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Notation for management programming interfaces – HP NonStop G-Series User Manual

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DSM/Tape Catalog User’s Guide — 520233-008

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Notation for Management Programming Interfaces

either vertically, with aligned braces on each side of the list, or horizontally, enclosed in
a pair of braces and separated by vertical lines. For example:

obj-type obj-name state changed to state, caused by

{ Object | Operator | Service }

process-name State changed from old-objstate to objstate

{ Operator Request. }

{ Unknown. }

| Vertical Line. A vertical line separates alternatives in a horizontal list that is enclosed in

brackets or braces. For example:

Transfer status: { OK | Failed }

% Percent Sign. A percent sign precedes a number that is not in decimal notation. The

% notation precedes an octal number. The %B notation precedes a binary number.
The %H notation precedes a hexadecimal number. For example:

%005400

%B101111

%H2F

P=%p-register E=%e-register

Notation for Management Programming Interfaces

This list summarizes the notation conventions used in the boxed descriptions of
programmatic commands, event messages, and error lists in this manual.

UPPERCASE LETTERS. Uppercase letters indicate names from definition files. Type these

names exactly as shown. For example:

ZCOM-TKN-SUBJ-SERV

lowercase letters. Words in lowercase letters are words that are part of the notation,

including Data Definition Language (DDL) keywords. For example:

token-type

!r.

The !r notation following a token or field name indicates that the token or field is
required. For example:

ZCOM-TKN-OBJNAME token-type ZSPI-TYP-STRING. !r

!o.

The !o notation following a token or field name indicates that the token or field is
optional. For example:

ZSPI-TKN-MANAGER token-type ZSPI-TYP-FNAME32. !o

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