PolyvinylRecords asked:
The video for the first single from the new Architecture In Helsinki album Places Like This.
If you should do home improvement whether for beautification or raising your home’s value purposes, you will depend on creativity and skills. If you have what it takes to do-it-yourself the probably you would not need any expert at all. Otherwise, you will need every good architect you find to help you to improve your home and here is why.
1. Architects are trained for beautification processes. They know how to manipulate things, add something for the overall view and they can create a building that can be pleasant which can be enjoyed by every person occupying it or the public, namely your visitors.
2. Architects want to please you and to do this they are concerned with what their client wants so they need to get your attention and squeeze from you exactly what you want. They use this knowledge to put up a plan that will meet a unique requirement of beauty and creativity.
3. Architects know how to understand every single project they have at hand. They are in every position to be involved with the work right from the start and will stick to it right to the very end. And during the process they may be able to share creative solutions for your home.
4. Architects are professionals who have the exact knowledge of affordable materials you could use for your home and they are the materials commonly seen in the market. They know how to build a plan according to the budget you have given no more, no less.
5. Architects know the codes and laws. It is what they are trained and taught to do. They have ethics to go on about your project and what permits you need to have the project be a step higher.
6. Architects know their way around. They know a lot of contractors at their disposal who are reliable and efficient. If you let your architect choose his or her own contractor then perhaps it will be a better coordinating team and having this will result in a very healthy working environment.
7. Architects know how to anticipate future requirements to design and be able to beautify your home and they are able to be flexible enough to meet you or your family’s needs.
8. Architects know how to create a pleasing and beautiful but functional environment that will suit just fine to the people who are going to stay in them. They have access to almost everything to make any location a better place to stay or live.
9. Architects are nature friendly. They will use everything in their knowledge and power to preserve the environment before and after the improvement has been made.
10. Architects know how to manage your project very well without you tailing them from everywhere. They can even provide you solutions of your home improvement problems which will make you save time and will ease any burdens or agitations in you mind.
After all is said and done, it will still be your choice that will matter. If you feel you can create a wonderful environment for your home, no one will stop you.
By: Jim Brown
About the Author:
1. Architects are trained for beautification processes. They know how to manipulate things, add something for the overall view and they can create a building that can be pleasant which can be enjoyed by every person occupying it or the public, namely your visitors.
2. Architects want to please you and to do this they are concerned with what their client wants so they need to get your attention and squeeze from you exactly what you want. They use this knowledge to put up a plan that will meet a unique requirement of beauty and creativity.
3. Architects know how to understand every single project they have at hand. They are in every position to be involved with the work right from the start and will stick to it right to the very end. And during the process they may be able to share creative solutions for your home.
4. Architects are professionals who have the exact knowledge of affordable materials you could use for your home and they are the materials commonly seen in the market. They know how to build a plan according to the budget you have given no more, no less.
5. Architects know the codes and laws. It is what they are trained and taught to do. They have ethics to go on about your project and what permits you need to have the project be a step higher.
6. Architects know their way around. They know a lot of contractors at their disposal who are reliable and efficient. If you let your architect choose his or her own contractor then perhaps it will be a better coordinating team and having this will result in a very healthy working environment.
7. Architects know how to anticipate future requirements to design and be able to beautify your home and they are able to be flexible enough to meet you or your family’s needs.
8. Architects know how to create a pleasing and beautiful but functional environment that will suit just fine to the people who are going to stay in them. They have access to almost everything to make any location a better place to stay or live.
9. Architects are nature friendly. They will use everything in their knowledge and power to preserve the environment before and after the improvement has been made.
10. Architects know how to manage your project very well without you tailing them from everywhere. They can even provide you solutions of your home improvement problems which will make you save time and will ease any burdens or agitations in you mind.
After all is said and done, it will still be your choice that will matter. If you feel you can create a wonderful environment for your home, no one will stop you.
By: Jim Brown
About the Author:
James Brown writes about Punch Software coupon code, Knobs and Things coupon code and iFLOOR.com coupon code
Tags: Architects, Creativity
dynamicarchitecture asked:
This Dynamic Architecture building by David Fisher will be constantly in motion changing its shape. It will also generate electric energy for itself. more at http://www.dynamicarchitecture.net
See more information, for example plumbing here http://dynamic-architecture.blogspot.com/2008/07/technische-gebudeausrstung.html
to find out more about all kind of dynamic buildings see here
http://dynamic-architecture.blogspot.com/
X351 asked:
Roman Architecture [Savannah College of Art and Design]
Tyler Capehart
Apocalypse Productions
http://www.myspace.com/TylerApocalypse
-Higher Quality Video Available-
http://www.virb.com/tylerapocalypse/videos/11216
Tags: Capehart, Roman Architecture
Copyright (c) 2008 Christian Fea
The term continues to grow in prevalence, but many people are still unfamiliar as to what a business architect actually does. Business architects are especially valuable to joint ventures because they bring together companies to create innovation. They essentially see the “bigger picture” between two companies and bring the corporations together to benefit all involve.
Where do Business Architects Work?
Business architects are highly effective in various settings:
-Directors of corporate leadership change
-Creators of joint ventures
-Developers of highly innovative programs
-Managers of new ventures and partnerships
Business architects can all work in different settings; however, their underlying goal is the same: help the business achieve greater success and effectiveness.
