Common Data Input/Retrieval System
The Common Data Input/Retrieval System (CDIRS) is a generalized software system developed at Sandia National Laboratories which is incorporated into an application system to perform application data input and/or retrieval processing. The system operates in the on-line mode in the Transaction-Processing (TIP) environment, and in batch mode. The system may be used for retrieval and/or updating of both the transaction database and the application database. Features provided include data input/retrieval screens which are tailored to designer's specifications, access to transactions via six retrieval paths, backup and recoverability of transactions, and periodic archival of processed transactions. The system consists of 40 programs, of which 36 are written in Cobol and 4 are written in Assembler. Forty-three action codes are provided to accomplish various combinations of DMS activities. Security is available at three levels: datasystem-level, user-level, and transaction-level. The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the CDIRS environment from a user perspective. For this reason, some generalizations will be made, and some detail will be omitted. The system is complex, however; it will be necessary to provide enough detail to define the various entities, and attempt to explain how they interface.
- Research Organization:
- Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-76DP00789
- OSTI ID:
- 6844165
- Report Number(s):
- SAND-84-0919C; CONF-8404136-1; ON: DE84010972
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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