A synonym account definition item, located in the SYSTEM Dictionary, enables a user to log on to an existing account using a different account name (synonym) and different security and operating characteristics from those of the primary account. The item-id of the Synonym Account Definition Item defines the synonym account name. It is a Q-pointer, so named because attribute 1 contains the letter 'Q'. Attribute 2 defines the primary account. The security and operating characteristics for the synonym account are defined in attributes 5 to 12.
Note: The security features described in attributes 5 to 9 below are discussed in User's Reference: Administration.
| Item-id | Synonym Account Name. |
| 001 | Q |
| 002 | Name of account, the Master Dictionary of which is to be used by the synonym account. |
| 003 | Null. |
| 004 | Null. |
| 005 | Retrieval lock codes. |
| 006 | Update lock codes. |
| 007 | Password, encrypted. Can be null. Changed using PASSWORD. |
| 008 | Privilege level (default, SYS0). |
| 009 | Can contain various combinations of the following codes: B Disables the break key. L Left aligns the output. R Re-runs the logon Proc when ctrl+break is pressed. T Runs a TCL-Inhibit Proc if an account user tries to go to TCL and the Proc is defined in the account MD. U Enables the accounting history (ACC) file to be updated for the current user. |
| 010 | Maximum width of report column (default = 10). |
| 011 | Not used and reserved. |
| 012 | Reserved for Transaction Logging. |