The Role of the Business Architect
Organizations prosper because of congruent, continuous decision-making at all levels of the business. Performance measures need to be aligned with the organization’s strategy. A Business Architect documents and defines a business strategy using requirements provided by their clients. The Business Architect evaluates the big picture, how the work process is directed ‘ and then finds way to improve the business to take revenues and effectiveness to the next level. Fundamentally, the business architect’s purpose is to allow businesses to have the highest probability of success against the competition.
In a joint venture, it can be a business architect that will develop the best strategy through an analysis of the companies’ objectives and goals. Often the business architect will create business strategies and innovative techniques that the companies can embark on together. Much like the traditional building architect creates the plan and how to implement the building process, the business architect can also be a primary foundation for a successful joint venture.
The Advantages of Using a Business Architect
The business architect can assist the business owner with developing a joint venture strategy. He or she can assist in every aspect, from defining goals to choosing venture partners. The savvy business architect can put in place strategies to define governance and accountability, as well as organizing information to assist in the decision making process. Having this kind of support may make a big difference in whether a joint venture will succeed or not.
The business architect usually is a savvy communicator. Their business experience can establish a connection with venture partners, define rules and support you in the joint venture process. The business architect can also provide a completely unbiased view of the advantages or disadvantages for engaging in a particular joint venture deal.
The title “Business Architect” still eludes many. Perhaps a better title would be that of “problem architect.” If you are looking to expand your business, or perhaps engage in a joint venture, a business architect can help you bridge that change to enjoy greater success. Fundamentally, a Business Architect is to a business what a Project Manager is to a project ‘ guiding joint ventures to a higher level of success. The investment in a business architect may very well pay off significantly in the profitable foundation built with the joint venture partnership.
By: Christian Fea
About the Author:
The term continues to grow in prevalence, but many people are still unfamiliar as to what a business architect actually does. Business architects are especially valuable to joint ventures because they bring together companies to create innovation. They essentially see the “bigger picture” between two companies and bring the corporations together to benefit all involve.
Where do Business Architects Work?
Business architects are highly effective in various settings:
-Directors of corporate leadership change
-Creators of joint ventures
-Developers of highly innovative programs
-Managers of new ventures and partnerships
Business architects can all work in different settings; however, their underlying goal is the same: help the business achieve greater success and effectiveness.
The Role of the Business Architect
Organizations prosper because of congruent, continuous decision-making at all levels of the business. Performance measures need to be aligned with the organization’s strategy. A Business Architect documents and defines a business strategy using requirements provided by their clients. The Business Architect evaluates the big picture, how the work process is directed ‘ and then finds way to improve the business to take revenues and effectiveness to the next level. Fundamentally, the business architect’s purpose is to allow businesses to have the highest probability of success against the competition.
In a joint venture, it can be a business architect that will develop the best strategy through an analysis of the companies’ objectives and goals. Often the business architect will create business strategies and innovative techniques that the companies can embark on together. Much like the traditional building architect creates the plan and how to implement the building process, the business architect can also be a primary foundation for a successful joint venture.
The Advantages of Using a Business Architect
The business architect can assist the business owner with developing a joint venture strategy. He or she can assist in every aspect, from defining goals to choosing venture partners. The savvy business architect can put in place strategies to define governance and accountability, as well as organizing information to assist in the decision making process. Having this kind of support may make a big difference in whether a joint venture will succeed or not.
The business architect usually is a savvy communicator. Their business experience can establish a connection with venture partners, define rules and support you in the joint venture process. The business architect can also provide a completely unbiased view of the advantages or disadvantages for engaging in a particular joint venture deal.
The title “Business Architect” still eludes many. Perhaps a better title would be that of “problem architect.” If you are looking to expand your business, or perhaps engage in a joint venture, a business architect can help you bridge that change to enjoy greater success. Fundamentally, a Business Architect is to a business what a Project Manager is to a project ‘ guiding joint ventures to a higher level of success. The investment in a business architect may very well pay off significantly in the profitable foundation built with the joint venture partnership.
By: Christian Fea
About the Author:
Christian Fea is CEO of Synertegic, Inc. A strategic Collaboration Marketing consulting firm. He empowers business owners to discover and implement Integration, Alliance, and Joint Ventures marketing tactics to solve specific business challenges. He demonstrates how to create your own Collaboration Marketing Strategy to increase your sales, conversation rates, and repeat business.
Contact: christian@christianfea.com
http://www.christianfea.com
Tags: Creators, Joint Venture
teamkorikki asked:
Directed by Kris Moyes.
Tags: Architecture In Helsinki, Heart
GoogleDevelopers asked:
Video of “Architecture Best Practices with Joel Webber” from Pearson Education’s Voices That Matter: Google Web Toolkit conference.
Tags: Architecture, Voices
While I am not a typical Enterprise Architect as I am responsible for our products at ISIS Papyrus Software, I face the same problems as someone being in charge of Enterprise IT. I am in fact linked to EA architects problems with our solutions. Let me point out a few things that I see as problematic with current EA thinking and analyst stance related to the subjects in your email. These are essential architectural issues that are not enough covered and therefore I will also cover them in my upcoming book.
• Re: Effective planning to optimize shrinking IT budgets
Lets face it, IT projects have neither become simpler nor more successful. Rather the opposite. More than half of IT budgets are maintenance cost. More than half of projects still get canceled. More than half of project budget is manpower. And more than half of software cost is ‘cost of sales’ at the vendor. That leaves around five percent of IT budgets actually going into software development at vendors. With current technology being sold in current market conditions that is hard to change. No amount of EA planning will improve that situation. There is a huge amount of money going up in smoke. Why is anyone surprised? Things have to become way simpler!
