Several logicals are used by the basic MCL system to control its operations. These are listed below.

• SYS$LANGUAGE - This defines the language setting to use. The default language is ENGLISH. The following languages are known to the system, Austrian, Canadian (French), Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Swiss French and Swiss German. For each to be fully operational a complete phrase translation table must be present. This is the file MCL_LIBRARY:MCLPHR.language. Please check with your provider which ones have been included in the distribution.
• MCL_SYD_MESSAGE_PAUSE - This defines the interval which messages are left on the screen. This is used by all displays that bring up momentary notes.
• MCL_SYD_KEYBOARD_STYLE - This defines the keyboard style to use. The two known values are DECforms and DCL. The difference is in how the following keys behave when used in a form, tab, backspace, return and do.
• MCL_SYD_MENU_CLASS - This logical contains a list of letters. The default is "V" for a VT type terminal and "X" for a DECwindow device. This is used to modify the appearance of all menus to take in account the type of display hardware used.
• MCL_SYD_MENU_GROUP - This logical contains a list of letters. The default is all letters except "D". These letters are used to control which menu items will appear in the various menus. For example, a letter "M" designates full function menus and "N" designates the simplified menus. The default is the combined "M" and "N" which also designates simplified menus.
• MCL_UTL_EDIT_NAME - This defines which editor is to be called. For a VT type of terminal either EDT or TPU can be specified. For a DECwindow system either EDX or TPU can be specified.
• MCL_UTL_EDIT_INIT - This defines what start up file (if any) should be passed to the editor at start up.

The following terms are used throughout the MOTIF Work Center manual.

add media: To add additional media to the MEDIA database.

allocated pool: Refers to media that have been assigned to a particular user.

assign media: To assign a medium to a username for personal use.

available pool: Refers to media which are available for assignment to users.

backup job: Refers to a process that copies data to media that is then used to store that data for possible later use.

BCKMGR: The Backup manager portion of the MOTIF Work Center . Used to manage the submission of time critical jobs.

button: A selectable field that is left-clicked to select an item in MOTIF.

catalog media: To enter an existing media(usually containing data) into the MEDIA database for use by MEDIA.

choice button: A button that displays a list of choices used to fill in a form field automatically.

compose button: A method of filling in form fields using a series of slide controls that allow the user to set a specific date or time offset.

form fields: An area of a MOTIF dialog box that allows entry of data either by manual fill in or an automated fill in process.

incremental backup: A backup of all data not previously backed up in a prior backup.

left-click: To depress the left button of the mouse while the cursor is over an element of the MOTIF Work Center .

MEDIA: The Media Management portion of the MOTIF Work Center . Tasks such as tracking location and contents to changing access privileges and organizing media into pools are performed in MEDIA.

media: Any of variety of tapes, disks, CD, jukebox etc. referred to in the media database.

media contents: The media contents is the listing of files associated with a medium. This is stored in the media database.

media header: A comprehensive database of information pertaining to a medium. Contains information relevant to the medium's physical characteristics as well as dates, access rights, operation status etc.

media job: A job associated with a medium that is stored with the job in the MEDIA database.

medium: The singular form of the plural media.

MOTIF Work Center: The MOTIF/DECWindows based interface utilizing dialog boxes, menus, scrolling lists, mouse clicks etc. detailed throughout this manual.

off-line: Refers to media that are not mounted on the system currently. Usually tapes.

online: Refers to mounted media. Can be tape, disk, CD, jukebox etc.

pull down menu: A list of selections that are displayed by clicking on a box which displays a drop down in MOTIF.

queue: A line of jobs to be processed in a certain order. MEDIA uses a variety of queues including job queues and print queues.

radio button: A selectable button used to toggle data on or off.

release media: Places media in the released pool.

released pool: Refers to media that were previously allocated to a user but are no longer needed.

rename media: Change the name of media or a medium.

reuse media: Places medium in the available pool after a user released it to the released pool.

right-click: To depress the right button of the mouse while the cursor is over an element of the MOTIF Work Center .

submit update: To update the data on a medium to reflect any chages that may have taken place through the BACKUP utility.

VAULT: The save set management portion of the MOTIF Work Center . Used to find and restore files that you need to retrieve from off-line storage.