CONTENTS

  Title Page

  Copyright Page

  Preface

  New and Changed Features

  1      Introduction to EDCS II
    1.1 Components of EDCS II
    1.2 What Does EDCS II Do?
    1.3 Who Benefits from EDCS II?
    1.4 Assigning User Privileges

  2      Getting Started with EDCS II
    2.1 Using a Terminal or a Workstation
    2.2 Logging In to EDCS II
      2.2.1      Selecting an Interface
      2.2.2      Switching Interfaces
      2.2.3      Using the DECforms Interface
    2.3 Login Sample Session
    2.4 Choices from the Login Menu
      2.4.1      Command File
      2.4.2      Show Users
      2.4.3      Show Version
      2.4.4      Help
    2.5 What the Main Window Looks Like
      2.5.1      Session Menu
      2.5.2      Objects Menu
      2.5.3      Environment Menu
      2.5.4      Review Menu
      2.5.5      Help Menu
    2.6 Getting Help
    2.7 Exiting and Logging Out
    2.8 Changing Your Password
    2.9 Changing Your User Profile
    2.10 Changing Your Database
    2.11 Viewing EDCS II Messages
    2.12 About the EDCS II Commands
    2.13 Summary

  3      Creating Entities
    3.1 Defining Elements and Groups
    3.2 Resident and Nonresident Elements
    3.3 Naming Entities
    3.4 Creating Entities
      3.4.1      Creating an Element
      3.4.2      Creating a Group
    3.5 Inserting an Element into a Group
    3.6 Performing Mass Operations
      3.6.1      /MULTIPLE_FILE Qualifier
      3.6.2      /IN_GROUP Qualifier
    3.7 DECwindows Example:  Creating an Entity
    3.8 Summary

  4      Reserving, Replacing, and Fetching Entities
    4.1 Reserving and Replacing an Element
      4.1.1      Reserving an Element
      4.1.2      DECwindows Example:  Reserving an Element
      4.1.3      Reserving Several Elements
      4.1.4      Replacing an Element
      4.1.5      DECwindows Example:  Replacing an Element
    4.2 Reserving and Replacing Groups
      4.2.1      Reserving an Expandable Group
      4.2.2      Replacing an Expandable Group
    4.3 Fetching an Entity
      4.3.1      DECwindows Example:  Fetching an Element
    4.4 Summary

  5      More Entity Operations
    5.1 Modifying Entities
      5.1.1      DECwindows Example:  Modifying an Element
    5.2 Limiting Entity Generations
    5.3 Renaming an Entity
    5.4 Archiving and Retrieving Elements
      5.4.1      Archiving Elements
      5.4.2      Retrieving an Element
    5.5 Deleting Entities
    5.6 Summary of Operations
    5.7 Summary

  6      Creating and Changing Lists
    6.1 Using Lists for Access and Notification
    6.2 Securing Entities:  Access Lists
    6.3 How EDCS II Checks Access
    6.4 Creating an Access List
      6.4.1      Using the /ENTRIES Qualifier
      6.4.2      Creating a VMS File
    6.5 Notifying Users:  Mailing Lists
      6.5.1      Notification Lists
      6.5.2      Approval Lists
    6.6 Associating Lists with Entities
    6.7 Using Default Lists
    6.8 Adding and Deleting Users
    6.9 Copying Lists
    6.10 Deleting Lists
    6.11 Summary

  7      Creating Attributes and Dependencies
    7.1 What Are Attributes?
    7.2 Creating Attributes and Adding Them to Entities
    7.3 Adding Attributes to Specific Generations of Entities
    7.4 Selecting Appropriate EDCS II Attributes
      7.4.1      DECwindows Example:  Creating an Attribute
    7.5 Establishing Dependencies Among Entities
    7.6 Selecting Appropriate EDCS II Dependencies
    7.7 Summary

  8      Group Hierarchies and Generation Tracking
    8.1 Inserting Subordinate Groups into a Group
    8.2 Removing Entities from the Group
    8.3 How EDCS II Tracks Generations
    8.4 Selecting an Appropriate EDCS II Data Hierarchy
    8.5 Summary

  9      Using the SHOW Commands
    9.1 What Information Does SHOW Display?
      9.1.1      Displaying Information on Entities
      9.1.2      Displaying the History of an Entity
    9.2 What Is the Status of an Entity?
    9.3 Which Access Lists Am I On?
    9.4 Displaying Attributes, Dependencies, and Lists
    9.5 Showing the Hierarchy
    9.6 Other SHOW Functions
    9.7 Summary

  10     Reviewing and Releasing Entities
    10.1 Overview of the Review Process
    10.2 Setting Up the Review Process
      10.2.1     Creating the Review Team
      10.2.2     Defining the Review Path
    10.3 Putting Entities into Review
    10.4 Evaluating Entities
    10.5 Releasing or Rejecting an Entity
    10.6 REVIEW Command Qualifiers
    10.7 Summary

  A EDCS II Privileges
    A.1 Which Commands Can You Use?
    A.2 User Privileges
    A.3 Review Privileges

  B Planning Ahead
    B.1 Setting Up the Environment
    B.2 Planning for the Database

  Glossary
    access . . . automatic review
      AVAILABLE . . . DCL
      DECnet . . . EDCS0OG.LOG
      EDCS$PROFILE.INI . . . expandable group
      extension . . . history
      inactive user . . . manual release
      mass operations . . . option
      owner . . . promote
      _PUBLIC . . . resident element
      retrieve utility . . . revision
      SECURE . . . variable
      verify utility . . . WRITE access