• Re: Agility with SOA and BPM (Arrrrggh!)
Very soon this will make me want to scream. The reason business process management (BPM) implementations and service-oriented architecture (SOA) are white hot is that there is huge amount of money spent on marketing! Neither BPM nor SOA make a business more agile. SOA makes IT just a lot more complex (and thus rigid) and BPM is about long and expensive process analysis that is dated the day it is finished and outdated once implemented. Large scale BPM deployment is a failure where ever you look because no one has a handle on metadata, versioned deployment, and process interdependencies. The huge effort of putting SOA in could only make sense with large scale BPM and therefore these two are doomed together. The reason that everything is being outsourced is the immense cost of complexity. Obviously SOA life-cycle management is important, just like life-cycle management of eveything else. It makes however no sense to manage SOA and not manage BPM as an integrated element of the overall application. In all cases that I have seen putting in SOA and BPm meant substantial Java coding, that again is managed some place else. Forget agility …
• Re: The bottom line depends on new capabilities.
I could not agree more! IT is stuck in mud, soggy with programmer’s tears. True innovation is the name of the game. Not product buying and renaming as most vendors do. We at ISiS Papyrus do actually deliver game-changing technology. Do enterprise architects care much? Most of them are in CYA mode and if at all they take some vendor from the ‘Magic Quadrant’ that is chosen from past market share analysis … not really the new stuff. Please, don’t use Microsoft and innovation in the same sentence. They have long forgotten how to be innovative. They only know how to spend marketing billions.
How do we address thise issues at ISIS. What is so innovative about our Papyrus Platform?
Papyrus WebRepository promotes ‘Experience Sharing’ in the enterprise rather than rigid planning, and combined with the consolidated BPM, CRM and ECM capabilites in its own transaction and OR-DB engine it is a unique, innovative solution. We are only a medium size, privately held company, but have around 200 implementations in major organizations worldwide since its availability in 2001. The largest are 3000+ workflow users.
The ISIS Papyrus WebRepository has full life-cycle (DEV-TEST-PROD) project management with alerts and reports. It (project) manages all aspects (analysis, design and implementation) of the business process as well as the service registry, regardless of its implementation … SOA or not. While we can easily manage UDDI and WSDL files and their parameters and use in projects, but we get chosen in most cases because SOA is not mandatory. I yet have to see a company that has a readily available SOA interface that we can simply latch onto. A change in (SOA) interface metadata is propagated automatically to all processes and process elements, such as rules, user interfaces and created content! The user interface for the BPM implementation is much more powerful and extensive than Adobe Flex and runs in either Flash or the Papyrus Desktop with the same definition. The integrated UML capabilities of the WebRepository give it enough power for enterprise architecture planning. No Java, no .NET, no SOA, just process oriented applications that are simple and manageable!
By: Max J. Pucher
About the Author:
• Re: Effective planning to optimize shrinking IT budgets
Lets face it, IT projects have neither become simpler nor more successful. Rather the opposite. More than half of IT budgets are maintenance cost. More than half of projects still get canceled. More than half of project budget is manpower. And more than half of software cost is ‘cost of sales’ at the vendor. That leaves around five percent of IT budgets actually going into software development at vendors. With current technology being sold in current market conditions that is hard to change. No amount of EA planning will improve that situation. There is a huge amount of money going up in smoke. Why is anyone surprised? Things have to become way simpler!
• Re: Agility with SOA and BPM (Arrrrggh!)
Very soon this will make me want to scream. The reason business process management (BPM) implementations and service-oriented architecture (SOA) are white hot is that there is huge amount of money spent on marketing! Neither BPM nor SOA make a business more agile. SOA makes IT just a lot more complex (and thus rigid) and BPM is about long and expensive process analysis that is dated the day it is finished and outdated once implemented. Large scale BPM deployment is a failure where ever you look because no one has a handle on metadata, versioned deployment, and process interdependencies. The huge effort of putting SOA in could only make sense with large scale BPM and therefore these two are doomed together. The reason that everything is being outsourced is the immense cost of complexity. Obviously SOA life-cycle management is important, just like life-cycle management of eveything else. It makes however no sense to manage SOA and not manage BPM as an integrated element of the overall application. In all cases that I have seen putting in SOA and BPm meant substantial Java coding, that again is managed some place else. Forget agility …
• Re: The bottom line depends on new capabilities.
I could not agree more! IT is stuck in mud, soggy with programmer’s tears. True innovation is the name of the game. Not product buying and renaming as most vendors do. We at ISiS Papyrus do actually deliver game-changing technology. Do enterprise architects care much? Most of them are in CYA mode and if at all they take some vendor from the ‘Magic Quadrant’ that is chosen from past market share analysis … not really the new stuff. Please, don’t use Microsoft and innovation in the same sentence. They have long forgotten how to be innovative. They only know how to spend marketing billions.
How do we address thise issues at ISIS. What is so innovative about our Papyrus Platform?
Papyrus WebRepository promotes ‘Experience Sharing’ in the enterprise rather than rigid planning, and combined with the consolidated BPM, CRM and ECM capabilites in its own transaction and OR-DB engine it is a unique, innovative solution. We are only a medium size, privately held company, but have around 200 implementations in major organizations worldwide since its availability in 2001. The largest are 3000+ workflow users.
