Definitions:
Host-Access Software Product
This product consists of the:
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"Host Access" module
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"Host Access Init" module
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"Host" table
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"Host Setup" table
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"Host Actions" table (Developer version only)
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"Host Table" form, including related Access Basic code
(Developer version only) and will be known as and indicated throughout this document
as "Host-Access software".
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Host Forms
These "Forms" are collections of Host-Access table records
assigned to handle a specific host screen or function.
The forms are developed utilizing the Developer version
of the Host-Access software to manipulate the host screens.
The End-User version references these forms to provide
seamless integration with the mainframe systems accessed.
A collection of forms may represent a specific host
application or a specific function within a host-based
system.
Do not confuse the reference to forms with Microsoft
Access Forms. Within Microsoft Access, forms are used
to represent a window referencing data in a table. Host-Access
forms are collections of records in the Host table.
Host Scenarios
These "scenarios" consist of a
collection of Host Forms used to maneuver the host screen
to the desired host-based function, then execute a different
set of forms to upload or download data from the host.
A Host Scenario can represent a specific host-based
function. For example, Adding an employee to the corporate
database can be one scenario. Another can be a series
of host screens used to logon to a specific system and
proceed to the main menu. Countless varieties of scenarios
can be developed to automate host processes.
System Administrator
This is a single point of
contact between Input Output and the client to administer
and control the implementation of the Host-Access software.
This person is responsible to ensure that the number
of users utilizing the software matches the number of
licenses purchased. This person should also be knowledgeable
of the existing system into which Host-Access will be
implemented.
The system administrator must be knowledgeable of the
Host-Access product, how it basically works and how
to implement it on a single PC or on a LAN. It is assumed
that this person possess a good degree of knowledge
of Microsoft Access.
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