This glossary defines terms in the context of the Oracle JD Edwards World systems.
A report used to view the A/R Ledger and A/P Ledger tables in summary or detail for a specific point in time.
The IRS-approved form for printing the summarized amounts reported on the individual 1099-Misc. or 1099-R.
An income tax reporting form required by the U.S. government for many types of payments made to persons and non-corporate entities.
The IRS approved form for printing the earnings and taxes for a contract employee who worked in the United States.
The IRS approved form for printing the earnings and taxes for a retired employee who worked in the United States.
The IRS- and Puerto Rican-approved form for printing the earnings and taxes for an employee who worked in Puerto Rico.
The IRS- and Puerto Rican-approved form for printing the corrected earnings and taxes for an employee who worked in Puerto Rico.
The IRS- and Puerto Rican-approved form for printing the summarized amounts reported on the individual 499R-2s.
The IRS- and Puerto Rican-approved form for printing the corrected summarized amounts reported on the individual 499R-2cs.
An IBM data transfer protocol used for Model 5250 terminals. Terminal emulation software still uses this data transfer protocol.
A software program written by Seagull Software and used by JD Edwards World in the implementation of Service Enablement. It connects the LegaSuite Integration AIS to the System i5 using the 5250 data stream.
A character-based "dumb" terminal used on the AS/400 and it's predecessors, and to a much lesser extent the iSeries and System i5. Also called green-screen terminals because they typically displayed green characters on a black background.
One of the two methods JD Edwards World provides to process 1099 tax reporting forms. Using this method, you produce 1099s from data stored in the A/P Ledger table (F0411). Formerly known as the expedient method and the fast path method. Contrast with G/L method.
The ledger type that the system uses for transactions in domestic amounts (actual amounts).
AAI (Automatic Accounting Instructions)
Automatic accounting instructions. A code that points to an account in the chart of accounts. AAIs define rules for programs that automatically generate journal entries. This includes interfaces between Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and Financial Reporting and the General Accounting system. Each system that interfaces with the General Accounting system has AAIs. For example, AAIs direct the General Ledger Post program to post to a certain accounts payable account.
The physical assimilation of one or more components of a gaseous or vapor phase into a second phase (liquid or solid). The distribution of absorbed material in absorbent tending toward homogeneity, as contrasted to the surface phenomena of adsorption.
A way to get to information or functions provided by the system through menus, forms, and reports.
In the invoice process, the address where an invoice is mailed. Invoices may go to a different location or account site, than the statement.
One of the divisions of a fiscal year. A fiscal year usually contains 12 to 14 accounting periods. The 13th period can be used for year-end adjustments, and the 14th period can be used audit adjustments.
The activity level of a storage pool is the number of jobs that can run at the same time in a storage pool. The machine manages the control of this level. Often during processing in a job, a program waits for a system resource or a response from a work station user. During such waits, a job gives up its use of the storage pools in order that another job that is ready to be processed can take its place.
Actual customer orders and allocations of items/ingredients/raw materials to production or distribution.
Actual output expressed as a volume of capacity. Used to calculate variances when compared to demonstrated capacity (practical capacity) or budgeted capacity.
Amount of increased worth of inventory to the corporation through manufacturing, processing, or packaging.
Chemicals that are added in minor proportion to a parent substance to create, enhance, or suppress a certain property or properties in the parent material. Examples include antiknock compounds, antioxidants, detergents, cetane number improvers, pour point depressants, and viscosity index improvers. Synonymous with addition agents, improvers.
The amount of wages (taxable plus adjustments) that are reported on the year-end form and for which the employee must pay taxes.
A payment application method that modifies an amount, such as a minor write-off or outstanding freight charges and disputed taxes. See also adjustments.
The various amounts processed for the employee as pay, deductions, or benefits. Each adjustment either was not included in the taxable wage amount for the pay period or is an amount that must be reported to the IRS even though it was previously included in the taxable wage. In the first case, the employee is deemed responsible for the tax, so it must be added back to the taxable wage.
The adhesion of molecules of gases or liquids to the surface of other bodies, usually solids, resulting in a relatively high concentration of the gas or solution at the point of contact. Silica gel and activated carbon, for example, can adsorb relatively large amounts of other gases or liquids and are used for the selective removal of impurities from petroleum products during refining.
A single integrated operating system which contains: relational database, display manager, storage manager, communication manager, work manager, security manager and other managers.
The sum of all forecasted demand (customer, distribution, manufacturing) for all items in a family for purposes of planning gross requirements. Synonymous with aggregate forecast.
Reporting of process hours in general, allowing the system to assign the actual hours to specific products run during the period based upon standards. Synonymous with gang reporting.
Application Integration Server. A software program written by Seagull Software and used in the JD Edwards World implementation of Service Enablement.
A predetermined set of instructions or method used to automatically apply receipts to invoices, such as balance forward.
Material on hand or on order that is assigned to specific future production or customer orders. Synonymous with reserved material.
An amount that the IRS has determined to be taxable to the employee even though the employee never received the amount in the form of a wage. Allocated tips are calculated based upon the actual tips claimed as compared to what the IRS says should have been claimed based upon the 8% rule.
The amount of federal adjusted wages and tax that has been allocated across all states in which the employee worked.
If the system cannot allocate all the requested storage, it allocates as much storage as is available and allocates all the other as storage becomes available.
(1) The amount or proportion of a product allotted to a customer or customer group over a specific period of time. It sets a maximum ceiling on the amount of a product the customer can order. The opposite of allocation is sales targeting. See also quotas. (2) A G/L program that will create journal entries to distribute expenses or create annual or periodic budgets. Use allocations to redistribute amounts in one or more business units to accounts in other business units.
A combination of letters, numbers, and other symbols (such as *, &, and #) that represents data. Contrast with alphabetic character, numeric character, and special character.
A backup supply of an item to act either as a substitute or to be used with alternate equipment. See also feedstock.
Replacement for a normal step in the manufacturing process or routing for an item.
(1) A routing, usually less preferred than the primary routing, but resulting in an identical item. (2) Another procedure for producing the same end-item, involving alternative pieces of equipment, differing processing times, or an alternative formula or recipe.
A term usually referring to surrounding conditions. Ambient temperature, for example, as used with storage tanks, is the temperature outside the tank.
The temperature of the environment a product is in. For example, the temperature of product within a tank, or a compartment in a vehicle such as a barge, truck, or rail van.
The volume of a product measured at the ambient (surrounding) temperature. The volume of a product changes with temperature, so while volumes are measured at ambient temperatures, the volume sold is based on a standard temperature. See also net volume; standard temperature.
American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)
The test procedures and specifications developed by the ASTM for petroleum products and lubricants are used worldwide.
American Tanker Rate Schedule (ATRS or A.T.R.S)
An index used in lieu of the U.S.M.C. (US Maritime Commission) index. This is due to the U.S.M.C. being unsatisfactory because it covers large areas under the same rate and includes the canal tolls as a part of the basic rate.
The online education system on the System i5. All you need to remember is the command, GO SUPPORT.
Detergents, cetane number improvers, pour point depressants, and viscosity index improvers.
Specific gravity measured in degrees on the American Petroleum Institute scale. The specific gravity of oil is normally specified not as a fraction in relation to water taken at the figure "1," but in terms of API degrees. On the API scale, oil with the least specific gravity has the highest API gravity. Other things being equal, the higher the API gravity, the greater the value of the oil.
(1) An application programming interface describes the means by which a programmer can access the features provided by the interfaced object. (2) The American Petroleum Institute.
A collection of computer programs that allows you to perform specific business tasks. Some examples of applications are accounts payable, inventory, and order processing. Synonymous with system.
A computer program that provides an execution environment for application programs such as Java.
In Approvals Management, a transaction representing the approval for a transaction. An approval request is usually either approved or rejected.
In Approvals Management, A rule or series of rules containing logic to be applied against the contents of a transaction to determine whether an approval is required, and if so, which person, group or route will be assigned the approval request.
In Approvals Management, the method for tying approval rule sets to particular transaction types.
In Approvals Management, the process of posting an approved transaction (or a transaction that does not require an approval) to the production database.
In Approvals Management, a group of two or more persons who will be notified at the same time when an approval is required for a transaction.
In Approvals Management, the permanent replacement of an approver with another person.
In Approvals Management, a series of two or more persons or groups who will be notified in sequence. The first person or group in the approver route approves a transaction, then the second person or group is notified, and so on.
In Approvals Management, a temporary assignment of a person to review approval requests in the absence of the normal approver.
The amount of payroll tax that could not be withheld from an employee's paycheck due to a condition such as negative net pay. To track arreared taxes, you must tell the system to do so. It does not automatically generate these amounts.
A report that lists information from the A/R Ledger and A/P Ledger tables in summary or detail for a specific point in time.
Application System/400. This server, from IBM, was succeeded by the eServer iSeries and then the System i5.
American Standard Code for Information Interchange (pronounced ass-key). This is a data format commonly used on personal computers.
Report of physical and chemical properties of sample tested by QA. Tied by time period to a portion of production. See also specifications; composition.
A make-to-order product for which key components (bulk, semi-finished, intermediate, subassembly, fabricated, purchased, packaging, etc.) used in the assembly or finishing process are planned and stocked in anticipation of a customer order. Receipt of an order initiates assembly of the finished product. This is useful when a large number of finished products can be assembled from common components. Contrast with make-to-order.
A logic statement that specifies under which conditions to use a part, adjust the price or cost, perform a calculation, or use a routing operation for configured items.
A group of subassemblies and/or parts that are put together and constitute a major subdivision for the final product. An assembly may be an end item or a component of a higher level assembly.
Planning loads and assigning orders to active vehicles. Orders cannot be split and product must fit into available compartments. If an order is on hold for credit reasons, a vehicle cannot be assigned.
Product is stored at one grade, and then an additive is added to bring the product to another level at sales time.
A distillation test made on such products as gasoline and kerosene to determine their initial and final boiling points and the boiling range.
The mass of air surrounding the earth. The pressure of the air at sea level is used as a unit of pressure.
The pressure of air exerted equally in all directions. The standard pressure is that at sea level under which a mercury barometer stands at 760 mm.
A string of characters used to access a document, Web page, or e-mail address on the network.
First character on a display field. This character controls how the field is displayed, such as color, highlight, underline or reverse image.
