Glossary

Association	Relationship between two files. The two files involved in the relationship are referred to as the Source and Target. By convention, the source is said to depend on the target. Both the system and users may create and destroy these relationships (see Strong Association and Weak Association respectively).
Association Type	Special designator that conveys the relationship between two logical files.
File Type	Special designator for each logical file that conveys its intended use and the rules by which the system operates on the file.
Hierarchy	Collection of branches used to store all of the files managed by the system.
Logical File	Collection of physical files that are treated as a single unit by the system. Logical files are designated by a text description of up to 80 characters. Logical files are the basic unit that the user sees. The File Manager transparently manages the individual physical files to the users.
Physical File	Conventional file. These comprise the logical files.
Physical State	A combination of designators that convey how a logical file is currently stored on the system. Possible states include: Uncompressed and Compressed.
Read Only	A mode of accessing a file that precludes the user from saving any changes to the original file. The user may still save the changes as a new file in the system.
Repository	Generally used when referring to the physical directories which provide the actual file storage facility. This can also be used as another name for the file hierarchy.
Security State	Designator that conveys the current accessibility of a logical file. Possible states include: Unlocked/Locked, Working/Released.
Strong Association	Association created by the File Manager system is termed Strong and cannot be broken by individual users. These types of relationships convey a dependency that the rest of the MSC SuperModel application requires for some of its functionality.
Weak Association	File associations created by individual users are termed Weak and are generally used to provide additional pedigree information. For example, a submodel could be associated to a CAD part file which provided the initial geometry. Weak associations may be broken by users without impacting the functionality of the MSC SuperModel application.
Workspace	Disk/directory resources established on the local machine that are used to maintain copies of the files which a user is currently accessing.
Write Access	Mode of accessing a file that allows the user to save any changes back to the original file. Only a single user may acquire write access at a time.

Association

Relationship between two files. The two files involved in the relationship are referred to as the Source and Target. By convention, the source is said to depend on the target. Both the system and users may create and destroy these relationships (see Strong Association and Weak Association respectively).

Association Type

Special designator that conveys the relationship between two logical files.

File Type

Special designator for each logical file that conveys its intended use and the rules by which the system operates on the file.

Hierarchy

Collection of branches used to store all of the files managed by the system.

Logical File

Collection of physical files that are treated as a single unit by the system. Logical files are designated by a text description of up to 80 characters. Logical files are the basic unit that the user sees. The File Manager transparently manages the individual physical files to the users.

Physical File

Conventional file. These comprise the logical files.

Physical State

A combination of designators that convey how a logical file is currently stored on the system. Possible states include: Uncompressed and Compressed.

Read Only

A mode of accessing a file that precludes the user from saving any changes to the original file. The user may still save the changes as a new file in the system.

Repository

Generally used when referring to the physical directories which provide the actual file storage facility. This can also be used as another name for the file hierarchy.

Security State

Designator that conveys the current accessibility of a logical file. Possible states include: Unlocked/Locked, Working/Released.

Strong Association

Association created by the File Manager system is termed Strong and cannot be broken by individual users. These types of relationships convey a dependency that the rest of the MSC SuperModel application requires for some of its functionality.

Weak Association

File associations created by individual users are termed Weak and are generally used to provide additional pedigree information. For example, a submodel could be associated to a CAD part file which provided the initial geometry. Weak associations may be broken by users without impacting the functionality of the MSC SuperModel application.

Workspace

Disk/directory resources established on the local machine that are used to maintain copies of the files which a user is currently accessing.

Write Access

Mode of accessing a file that allows the user to save any changes back to the original file. Only a single user may acquire write access at a time.