pid OpenVMS usage longword_unsigned type longword (unsigned) access read only mechanism by reference PID (process identifier) of the OpenVMS process or subprocess whose participant index is to be obtained. The pid argument is the address of an unsigned longword that contains this PID. participant-index OpenVMS usage longword_unsigned type longword (unsigned) access write only mechanism by reference Participant index of the process or subprocess associated with the specified OpenVMS PID. The participant-index argument is the address of an unsigned longword that receives this index. Participant-index is assigned by the PPL$ facility at process creation time and is unique for each participant.