The adjustments you make to G/L accounts following an audit. You generally enter these adjustments annually, following the close of the fiscal year.
The detailed, verifiable history of a processed transaction. The history consists of the original documents, transaction entries (all additions, changes, and deletions), posting of records, and usually concludes with a report.
The right to do some thing on the system or to use an object in the system, such as a file or a program.
automatic accounting instruction (AAI)
A code that points to an account in the chart of accounts. AAIs define rules for programs that automatically generate journal entries. This includes interfaces between Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and Financial Reporting and the General Accounting system. Each system that interfaces with the General Accounting system has AAIs. For example, AAIs can direct the Post to General Ledger program to post a debit to a certain expense account and an automatic credit to a certain accounts payable account.
For packaged product, the system checks availability. For bulk product, you can assume it is in stock and available for sale.
A calculated cost of all receipts at actual cost for the period averaged with last period's average cost. Primarily used for setting the value of raw materials.
Average Freight Rate Assessment (AFRA)
Shows the average cost of a ton of oil delivered. Published monthly, it is not a current index, but a mixture of current and historic costs, intended to show at any time the cost of oil in transit. AFRA is published monthly on the first business day of the month by an independent body, the London Tanker Brokers' Panel. Its AFRA rates reflect on the panel's assessment of the weighted average cost of all commercially chartered ocean-going tonnage employed for international petroleum shipment during a given period—the calculation period. These calculation periods run from the 16th of one month to the 15th of the following month. For example, the AFRA published on October 1, 2015 covers cost of vessels fixed during the period of August 16 to September 15, 2015.
A sample so taken as to contain parts from all sections of a container or pipe, in proportion to the volume of each part.
Deductions made upon receipt of parent. The determination of usage of raw materials by multiplying receipt quantity of the parent times standard quantity per a recipe, recognizing standard yield factors.
The practice of loading an ocean-going tanker with cargo at or near the port of reloading of the previous cargo in order to maximize the vessel's profitable use.
A technique for calculating operation start dates and due dates. The schedule is computed starting with the due date for the order and working backward to determine the required start date and/or due dates for each operation.
The deduction from inventory records of the component parts used in an assembly or subassembly by exploding the bill of material by the production count of assemblies produced. See also super backflush, calculated usage, and indirect usage.
A technique for calculating operation start dates and due dates. The schedule is computed starting with the due date for the order and working backward to determine the required start date and due dates for each operation.
A copy of original data preserved on a magnetic tape or diskette as protection against destruction or loss.
Bank Automated Clearing System. An electronic funds transfer method used in the United Kingdom.
(1) A receipt application method in which the receipt is applied to the oldest invoices in chronological order according to the net due date. (2) The cumulative prior year-end balance. The system uses this amount as the beginning balance for balance sheet and job cost accounts. Care must be taken to not confuse this amount with the prior year-end net posting amount. The prior year-end net posting amount includes only the postings from the prior year. It does not include the ending balance of the previous year. The prior year-end net postings are typically used for profit and loss statement comparisons.
Scheduling the production lines to accommodate the limiting rate of one piece of equipment, where line balancing is not possible or feasible. Must accommodate both previous and subsequent work stations or lines.
Bank Automated Clearing System (BACS)
An electronic funds transfer method used in the United Kingdom.
bank tape (lock box) processing
The receipt of payments directly from a bank via a custom tape for automatic receipt application.
This type of agreement provides for the delivery of a "bare" vessel to the company that charters the vessel. This company assumes responsibility for providing crew, provisions, supplies, fuel, and whatever else is needed. See also charter; consecutive-voyage charter.
For statistical purposes, the petroleum industry uses a barrel containing 42 US standard gallons as a volumetric unit of measure for crude oil and petroleum products. The barrel is equivalent to 34.97 UK gallons, to 0.159 cubic meters, and to 5.61 cubic feet.
Company's beginning price, used as the foundation or base from which the actual price is derived. The base price is determined by components, like the cost of the goods, freight, tax, and so forth. A base price can change when the components change. Depending on the situation, these components may need to be shown on an invoice as separate line items, or rolled into one price.
The state in which an employee resided during the W-2 reporting year. The system generates a state/local control record for each employee whether an employee worked in a state that taxes or not. This state record provides the federal information to be printed if you request printing only on one state.
The file name specified in the definition of the cross-reference that contains the fields used as the original and substitute select keys. Both of the key fields must be located in the same file.
A reduction in price that applies to a group or "basket" of products within a sales order.
(1) An accumulation of data to be processed. (2) A group of records brought together to be processed or transmitted at the same time. (3) Pertaining to an activity that involves little or no user interaction. (4) A group of like records or transactions that the computer treats as a single unit during processing. For identification purposes, the system usually assigns each batch a unique identifier, known as a batch number.
(1) A bill of material in which the statement of quantity per is based on the standard batch quantity of the parent. (2) A recipe or formula in which the statement of quantity per is based on the standard batch quantity of the parent.
A recipe or a formula whose statement of quantity per for all resources relates to the standard batch quantity (SBQ) of the parent.
A feature that verifies the number of transactions and the total amount in each batch that you enter into the system.
Information the computer uses as identification and control for a group of transactions or records in a batch.
A task or group of tasks submitted for processing that the system treats as a single unit during processing. Common examples are printing reports and purging files. The computer performs these tasks with little or no user interaction.
A method by which the computer selects jobs from the job queue, processes them, and writes output to the out queue. Contrast with interactive processing.
An alternative method (such as an optical reader or magnetic scanner) to load receipts into the Accounts Receivable system.
A multiplier that is used for the rounding rules in determining the number of batches required to produce a given amount of product.
A list that combines the product and process definition by combining a statement of required materials as well as required manufacturing procedures. See also pick list; material list; routing.
A code that indicates the posting status of a batch. For example, A indicates approved for posting, P indicates posting in-process, and D indicates posted.
A code that designates which JD Edwards World system the associated transactions pertain to, thus controlling what records are selected for processing. For example, in the Post General Journal process, only unposted transaction batches with a batch type of G (General Accounting) are selected for posting.
Starting with an end item lot number and determining all lot numbers of ingredients/materials consumed to produce the end item lot number. See also batch/lot tracking.
Starting with the lot number of an ingredient and determining all lots into which this lot number went.
A manufacturing process that primarily schedules short production runs of products. See also process/flow.
Specific gravity expressed on the Baumé scale for liquids lighter or heavier than water. However, the API scale is now used for liquids by the petroleum industry instead of the Baumé scale. Both scales are identical for liquids as dense as water, but for very light oils, there is a difference.
Used in period costing for calculating material usage. A statement of the inventory count at the end of last period, most properly based upon a physical count. Synonymous with base inventory level.
Testing of materials or methods on a small scale where the work can be carried out on a laboratory work table.
A legal document issued by a shipping company, owner, or agent of either, to a shipper stating that certain goods received for shipment are promised to be delivered at a specified destination, either to the carrier's agent or to a particular consignee or customer. Usually three or four copies are signed, one each being kept by carrier and shipper, and a third forwarded to the consignee. Customarily abbreviated B/L. The legal importance of this document lies in its being a receipt for goods, a contract for carriage, and a title to property. As such, it is a legally negotiable instrument.
A listing of all the subassemblies and raw materials that go into a parent assembly showing the quantity of each required to make the assembly. The BOM is used with the master production schedule to determine the items for which purchase requisitions and production orders must be released. There are a variety of display formats for bills of material, including: single level, multi level, indented, planning, and costed. Synonymous with formula, recipe, and ingredients list.
A statement of required labor to complete a process. Stated by labor rate or craft and hours. Used in determining manpower needs. It can also state all or critical resources. Synonymous with product load profile, bill of resources, resource profile.
Creation of a new spool file from one or more, where common data in the burst area is found. When more than one report is included in a version ID, each report is burst and a bind is intended. A bind occurs when identical data appears on the following report(s).
Products derived from the low or heavy end of the distillation process. For example, diesel oils and fuel oils. See also white products.
An order that commits the purchaser to take delivery of specified products in agreed quantities over a finite period of time. Synonymous with block order, standing order. See also blanket releases; contract reporting.
Authorization to ship (purchase order) or produce (schedule) against a blanket agreement or contract. The blanket agreement or contract covers multiple releases over a period of time. See also blanket order, contract reporting.
The tendency of a liquid component to separate from a liquid-solid or semisolid product, as oil from lubricating grease in storage.
Document that authorizes a blending activity and describes both the ingredients for the blend and the blending steps that are to occur.
Reworking off-spec material by introducing a small percentage back into another run of the same product.
The process of mixing two or more oils having different properties to obtain a product of intermediate properties. Lubricating oil stocks are blended to a desired viscosity, while naphthas and gasolines are blended to meet volatility and octane requirements.
A group of operations identified separately for instructions and documentation but reported only when all are complete.
Trade term for describing the consistency or viscosity of a lubricating oil. See also viscosity.
The temperature at which the vapor pressure of a liquid is equal to the pressure of the atmosphere. The temperature varies with the atmospheric pressure.
The spread of temperatures over which an oil starts to boil or distill vapors and proceeds to complete evaporation. Boiling range is determined by test procedures for specific petroleum products.
Steel cylinder with screwed-on head used as testing device for conducting oil tests under high pressure. Used for test methods such as Reid Vapor Pressure and gum in gasoline.
Inventory as it is shown in the computer. This shows inventory on hand, not necessarily available inventory. See also reconciliation; physical inventory.
In JD Edwards World DREAM Writer, the parameter of the Relationship field. The Boolean logic operand tells the system to perform a comparison between certain records or parameters. Available operands are:
EQ = Equal To
LT = Less Than
LE = Less Than or Equal To
GT = Greater Than
GE = Greater Than or Equal To
NE = Not Equal To
NL = Not Less Than
NG = Not Greater Than
The point of constraint in a process, either because of rate or capacity limits.
bottom sediment and water (BS&W)
A test made on fuel oils, crude oils, and used crankcase oils to show the approximate amount of sediment and water.
In a distilling operation, that portion of the charge remaining in the still or flask at the end of the run. In a pipe stilling or distillation process, the portion that does not vaporize.
Recall from customers of a suspected lot number plus a specified number of lots produced before and after the suspected lot.
A unit of heat commonly used in heat engineering. It is the amount of heat necessary to raise the temperature of one pound of water by one degree Fahrenheit.
