User guide

Data Integration with Sybase Avaki Studio 175
Glossary
Terms printed in italics are defined in the glossary.
access control list
(ACL) A list, for a given file, directory, or other Avaki object, of permissions—read, write, execute,
delete, and owner—that control which users and groups can view, modify, invoke, and remove the
object, and edit the object’s ACL.
ACL
See access control list.
ad-hoc query
A mechanism that lets you directly query a database in SQL. The query must run through an existing
Avaki database connector. You can run an ad-hoc query using either the CLI or a JDBC driver.
Ad-hoc queries can be thought of as single-use database operations.
attribute
A property of an Avaki directory, file, service, or other object. Each attribute has a name, a type (string,
integer, float, date, time, or timestamp) and a value. System attributes are read-only; you can change
the values of other attributes. You can also create new attributes and add them to objects as needed.
authentication service
A service associated with an Avaki domain that authenticates an Avaki user’s identity and provides
security credentials each time the user logs in. Avaki can be configured to use third-party directory
services as authentication services for login; for user accounts created directly in the Avaki domain,
Avaki uses its own default authentication service.