The ISIS Papyrus WebRepository has full life-cycle (DEV-TEST-PROD) project management with alerts and reports. It (project) manages all aspects (analysis, design and implementation) of the business process as well as the service registry, regardless of its implementation … SOA or not. While we can easily manage UDDI and WSDL files and their parameters and use in projects, but we get chosen in most cases because SOA is not mandatory. I yet have to see a company that has a readily available SOA interface that we can simply latch onto. A change in (SOA) interface metadata is propagated automatically to all processes and process elements, such as rules, user interfaces and created content! The user interface for the BPM implementation is much more powerful and extensive than Adobe Flex and runs in either Flash or the Papyrus Desktop with the same definition. The integrated UML capabilities of the WebRepository give it enough power for enterprise architecture planning. No Java, no .NET, no SOA, just process oriented applications that are simple and manageable!
By: Max J. Pucher
About the Author:
Max J. Pucher is the founder and current Chief Architect of ISIS Papyrus Software, a globally operating company that specializes in Artificial Intelligence for business process and communication. He has written several books, frequently speaks and writes on IT and holds several patents.
Tags: Current Technology, White Hot
Rex Ingram of Ingram Architects and Milton Manousaridis of Arch Spaces will serve as part of the Masters Touch architectural team.
Ingram, who is the principal of Ingram Architects of Boston, has more than 15 years of experience. His primary focus is on design projects specific to Nantucket architecture. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Art/Architecture from Portland State University and a Masters of Architecture from the University of Pennsylvania. Before establishing his own firm, he was a project designer and manager for Lyman S.A. Perry Architects. Ingram has received much recognition over the years. He has won awards in competitions that include the Schenk-Woodman Design Competition; the Pella Window Prize Competition and the Pandora’s Box Design/Build Competition.
Manousaridis established Arch Spaces, a design firm in Boston, in 2005. His architectural design leans more toward contemporary design. Manousaridis has seven years of experience and was an architect at both small and large firms in the Boston area before launching his own company. A resident of Wellesley, Manousaridis is a native of Greece and obtained his Bachelor’s degree in Architecture in Greece. He also holds a second degree, a Bachelor’s in Psychology from the University of Massachusetts. He belongs to the Boston Society of Architects.
“Rex and Milton are top architects and having them as part of our team is quite a coup. Each represents a different style of architecture, which means unlimited design possibilities for our clients,” noted Doug Masters, founder of Masters Touch.
He continued, “With architects, designers and builders under one roof, the flow of ideas and communication are greatly enhanced. It all lends to seamlessly executed projects.”
The Masters Touch
With a team of more than 50, including architects, interior designers and project managers all working together, Masters Touch can handle all of a client’s home building or improvement projects and provide expert guidance to DIY folks.
Masters Touch was founded by Doug Masters in 1997. From high-end design and build projects; kitchen and bath renovations; exterior painting, roofing and siding projects to flooring, interior painting and decorating projects, Masters Touch caters to homeowners throughout the Metrowest area.
Masters Touch is a Showcase Priority Dealer for Hunter Douglas and offers professional design and installation service. The one-stop interior design and home improvement shop also offers Marvin and Harvey windows; six lines of custom and semi-custom cabinetry; over 150 types of granite and Corian countertops; paint; carpet; hardwood and tile flooring; home theater design and installation and much more.
The company offers written warrantees on all their work. Masters Touch is located on Route 109 in Medfield, MA. For more information contact 508-359-5900, e-mail info@masterstouchweb.com or visit www.masterstouchweb.com.
By: Steve Dubin
About the Author:
Ingram, who is the principal of Ingram Architects of Boston, has more than 15 years of experience. His primary focus is on design projects specific to Nantucket architecture. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Art/Architecture from Portland State University and a Masters of Architecture from the University of Pennsylvania. Before establishing his own firm, he was a project designer and manager for Lyman S.A. Perry Architects. Ingram has received much recognition over the years. He has won awards in competitions that include the Schenk-Woodman Design Competition; the Pella Window Prize Competition and the Pandora’s Box Design/Build Competition.
Manousaridis established Arch Spaces, a design firm in Boston, in 2005. His architectural design leans more toward contemporary design. Manousaridis has seven years of experience and was an architect at both small and large firms in the Boston area before launching his own company. A resident of Wellesley, Manousaridis is a native of Greece and obtained his Bachelor’s degree in Architecture in Greece. He also holds a second degree, a Bachelor’s in Psychology from the University of Massachusetts. He belongs to the Boston Society of Architects.
“Rex and Milton are top architects and having them as part of our team is quite a coup. Each represents a different style of architecture, which means unlimited design possibilities for our clients,” noted Doug Masters, founder of Masters Touch.
He continued, “With architects, designers and builders under one roof, the flow of ideas and communication are greatly enhanced. It all lends to seamlessly executed projects.”
The Masters Touch
With a team of more than 50, including architects, interior designers and project managers all working together, Masters Touch can handle all of a client’s home building or improvement projects and provide expert guidance to DIY folks.
Masters Touch was founded by Doug Masters in 1997. From high-end design and build projects; kitchen and bath renovations; exterior painting, roofing and siding projects to flooring, interior painting and decorating projects, Masters Touch caters to homeowners throughout the Metrowest area.