(1) An email message that you send to a number of recipients. (2) A message that appears on a form instead of in your mailbox.
Benzene, toluene, and xylenes. These are the main aromatic compounds used as feedstocks when manufacturing petrochemicals.
A diagram that attempts to display the interrelationships of systems, functions, or data in sequential flow. It derives its name from the circular symbols used to enclose the statements on the chart.
An MRP, DRP, or other time-phased system in which all time-phased data are accumulated into time periods or buckets. If the period of accumulation is one week, then the system is said to have weekly buckets.
An MRP, DRP, or other time-phased system in which all time-phased data are processed, stored, and usually displayed using dated records rather than defined time periods or buckets.
A plan, often in financial terms, but also used synonymously with production plan. A statement of planned volumes by product family for a specific period.
The volume/mix of throughput upon which financial budgets were set and overhead/burden absorption rates established. See also proven capacity; demonstrated capacity.
A statement of planned volumes (capacity utilization) upon which budgets for the period have been set.
Products run between major set up and major clean up. Cyclical scheduling of similar product with minor changes from one product/model to another. See also cycle length; cyclical scheduling.
(1) Items issued from stores to work-in-process inventory, but not based on a job order. They are issued in quantities estimated to cover requirements of individual work centers and production lines. The issue may be used to cover a period of time or to fill a fixed-size container. (2) An issue of non-packaged product from a controlled stockroom for use on multiple schedules as needed. The product is issued in quantities more closely aligned to packaging or storage quantities than the planned required quantity for any or all schedules.
A mass quantity of liquid, non-packaged product, usually in excess of 100 gallons or 100 liters.
A compartment or tank usually situated in the vicinity of a ship's boilers or machinery space, and specially constructed for stowage of fuel, such as coal or petroleum. A bunker is usually designated according to location (such as side, wing, reserve, cross, or thwartship).
A rate per ton or sum of money charged for placing fuel on board; also the operation itself.
The lowest temperature at which a volatile oil in an open vessel will continue to burn when ignited by a flame held close to its surface. It indicates the degree of safety with which kerosene and illuminating oils can be used. See also fire point.
The separation to a new page within a spool file when data in a chosen area is unlike data on the previous page in the same area of the report. A burst creates a new spool file from a portion of the original one each time unlike data appears.
The physical location (line number, column number and length) on the report that contains the select key data.
A division of your business organization that requires a balance sheet or profit and loss statement. Also known as a cost center.
In foreign producing countries, that portion of the host government's share of "participation crude" which it permits the company holding a concession to "buy back."
(1) A material of value produced as residual of or incidental to the production process. The ratio of by-product to primary product is usually predictable. By-products may be recycled, sold as is, or used for other purposes. (2) Anything produced in the course of making another thing. An end item incidental to, but inevitably produced from, the actual manufacturing process. Not the intended product from a process, a byproduct has minimal potential revenue to the company. It can be garnered from any step of the manufacturing cycle, can be sold as an end item, recycled, or used as raw material for another process. See also co-product; waste; restricted byproduct.
A unit of data storage on a computer, usually representing one data character. On the System i5, there are 8 bits per byte. This allows for 256 different values per byte. Languages such as Chinese, Korean or Japanese which have more than 256 characters require two bytes to store each data character, so these are called double-byte languages.
On the centigrade thermometer, the interval between the freezing point and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 parts. 0˚C corresponds to 32˚F, and 100˚C to 212˚F.
Refers to the use of a technique to locally store the results of input and output operations to minimize the use of slower accesses to disk drives and other storage devices.
Computer Assisted Design/ Computer Assisted Programming. A set of automated programming tools for designing and developing systems. These tools automate system design, generate source code and documentation, enforce design standards, and help to ensure consistency throughout all JD Edwards World systems.
The determination of usage of components or ingredients by multiplying receipt quantity of the parent times the quantity per of each component/ingredient in the bill/recipe, accommodating standard yields. See also backflush.
When you restate currency, you can choose among three calculation methods: (1) period calculations, used for P&L accounts, (2) balance calculations, used for balance accounts, and (3) historical rate, used for fixed assets.
The act of fixing, correcting or verifying the graduations of the measurement instruments used to record product volumes within a storage container.
(1) The amount of space, by weight and volume, that can be filled. Relates to bulk vehicle compartments and bulk depot tanks. (2) The ability to add value through machine or man hours.
Review of the load of schedules against available capacity to determine over and under utilization by work center and by period.
capacity requirements planning (CRP)
The function of establishing, measuring, and adjusting limits or levels of capacity. It is the process of determining in detail how much labor and machine resources are required to accomplish the tasks of production. Open shop orders and planned orders in the MRP system are input to CRP, which "translates" these orders into hours of work by work center and by time period.
A facility or facilities which, in order to process product, must invest so heavily in plant and equipment that the fixed costs are greater than the variable costs.
The purchase of assets other than inventory. In most corporations, such investments require a capital expenditure authorization.
A small, independent manufacturing company that manufactures products only for one company. In JD Edwards World system, this would be considered a branch, plant or depot.
Fleets of tankers chartered to oil companies for most or all of their useful lives on a cost-of-service basis.
The cost of holding, storing, insuring, controlling and handling raw, intermediate or finished inventory. Often expressed as a percentage of standard unit cost per year.
A method of accounting that recognizes revenue and expenses when monies are received and paid.
A substance used to accelerate or retard a chemical reaction without itself undergoing significant chemical change or changing in volume during the process.
In user defined codes, a temporary title for an undefined category. For example, if you are adding a code that designates different sales regions, you could change category code 4 to Sales Region, and define E (East), W (West), N (North), and S (South) as the valid codes. Category codes were formerly known as reporting codes.
Coded Character Set Identifier. A number which represents a specific encoding of a specific code page.
Compact Disc. A permanent, removable optical storage media using 80 or 120 mm discs to store data. Data storage capacity is up to 750 mb.
(1) A document that includes all of the tests performed and resulting test data for an item lot sold to a customer. (2) Document designed to certify the chemical composition and conformance to standard of a particular lot or batch of product.
The refitting of equipment to neutralize the effects of the just completed production, to further prepare the equipment for production of the next scheduled product, or both. See also set up time; clean up; wash down.
Any letter, number, or other symbol that a computer can read, write, and store. See also alphabetic character, alphanumeric character, numeric character.
A receipt application method that generates an invoice for a disputed amount or for the difference of an unpaid receipt.
The object and subsidiary accounts established for each business unit, set up after the companies and business units are created.
A written agreement covering the assignment of an oceangoing tanker to transport petroleum, to which the ship owner and charterer are parties. It contains clauses that cover all details of the transaction, such as: the nature of charter (single voyage or time charter); loading/unloading ranges, with any exceptions within given ranges clearly indicated; dates; and total cost of fixture, usually stated as a percentage of worldscale. Other standard clauses in a typical charter are laytime, demurrage, force majeur. Synonymous with fixture. See also bareboat charter; consecutive-voyage charter.
The base to which you attach all the suppliers within a city that are supplying items or services to your homebuilding company. A city business unit may be tied to a specific subdivision.
(1) A computer other than the server in a client-server architecture. In this context, the client is usually a personal computer and the server is a mainframe or midrange machine such as the System i5. (2) A software program which relies upon a server program.
A 5250 terminal emulation program from IBM. This product has been succeeded by iSeries Access for Windows or iSeries Access for Web.
A computer hardware or software architecture which distributes processing between one or more servers and many clients. The servers are oriented towards many users and the client typically serves one user.
A sub-grouping of inventory to reflect its state of availability (for example, in-transit, in quarantine, awaiting rework).
Term that refers to cargoes of gasoline and other refined products. See also dirty cargo.
The neutralizing of the effects of production just completed. May involve cleaning of residues, sanitation, equipment re-fixturing. See also change over; set up time; wash down.
A system built around material planning that includes the additional planning functions of sales and operations (production planning, master production scheduling, and capacity requirements planning). Once this planning phase is complete and the plans have been accepted as realistic and attainable, the execution functions come into play. These include the manufacturing control functions of input-output (capacity) measurement, detailed scheduling and dispatching, as well as anticipated delay reports from both the plant and supplier. The term closed loop implies that not only is each of these elements included in the overall system, but also that feedback is provided by the execution functions so that the planning can be kept valid at all times.
A specific character encoding table, which relates the integer values of a byte to a data character.
The temperature at which an oil becomes solid. Generally considered to be 5ºF lower than the pour point.
Color is measured for undyed commercial petroleum products ranging from colorless to opaque. It is determined by matching the transmitted light from the oil sample with specified standards. The color of an oil gives some indication of its degree of refinement.
The general term describing any material that will burn. However, in the case of petroleum products, only those that give off flammable vapors above 80ºF are classed as combustible.
A character, word, phrase, or combination of keys you use to tell the computer to perform a defined activity.
Stock of a product that is held in a single storage area and owned by several parties.
Material on hand or on order that is assigned to specific future production or customer orders. Synonymous with reserved material.
A published price for commodity products. For example, Platt's price plus some additional pricing factor.
A condition wherein raw materials or ingredients are used in multiple formulas or parent bills of materials.
The base to which you attach all the suppliers that are supplying items or services to your company. Also called a global subdivision. A company business unit is not tied to a specific subdivision.
Container attached to a vehicle designed to transport bulk products. Also the term for individual compartments within a vehicle or for a separate tank. See also logical compartment.
The manufacturing strategy selected by a corporation by which they will gain market share. For example, lowest unit cost and customized engineering are two strategies.
Raw material, ingredient, part, or subassembly that goes into a higher level assembly, compound, or other item. This term may also include packaging materials for finished items.
The availability of component inventory for the manufacture of a specific parent order or group of orders or schedules.
In Equipment/Plant Management, the substitution of an operable component for one that requires maintenance. Typically, you swap components to minimize equipment downtime while servicing one of the components. When you perform a component swap, you can update the parent and component relationship for each component, as well as the status of each component.
A sample that is a mixture of samples taken from the upper, middle, and lower thirds of a container.
The make-up of an intermediate ingredient or finished item, typically expressing chemical rather than physical properties. See also specifications; assays.
