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	<var class="product">UL/SPF</var> — ''User Language System Productivity Facilities'' — is a family of products implemented as <var class="product">User Language</var> application subsystems, designed to function together in a <var class="product">Model 204</var> Online.

	~~As of Model 204 7.5 - Fall, 2015, UL/SPF has been superceded by~~ [[RKTools~~]].~~

	Each product in the family can be installed and run independently, or each can be installed and run as a component of the integrated <var class="product">UL/SPF</var> framework. All <var class="product">UL/SPF</var> products share a common "look and feel" that is modeled on IBM's ISPF facilities. <var class="product">UL/SPF</var> supplants the sometimes arcane command language of <var class="product">Model 204</var>, providing a highly productive full screen interface to a variety of common <var class="product">Model 204</var>
	~~functions.~~

	<var class="product">UL/SPF</var> enhances the capabilities of <var class="product">Model 204</var> and bypasses many of its restrictions, enabling the performance of routine tasks that were previously impossible or prohibitively time-consuming.

	~~==UL/SPF components==~~
	~~<var class="product">UL/SPF</var> comprises the following products:~~
	~~<dl>~~
	~~<dt>[[SirDBA]] <dd>A system that analyzes <var class="product">Model 204</var> databases to determine their logical~~
	~~structure, populating an internal catalog. <var class="product">SirDBA</var> is distributed as a~~
	~~component of the Sir2000 Database Analysis Tools.~~

	~~<dt>[[SirFile]] <dd>A comprehensive facility both for monitoring the physical storage utilization~~
	~~of <var class="product">Model 204</var> database files and for warning users of the need for file~~
	~~reorganizations. <var class="product">SirFile</var> maintains historical information that allows it to~~
	~~predict when file sizing problems will occur, allowing a DBA to take~~
	~~preventative action before an application outage results.~~

	~~<dt>[[SirLib]] <dd>A powerful and flexible system that provides change management and~~
	~~configuration control for <var class="product">Model 204</var> <var class="product">User Language</var> applications. <var class="product">SirLib</var> is~~
	~~fully integrated within the <var class="product">Model 204</var> programming environment, supporting~~
	~~unique <var class="product">Model 204</var> constructs such as file groups, while remaining nearly~~
	~~transparent to programmers.~~

	~~<dt>[[SirMon]] <dd>A comprehensive facility for monitoring the performance and availability of~~
	~~<var class="product">Model 204</var> online systems. <var class="product">SirMon</var> combines the real time monitoring of~~
	~~<var class="product">Model 204</var> performance with intelligent full screen displays that facilitate~~
	~~System Manager duties.~~

	~~<dt>[[SirPro]] <dd>A collection of powerful and easy to use tools for programmers, database~~
	~~administrators, and application managers. <var class="product">SirPro</var> provides programmers~~
	~~with powerful facilities for managing large libraries of <var class="product">User Language</var>~~
	~~procedures, and it provides system managers with intuitive ISPF-like front~~
	~~ends to many <var class="product">Model 204</var> system management commands.~~

	~~<dt>[[SirScan]] <dd>A high performance utility that allows users in a <var class="product">Model 204</var> Online to~~
	~~browse the contents of its journal in real time. <var class="product">SirScan</var> permits ordinary~~
	~~users to view journal entries generated by their own online session, and it~~
	~~allows users in ADMIN SCLASSes to browse journal entries for any set of~~
	~~users. The data is displayed in a full-screen browser with powerful~~
	~~searching commands and filtering options.~~
	~~</dl>~~

	~~In addition, a number of subsystems that are not linked into the <var class="product">UL/SPF</var> menuing~~
	structure may be accessed via APSY-transfer from the <var class="product">UL/SPF</var> applications. One such subsystem is FACT, a utility for browsing <var class="product">[[Media:FactrNew.pdf\|SirFact]]</var> dumps.

