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Installation Guide
Glossary
abend
Acronym for abnormal end. More commonly known as a crash.
accelerator keys
A combination of keystrokes that bypasses the menu system to carry out an
action.
action
An action defines a function to perform in a subscription. The Reformat and
Put Message actions are predefined and the user can provide generic actions
as well. An action must contain at least one option name-value pair.
administration workstation
A form of “client” from which a user carries out New Era of Networks
Rules, Formatter, and Messaging management duties.
alternative format
A special form of compound format where one format in a set of alternatives
applies to a message. For example, if the alternative format is named A, it
may contain component formats B, C, and D. A message of format A may
actually be a variation of B, C, or D.
application group
A logical grouping of applications used to organize rules.
Application Program Interface (API)
The interface (calling conventions) by which an application program
accesses services. An API is defined at source code level and provides a
level of abstraction between the application and the kernel (or other
privileged utilities) to ensure portability of the code. A New Era of Networks
Rules, Formatter, and Messaging API refers to a set of object classes,