EDCS II Reference Manual

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  CONTENTS

  Title Page

  Copyright Page

  Preface

  Part I: EDCS II Concepts

  1      Introduction to EDCS II

  1.1     Functional Description

  1.2     Entity Concepts
    1.2.1      Entities
    1.2.2      Elements
    1.2.3      Generations
    1.2.4      Groups
      1.2.4.1      Nonexpandable Groups
      1.2.4.2      Expandable Groups
    1.2.5      Removing Entities
    1.2.6      Deleting Entities
    1.2.7      Hierarchy
    1.2.8      Starting and Ending Generations
    1.2.9      Limiting Generations
    1.2.10     Modifying Generations with Attributes
    1.2.11     Dependencies
      1.2.11.1     Declaring a Dependency
      1.2.11.2     Specifying the Event
      1.2.11.3     Specifying More Than One Dependency
      1.2.11.4     Creating Reciprocal Dependencies
      1.2.11.5     Deleting a Dependency
    1.2.12     Generation Status of Elements and Groups
    1.2.13     Mass Operations with Entities
      1.2.13.1     The /MULTIPLE_FILE Qualifier
      1.2.13.2     The /IN_GROUP Qualifier
      1.2.13.3     The /OUTPUT Qualifier

  1.3     Notification
    1.3.1      Determining Mailing List Type
    1.3.2      Notification Lists
    1.3.3      Approval Lists
    1.3.4      Default Mailing Lists
    1.3.5      Dependency Notification

  1.4     Other Concepts
    1.4.1      Attributes
    1.4.2      Review Process and Revisions
    1.4.3      Client and Server
    1.4.4      Configuration Management

  2      Entering Commands

  2.1     Getting Started

  2.2     Processing Modes
    2.2.1      Command Mode
    2.2.2      Menu Mode

  2.3     Command Syntax

  2.4     Abbreviations

  2.5     Displaying Previously Entered Commands

  2.6     Defaults

  2.7     Command Files
    2.8.1      EDCS II Command Files
    2.8.2      DCL Command Files Containing EDCS II Commands

  2.9     Naming Conventions

  2.10    Naming Lists

  2.11    Files Created by EDCS II
    2.11.1     Element Files and Group Information Files
    2.11.2     Log Files

  2.12    Input Files

  Part II: Commands

  3      ARCHIVE to DELETE Commands

  ARCHIVE ELEMENT

  CANCEL REQUEST

  COPY

  COPY ACCESS_LIST

  COPY ACCOUNT

  COPY MAILING_LIST

  CREATE

  CREATE ACCESS_LIST

  CREATE ACCOUNT

  CREATE ATTRIBUTE

  CREATE ELEMENT

  CREATE GROUP

  CREATE MAILING_LIST

  CREATE PATH

  CREATE SUBSTITUTE

  CREATE TEAM

  DELETE

  DELETE ACCESS_LIST

  DELETE ACCOUNT

  DELETE ATTRIBUTE

  DELETE ELEMENT

  DELETE GROUP

  DELETE HISTORY

  DELETE MAILING_LIST

  DELETE PATH

  DELETE SUBSTITUTE

  DELETE TEAM

  4      EVALUATE to MODIFY Commands

  EVALUATE

  EVALUATE ELEMENT

  EVALUATE GROUP

  EXIT

  FETCH

  FETCH ELEMENT

  FETCH GROUP

  HELP

  INSERT

  INSERT ELEMENT

  INSERT GROUP

  LIMIT

  LIMIT ELEMENT

  LIMIT GROUP

  LOGIN

  LOGOUT

  MODIFY

  MODIFY ACCESS_LIST

  MODIFY ACCOUNT

  MODIFY ELEMENT

  MODIFY GROUP

  MODIFY MAILING_LIST

  MODIFY PATH

  MODIFY REVIEW

  MODIFY TEAM

  5      REJECT to SET Commands

  REJECT

  REJECT ELEMENT

  REJECT GROUP

  RELEASE

  RELEASE ELEMENT

  RELEASE GROUP

  REMOVE

  REMOVE ELEMENT

  REMOVE GROUP

  RENAME

  RENAME ELEMENT

  RENAME GROUP

  REPLACE

  REPLACE ELEMENT

  REPLACE GROUP

  RESERVE

  RESERVE ELEMENT

  RESERVE GROUP

  RETRIEVE ELEMENT

  REVIEW

  REVIEW ELEMENT

  REVIEW GROUP

  SAVE PROFILE

  SET

  SET ADMINISTRATOR

  SET DATABASE

  SET PASSWORD

  SET PROFILE

  SET SECURE

  6      SHOW to UNRESERVE Commands

  SHOW

  SHOW ACCESS_LIST

  SHOW ACCOUNT

  SHOW ATTRIBUTE

  SHOW DATABASE

  SHOW DEPENDENCY

  SHOW ELEMENT

  SHOW GROUP

  SHOW HIERARCHY

  SHOW HISTORY

  SHOW MAILING_LIST

  SHOW PATH

  SHOW PROFILE

  SHOW REQUEST

  SHOW REVIEW

  SHOW SUBSTITUTE

  SHOW TEAM

  SHOW USERS

  SHOW VERSION

  UNLIMIT

  UNLIMIT ELEMENT

  UNLIMIT GROUP

  UNRESERVE

  UNRESERVE ELEMENT

  UNRESERVE GROUP

  A   New and Changed Features

  A.1     Associating Attributes with Generations

  A.2     Allowing Multiple Users to Change Groups

  A.3     Displaying Reserved Generations in Hierarchies

  A.4     Limiting the Levels of a Hierarchy to be Displayed

  A.5     Displaying Previously Entered Commands

  A.6     Using Node Name in a Filespec with the FETCH/OUTPUT Command

  A.7     Message on SET ADMINISTRATOR Command

  A.8     Command Line Interface Set To Broadcast

  A.9     Features No Longer Supported in Version 2.1

  B   Groups of Commands

  B.1     Access List Commands

  B.2     Attribute Commands

  B.3     Database, Client, and Server Commands

  B.4     Dependency Commands

  B.5     Element and Group Commands
    B.5.1     Commands That Do Not Create New Generations
    B.5.2     Creating New Generations
    B.5.3     ARCHIVE, DELETE, and RETRIEVE Commands
    B.5.4     Limiting Entities

  B.6     Mailing List Commands

  B.7     Review Process Commands
    B.7.1     Setting Up Review Paths and Teams
    B.7.2     Evaluating Entities
    B.7.3     Running the Review Process

  C   Retrieving Information with SHOW Commands

  D   Notification

  E   Multinational Character Set

  Glossary
    Access . . . automatic review
    AVAILABLE . . . demote
    dependency . . . General_User
    generation . . . location
    log in . . . nonresident element
    NOSECURE . . . profile
    profile qualifiers . . . RELEASED
    request . . . review status
    review team . . . WRITE access

  FIGURES

  1-1        Example of a Group Structure

  1-2        Nonexpandable Group

  1-3        Attempting an Illegal Insertion

  1-4        Recursive Insertion

  1-5        Limiting Generations

  E-1        DEC Multinational Character Set, Part 1

  E-2        DEC Multinational Character Set, Part 2

  TABLES

  1-1        Deleting All Generations of an Element from an Expandable Group

  1-2        Generation Status

  2-1        Command Conventions

  2-2        Naming Conventions

  A-1 EDCS II Version 2.1 New Command Qualifiers

  A-2 EDCS II Version 2.1 Removed Command Qualifiers

  C-1        SHOW Commands

  C-2        Information Obtainable from SHOW Commands

  D-1        Notification of Changes to Entities