	~~There are also many sample web and client-server applications developed for the Janus~~
	~~product family that are distributed and installed along with the <var class="product">UL/SPF</var> products. These~~
	~~include JANCAT, an application that builds normalized views of <var class="product">Model 204</var> data for use~~
	~~by <var class="product">Janus Specialty Data Store</var> applications, and JANSSL, a system for creating and managing SSL certificate requests.~~

	~~==UL/SPF packaging and installation requirements==~~
	~~All of the <var class="product">UL/SPF</var> products are <var class="product">Model 204</var> application subsystems written in <var class="product">User Language</var>.~~
	~~<var class="product">UL/SPF</var> is distributed as a set of <var class="product">Model 204</var> files in a backup~~
	~~format produced by the <var class="product">Model 204</var> <var>DUMP</var> command.~~
	~~All <var class="product">User Language</var> based products are~~
	~~distributed in a single <var class="product">Model 204</var> procedure file called <b>SIRIUS</b>.~~

	~~<var class="product">UL/SPF</var> makes extensive use of specialized <var class="product">User Language</var> $functions.~~
	~~These $functions enable the creation of powerful <var class="product">User Language</var>~~
	~~application systems that can support complex environments with minimal server size requirements.~~

	~~==Integrating <var class="product">UL/SPF</var> with other subsystems==~~
	~~<var class="product">UL/SPF</var> and any of its constituent products can be easily integrated~~
	~~with other <var class="product">User Language</var> subsystems.~~
	~~Whenever a <var class="product">UL/SPF</var> component product is exiting, it first checks to see if the global variable <var>SIRIUS.COMM</var> exists and has a non-null value.~~
	~~If so, the <var class="product">UL/SPF</var> product performs a subsystem transfer using the value in <var>SIRIUS.COMM</var> as the name of the target subsystem.~~

	~~For example, the following code fragment lets you transfer into <code>SIRMON</code>.~~
	~~When <code>SIRMON</code> exits, control is transferred~~
	~~to the application subsystem <code>MENUSYS</code>, provided that <code>NEXTPROC</code>~~
	~~is the current subsystem's communication global variable:~~
	~~<p class="code">%rc = $Setg('SIRIUS.COMM','MENUSYS')~~
	~~%rc = $Setg('NEXTPROC','XFER')~~
	~~%rc = $Setg('XFER','SIRMON')~~
	~~STOP~~
	~~</p>~~

	~~In addition to the individual <var class="product">User Language</var> subsystems that implement~~
	~~the <var class="product">UL/SPF</var> products,~~
	~~Rocket Software distributes an umbrella <var class="product">UL/SPF</var> subsystem:~~
	~~The <b>ULSPF</b> subsystem provides a menu that contains entries for~~
	~~all <var class="product">UL/SPF</var> components installed at a site.~~

	~~The <var class="product">UL/SPF</var> subsystems support fast-path navigation.~~
	~~For example, a <var class="product">SirMon</var> user can transfer into <var class="product">SirPro</var> Option 1 by typing:~~
	~~<p class="code">=M.1.1</p>~~

	~~==UL/SPF installation==~~
	Installing <var class="product">UL/SPF</var> requires downloading the SIRIUS file and restoring it to your environment, setting up some subsidiary <var class="product">Model 204</var> files, and verifying that the environment has the appropriate parameter settings. For details, see [[RKTools installation]].

	~~Upgrades to <var class="product">UL/SPF</var> can almost always be handled by restoring a fresh copy of the SIRIUS file.~~

	~~[[Category: Sirius Software products~~]]

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	==UL/SPF installation==		==UL/SPF installation==
	Installing <var class="product">UL/SPF</var> requires downloading the SIRIUS file and restoring it to your environment, setting up some subsidiary <var class="product">Model 204</var> files, and verifying that the environment has the appropriate parameter settings. For details, see [[~~UL/SPF~~ installation ~~guide~~]].		Installing <var class="product">UL/SPF</var> requires downloading the SIRIUS file and restoring it to your environment, setting up some subsidiary <var class="product">Model 204</var> files, and verifying that the environment has the appropriate parameter settings. For details, see [[RKTools installation]].

	Upgrades to <var class="product">UL/SPF</var> can almost always be handled by restoring a fresh copy of the SIRIUS file.		Upgrades to <var class="product">UL/SPF</var> can almost always be handled by restoring a fresh copy of the SIRIUS file.

	[[Category: Sirius Software products]]		[[Category: Sirius Software products]]

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	<var class="product">UL/SPF</var> — ''User Language System Productivity Facilities'' — is a family of products implemented as <var class="product">User Language</var> application subsystems, designed to function together in a <var class="product">Model 204</var> Online.		<var class="product">UL/SPF</var> — ''User Language System Productivity Facilities'' — is a family of products implemented as <var class="product">User Language</var> application subsystems, designed to function together in a <var class="product">Model 204</var> Online.

			As of Model 204 7.5 - Fall, 2015, UL/SPF has been superceded by [[RKTools]].

