Glossary

activity rule

The criteria by which an object progresses from one given point to the next in a flow.

add mode

A condition of a form that enables users to input data.

BIP

Business Intelligence Publisher, formerly known as XMLP.

jargon

An alternative data dictionary item description that JD Edwards EnterpriseOne appears based on the product code of the current object.

media storage object

Files that use one of the following naming conventions that are not organized into table format: Gxxx, xxxGT, or GTxxx.

RTF

Rich Text Format, a Microsoft Word file format.

specification

A complete description of a JD Edwards EnterpriseOne object. Each object has its own specification, or name, which is used to build applications.

trigger

One of several events specific to data dictionary items. You can attach logic to a data dictionary item that the system processes automatically when the event occurs.

vocabulary override

An alternate description for a data dictionary item that appears on a specific JD Edwards EnterpriseOne form or report.

XML

Extensible Markup Language (XML) is a general-purpose specification for creating custom markup languages. XML is classified as an extensible language because it allows you to define your own elements. Its primary purpose is to facilitate the sharing of structured data across different information systems, particularly via the Internet. XML is used both to encode documents and to serialize data.

XMLP

XML Publisher, also called Business Intelligence Publisher (BIP). Oracle XML Publisher is a template-based publishing solution delivered with Oracle E-Business Suite, PeopleSoft Enterprise, and JD Edwards EnterpriseOne. It provides a flexible and robust approach to report design and publishing by integrating familiar desktop word processing tools with existing data reporting. XML Publisher leverages standard, well-known technologies and tools, so you can rapidly develop and maintain custom report formats.

XPath

XPath, the XML Path Language, is a query language for selecting nodes from an XML document.

XSL

eXtensible Stylesheet Language is a family of transformation languages which enables you to describe how files encoded in the XML standard are to be formatted or transformed.

Z table

A working table where non-JD Edwards EnterpriseOne information can be stored and then processed into JD Edwards EnterpriseOne. Z tables also can be used to retrieve JD Edwards EnterpriseOne data. Z tables are also known as interface tables.