User Groups - Superdos - Activant Dimensions Getting Started

User Groups - SuperDOS

The computer stores information of all kinds on the hard disk--data files, practice
files, month end files, programs, projects, operating system, and so forth. In order
to retrieve information, it must be stored in an orderly manner.
Under the SuperDOS operating system, the hard drive is assigned a number,
usually "5". You can think of the hard drive as a large filing cabinet full of
information. In fact, it stores information similar to what is usually stored in
filing cabinets.
5:1
5:21
5:31
5:0
The following list shows the user groups and what type of data is stored in the
ones that are used. Some user groups are not used at all.
5:1
5:21
5:31
5:51
5:54
5:0
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Now imagine that the filing cabinet is divided into 64
drawers. The disk drive is also divided into 64 user groups.
A user group is a major logical division of disk space
assigned a number between 0 and 63. All references to user
groups on the hard drive are represented by a 2-part code.
For example, 5:1 or 5:51. The first number ("5") always
represents the hard drive. The second number always
represents the user group, in this example, "1" and "51".
These two numbers are always separated by a colon (:).
Basically, this tells you in which filing cabinet and drawer
the data is stored.
Current data
Year end data from last year end processing
Last month's data from month end processing
Programs and menus
Play company data
Operating system
NOTE: User group can be abbreviated simply "ug."
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