A distinct chemical substance formed by the combination of two or more elements in definite proportions by weight and possessing physical and chemical properties different from those of the combining elements. In lubricants, the term connotes the product formed by adding fatty oils and materials foreign to petroleum to lubricants to impart special properties.
Configurable Processing Engine
A flexible data manipulator and cataloging tool. You use this tool to select and sequence the data that is to appear on a report.
A rules-based method of ordering assemble-to-order or make-to-order products. Characteristics of the product are defined as part of the Sales Order Entry process. Characteristics are edited using Boolean logic and then translated into the required components and routing steps. The resulting configuration is also priced and costed based on characteristics defined.
A conceptual characteristic of a configured item defined during sales order entry. For example, when ordering a configured personal computer, the customer may specify what type of hard drive is required by simply stating the number of megabytes of capacity, rather than a part number for the hard drive.
The condition of being unable to run two products at the same time because of contamination or because they compete for the finite capacity of a single piece or series of equipment.
One or more vehicles joined together to form a single entity. Rail cars joined temporarily to form a train, or trucks and trailers attached to one another are examples of connected vehicles.
A written agreement covering ocean-going tanker transport. It is similar to a single-voyage charter, but covers either an extended number of consecutive trips or an extended time period. See also charter; bareboat charter.
Product stock that is held by a third party but is owned by the parent company (the stock is normally intended for distribution and consumption by the third party).
A retailer acts as an agent for the company. The product sold from the retail site is owned by the company. The agent does not pay for the product upon delivery, but only upon the sale of the product (at an agreed upon price).
A method of grouping or combining information for several companies or business units. Consolidation is used for budgeting, inquiries, and reports.
The process of combining financial statements for companies or business units so that the different entities can be represented by a single balance sheet or income statement. If the different entities operate in different currencies, consolidation reporting may be complicated by the need for currency restatement. See also currency restatement.
Parameters or codes that rarely change. The computer uses constants to standardize information processing by an associated system. Some examples of constants are allowing or disallowing out-of-balance postings and having the system perform currency conversions on all amounts. After you set constants such as these, the system follows these rules until you change the constants.
Using inventory for your own purposes. For example, using fuel in delivery trucks.
A raw material, ingredient, utility, or capacity used during a manufacturing process. Anything required for production that is placed into the process (as opposed to taken out of the process).
The point on the production line where a component or subassembly is used in the production process. Used in kanban processing.
The addition to a petroleum product of some material not normally present, such as dirt, rust, water, or another petroleum product.
An option that is no longer available because the construction has advanced beyond the point of installing the item. Contingent options can be tied to a sequence code or to a cost code.
A campaign of extended duration. The production is done on dedicated equipment that can produce one product (or product line of slightly varying specifications) without change over to other products also in demand. See also process/flow.
A G/L account used by the system to offset (balance) journal entries. For example, you can use a contra/clearing account to balance the entries created by allocations.
A user defined code entered on the Distribution Contract Master to describe a contract with a business partner in the Distribution Contract system.
An agreement providing for the ocean-going transportation of a given amount of petroleum products between two ports over an extended period of time but on such vessels and at such times as the owners find advantageous. A provision in the agreement may define "min/max" limits of monthly flows. These contracts, that are not very common, are used to alleviate frictional unemployment and utilize ballasted capacity.
A product's price is governed by a contractual agreement existing for a period of time between a buyer and seller. Contract prices protect buyers during a period of rising prices by limiting the price increases over the period of the contract.
Reporting of each instance and the accumulation to date of finished production against both the individual schedule and a customer's blanket commitments to purchase a stated quantity. See also blanket order; blanket releases.
A value to indicate the current status of a contract in the Distribution Contracts system.
A user defined code used to indicate the general type of contract used in the Distribution Contracts system.
Third party supplier of transportation resources (for hire). Synonymous with hauler, common carrier.
Typically the manufacturing order of schedule number used to identify a specific instance or period of production.
A method of managing material movement and assigning usage and costs to product/process or production.
Unfavorable usage or yield variance directly attributed to human or process errors, and that, once identified, can be prevented in the future.
A specific transaction of a resource in a schedule or manufacturing order of an exact quantity. For example, to indicate usage of materials to a specific production run or reporting of labor/machine hours. See also direct usage.
The costs of transforming raw materials (ingredients) into salable product. See also added value.
An end item produced as the result of a process. There are usually two or more co-products. Similar to byproducts except that revenues generated are significant. It may be possible in some instances for the planner to elect to alter the production distribution of individual products in order to balance inventories. See also byproduct, end item.
The number assigned to the taxing authority for the governmental agency in which an employee is working.
Any maintenance work that falls outside the scope of preventive or predictive maintenance. Corrective maintenance can be planned, unplanned, or emergency. Examples of corrective maintenance include emergency repairs and maintenance performed to respond to equipment failure. Contrast with preventive maintenance and predictive maintenance.
In Equipment/Plant Management, a work order that is used to formally request and schedule corrective maintenance and other unscheduled maintenance, such as emergency repairs. Corrective work orders are not generated by the preventive maintenance system. You use corrective work orders to record and communicate all details pertaining to the corrective maintenance task.
A procedure that allocates or distributes expenses, budgets, adjustments, and so on among business units, based on actual numbers.
Similar to cost, insurance, freight (CIF), but under this transaction, the buyer gets his own insurance. See also cost, insurance, freight (CIF).
The lowest level of an accounting unit in an organization. For example, a cost center can be a department, a branch, warehouse, depot, job, project, and so forth. A cost center is nothing more than a small, logical grouping of general ledger and cost accounts. See business unit.
The cost of products sold during an accounting period including material, labor, and factory overhead expenses.
A simulated scenario in which work center rates, material and labor costs are used to determine the total cost of an item.
cost, insurance, freight (CIF)
Term that refers to a sale in which the buyer agrees to pay a unit price that includes the free on board (FOB) value at the port of origin plus all costs of insurance and transportation. This type of transaction differs from a "delivered" agreement in that it is generally without duty, and the buyer accepts the quantity and quality at the loading port (as certified by the Bill of Lading and Quality Assurance Report), rather than pay on quality/quantity as determined at the unloading port. Risk and title are transferred from the seller to the buyer at the loading port, although the seller is obliged to provide insurance in a transferable policy at the time of loading.
A form of bill of materials that extends the quantity per of every component in the bill by the cost of the components.
The individual classes of added value or conversion costs - typically material (raw, packaging) labor/machine costs, overhead (fixed, variable). Each corporation will define the necessary detail of product costs by defining and tracking cost categories and sub-categories.
The quantity of finished product. May have multiple units of measure over many product lines or may be standardized across all products.
The process by which an organic compound is split into two or more compounds of lower molecular weight. The cracking process has become increasingly important in the petroleum industry as a means for breaking down the heavier components of petroleum into gas, naphthas and distillates, thereby increasing the yield of gasoline and distillate fuels that can be obtained from crude oils. The cracking process may be carried out with heat and pressure (thermal cracking) or in the presence of a catalyst (catalytic cracking).
The process of reviewing the credit worthiness of the organization. Typically entails a review of the organization's Accounts Receivable balance, including its size and its relative age, as well as the net equivalent balance of any loan or borrow arrangements. May include a method of checking credit limits of the parent company (the company a product is sold to, that might be different from the company a product is shipped to).
A code that indicates information about a customer's account status, such as Over Credit Limit.
The physical document used to communicate the circumstances and value of a credit order.
A form generated by the system that reclassifies a credit memo or unapplied cash record from the Accounts Receivable system to an open voucher in the Accounts Payable system.
A credit order is used to reflect products or equipment that's received or returned, so it may be viewed as a sales order with negative amounts. Credit orders usually add the product back into inventory. This process is linked with delivery confirmation. Synonymous with credit memo, return order adjustment.
The number of people required to perform an operation. The associated standard time should represent the total time for all crew members to perform the operation, not the net start to finish time for the crew.
A logic statement that establishes the relationship between configured item segments. These edits are used to prevent ordering of configurations which cannot be produced.
The file (F6008) which links Original select keys to Substitute select keys according to the data in the Based On File.
(1) Abbreviation for Capacity Requirements Planning. (2) Abbreviation for Conference Room Pilot, a test of the client's business processes on a configured system in a conference room environment.
A naturally occurring mixture, consisting predominately of hydrocarbons and organic compounds containing sulfur, nitrogen, oxygen and traces of metallic constituents, that is capable of being removed from the earth in a liquid state. Crude petroleum is commonly accompanied by varying quantities of extraneous substances such as water, inorganic matter, and gas. Basic types of crudes are asphaltic, naphthenic or paraffinic, depending on the relative proportion of these types of hydrocarbons present.
A procedure for determining the distillation curve and quality characteristics of a crude oil. See also assays.
There are two main aspects of crude oil quality that influence the price: the distillate content and the sulfur content. Additionally the price of crude oil varies with its location, the price differential naturally reflecting transportation costs.
Comma Separated Values. A delimited data format with variable length records in which fields are separated by a special character, such as a comma.
(1) A representation of changes to JD Edwards World software, which your organization receives on magnetic tapes or diskettes. (2) Cubic meter.
The longest planned length of time involved to accomplish the activity in question. For any item planned through MRP, it is found by reviewing the lead time for each bill of material path below the item. Whichever path adds up to the greatest number defines cumulative lead time. Synonymous with aggregate lead time, composite lead time, and critical path lead time.
cumulative manufacturing lead time
The cumulative planned lead time when all purchased items are assumed to be in stock.
The planning of parts and subassemblies by exploding a master schedule, as in MRP, except that the master scheduled items and therefore the exploded requirements are time phased in cumulative form. Usually these cumulative figures cover a planning year.
Price determined by some combination of these prices: internal list price, base price, contract price and promotional price.
A code used to assign a currency to a customer, supplier, bank account, company, or ledger type.
The process of converting amounts from one currency into another currency, generally for reporting purposes. It can be used, for example, when many currencies must be restated into a single currency for consolidated reporting.
(1) The current or replacement cost of labor, material, or overhead. Its computation is based on current performance or measurements, and it is used to address "today's" costs before production as a revision of annual standard costs. (2) The cost associated with an item at the time a parts list and routing are attached to a work order or rate. Cost is based on the latest bill of material and routing for the item. (3) Replacement cost using most recently stated recipe and process. When used in a standard costing system, current cost is synonymous to operational standard. May also be the last cost of production or an average for last period.
Specifies a single library that is searched before any other user libraries in the library list. A current library is optional and can be different for each user or job. On displays, the current library is represented by the value *CURLIB.
The tank currently being used for product sales. Only one tank per product can be designated as the current tank at one time.
The blinking underscore or rectangle on your form that indicates where the next keystroke will appear.
An online help function that allows you to view a description of a field, an explanation of its purpose, and, when applicable, a list of the valid codes you can enter. To access this information, move the cursor to the field and press F1. Also referred to as field sensitive help.
Describes the nature of the customer's business and controls the relationship with that customer, including such things as product pricing.
A detailed transaction history for a customer that includes invoices, receipts, chargebacks, writeoffs, and so on. You use the customer ledger for in-depth analysis of A/R information for your customer accounts.
customer service representative (CSR)
Clerk, order capture clerk, order taker. May be a sales person who negotiates price and trading activity. May not be authorized to change prices.
A list of the products and quantities normally ordered by a customer.
Synonymous with product order group, order template, customer's business line.
A cut is a fraction of the charge stock separated by distillation. For example, kerosene is a cut of crude oil.
Describes a practice of invoicing a customer on a specific date for all sales within a specified date range. For example, a customer may request that all sales between the first and the 15th of the month be invoiced on the 25th. Invoicing is not done per delivery, but per sales period. When an invoice is not sent with the delivery, a delivery ticket is sent instead. Delivery tickets don't show prices or due dates. Also called periodic billing, invoice cycles. See also delivery ticket.
Document numbering system used for packaged lubricants. This number is used through the entire product transportation and invoicing process.
The time between major setups. The time between the start of one production run of similar items/models and the start of a run of the next product/manufacturing family. Synonymous with cycle length and throughput time. See also build cycles.
A method of scheduling product/manufacturing families. A technique to determine run times and quantities for each end item within the family to produce enough of each individual product to satisfy demand until the family can be scheduled again. See also build cycles, product sequencing.
Numbers, letters, or symbols representing facts, definitions, conditions, and situations, that a computer can read, write, and store.
A single digit or letter in character data. A data character is usually stored in one byte.
A database table consisting of the definitions, structures, and guidelines for the usage of fields, messages, and help text. The Data Dictionary table does not contain the actual data itself. Also known as a glossary.
Refers to checking the relationships between data items (fields) and being sure that values correlate correctly.
(1) In a file, this is synonymous with a field or column. (2) A code which represents a field, file, program, menu message, error message or help text stored in the Data Dictionary. Each piece of information within the database is defined by a data item. Data item name definition is limited to four characters in the JD Edwards World systems to allow for program manipulation of the item.
Supplemental information attached to a company or business unit. Narrative type contains free-form text. Code type contains dates, amounts, and so on.
A continuously updated collection of all information a system uses and stores. Databases make it possible to create, store, index, and cross-reference information online.
Total weight a vessel carries when immersed to her authorized load draft, including cargo, mail, fuel, water, stores, crew, passengers, baggage, and personal effects.
Where blend off will not result in a product accepted by customers. The further processing of product to adjust specific physical and chemical properties to within specification ranges. See also blend-off.
Activity that serves to empty product from its existing package and return it to a larger container.
An amount by which a customer reduces payment for reasons that might be related to a specific invoice, such as damaged goods.
A code, number, or parameter the system supplies when you do not enter one. For example, if the default for an input field default is N and you do not enter another value in that field, the system supplies an N.
An amount withheld from an employee's paycheck for the purpose of retirement. Deferred means that the amount will be taxed at a later time, generally after the employee retires.
The invoicing process is delayed until the end of some designated period (for example, accumulated volume discounts, Platt's published rates at month end).
A common set of rules that the system applies equally to a class of customers when processing late fees and delinquency notices in the A/R system.
The buyer pays on the basis of delivered quality/quantity. Risk and title are borne by the seller until such time as the product passes to the buyer's installation. The seller is responsible for clearance through customs and payment of all duties. Any in-transit contamination or loss of cargo is the liability of the seller. In delivered transactions, the buyer pays only for the quantity of product actually received in storage, not on the bill of lading figures that reflect the amount loaded.
The delivery confirmation process verifies that the goods on an order or trip were delivered to their destination. Part of the confirmation may include defining the disposition of product not delivered, for example, return to tank or left on board. See also return confirmation.
Provides the delivery instructions for a specific order or trip, specifying the products and quantities that should be delivered. Shows the product price, value added tax (VAT), and any other additional charges associated with a delivery to the customer.
An itemized list of goods shipped that is sent with the product to the ship-to customer location. It is like an invoice except it has no prices or due date listed. Invoices may go to a different address than the product. Delivery tickets are used when the customer does not want prices shown, when the customer wants to pay against a periodic invoice, or when the product quantity is not known until after delivery. Several delivery tickets can roll up into a single invoice, with either separate line items or aggregate amounts shown. See also priced delivery ticket.
(1) A need for a particular product or component. The demand could come from any number of sources, such as a customer order or forecast, or an interplant requirement or a request from a branch warehouse for a service part or for manufacturing another product. (2) A record of the relative level of requirement for a product or intermediate or raw material, without regard for the company's ability to supply it.
Actual average capacity utilization level expressed as a rate. Excludes downtime, planned, or unplanned. See also proven capacity; budgeted capacity.
A term widely used in the shipping industry to quantify the amount of (and liability for) any additional costs incurred by a loading/unloading vessel arising from delays and lost time. In international tanker trade, the charter parties specify (and thereby strictly limit) the amount of time granted to load/unload cargo. Time spent in excess of this limit is demurrage.
The mass of a substance per unit volume. Its numerical expression varies with the units selected, most often in grams per cubic centimeter or in pounds per cubic foot or gallon. Density is usually related to a Celsius situation, whereas gravity is usually related to a Fahrenheit situation. See also gravity.
Demand that is directly related to or derived from the bill of material structure for other items or end products. Such demands are calculated and should not be forecast. A given inventory item may have both dependent and independent demand at any given time. For example, an item may simultaneously be the component of an assembly and also sold as a service item.
Location from which stock is picked up, delivered, handled or stored. Handling may include blending and packing operations. Also called branch, plant, branch/plant, terminal, or warehouse.
The individual pieces of information and data that make up a record or transaction. Contrast with summary. See detail area.
An area of a form that displays additional information associated with the records or data items displayed on the form.
A file which contains manufacturing, routing, or specification details. Contrast with master file.
Any undesirable chemical or physical change that takes place in petroleum products while in storage or use.
Deutsche Industrie Norm. The German industry standard. The equivalent of the US ASTM and the UK BSI.
A general term covering light fuel oil derived from gas oil and used in diesel engines. Diesel fuel used in road diesel engines is called Derv (Diesel Engine Road Vehicle).
Any one of a series of methods of product measurement that uses a device to determine the relative level of product contained in a storage container.
The system calculates the net units when you enter gross volume, temperature, and gravity or density. This data is generally entered during product receiving from the certificate prepared by an independent inspector. Synonymous with certificate input, inspector input.
Labor that is specifically applied to the product being manufactured or utilized in the performance of the service.
A purchase order to a third-party supplier that designates the destination as the customer. Direct ship orders occur when a product is not available from a company-owned or operated source, so the system creates an order to ship the product from a third-party source directly to the customer. Such transactions can result from loan/borrow or exchange agreements. Synonymous with drop ship, back-to-back ship, third-party supply.
Consumption of resources attributable to specific production runs because it was directly issued to the schedule/order. See also controlled issue; planned order.
Term that refers to crude oil cargoes or other non-refined petroleum cargoes. See also clean cargo.
A collection of products grouped by the physical characteristics that are important when storing and transporting these products.
A list of sequenced manufacturing orders or rates. The dispatch list contains detailed information on location, quantity, and capacity requirements. Dispatch lists are usually generated daily and are oriented by work center or line.
Efficient planning and scheduling of product deliveries. Considerations include dispatch groups, scheduled delivery date and time, preferred delivery date and time, average delivery time for that geographical location, available resources, and special equipment requirements at the product's source or destination.
(1) To cause the computer to show information on the computer screen. (2) A specific set of fields and information that a JD Edwards World system might show on a screen. Some screens can show more than one display when you press a specified function key.
A field of information on a form that contains a code or parameter provided by the system that you cannot change. Contrast with input field.
The indication of what should be done with bulk product left on board a vehicle after delivery.
That portion of oil that is removed as a vapor and condensed during a distillation process. Also known as the overhead fraction as distinguished from the non-vaporizing residual components left in the still.
The general process of vaporizing liquids, crude oil, or one of its fractions in a closed vessel, collecting and condensing the vapors into liquids, thereby effecting a separation between those fractions that vaporize and those that remain in the bottoms.
A system to enter into and track contracts with business partners. These may be formal or informal contractual agreements. Examples include exchange agreements, loan and borrow agreements, tonne per tonne agreements, throughput agreements consignment agreements, storage contracts, purchase contracts, and sales contracts.
A defined fastpath to access the AAIs that pertain to Distribution and Manufacturing transactions.
A number that identifies the original document, such as voucher, invoice, unapplied receipt, journal entry, and so on.
Documents required to accompany a product shipment that describe the product's properties and include handling, transport and emergency instructions.
Energy/Chemical industry parlance for substances other than petroleum added to motor fuels, diesel fuels, heating oils, and lubricating oils to improve their performance characteristics. See also additives.
A method of storing data characters for languages such as Chinese, Korean or Japanese which have more characters than can be represented using one byte per data character.
A statement of the hierarchy of allowable downgrades. Substitutions of items meeting tighter specifications for those with wider or overlapping specification ranges.
Assigning a petroleum product for use where a lower grade of product would normally be employed, provided it meets the requirements of the lower grade. May also occur after analysis of the actual specifications achieved during production reveals that the product does not fall within prime product specification ranges.
(1) A task subsequent to the task currently being planned or executed. (2) In the Energy/Chemical industry, a general description of all operations that occur following the exploration and production of petroleum and natural gas. This usually includes the refining, transportation and marketing of the product and byproducts of the refining processes.
The period of time when a plant or certain equipment is idle. May be due to breakdown (unplanned) or for preventative maintenance and/or changeover (planned). Synonymous with idle capacity, idle time.
The act of reducing quantities authorized, previously committed or generally available. Typically occurs through the use of a sales order or as a release against a blanket or block order. Also called a release.
Data Record Extraction And Management Writer. A flexible data manipulator and cataloging tool. You use this tool to select and sequence the data that is to appear on a programmed report.
A tank inspection record form signed by shore and ship inspectors before loading and after discharging cargo.
A vehicle record that is created to use temporarily in place of an actual vehicle record for trip assignment.
An EBB version that uses a Model version for its select keys and Routing Functions.
A payment due to the government, especially a tax imposed on imports, exports or manufactured goods. Duty can be based on a product's end use and is subject to other taxes and discounts. Unlike taxes, that tend to be based on percentages, duties tend to be fixed amounts. The same ship-to customer may have two different customer ID numbers (duty-free and requires duty) to designate the duty attached to a sale. Depending upon the country, duty may be displayed as a line item on an invoice, or be built into an item's price.
No payment of a duty or tax required. The records for the customer receiving the product (ship-to customer) indicate duty-free sales. The same ship-to customer may have two different customer ID numbers (duty-free and requires duty) to designate the duty attached to a sale. Product item codes or the Duty Status assigned on the End Use preference determine if a product is duty-free.
Digital Versatile Disk. A permanent, removable optical storage media using 120 mm discs to store data. Data storage capacity is up to 4.9 gb for single-sided discs and 9.8 gb for double-sided discs.
A statement of capacity reflecting the standard hours for actual production reported during the period.
Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code (pronounced eb-suh-dick). An 8-bit character encoding used on the System i5.
A phenomenon whereby larger volumes of production reduce unit cost by distributing fixed costs over a larger quantity. Variable costs are constant, but fixed costs per unit are reduced, thereby reducing total unit cost.
EDI (Electronic Data Interchange)
A method of transferring business documents, such as purchase orders, invoices, and shipping notices, between computers of independent organizations electronically. It is the transmission, in a standard syntax, of a given business document from computer to computer.
(1) To make changes by adding, changing, or removing information. (2) The program function of highlighting fields into which you have entered inadequate or incorrect data.
The date upon which an address, item, transaction, or table becomes effective. For example, the date a change of address becomes effective or the date a tax rate becomes effective. In the Address Book system, effective dates allow you to track past and future addresses for suppliers and customers. See also effectivity date.
The date on which a component or an operation is to be added or removed from a bill of material or an assembly process. The effective dates are used in the explosion process to create demands for the correct items. Normally, bill of material and routing systems provide for an effectivity "start date" (from) and "stop date" (thru), signifying the beginning and end of a particular relationship. Synonymous with effective date.
A measure (as a percentage) of the actual output to the standard output expected. Efficiency measures how well something is performing relative to expectations; it does not measure output relative to any input. For example, if there is a standard of 100 pieces per hour and 780 units are produced in one eight-hour shift, the efficiency is 780 divided by 800, then multiplied by 100% or 97.5%.
EFT (Electronic Funds Transfer)
A method of transferring funds from one company's bank account to that of another company.
Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)
A method of transferring business documents, such as purchase orders, invoices, and shipping notices, between computers of independent organizations electronically. Synonymous with electronic commerce.
Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT)
A method of transferring funds from one company's bank account to that of another company.
A product sold as a completed item or repair part. Any item subject to a customer order or sales forecast. Synonymous with end product, finished good, and finished product.
A statement of on-hand quantities at the end of a period often terminated by a verification of physical inventory. Synonymous with inventory or finished goods inventory.
engineering change order (ECO)
A work order used to implement and track a change in a manufactured product. This can be a change in design, quantity or parts required, assembly or production process, and so forth.
Products whose customer specifications require unique engineering design or significant customization. Each customer order results in a unique set of part numbers, bills of material, and routings.
enterprise resource planning (ERP)
A closed-loop, integrated system that enables manufactures and distributors to coordinate all of the activities necessary to ultimately fulfill customer demand. This includes activities associated with suppliers, customer, inventory, shop floor, product costing and accounting, forecasting, and planning and scheduling.
The list of files required by a user to perform certain tasks. For example, a programmer has access to a test environment and an environment which includes live data. Each environment utilizes a different set of files.
A barrel of equivalent fuel supplies six million Btu of heat. Fuel gas quantities are usually calculated as equivalent fuel barrels in economic calculations for refinery operations.
The loss of petroleum products, particularly gasoline, through the evaporation of the most volatile fractions.
Removal from stockroom and assignment to a schedule of a quantity higher than the quantity per times the schedule quantity. Indicative of an unfavorable usage variance.
An exchange agreement allows products to be traded between companies. The partners often agree to exchange specific quantities of product for a given time period. Exchanges involve different products or multiple products and often include a differential that one partner pays per unit of product exchange. The agreement may cover multiple locations (depots). Partners generally expect exchanges of physical product to remain roughly in balance; however, imbalances do occur and are usually monitored monthly. An annual rebalance is common and often repaid in product.
Transactions that involve an exchange of products between two companies having an exchange agreement. An exchange transaction usually involves different products and different exchange differentials. Also called dissimilar exchanges.
(1) To interrupt or leave a computer program by pressing a specific key or a sequence of keys. (2) An option or function key displayed on a screen that allows you to access another screen.
To rush production or purchase orders that are needed in less than the normal lead time. To take extraordinary action because of an increase in relative priority.
Assignment to product cost of those expenses that are neither material nor labor. Method of assignment has traditionally been a burden rate applied based upon labor dollars or machine dollars.
The process of calculating the demand for the components of a parent item by multiplying the parent item requirements by the quantity per specified in the bill of material. Synonymous with requirements explosion. Contrast with implosion.
A type of weighted moving average forecasting technique in which past observations are geometrically discounted according to their age. The heaviest weight is assigned to the most recent data. The smoothing is termed "exponential" because data points are weighted in accordance with an exponential function of their age.
Any one of several specially formatted invoices required for customs or commercial purposes and that contain mandated information in addition to that required by the customer.
On the Fahrenheit thermometer, the boiling point of water is 212ºF and the freezing point is 32ºF above the zero of the scale.
(1) A collection of computer language statements or programs that provides a specialized function throughout a system or throughout all integrated systems. Examples include DREAM Writer and FASTR. (2) Identifies a separate entity within a business for which you want to track costs. For example, a facility might be a warehouse location, job, project, work center, or branch/plant. Synonymous with business unit.
A group of end items whose similarity of design, composition, and manufacture facilitates being planned in aggregate, whose sales performance is monitored together, and occasionally whose cost is aggregated at this level, especially for process products whose differences are minor variations in specifications or specification ranges. Synonymous with manufacturing family, manufacturing group. See also product line, master planning family.
FASTR (Financial Analysis Spreadsheet Tool and Report Writer)
A report writer that allows you to design your own report specifications using the financials tables.
(1) An accessory or attachment to an item. (2) A characteristic of a product or service, such as an option, accessory, or attachment.
A manufacturing area whose products are planned to be available for use in a primary work area, often for final assembly of filling and packaging. Primary work area planning drives the plan for the feeder work station. This plan may be stated as a rate.
An intermediate product produced during the refining process. Feedstock requires additional processing to make an end product. Material supply for multiple end items. For example, Base Grey Paint is the primary ingredient (feed stock) of all colors. See also feedstream.
(1) An area on a form that represents a particular type of information, such as name, document type, or amount. Fields that you can enter data into are designated with underscores. See input field and display field. (2) In a file, a defined area within a data record that contains a specific piece of information. Synonymous with data item or column. For example, a supplier record consists of the fields Supplier Name, Address, and Telephone Number. The Supplier Name field contains just the name of the supplier.
JD Edwards World online Help function, which lets you view a description of a field, its purpose and, when applicable, a list of the valid codes that you can enter. You access this information by pressing F1 with the cursor positioned in the field.
An accounting method used for inventory valuation. Physically, it is a material control technique for rotating stocks, primarily used where shelf life is a concern. See also LIFO.
A collection of related data records organized for a specific use and electronically stored by the computer. Also known as table.
Document that authorizes a filling activity and describes the ingredients, materials required, and the filling steps that are to occur.
The act of putting a blended product into a container. Alternatively, the percent of a stock that is distilled at a given temperature is referred to as the fill at that temperature.
An amount charged to a customer based on a percentage of an unpaid invoice exceeding the grace period associated with the due date.
A report writer that allows you to design your own report specifications using the financial tables. See FASTR.
The central and foundational systems of JD Edwards World software, including General Accounting, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Address Book, Financial Reporting, Financial Modeling and Allocations, and Back Office. Previously known as core.
Product(s) ready for sale. Also used as an accounting classification of inventory for valuation and reporting. Synonymous with end item.
A statement of products produced in terms of end item and grade. See also production reporting.
To schedule up to the stated finite availability of a resource. Traditionally used to plan capacity where machine hours are loaded in day one to the stated limit and additional requirements are pushed into subsequent periods.
The lowest temperature at which, under specified test conditions, a petroleum product vaporizes rapidly enough to form above its surface an air-vapor mixture that burns continuously when ignited by a small flame. See also flash point.
A planned order that can be frozen in quantity and time. The system is not allowed to automatically change it; this is the responsibility of the planner in charge of the item that is being planned. This technique can help planners respond to material and capacity problems by firming up selected planned orders. Additionally, firm planned orders are the normal method of stating the master production schedule.
A method of inventory valuation for accounting purposes, based on the assumption that oldest inventory (first in) is the first to be used (first out). There is no relationship with the actual physical movement of specific items.
A company's tax reporting year. Retained earnings are generally calculated at the end of a fiscal year. It is often different than a calendar year. For example, a fiscal year may be the period October 1 through September 30.
An expenditure that does not vary with the production volume, for example, setup cost, rent, property tax, and salaries of certain personnel.
A lot-sizing technique in MRP or inventory management that will always cause planned or actual orders to be generated for a predetermined fixed quantity, or multiples thereof, if net requirements for the period exceed the fixed order quantity.
Indicates that the amount of a component or ingredient used in the manufacturing process of an end item remains the same, regardless of the quantity of the end item produced. Contrast with variable quantity.
flag of convenience/necessity vessel
A vessel registered in a nation with laws and regulations that are less restrictive than most maritime nations. The two most important flag of convenience/necessity nations are Liberia and Panama. Typically, vessel owners registered in these nations have limited liability, pay no taxes, and have the freedom to change the nationality of crews at will.
Term describing any combustible material that can be easily ignited and that will burn rapidly. Petroleum products that have a flash point of 80F or lower are classed as flammable.
A code that you define to describe the credit status of a customer. Examples include over credit limit, COD only, bad credit risk, and requires a purchase order.
The lowest temperature at which, under specified test conditions, a petroleum product vaporizes rapidly enough to form above its surface an air-vapor mixture that gives a flash or slight explosion when ignited by a small flame. The flash point of an oil is an indication of the risk of fire or explosion associated with its use or storage. Flash point limits are included in the specifications of most products above the gasoline boiling range, but the test does not have any economic significance as long as the value recorded is inside the specification limit. See also fire point.
A type of tank roof that actually floats on the surface of the oil or other liquid stored in the tank. It rides up and down inside the tank as the fluid level changes. A sealing system is used to close off the space between the roof and the inside wall. There are various designs of floating roofs in use.
Describes an operation wherein a water craft - often a barge - receives a load of product and delivers that product to a series of customers.
Boats that have an instrument or apparatus for measuring and recording the quantity of a product being unloaded. These boats are used in the Bahamas in much the same way as metered trucks are used elsewhere. See also metered trucks.
The process of removing the last vestiges of product from a storage compartment, tank or vehicle. Clean a vehicle or tank.
An area of a screen, accessed by pressing F4, that displays additional information associated with the records or data items displayed on the form.
In Manufacturing and Distribution Planning, forecast consumption occurs when forecast demand is reduced by actual sales orders received or shipped, up to the forecast quantity.
An estimate of future demand. A forecast can be determined by mathematical means using historical data, created subjectively by using estimates from informal sources, or a combination of both techniques.
A specific set of fields and information displayed on your monitor. Also known as a screen or window.
A statement of ingredient requirements, although a formula may also include processing instructions and ingredient sequencing directions.
Synonymous with bill of materials (BOM), recipe.
The process that captures measured quantities at four separate points in the product movement cycle and reconciles any resulting gains or losses.
A separate, identifiable part of crude oil that is a product of a refining or distillation process. A portion of distillate (having a particular boiling range) separated from other portions in the fractional distillation of petroleum products.
A transaction in which the seller provides a product or crude oil at an agreed unit price, at a specified loading location within a specified period. It's the buyer's responsibility to arrange for the transportation and insurance, and lift the material within the specified loading/unloading time (laytime).
The quantity of product that can be promised for sale or transfer at a particular time, taking into consideration current on-hand quantities, replenishments in process and anticipated demand.
Costs incurred for the transportation of product between two points, as well any charges for related services.
After a frozen update, the cost of an item, operation, or process, as used by the Manufacturing Accounting system.
A program that freezes the current simulated costs, thereby finalizing them for use by the Manufacturing Accounting system.
File Transfer Protocol. This is a data transfer protocol often used to transfer data, especially in bulk situations, between one computer and another. Many FTP programs can also translate the data between ACSII and EBCDIC data formats.
The heavy oils from the refining process that are used as fuel for power stations, industry, ships, and so forth. See also petroleum.
Charter with a charter period that extends as long as the underlying debt that financed the acquisition of the vessel. At the end of the charter period, the vessel is free of all debt.
The routing instruction, including number of copies, routing id text on the banner page, and other changes and additions to the default setup, applied to an individual spool file after it is burst and/or bound. It is a command line string which must follow certain criteria. The command line string cannot use reserved words and must end with %. See Routing Function.
A keyboard key you press to perform a system operation or action. JD Edwards World uses 24 function keys, numbered F01 through F24.
A central system location for standard business rules about entering documents such as vouchers, invoices, and journal entries. Functional servers ensure uniform processing according to guidelines you establish.
One of the two methods JD Edwards World software provides to process 1099 tax reporting forms. Using this method, you produce 1099s from data stored in the Account Ledger table (F0911). Contrast with A/P Ledger method.
A system code that indicates the status of individual documents. For example, in the G/L detail file (F0911), a P indicates that a voucher or invoice has been posted.
(1) An increase in value of product attributed to an increase in its measured quantity. (2) An increase in profit attributable to the reduction of a transaction's quantity. (3) An increase in inventory when an actual measurement of the physical inventory is greater than the book inventory shown on the computer. As this is an unidentified gain, research might be done to determine if the gain is associated with temperature, over shipment, or for other reasons.
Unit of volume used in the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth countries and defined as the volume of 10 pounds of water at 62ºF. It is equivalent to 277.418 cubic inches or 1.2009 US gallons or 4.54596 liters.
An automated device operated by a process control system that releases a set quantity of product to a transport vehicle and records the volume loaded electronically as well as in printed form. See also loading rack.
A control chart designed to show graphically the relationship between planned performance and actual performance.
The medium oil from the refining process used as fuel in diesel engines, burned in central heating systems and used as feedstock for the chemical industry. Gas oil is the European designation for No. 2 heating oils and diesel fuels.
A volatile, flammable liquid hydrocarbon refined from crude oils and used universally as a fuel for internal-combustion, spark-ignition engines. Synonymous with petrol.
A method used to measure products within a tank or compartment on a vehicle. An extended ruler is inserted into a tank to measure the depth of product within the container. Synonymous with dip reading.
A cash receipt (G type) that the system applies directly to a G/L account without applying it to a specific invoice. These receipts are typically non-A/R receipts. For example, an insurance reimbursement.
A method in JD Edwards World software allowing users to define exits from a program to other programs. After generic exits are defined they are accessed through function key F24.
A unit of measure for computer data storage equal to 1,073,741,824 bytes. This is equal to 1,024 megabytes.
The collection of text related to specific data items. The glossary contains help text and message text. See Data Dictionary.
Identifies a rating for an item which is based on how well the item meets required specifications.
An item whose specifications of critical chemical or physical properties will differentiate it from another with the same item number. The specification variation may determine its eventual use, cause alterations in other ingredients in formulas for which it is required, and/or alter its worth in the marketplace, although not necessarily its processing cost. Graded products may be raw ingredients, intermediates, or finished goods.
The sub-labeling of items to identify particular specification make-ups and separate each lot from other production lots without changing the item number.
The displacement of the product that serves as an index of the weight of a measured volume of the product. Gravity determinations are necessary for the conversion of measured volumes to weight. Gravity is read with a hydrometer. There are two types of gravity: observed and API. Product at observed gravity will be different after it is converted to a standard temperature. Gravity is usually used in Fahrenheit situations.
A reference to the character-based "dumb" terminal used on the AS/400 and it's predecessors, and to a much lesser extent the iSeries and System i5. So-called because they typically displayed green characters on a black background. Also called 5250 terminals. The term is also used as a general reference to character-based user interfaces, as opposed to a graphical user interface.
gross registered tonnage (GRT)
A vessel's internal volume, figured on the basis of 100 cubic feet (cf) per ton.
The quantity or volume of a product at the ambient temperature. See also ambient temperature and standard temperature.
Program instructions which can only be altered by a programmer. The altered instructions must then be recompiled so the computer can understand them.
A total produced by numbers with different units. For example, the total of amounts expressed in different currencies.
Information at the beginning of a table (file). This information identifies or provides control information for the group of records that follows.
Generic term for oils used exclusively for home heating, and widely used as a synonym for No. 2 fuel.
Menu selections you cannot see until you enter HS in a menu's Selection field. Although you cannot see these selections, they are available from any menu. They include such items as Display Submitted Jobs (33), Display User Job Queue (42), and Display User Print Queue (43). The Hidden Selections window displays three categories of selections: user tools, operator tools, and programmer tools. In Web Enablement, there is an icon for accessing Hidden Selections.
Suspend order, back order, or conditional order. If an order is on hold for credit reasons, a vehicle cannot be assigned.
A calculation of the cost of money, storage, warehousing, personnel, insurance, and so forth, over the number of days material sits idle. See also carrying costs.
A storage container designed to receive a blended product after the blend process is complete and before the fill process begins. Any storage container used temporarily for intermediates, finished goods, raw ingredients, feedstocks, base stocks, and so forth.
A brief explanation of an icon or link which appears when the mouse pointer is placed over the icon or link and kept there (hovering) for a few seconds.
Hypertext Markup Language. A tagged language used most often to format data for display, such as in a Web browser.
Hypertext Transfer Protocol. A request-response data transfer protocol (syntax) used on the World Wide Web.
A software program that reads and translates HTTP data streams coming from or going to the World Wide Web on the Internet.
A location address added to a text string which enables the user to jump to that location when clicking on the text string. The mouse pointer usually changes to a hand when hovering over a hyperlink, and the hyperlink is usually identified visually with a different font color and/or underline.
An Automatic Accounting Instruction (AAI) which defines an InterCompany Cost Center. Now known as business unit.
Available processing hours not used in producing products. May be budgeted in that demands do not consume the entire capacity or preventative maintenance is scheduled. May be unplanned downtime for emergency repair. This unplanned downtime may be budgeted by management knowing that they must expect some emergency downtime. Synonymous with idle time, downtime.
Integrated File System. An ASCII compatible file system on the System i5. An IFS Folder can be mapped to a Windows drive and used like a Windows folder.
Integrated Language Environment. Replaces the Original Programming Model for the programming development methodology on the System i5. ILE programs are more object-oriented than OPM programs, which are procedural.
Steps that serve as a guide for implementing the software in a thorough and consistent manner.
(1) Compression of detailed data in a summary-level record or report. (2) Tracing a usage and/or cost impact from the bottom to the top (end product) of a bill of material using where-used logic.
The process of determining the where-used relationship for a given component. Implosion can be single-level (showing only the parents on the next higher level) or multilevel (showing the ultimate top-level parent). Synonymous with where used list. Contrast with explosion.
The length of time required to hold a product in order to verify its quality or to allow a chemical/physical change to happen before further processing (for example, fermentation). See also quarantine.
(1) A multi-level statement of material requirements showing all fabrications and sub-assemblies required for end-item manufacture. It includes all bills of material for the product and its components. (2) A screen of multi-level bill of material that lists the highest level parent items at the left margin and all the components going into these parents indented to the right of the margin. All subsequent levels of components are indented farther to the right. If a component is used in more than one parent within a given product structure, it will appear under every subassembly in which it is used.
