Accession Number:

ADA056202

Title:

NMCS Information Processing Systems 360 Formatted File System (NIPS 360 FFS). General Description. Change 3.

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

NATIONAL MILITARY COMMAND SYSTEM SUPPORT CENTER WASHINGTON D C

Personal Author(s):

Report Date:

1977-10-15

Pagination or Media Count:

19.0

Abstract:

The NIPS 360 FFS is an advanced data management system providing powerful, efficient, and flexible data management support to a wide variety of users. NIPS provides the ability to structure files, generate and maintain files, retrieve information and output that information in simple or complex arrays on a variety of output devices. Seven major processing functions are provided 1 File Definition structure 2 File Generation and Maintenance 3 File Revision 4 Data Selection and Ordering retrieval 5 Formal Report Generation output 6 Terminal Processing and Display and 7 Utility programs supporting table generation, subroutine loading and data conversion, among others.

Descriptors:

• *DATA PROCESSING
• *COMPUTER FILES
• COMPUTER PROGRAMS
• DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
• DATA MANAGEMENT
• FORTRAN
• COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEMS
• INSTRUCTION MANUALS
• INFORMATION PROCESSING

Subject Categories:

• Computer Programming and Software
• Command, Control and Communications Systems

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE