HP Neoview Release 2.3 Software - Manual (Page 105)

glossary
control file Input to Transporter. The control file specifies how you want to move data from source to
target.
Control File
Generator A standalone tool that helps you create a control file(s) for a single table or all tables in a schema.
Control File GUI A standalone GUI editor tool that creates, edits, and syntactically validates a Control File.
data extractor The feature that allows data movement from the Neoview platform to a file, named pipe, or
other data source.
data source Can be the source of an extract or the target of any insert statement.
DES (Data
Encryption
Standard) A method for encrypting information.
error threshold The maximum error beyond which the job stops running.
flat file The format of a file. For example, ASCII delimited for fixed length. The flat file can be the source
for a load or the target for an extract.
JDBC (Java
Database
Connectivity) An API for the Java programming language that defines how a client may access a database.
It provides methods for querying and updating data in a database.
job A composite collection of one or more job entries, plus control file options that apply to that
job. A job is the addressable work element in Transporter. Each job has a user-defined name
associated with it. A job may consist of loads, extracts, or a combination of both. Recovery
occurs only at job level.
job entry A subcomponent of a load or extract job, consisting of one source-target pair and a mapping
for the target. A job consists of several job entries, each of which may be run in serial or parallel
mode.
load table Also known as staging table.
See also staging table.
MD (Message
Digest) The representation of text in the form of a single string of digits, created using a formula called
a one-way hash function. Encrypting a message digest with a private key creates a digital
signature, which is an electronic means of authentication.
NDCS Neoview Database Connectivity Service
NDCS server The server on the Neoview platform that provides the backend functionality.
Neoview
platform Data warehousing platform for Business Intelligence.
node Processor or CPU. A processing unit that forms part of a cluster.
NVTHOME Environment variable that specifies the root of the Transporter installation hierarchy on the
client and server.
ODBC (Open
Database
Connectivity) Provides a standard software API method for using database management systems (DBMS).
service An abstraction with well-defined mechanisms for passing input and output. In many cases, the
interface description is concretely specified. A service can be invoked. Services are typically
published in a directory that can be dynamically populated or statically built.
source In the control file context, refers to the source of the data. This could be files, name pipes (on
the client), or Neoview SQL tables, depending on whether it is a load job or an extract job.
staging table A temporary table used to increase performance of a load operation.
Also known as load table.
target In the control file context, refers to the destination of the data. This could be files, named pipes
(on the client), or Neoview SQL tables, depending on whether it is a load job or an extract job.
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