Masters Touch is a Showcase Priority Dealer for Hunter Douglas and offers professional design and installation service. The one-stop interior design and home improvement shop also offers Marvin and Harvey windows; six lines of custom and semi-custom cabinetry; over 150 types of granite and Corian countertops; paint; carpet; hardwood and tile flooring; home theater design and installation and much more.
The company offers written warrantees on all their work. Masters Touch is located on Route 109 in Medfield, MA. For more information contact 508-359-5900, e-mail info@masterstouchweb.com or visit www.masterstouchweb.com.
By: Steve Dubin
About the Author:
Tags: Boston Area, Unlimited Design
Source: docs.hp.com
The MPE/iX Architected Interface Facility: Operating System product provides three types of AIFs:
Access management AIFs
Information access AIFs
Functional access AIFs
Access Management Architected Interfaces
Access management AIFs provide a mechanism, the user ID, to validate user access to operating system AIFs.
User IDs
Each purchaser of the Architected Interface Facility: Operating System product is assigned a unique user ID. Whenever you call an AIF, you should identify yourself by using your company’s user ID.
Each AIF includes an optional user_id parameter. If your program is only going to make a small number of AIF calls, then you’ll want to pass the user ID to each AIF as you call it; however, if your program is going to make a lot of AIF calls, there is a more efficient method to specify your user ID. If your application uses the AIFACCESSON AIF to pass your user ID, all subsequent AIF calls made by your application are assumed to belong to the same user ID. Use AIFACCESSOFF after completing the multiple AIF calls.
What Is the Purpose of User IDs?
Architected Interface Facility user IDs are used by Hewlett-Packard Response Centers to ensure that AIF-based software products are properly supported. The user IDs are not intended to prevent users who have not purchased an Architected Interface Facility product from calling AIFs; instead, user IDs are intended to guarantee the best possible support.
Because AIFs are trusted procedures, their misuse can cause a number of system problems (including system failures and data corruption). If this should happen, Hewlett-Packard’s Response Centers can determine the user IDs associated with any AIF calls that result in errors. In this way, identifying and fixing AIF-related system problems can be accomplished quickly.
Information Access Architected Interfaces
Information access AIFs provide access to MPE/iX internal table information while abstracting the structure from the user.
The information access AIFs provide a single AIF, AIFSYSWIDEGET, that is normally the starting point for information retrieval. AIFSYSWIDEGET returns information on the current state of the system. For example, it can provide a list of objects that currently exist on the system and meet a specified set of criteria. The information provided by AIFSYSWIDEGET can be passed to the other information access AIFs so that more detailed information can be acquired.
Information access AIFs can be used without first using AIFSYSWIDEGET. For example, you can call a global file information AIF by passing a known file name.
Each information access AIF attempts to lock all of the tables associated with that object.
Information Get and Put
In most cases, there are two types of AIF for each class of objects that information can be accessed, an AIFnnGET and an AIFnnPUT.
The AIFnnGET AIF returns information about a specific object identified by the input keys. All AIFnnGET AIFs attempt to return as much information as possible each time they are called, returning individual item errors whenever possible. These errors are returned in the itemstatus_array parameter for the items in error, while the rest of the item values are returned normally.
The AIFnnPUT AIFs update relevant tables to obtain a consistent, updated state of the system. Only a subset of the items provided by the AIFnnGET AIFs are available to AIFnnPUT AIFs.
Information Verification
Because there is no guarantee that the information that is returned from an AIFnnGET AIF is still valid when an AIFnnPUT AIF is called, each AIFnnPUT AIF allows for verification of values to take place before a system table update occurs.
A list of items and corresponding values may be specified in the verification arrays to the AIFnnPUT AIF. Each item is checked and validated before attempting to do a system table update. If any single item that is to be verified fails, the information is not placed into the system. This verification helps prevent the system from accidentally being placed into an undesirable state. If no verification items are specified, the system table update is performed unconditionally.
System-Wide Information
The system wide information AIF is
AIFSYSWIDEGET
The AIFSYSWIDEGET AIF is normally the first AIF called. It returns information about a whole class of objects, instead of information about a particular object as the other AIFs do.
The AIFSYSWIDEGET AIF enables you to specify an object class as well as a list of criteria that you wish to apply to the objects in that class. It applies all of the criteria to each object located, returning only those objects that meet the criteria that you specify. The AIFSYSWIDEGET AIF returns a list of meaningful object identifiers and, optionally, a corresponding list of alternative input keys, when possible. You can use the alternative input keys with other AIFs to retrieve information faster than using the object identifiers.
The AIFSYSWIDEGET AIF may return a context key that indicates that there are a greater number of objects available than there are elements in the user-defined array passed to the AIF. Use this context key in a subsequent call to retrieve the additional objects.
Accounting Information
The accounting information AIFs are
AIFACCTGET
AIFACCTPUT
Accounting information AIFs return or update information associated with directory objects such as users, groups, and accounts. Accounting information AIFs use a user name, group name, or account name as input keys. The input keys default to the calling process’ user name, group name, and account name.
File Information
There are two types of file information AIFs:
local file information AIFs
global file information AIFs
Local File Information
Local file information AIFs are
AIFFILELGET
AIFFILELPUT
Local file information AIFs use a PID and a process-specific file number as input keys, with a UFID for validation. The AIFFILELGET AIF returns PIDs of the sharers of the file and the file numbers. The returned information can be used with subsequent calls to process information AIFs, global file information AIFs, or other local file information AIFs.
