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K

KEEP

The navigational database access function that locks a record occurrence against access or update by another transaction.

kept storage

Storage that remains allocated by DC/UCF after a task ends. DC/UCF associates kept storage with the logical terminal from which it was requested. See also shared storage, user storage.

key

See CALC key, concatenated key, database key (db-key), foreign key, generic key, primary key, symbolic key.

keys table

For each CA IDMS online tool, a table (defined at system generation) that describes the terminal control keys and the functions they perform.

keyword

A word used in the command syntax of a CA IDMS product. Keywords are recognized by the system and must be typed exactly as shown in command syntax, which uses uppercase to display required characters and lowercase to display optional characters.