ed by an external transaction manager. See also remote transaction.
local transaction program (local TP)
A transaction program that resides on the local system. See also partner transaction program.
- A symbol defined in one program module or procedure that can only be used within that program module or procedure. See also scope of reference.
- A variable that is available only to the query for which it is defined.
A description of the data that a particular business process requires. It includes a list of the data elements, a conceptual data structure that shows how the data elements are grouped according to the entities they describe, and the relationships among the groups of data elements.
A workstation that is connected directly to the system without a need for data transmission functions. See also remote workstation.
See locate search.
A transmittal mode in which a pointer to a record is provided instead of copying the record. See also move mode.
A mechanism that is used by Directory Services in an APPN node to find a resource that is not in that node. The locate search enables Directory Services to ask the Directory Services components in other APPN nodes for information on the target resource.
- A specific relational database server in a distributed relational database system. Each location has a unique location name.
- A place or position where circuits, services, or equipment are situated.
- A place where assets are operated, stored, or repaired.
- A physical space that is being monitored. A location can contain many areas. See also area.
- In AFP architecture, a site within a data stream.
- A particular occurrence or example of a location definition. If there is a location definition called USA Call Center, an example of a location would be Toledo Call Center.
- A specific plant, warehouse, or facility that each shipper defines. A location always has a street address associated with it. Multiple shippers can define a location that points to the same physical address. See also area.
- In Backup, Recovery, and Media Services, a user-defined storage site where media and containers can be stored awaiting reuse or movement to other locations.
location-based service (LBS)
A service offered to a user specifically because of where they are. For example, a restaurant app suggests restaurants close to the user by assessing where the user is, and presents the user with options without ever requiring the user to pick a neighborhood, city, state, and so on.
In NCS, a set of software including the Local Location Broker, the Global Location Broker, and the Location Broker Client Agent. The Location Broker maintains information about the locations of objects.
- A path from the adapter in the processor through the signal cables and fan out box, if there is one, to the device or workstation. The code consists of four fields of information: Drawer, Slot, Connector, and Port.
- The unique identifier that the shipper assigns to each location. See also standard point location code, Sterling TMS number.
The set of attributes of items that are defined in a location hierarchy spec. The attributes are properties of the relationship between an item and a specific location in a location hierarchy. Location data can reference attribute instances at higher locations in the hierarchy through location data inheritance. For example, the attribute "SalesPrice" might set a value for Europe and UK, but for France it might inherit the value set for Europe.
An explicit way to specify that a set of resource groups will always be online on the same node or on the same site, or that a set of resource groups will always be online on different nodes. Location policies can be combined with parent/child dependencies to have all children run on the same node while the parent runs on a different node, or to have all children run on different nodes for better performance. See also dependent resource groups, multitiered application, resource group.
A document in a Personal Address Book that contains communication and other location-specific settings used when