Utilities
Reference station names are used internally in Utilities. Full station names are displayed where possible; otherwise reference station names are displayed.
In the Report Output Control system (ROC), you can use the Reference Station To Full Station Inquiry screen to display the full station name for a reference station. Refer to FSTATION command (a ROC general Action property command) in Report Operations.
Logic Commands and Built-in Attributes
Station names are used in the following logic commands and built-in attributes:
SendMessage logic command uses full or reference station names.
In <<Ispec>> classes, the built-in attribute Glb.Stn uses a reference station name. The built-in attribute Glb.FullStn contains the corresponding full station name.
In Reports, the built-in attribute Glb.InitStn uses a reference station name. The built-in attribute Glb.InitFullStn contains the corresponding full station name.
Refer to Interfaces for more information on Automatic Entries.
Administration Commands
:REP displays the full station name if there is sufficient space, otherwise the reference station name
:UPD displays the full station name
:ODT, :SMG, :STN accept full or reference station names
:STN displays the full station name and the reference station name, if different
:WHO displays the full station name
Interfaces
Automatic Entries pass station identification as reference station names. For external Automatic Entries across hosts, a combination of the reference station name (in Glb.Stn) and source host (Glb.OriginHost) is required to guarantee the unique identification of the originating station.
For an Automatic Entry to NOF, the Glb.Stn is passed to the NOF program. If the first character of the station name is a period (.), the name is a reference station name. You can obtain the full station name by calling the LINCSTNALIAS library, as described in Maintaining Reference Station Names.
For a transaction from NOF to an application, the station might not be a reference station name.
With the User interface, the Glb.Stn is passed to the USER program. If the first character of the station name is a period (.), the name is a reference station name. You can obtain the full station name by calling the LINCSTNALIAS library, as described in Maintaining Reference Station Names.