	Each product in the family can be installed and run independently, or each can be installed and run as a component of the integrated <var class="product">UL/SPF</var> framework. All <var class="product">UL/SPF</var> products share a common "look and feel" that is modeled on IBM's ISPF facilities. <var class="product">UL/SPF</var> supplants the sometimes arcane command language of <var class="product">Model 204</var>, providing a highly productive full screen interface to a variety of common <var class="product">Model 204</var>		Each product in the family can be installed and run independently, or each can be installed and run as a component of the integrated <var class="product">UL/SPF</var> framework. All <var class="product">UL/SPF</var> products share a common "look and feel" that is modeled on IBM's ISPF facilities. <var class="product">UL/SPF</var> supplants the sometimes arcane command language of <var class="product">Model 204</var>, providing a highly productive full screen interface to a variety of common <var class="product">Model 204</var>

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	<var class="product">UL/SPF</var> — ''User Language System Productivity Facilities'' — is a family of products implemented as <var class="product">User Language</var> application subsystems, designed to function together in a <var class="product">Model 204</var> Online.		<var class="product">UL/SPF</var> — ''User Language System Productivity Facilities'' — is a family of products implemented as <var class="product">User Language</var> application subsystems, designed to function together in a <var class="product">Model 204</var> Online.

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	{{DISPLAYTITLE:UL/SP}}		{{DISPLAYTITLE:UL/SP}}
	<var class="product">UL/SPF</var> — ''User Language System Productivity Facilities'' — is a family of products ~~developed and owned by Sirius Software, and~~ implemented as <var class="product">User Language</var> application subsystems, designed to function together in a <var class="product">Model 204</var> Online.		<var class="product">UL/SPF</var> — ''User Language System Productivity Facilities'' — is a family of products implemented as <var class="product">User Language</var> application subsystems, designed to function together in a <var class="product">Model 204</var> Online.

	Each product in the family can be installed and run independently, or each can be installed and run as a component of		Each product in the family can be installed and run independently, or each can be installed and run as a component of the integrated <var class="product">UL/SPF</var> framework. All <var class="product">UL/SPF</var> products share a common "look and feel" that is modeled on IBM's ISPF facilities. <var class="product">UL/SPF</var> supplants the sometimes arcane command language of <var class="product">Model 204</var>, providing a highly productive full screen interface to a variety of common <var class="product">Model 204</var>
	the integrated <var class="product">UL/SPF</var> framework. All <var class="product">UL/SPF</var> products share a common "look and feel" that is modeled on IBM's ISPF facilities. <var class="product">UL/SPF</var> supplants the sometimes arcane command language of <var class="product">Model 204</var>, providing a highly productive full screen interface to a variety of common <var class="product">Model 204</var>
	functions.		functions.

	<var class="product">UL/SPF</var> enhances the capabilities of <var class="product">Model 204</var> and bypasses many of its restrictions, enabling the performance of routine tasks that were previously impossible or prohibitively time-consuming.		<var class="product">UL/SPF</var> enhances the capabilities of <var class="product">Model 204</var> and bypasses many of its restrictions, enabling the performance of routine tasks that were previously impossible or prohibitively time-consuming.
	~~<var class="product">UL/SPF</var> comprises the following products:~~

	==UL/SPF components==		==UL/SPF components==
			<var class="product">UL/SPF</var> comprises the following products:
	<dl>		<dl>
	<dt>[[SirDBA]] <dd>A system that analyzes <var class="product">Model 204</var> databases to determine their logical		<dt>[[SirDBA]] <dd>A system that analyzes <var class="product">Model 204</var> databases to determine their logical
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	In addition, a number of subsystems that are not linked into the <var class="product">UL/SPF</var> menuing		In addition, a number of subsystems that are not linked into the <var class="product">UL/SPF</var> menuing
	structure may be accessed via APSY-transfer from the <var class="product">UL/SPF</var> applications. One such		structure may be accessed via APSY-transfer from the <var class="product">UL/SPF</var> applications. One such subsystem is FACT, a utility for browsing <var class="product">[[Media:FactrNew.pdf\|SirFact]]</var> dumps.
	subsystem is FACT, a utility for browsing <var class="product">[~~http~~:~~//m204wiki.rocketsoftware.com/images/f/fb/~~FactrNew.pdf SirFact]</var> dumps.

