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This glossary includes terms and definitions from
the
IBM Dictionary of Computing
, 10th edition
(New York: McGraw-Hill, 1993). If you do not find
the term you are looking for, refer to this
document’s index or to the
IBM Dictionary of
Computing
.
This glossary uses the following cross-references:
Compare to
Indicates a term or terms that have a
similar but not identical meaning.
Contrast with
Indicates a term or terms that have an
opposed or substantially different
meaning.
See also
Refers to a term whose meaning bears a
relationship to the current term.
A
absolute path name. A directory or a part
expressed as a sequence of directories followed
by a part name beginning from the root directory.
access list. A set of objects that controls access
to data. Each object consists of a component, a
user, and the authority that the user is granted or
is restricted from in that component. See also
authority
,
granted authority
, and
restricted
authority
.
action. A task performed by the TeamConnection
server and requested by a TeamConnection client.
A TeamConnection action is the same as issuing
one TeamConnection command.
agent. See
build agent
.
alternate version ID. In collision records, the
database ID of the version of a driver, release, or
work area where the conflicting version of a part is
visible.
approval record. A status record on which an
approver must give an opinion of the proposed
part changes required to resolve a defect or
implement a feature in a release.
approver. A user who has the authority to mark
an approval record with accept, reject, or abstain
within a specific release.
approver list. A list of user IDs attached to a
release, representing the users who must review
part changes that are required to resolve a defect
or implement a feature in that release.
attribute. Information contained in a field that is
accessible to the user. TeamConnection enables
family administrators to customize defect, feature,
user, and part tables by adding new attributes.
authority. The right to access development
objects and perform TeamConnection commands.
See also
access list
,
base authority
,
explicit
authority
,
granted authority
,
implicit authority
,
restricted authority
, and
superuser privilege
.
B
base authority. The set of actions granted to a
user when a user ID is created within a
TeamConnection family. See also
authority
.
Contrast with
implicit authority
and
explicit
authority
.
base name. The name assigned to the part
outside of the TeamConnection server
environment, excluding any directory names. See
also
path name
.
base part tree. The base set of parts associated
with a release, to which changes are applied over
time. Each committed driver or work area for a
release updates the base part tree for that
release.
build. The process used to create applications
within TeamConnection.
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