NETUtil prompts "Server Node Name" and "Client Node Name" do not imply "NS node name."

NS is the network software interface that enables communication between machines on the same network via the TCP/IP protocol.

A structure created and stored in an ALLBASE/SQL DBEnvironment. The most common objects are tables, views, indexes, and groups.

A DBEUserID, a group name, or a class name. Ownership applies to database objects such as tables, views, indexes, and authorization groups. The owner can drop the object or transfer it to another owner.

A component of ALLBASE/SQL that converts an embedded SQL program into a source file for input to a compiler in one of four programming languages: C, COBOL, FORTRAN, and Pascal.

A system that provides a specific service or services to other systems (the clients). With ALLBASE/NET, the server contains the remote ALLBASE/SQL DBEnvironment that is accessed by the application on the client. In some cases, a computer can act as both a client and a server. See also client.

A set of information that identifies each ALLBASE/NET user. User profiles are contained in the NETUsers file on the server. They are created and maintained by the system administrator using NETUtil.