	There are also many sample web and client-server applications developed for the Janus		There are also many sample web and client-server applications developed for the Janus
	product family that are distributed and installed along with the <var class="product">UL/SPF</var> products. These		product family that are distributed and installed along with the <var class="product">UL/SPF</var> products. These
	include JANCAT, an application that builds normalized views of <var class="product">Model 204</var> data for use		include JANCAT, an application that builds normalized views of <var class="product">Model 204</var> data for use
	by <var class="product">Janus Specialty Data Store</var> applications, and JANSSL, a system for creating and		by <var class="product">Janus Specialty Data Store</var> applications, and JANSSL, a system for creating and managing SSL certificate requests.
	managing SSL certificate requests.

	==UL/SPF packaging and installation requirements==		==UL/SPF packaging and installation requirements==
	All of the <var class="product">UL/SPF</var> products are <var class="product">Model 204</var> application subsystems		All of the <var class="product">UL/SPF</var> products are <var class="product">Model 204</var> application subsystems written in <var class="product">User Language</var>.
	written in <var class="product">User Language</var>.
	<var class="product">UL/SPF</var> is distributed as a set of <var class="product">Model 204</var> files in a backup		<var class="product">UL/SPF</var> is distributed as a set of <var class="product">Model 204</var> files in a backup
	format produced by the <var class="product">Model 204</var> <var>DUMP</var> command.		format produced by the <var class="product">Model 204</var> <var>DUMP</var> command.
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	distributed in a single <var class="product">Model 204</var> procedure file called <b>SIRIUS</b>.		distributed in a single <var class="product">Model 204</var> procedure file called <b>SIRIUS</b>.

	<var class="product">UL/SPF</var> makes extensive use of specialized <var class="product">User Language</var> $functions		<var class="product">UL/SPF</var> makes extensive use of specialized <var class="product">User Language</var> $functions.
	~~provided by Sirius Software~~.
	These $functions enable the creation of powerful <var class="product">User Language</var>		These $functions enable the creation of powerful <var class="product">User Language</var>
	application systems that can support complex environments with minimal		application systems that can support complex environments with minimal server size requirements.
	server size requirements.
	~~The $functions are part of the <var class="product">Sirius Mods</var>, which must be~~
	~~installed according to the instructions contained in the~~
	~~<var class="book">[http://m204wiki.rocketsoftware.com/images/c/c9/SiriNew.pdf Sirius Mods Installation Guide]</var>~~
	~~before any <var class="product">UL/SPF</var> product will work.~~

	~~The use of the [[List of $functions\|Sirius $functions]]~~
	~~is controlled by a product authorization mechanism.~~
	~~Many functions require that a specific <var class="product">UL/SPF</var> product be authorized.~~
	~~Some functions may only be invoked from an authorized procedure that~~
	~~has been "signed" by Sirius.~~
	~~The <var>SIRIUS</var> command may be used to examine the~~
	~~status of all Sirius products installed in a <var class="product">Model 204</var> Online~~.

	==Integrating <var class="product">UL/SPF</var> with other subsystems==		==Integrating <var class="product">UL/SPF</var> with other subsystems==
	<var class="product">UL/SPF</var> and any of its constituent products can be easily integrated		<var class="product">UL/SPF</var> and any of its constituent products can be easily integrated
	with other <var class="product">User Language</var> subsystems.		with other <var class="product">User Language</var> subsystems.
	Whenever a <var class="product">UL/SPF</var> component product is exiting, it first checks to see if		Whenever a <var class="product">UL/SPF</var> component product is exiting, it first checks to see if the global variable <var>SIRIUS.COMM</var> exists and has a non-null value.
	the global variable <var>SIRIUS.COMM</var> exists and has a		If so, the <var class="product">UL/SPF</var> product performs a subsystem transfer using the value in <var>SIRIUS.COMM</var> as the name of the target subsystem.
	non-null value.
	If so, the <var class="product">UL/SPF</var> product performs a subsystem transfer using the value
	in <var>SIRIUS.COMM</var> as the name of the target subsystem.

	For example, the following code fragment lets you transfer into <code>SIRMON</code>.		For example, the following code fragment lets you transfer into <code>SIRMON</code>.
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	In addition to the individual <var class="product">User Language</var> subsystems that implement		In addition to the individual <var class="product">User Language</var> subsystems that implement
	the <var class="product">UL/SPF</var> products,		the <var class="product">UL/SPF</var> products,
	~~Sirius~~ distributes an umbrella <var class="product">UL/SPF</var> subsystem:		Rocket Software distributes an umbrella <var class="product">UL/SPF</var> subsystem:
	The <b>ULSPF</b> subsystem provides a menu that contains entries for		The <b>ULSPF</b> subsystem provides a menu that contains entries for
	all <var class="product">UL/SPF</var> components installed at a site.		all <var class="product">UL/SPF</var> components installed at a site.

