Enscribe is the native
hierarchical database
A hierarchical database model is a data model in which the data are organized into a tree-like structure. The data are stored as records which are connected to one another through links. A record is a collection of fields, with each field containin ...
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HP NonStop (Tandem) servers. It supports the five file structures: unstructured, key-sequenced, entry-sequenced, relative and queue.
Introducing the Enscribe Record Manager
NonStop Technical Library Enscribe supports partitioned files which spans across multiple physical disks. It supports locking at file and record levels. The Guardian APIs or the utility FUP (File Utility Program) can be used to work with Enscribe files.
Many of the applications developed in HP NonStop servers (often critical ones) run on Enscribe databases.
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