- Industry: Computer
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Sometimes referred to as “Big Blue” IBM is a multinational corporation headquartered in Armonk, New York. It manufactures computer hardware and software and provides information technology and services.
(1) Data that can be accessed without any special action by the user, such as data on primary storage or migrated data. Active data also can be stored on tape volumes. See also inactive data.<br />(2) For tape mount management, application data that is frequently referenced, small in size, and managed better on a direct access storage device (DASD) than on tape.
Industry:Software
(1) In replication, on Linux, UNIX, and Windows, a DB2 database.<br />(2) On z/OS, a subsystem that is running DB2 for z/OS.
Industry:Software
(1) A statement that is used in an application configuration file to define a particular setting for the application.<br />(2) A first-failure data capture (FFDC) construct that can be contained in a WebSphere Application Server symptom database to provide information and suggested actions to assist a diagnostic module in customizing the data that is logged.<br />(3) A control statement that directs the operation of a feature and is recognized by a preprocessor or other tool. See also pragma.
Industry:Software
(1) Data that can contain any hexadecimal value.<br />(2) A set of code points that is interpreted as presentable data, not as control data. In the AFP architecture, transparent data is identified with a control byte and a count of the number of bytes that follow.
Industry:Software
(1) In replication, to refresh or update a replication target table.<br />(2) To carry out the selected choice in a window without closing the window.
Industry:Software
(1) A statement used to initiate an action or start a service. A command consists of the command name abbreviation, and its parameters and flags if applicable.<br />(2) In SDLC, a frame transmitted by a primary station. Asynchronous balanced mode stations send both commands and responses. See also response.<br />(3) In SNA, any field set in the transmission header (TH), request header (RH), or request unit (RU) that states an action or that starts a protocol.<br />(4) A request from a terminal or automated operator for the performance of an operation or service, or for the execution of a particular program.<br />(5) A request to perform an operation or run a program. When parameters, arguments, flags, or other operands are associated with a command, the resulting character string is a single command.
Industry:Software
(1) Data that describes the characteristics of a user, group, resource, program, device, or remote location.<br />(2) A file containing customized settings for a system or user.<br />(3) In CICS, a set of options specified in a resource definition that can be invoked by a transaction definition. Profiles control the interactions between the transaction and terminals or logical units.<br />(4) Acontainer for application-specific information about a particular type of resource. A Tivoli application specifies the template for its profiles, which includes information about the resources that the Tivoli application can manage.<br />(5) In the Remote System Explorer, a container for a particular user's filter, connection, System i command, and user-defined action information. A profile can also be used to partition data if the number of remote server connections is high.<br />(6) A set of characteristics that defines how Query Patroller handles a submitter's queries or what tasks an operator can perform. See also operator, submitter.<br />(7) An object that contains information about the characteristics of the user's session. A stored profile is a profile that has been saved in permanent storage. A profile in temporary storage has the name PROFILE. There can be only one profile for each user.
Industry:Software
(1) In REXX, a program that performs certain operations, such as text editor operations, in applications.<br />(2) An instruction that causes the execution of a predefined sequence of instructions.<br />(3) A program that performs a series of automated tasks on behalf of the user. A macro consists of three components: the trigger (when it acts), the search (what documents it acts on), and the action (what it does).<br />(4) An XML script that defines a set of screens. Each screen includes a description of the screen, the actions to perform for that screen, and the screen or screens that can be presented after the actions are performed. A macro can be specified as one of the actions to be taken when a host screen matches the screen recognition criteria of a screen customization.
Industry:Software
(1) A storage area that is defined for an application process by the database manager and is used to store information that can be referenced in SQL statements. Examples are USER and CURRENT DATE. See also global variable, built-in global variable.<br />(2) In COBOL, compiler-created data items used to store information produced by specific COBOL features (for example, the DEBUG-ITEM special register).
Industry:Software
(1) Data that is collected by an application during its operation. An application can store its operational data in many formats, such as relational databases, log files, and spreadsheet files. It is "live" data, as opposed to the historical data in the central data warehouse.<br />(2) Data that is used to run the day-to-day operations of an organization.
Industry:Software