Global File Information
Global file information AIFs are
AIFFILEGGET
AIFFILEGPUT
Global file information AIFs use file names and UFIDs as input keys.
Job or Session Information
Job or session information AIFs are
AIFJSGET
AIFJSPUT
Job or session AIFs return or update information associated with jobs and sessions. They accept job numbers or session numbers as input keys, returning or updating job or session information associated with the keys. The keys can be obtained either from AIFSYSWIDEGET or from other means (for example, from the SHOWJOB command). The input keys default to the calling process’s job or session number.
Process Information
Process information AIFs are
AIFPROCGET
AIFPROCPUT
Process information AIFs accept PIDs and PINs as input keys. They return or update process-related information. The input keys can be obtained either from AIFSYSWIDEGET or from file information AIFs.
The AIFPROCGET AIF returns information about all of the files opened by the process, process-specific file numbers, and UFIDs. These three can then be used to query the file interfaces. The AIFPROCGET AIF also returns the default account and group for the process, their names, and UFIDs. This information can be used to query accounting information AIFs.
Reply Information
The reply information AIF requires only a reply request ID as input. It retrieves information on a specified pending reply request. In addition to providing the table information, it also formats the request message as it is displayed on the console by the RECALL command.
The reply information AIF is
AIFREPLYGET
Spooler Information
There are two types of spooler information AIFs
spool file information AIFs
spooler process AIFs
Spool File Information
Spool file information AIFs are
AIFSPFGET
AIFSPFPUT
The AIFSPFGET and AIFSPFPUT AIFs accept a file name or an address as input keys and return or update information about files that have been spooled.
Spooler Process Information
Spooler process information AIFs are
AIFSPPGET
AIFSPPPUT
The AIFSPPGET and AIFSPPPUT AIFs accept device names as input keys and return or update information about spooler processes.
System Configuration Information
System configuration information AIFs are
AIFSCGET
AIFSCPUT
AIFSCGET and AIFSCPUT do not require any keys, because they access system-wide configuration information. AIFSCGET provides access to the configuration constants and the dynamically maintained system variables, such as upper limits, but does not provide lists of valid objects on the system. AIFSCPUT performs actions similar to the TUNE and ALLOW commands, as well as some of the startup options.
Some of the configuration constants AIFSCGET and AIFSCPUT access are the various dispatcher queue priority limits and quantums. The dynamic system information includes the next job/session number to be allocated, the CS average quantum for transactions, and the current ALLOW mask.
Device Information
Device information AIFs are:
AIFDEVCLASSGET
AIFDEVICEGET
AIFDEVICEPUT
AIFDEVCLASSGET retrieves information on a specific device class. AIFDEVICEGET retrieves information on a specific device (ldev). AIFDEVICEPUT updates information on a specific device (ldev).
Functionality Access Architected Interfaces
The Architected Interface Facility: Operating System product provides AIFs to manage special functionality normally available only to operating system internals. The types of functionality access provided are:
User global area management
Ports management
Spooler management
Magneto-Optical Disk Library System
Miscellaneous utilities
While their external appearance all reflect AIF design standards, each type differs according to the functionality the AIFs provide access to.
User Global Area Management
User global area management AIFs are:
AIFGLOBACQ
AIFGLOBGET
AIFGLOBLOCK
AIFGLOBPUT
AIFGLOBREL
AIFGLOBUNLOCK
User global area management AIFs enable you to share data between multiple processes and enforce concurrence on access to this data.
Ports Management
Ports management AIFs are:
AIFPORTCLOSE
AIFPORTOPEN
AIFPORTRECEIVE
AIFPORTSEND
AIFPORTINT
Ports management AIFs enable you to create and manage Architected Interface Facility user ports. User ports can be used as a fast means of interprocess communication by sending messages from one process to another. User ports do not interfere with or provide access to system ports.
Spooler Management
Spooler management AIFs are:
AIFSPFLINK
AIFSPFLIST
AIFSPPOPENQ
AIFSPPRELEASE
AIFSPPRESUME
AIFSPPSHUTQ
AIFSPPSTART
AIFSPPSTOP
AIFSPPSUSPEND
Spooler management AIFs enable you to manage spool files and spooler processes. For example, you can start, stop, resume, or suspend devices. In addition, you can link files to the MPE/iX spooler facility.
Magneto-Optical Disk Library System
Magneto-Optical Disk Library System AIFs are:
AIFMOALLOCATE
AIFMODEALLOCATE
AIFMODISMOUNT
AIFMOGET
AIFMOPUT
AIFMOMOUNT
Magneto-Optical Disk Library System AIFs provide a supported external interface to optical disk library systems while extracting internal detail. These AIF’s provide a layer above the existing Media Manager routines. The Media Manager is a set of operating system routines that are used to control a Magneto-Optical Disk Library System. The Media Manager functions that are provided through AIF’s include: allocating and deallocating an optical media drive, mounting and dismounting optical media, and retrieving and modifying optical disk library system information.
Refer to the following manuals for more information:
Installing and Using the Optical Disk Library System (C1700-90076)
Magneto-Optical Media Management User’s Guide (36398-90001)
Utilities
Utility AIFs provide miscellaneous functionality useful to application developers.
AIFCHANGELOGON enables you to change the logon environment of a process.