	The <var class="product">UL/SPF</var> subsystems support fast-path navigation.		The <var class="product">UL/SPF</var> subsystems support fast-path navigation.
	For example, a <var class="product">SirMon</var> user can transfer into <var class="product">SirPro</var>		For example, a <var class="product">SirMon</var> user can transfer into <var class="product">SirPro</var> Option 1 by typing:
	Option 1 by typing:
	<p class="code">=M.1.1</p>		<p class="code">=M.1.1</p>

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	==Integrating <var class="product">UL/SPF</var> with other subsystems==		==Integrating <var class="product">UL/SPF</var> with other subsystems==
	<var class="product">UL/SPF</var> and any of its constituent products can be easily integrated		<var class="product">UL/SPF</var> and any of its constituent products can be easily integrated
	with other <var class="product">User Language</var> subsystems.		with other <var class="product">User Language</var> subsystems.
	Whenever a <var class="product">UL/SPF</var> component product is exiting, it first checks to see if		Whenever a <var class="product">UL/SPF</var> component product is exiting, it first checks to see if

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	The $functions are part of the <var class="product">Sirius Mods</var>, which must be		The $functions are part of the <var class="product">Sirius Mods</var>, which must be
	installed according to the instructions contained in the		installed according to the instructions contained in the
	<i>[http://~~sirius-software~~.com/~~maint~~/~~download~~/~~siri~~.pdf Sirius Mods Installation Guide]</i>		<var class="book">[http://m204wiki.rocketsoftware.com/images/c/c9/SiriNew.pdf Sirius Mods Installation Guide]</var>
	before any <var class="product">UL/SPF</var> product will work.		before any <var class="product">UL/SPF</var> product will work.

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	The $functions are part of the <var class="product">Sirius Mods</var>, which must be		The $functions are part of the <var class="product">Sirius Mods</var>, which must be
	installed according to the instructions contained in the		installed according to the instructions contained in the
	<i>[http://sirius-software.com/maint/download/~~monr~~.pdf Sirius Mods Installation Guide]</i>		<i>[http://sirius-software.com/maint/download/siri.pdf Sirius Mods Installation Guide]</i>
	before any <var class="product">UL/SPF</var> product will work.		before any <var class="product">UL/SPF</var> product will work.

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	==UL/SPF packaging and installation requirements==		==UL/SPF packaging and installation requirements==
	All of the <var class="product">UL/SPF</var> products are <var class="product">Model 204</var> application subsystems		All of the <var class="product">UL/SPF</var> products are <var class="product">Model 204</var> application subsystems
	written in <var class="product">User Language</var>.		written in <var class="product">User Language</var>.
	<var class="product">UL/SPF</var> is distributed as a set of <var class="product">Model 204</var> files in a backup		<var class="product">UL/SPF</var> is distributed as a set of <var class="product">Model 204</var> files in a backup
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	The <var>SIRIUS</var> command may be used to examine the		The <var>SIRIUS</var> command may be used to examine the
	status of all Sirius products installed in a <var class="product">Model 204</var> Online.		status of all Sirius products installed in a <var class="product">Model 204</var> Online.

	==Integrating <var class="product">UL/SPF</var> with other subsystems==		==Integrating <var class="product">UL/SPF</var> with other subsystems==
	<var class="product">UL/SPF</var> and any of its constituent products can be easily integrated		<var class="product">UL/SPF</var> and any of its constituent products can be easily integrated

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	In addition, a number of subsystems that are not linked into the <var class="product">UL/SPF</var> menuing		In addition, a number of subsystems that are not linked into the <var class="product">UL/SPF</var> menuing
	structure may be accessed via APSY-transfer from the <var class="product">UL/SPF</var> applications. One such		structure may be accessed via APSY-transfer from the <var class="product">UL/SPF</var> applications. One such
	subsystem is FACT, a utility for browsing <var class="product">[http://~~www~~.~~sirius-software~~.com/~~maint~~/~~factr~~.pdf SirFact]</var> dumps.		subsystem is FACT, a utility for browsing <var class="product">[http://m204wiki.rocketsoftware.com/images/f/fb/FactrNew.pdf SirFact]</var> dumps.

	There are also many sample web and client-server applications developed for the Janus		There are also many sample web and client-server applications developed for the Janus