AIFCLOSE enables you to save files across account boundaries.
AIFCONVADDR converts compatibility mode relative addresses to corresponding native mode virtual addresses.
AIFGLOBINSTALL is the programmatic equivalent of executing the INSTOS installation utility.
AIFTIME converts ticks and microseconds to a more meaningful time, such as date time, clock time, or a string format.
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The MPE/iX Architected Interface Facility: Operating System product provides three types of AIFs:
Access management AIFs
Information access AIFs
Functional access AIFs
Access Management Architected Interfaces
Access management AIFs provide a mechanism, the user ID, to validate user access to operating system AIFs.
User IDs
Each purchaser of the Architected Interface Facility: Operating System product is assigned a unique user ID. Whenever you call an AIF, you should identify yourself by using your company’s user ID.
Each AIF includes an optional user_id parameter. If your program is only going to make a small number of AIF calls, then you’ll want to pass the user ID to each AIF as you call it; however, if your program is going to make a lot of AIF calls, there is a more efficient method to specify your user ID. If your application uses the AIFACCESSON AIF to pass your user ID, all subsequent AIF calls made by your application are assumed to belong to the same user ID. Use AIFACCESSOFF after completing the multiple AIF calls.
What Is the Purpose of User IDs?
Architected Interface Facility user IDs are used by Hewlett-Packard Response Centers to ensure that AIF-based software products are properly supported. The user IDs are not intended to prevent users who have not purchased an Architected Interface Facility product from calling AIFs; instead, user IDs are intended to guarantee the best possible support.
Because AIFs are trusted procedures, their misuse can cause a number of system problems (including system failures and data corruption). If this should happen, Hewlett-Packard’s Response Centers can determine the user IDs associated with any AIF calls that result in errors. In this way, identifying and fixing AIF-related system problems can be accomplished quickly.
Information Access Architected Interfaces
Information access AIFs provide access to MPE/iX internal table information while abstracting the structure from the user.
The information access AIFs provide a single AIF, AIFSYSWIDEGET, that is normally the starting point for information retrieval. AIFSYSWIDEGET returns information on the current state of the system. For example, it can provide a list of objects that currently exist on the system and meet a specified set of criteria. The information provided by AIFSYSWIDEGET can be passed to the other information access AIFs so that more detailed information can be acquired.
Information access AIFs can be used without first using AIFSYSWIDEGET. For example, you can call a global file information AIF by passing a known file name.
Each information access AIF attempts to lock all of the tables associated with that object.
Information Get and Put
In most cases, there are two types of AIF for each class of objects that information can be accessed, an AIFnnGET and an AIFnnPUT.
The AIFnnGET AIF returns information about a specific object identified by the input keys. All AIFnnGET AIFs attempt to return as much information as possible each time they are called, returning individual item errors whenever possible. These errors are returned in the itemstatus_array parameter for the items in error, while the rest of the item values are returned normally.
The AIFnnPUT AIFs update relevant tables to obtain a consistent, updated state of the system. Only a subset of the items provided by the AIFnnGET AIFs are available to AIFnnPUT AIFs.
Information Verification
Because there is no guarantee that the information that is returned from an AIFnnGET AIF is still valid when an AIFnnPUT AIF is called, each AIFnnPUT AIF allows for verification of values to take place before a system table update occurs.
A list of items and corresponding values may be specified in the verification arrays to the AIFnnPUT AIF. Each item is checked and validated before attempting to do a system table update. If any single item that is to be verified fails, the information is not placed into the system. This verification helps prevent the system from accidentally being placed into an undesirable state. If no verification items are specified, the system table update is performed unconditionally.
System-Wide Information
The system wide information AIF is
AIFSYSWIDEGET
The AIFSYSWIDEGET AIF is normally the first AIF called. It returns information about a whole class of objects, instead of information about a particular object as the other AIFs do.
The AIFSYSWIDEGET AIF enables you to specify an object class as well as a list of criteria that you wish to apply to the objects in that class. It applies all of the criteria to each object located, returning only those objects that meet the criteria that you specify. The AIFSYSWIDEGET AIF returns a list of meaningful object identifiers and, optionally, a corresponding list of alternative input keys, when possible. You can use the alternative input keys with other AIFs to retrieve information faster than using the object identifiers.
The AIFSYSWIDEGET AIF may return a context key that indicates that there are a greater number of objects available than there are elements in the user-defined array passed to the AIF. Use this context key in a subsequent call to retrieve the additional objects.
Accounting Information
The accounting information AIFs are
AIFACCTGET
AIFACCTPUT
Accounting information AIFs return or update information associated with directory objects such as users, groups, and accounts. Accounting information AIFs use a user name, group name, or account name as input keys. The input keys default to the calling process’ user name, group name, and account name.
File Information
There are two types of file information AIFs:
local file information AIFs
global file information AIFs
Local File Information
Local file information AIFs are
AIFFILELGET
AIFFILELPUT
Local file information AIFs use a PID and a process-specific file number as input keys, with a UFID for validation. The AIFFILELGET AIF returns PIDs of the sharers of the file and the file numbers. The returned information can be used with subsequent calls to process information AIFs, global file information AIFs, or other local file information AIFs.
Global File Information
Global file information AIFs are
AIFFILEGGET
AIFFILEGPUT
Global file information AIFs use file names and UFIDs as input keys.
Job or Session Information
Job or session information AIFs are
AIFJSGET
AIFJSPUT
Job or session AIFs return or update information associated with jobs and sessions. They accept job numbers or session numbers as input keys, returning or updating job or session information associated with the keys. The keys can be obtained either from AIFSYSWIDEGET or from other means (for example, from the SHOWJOB command). The input keys default to the calling process’s job or session number.
Process Information
Process information AIFs are
AIFPROCGET
AIFPROCPUT
Process information AIFs accept PIDs and PINs as input keys. They return or update process-related information. The input keys can be obtained either from AIFSYSWIDEGET or from file information AIFs.
The AIFPROCGET AIF returns information about all of the files opened by the process, process-specific file numbers, and UFIDs. These three can then be used to query the file interfaces. The AIFPROCGET AIF also returns the default account and group for the process, their names, and UFIDs. This information can be used to query accounting information AIFs.
Reply Information
The reply information AIF requires only a reply request ID as input. It retrieves information on a specified pending reply request. In addition to providing the table information, it also formats the request message as it is displayed on the console by the RECALL command.
The reply information AIF is
AIFREPLYGET
Spooler Information
There are two types of spooler information AIFs
spool file information AIFs
spooler process AIFs
Spool File Information
Spool file information AIFs are
AIFSPFGET
AIFSPFPUT
The AIFSPFGET and AIFSPFPUT AIFs accept a file name or an address as input keys and return or update information about files that have been spooled.
Spooler Process Information
Spooler process information AIFs are
AIFSPPGET
AIFSPPPUT
The AIFSPPGET and AIFSPPPUT AIFs accept device names as input keys and return or update information about spooler processes.
System Configuration Information
System configuration information AIFs are
AIFSCGET
AIFSCPUT
AIFSCGET and AIFSCPUT do not require any keys, because they access system-wide configuration information. AIFSCGET provides access to the configuration constants and the dynamically maintained system variables, such as upper limits, but does not provide lists of valid objects on the system. AIFSCPUT performs actions similar to the TUNE and ALLOW commands, as well as some of the startup options.
Some of the configuration constants AIFSCGET and AIFSCPUT access are the various dispatcher queue priority limits and quantums. The dynamic system information includes the next job/session number to be allocated, the CS average quantum for transactions, and the current ALLOW mask.
Device Information
Device information AIFs are:
AIFDEVCLASSGET
AIFDEVICEGET
AIFDEVICEPUT
AIFDEVCLASSGET retrieves information on a specific device class. AIFDEVICEGET retrieves information on a specific device (ldev). AIFDEVICEPUT updates information on a specific device (ldev).
Functionality Access Architected Interfaces
The Architected Interface Facility: Operating System product provides AIFs to manage special functionality normally available only to operating system internals. The types of functionality access provided are:
User global area management
Ports management
Spooler management
Magneto-Optical Disk Library System
Miscellaneous utilities
While their external appearance all reflect AIF design standards, each type differs according to the functionality the AIFs provide access to.
User Global Area Management
User global area management AIFs are:
AIFGLOBACQ
AIFGLOBGET
AIFGLOBLOCK
AIFGLOBPUT
AIFGLOBREL
AIFGLOBUNLOCK
User global area management AIFs enable you to share data between multiple processes and enforce concurrence on access to this data.
Ports Management
Ports management AIFs are:
AIFPORTCLOSE
AIFPORTOPEN
AIFPORTRECEIVE
AIFPORTSEND
AIFPORTINT
Ports management AIFs enable you to create and manage Architected Interface Facility user ports. User ports can be used as a fast means of interprocess communication by sending messages from one process to another. User ports do not interfere with or provide access to system ports.
Spooler Management
Spooler management AIFs are:
AIFSPFLINK
AIFSPFLIST
AIFSPPOPENQ
AIFSPPRELEASE
AIFSPPRESUME
AIFSPPSHUTQ
AIFSPPSTART
AIFSPPSTOP
AIFSPPSUSPEND
Spooler management AIFs enable you to manage spool files and spooler processes. For example, you can start, stop, resume, or suspend devices. In addition, you can link files to the MPE/iX spooler facility.
Magneto-Optical Disk Library System
Magneto-Optical Disk Library System AIFs are:
AIFMOALLOCATE
AIFMODEALLOCATE
AIFMODISMOUNT
AIFMOGET
AIFMOPUT
AIFMOMOUNT
Magneto-Optical Disk Library System AIFs provide a supported external interface to optical disk library systems while extracting internal detail. These AIF’s provide a layer above the existing Media Manager routines. The Media Manager is a set of operating system routines that are used to control a Magneto-Optical Disk Library System. The Media Manager functions that are provided through AIF’s include: allocating and deallocating an optical media drive, mounting and dismounting optical media, and retrieving and modifying optical disk library system information.
Refer to the following manuals for more information:
Installing and Using the Optical Disk Library System (C1700-90076)
Magneto-Optical Media Management User’s Guide (36398-90001)
Utilities
Utility AIFs provide miscellaneous functionality useful to application developers.
AIFCHANGELOGON enables you to change the logon environment of a process.
AIFCLOSE enables you to save files across account boundaries.
AIFCONVADDR converts compatibility mode relative addresses to corresponding native mode virtual addresses.
AIFGLOBINSTALL is the programmatic equivalent of executing the INSTOS installation utility.
AIFTIME converts ticks and microseconds to a more meaningful time, such as date time, clock time, or a string format.
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