The following of all lot numbers of intermediates and ingredients consumed in the manufacture of a given lot of product down through all levels of the bill of material, recipe, or formula.
A listing of every parent item, and the respective quantities required, as well as each of their respective parent items, continuing until the ultimate end item, or level-0 item, is listed. Each of these parent items is one that calls for a given component item in a bill of material file. The component item is shown closest to the left margin of the listing, with each parent indented to the right, and each of their respective parents indented even further to the right.
A procedure that allocates or distributes expenses, budgets, adjustments, and so on, among business units, based on a fixed percentage.
Costs that are not directly incurred by a particular job or operation. Certain utility costs, such as plant heating, are often indirect. An indirect cost is typically distributed to the product through the overhead rates.
Work required to support production in general without being related to a specific product, for example, sweeping the floor.
Items that become part of the final product or substances that are consumed in the manufacture of a product that have a negligible value relative to the value of the final product or the usage of which cannot be effectively determined. These components may or may not be included in the bill of material. Synonymous with supplies.
Determining the quantity on hand by (a) measuring the storage vessels and calculating the content's balance quantity; or (b) theoretically calculating consumption of ingredients and deducting them from the on-hand balance.
Determining what should have been used by multiplying receipt quantity of the parent times the quantity per statement in the formula, recipe, or bill of material. This transaction typically affects both consumption on schedule as well as issue from on-hand balances. See also backflush; key point backflushing.
Anything whose availability can be planned for in any quantity for any one-time period.
(1) A required material for the manufacture of is parent; specifically material that is purchased as opposed to a processed intermediate. Synonymous with component. (2) In process manufacturing industries, the raw material or component of a recipe or formula.
In the industry, this generally refers to a blending process done with two converging pipelines, usually under pressure. This may occur at the loading rack when a vehicle (barge or truck) is being loaded. It can also occur on a ship transporting the product. When combining products to create another product, each product may have its own unit of measure. Blending may also result in a Bill of Materials containing more than one product. See also splash blending.
Recycling for further processing a semi-processed product that doesn't meet acceptable standards out of a given operation back into the beginning of that operation or a previous operation (for example, unreacted materials). Rework that is detected prior to receipt of finished goods and corrected during the same schedule run. See also return to production.
Information you enter in the input fields on a screen or that the computer enters from other programs, then edits and stores in files.
An area on a screen where you type data, values, or characters. See field. Contrast with display field.
The code that identifies a JD Edwards World system. Examples are 01 for the Address Book system, 04 for the Accounts Payable system, and 09 for the General Accounting system. See system code.
A process that supplements a company's internal balancing procedures by locating and reporting balancing problems and data inconsistencies.
An interactive job starts when a user signs on display station and ends when the user signs off. During the job, the user interacts with the system.
A job that the computer performs in response to commands you enter from a terminal. During interactive processing, you are in direct communication with the computer, and it might prompt you for additional information during the processing of your request. See online. Contrast with batch processing.
An invoice calculated on paid invoices for which payment was received after the specified due dates.
interest rate computation code
A code that designates the rates and effective dates used for calculating interest charges.
A link between two or more computer systems that allows these systems to send information to and receive information from one another.
The output of one stage of a manufacturing process that is consumed in the following operation. Intermediates allow you to track the quantity of output of any operation in a work center at a specific time. You can define one intermediate for each operation except for the last operation in a manufacturing process.
A semi-processed state that is not usually available for sale to the marketplace. Comparable to a sub-assembly in the discrete manufacturer but typically held as work in process in the process world often for material handling and storage reasons. Synonymous with component, sub assemblies.
Price as given in an internal list or catalog used by a company's employees for reference purposes. See also non-list price; list price.
The movement of goods (raw ingredients, intermediates, or finished goods) from one production facility to another. The facilities are typically within a vertically integrated corporation with the receiving facility further processing the goods.
An itemized list of goods shipped and/or services rendered, stating quantities, prices, fees, shipping charges, and so forth. In the energy/chemical industry, the invoice format can vary based upon product group. Also, companies often have their invoices mailed to a different address than where they ship products. In such cases, the "bill-to" address differs from the "ship-to" address. Invoices sometimes show dual units of measure (for example, gallons and barrels equivalent in liters). See also delivery ticket.
A cash receipt application method where the receipt is applied to a specific invoice or group of invoices. A discount can be allowed or disallowed using invoice match.
Internet Protocol address. A unique address that identifies computers accessing the Internet.
Short for eServer iSeries. A computer (server) from IBM. Formerly known as the AS/400, the eServer iSeries name has now been replaced with System i5.
A 5250 terminal emulation program from IBM. Performs terminal emulation through the client's Web browser.
A 5250 terminal emulation program from IBM. Uses a software client on the PC.
A series of standards established by the International Standards Organization, designed as a measure of product and service quality.
The time required to generate a requisition for material, pull the material from an inventory location, and move it to its destination.
The physical movement of items from a stocking location and, often, the transaction reporting of this activity.
The master record for an item. Typically, it contains identifying and descriptive data and control values (lead times, lot sizes, etc.) and may contain data on inventory status, requirements, planned orders, and costs. Item records are linked together by product structure records which define the bill of material for an item.
A record for an item. This record contains descriptive data and control values (lead times, lot sizes, and so on), and might contain data on inventory status, requirements, planned orders, and costs. Item records are linked together by product structure records that define the bill of material for an item.
Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (pronounced jay-two-ee). A specification or standard for developing Java applications running on an application server.
A JD Edwards World term for system specific help text. You base your help text on a specific reporting code you designate in the Data Dictionary Glossary. You can display this text as part of online help.
Java Database Connectivity. A Java-based program for accessing a relational database from a client.
A JD Edwards-specific form of Java Database Connectivity. The JD Edwards World JDBj connector uses and extends the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne JDBj connector.
A single identifiable set of processing actions you instruct the computer to perform. You start jobs by choosing menu selections, entering commands, or pressing designated function keys. An example of a computer job is payment printing in the Accounts Payable system.
Determination of actual product cost by tracking material, labor, and overhead costs to each instance of production for that item. The typical control and collection mechanism is the manufacturing order or job order, consequently, the term job costing. Synonymous with job order costing.
An object consisting of a set of specifications about a computer job and its executing environment.
A job log is a record of requests (such as commands) submitted by the system by a job, the messages related to the requirements and the actions performed by the system on the job.
A screen that lists the batch jobs you and others have submitted for processing. When the computer completes a job, the system removes the job's identifier from the list.
Presents composite records consisting of fields extracted from two or more physical records from two or more physical files.
A facility shared and managed in rotation by different companies. This is common at airports, because airports typically minimize the number of tanks and facilities.
To shift information you enter in an input field to the right or left side of the field. Many of the facilities within JD Edwards World systems justify information. The system does this only after you press Enter.
A philosophy of manufacturing based on planned elimination of all waste and continuous improvement of productivity. The primary elements of zero inventories are to have only the required inventory when needed; to improve quality to zero defects; to reduce lead times by reducing setup times, queue lengths, and lot sizes; to incrementally revise the operations themselves; and to accomplish these things at minimum cost.
Information cards attached to a group or bin of items that travel in and out of a work center. Kanbans indicate to producing work centers what has been consumed and what needs to be produced next. Some companies use various shapes, sizes, and colors of cards for each recognition and to indicate an item's priority.
A medium light oil from the refining process intermediate between gas oil and gasoline; used for lighting, heating, and as a fuel for jet and turbo-prop aircraft engines.
(1) A field common to each record in a table. The system uses the key field designated by the program to organize and retrieve information from the table. (2) A series of identifying or controlling characters a computer uses to retrieve related information tied to the key. An employee number, for example, is a key field consisting of references to other files in the system that contain information about the given employee.
The theoretical consumption of resources triggered not upon the receipt of the end item but through reporting an intermediate quantity produced and passed forward to the next task. The theoretical consumption will consume only the resources required for this processing task and all previous processing tasks that are defined as non-reporting (not serving as trigger points for key point backflushing). See also indirect usage.
The components of a parent item that have been pulled from stock and readied for movement to a production area.
An address book code that specifies a language for the computer to use when displaying information.
Method of inventory valuation for accounting purposes, based on the assumption that the most recently received (last in) is the first to be used or sold (first out). There is no relationship with the actual physical movement of specific items.
A time delay in a process. In Approvals Management, latency is introduced when transactions require an approval and so cannot update the production database until approved. Because of this latency, transactions must be validated on the front-end (when entered) and on the back-end (when updating the database).
Term that refers to the amount of time allotted to a tanker at berth to complete loading or discharging cargo. This time is usually expressed in running hours and is fixed by prior agreement between the vessel owner and the company chartering the vessel. Laytime is stipulated in the charter that states exactly the total number of hours granted at both loading and unloading ports, and indicates whether such time is reversible. A statement of "Seventy-Two Hours, Reversible" means that a total of 72 hours is granted overall at both ports, and any time saved at one port can be applied as a credit at the other port. For example, if the vessel uses only 32 hours instead of the 36 hours to load cargo, it can apply an additional four hours to the 36 hours allotted at the discharge port. Such considerations are important for purposes of computing demurrage.
(1) A span of time required to perform a process (or series of operations). (2) In a logistics context, the time between recognition of the need for an order and the receipt of goods. Individual components of lead time can include order preparation time, queue time, move or transportation time, and receiving and inspection time.
A technique used in MRP where a planned order receipt in one time period will require the release of that order in an earlier time period based on the lead time for the item.
A series of zeros that certain facilities in JD Edwards World systems place in front of a value you enter. This normally occurs when you enter a value that is smaller than the specified length of the field. For example, if you enter 4567 in a field that accommodates eight numbers, the facility places four zeros in front of the four numbers you enter. The result would look like this: 00004567.
A ledger used by the system for a particular purpose. For example, all transactions are recorded in the AA (actual amounts) ledger type in their domestic currency. The same transactions might also be stored in the CA (foreign currency) ledger type. Also known as a ledger.
A software product from Seagull Software used in JD Edwards World to implement Web Enablement.
A software product from Seagull Software used in JD Edwards World to implement Service Enablement.
A mechanism of the OS/400 that assures that a file version and program using that file are in sync with one another.
(1) The degree of difficulty of a menu in JD Edwards World software. The levels of detail for menus are as follows:
A=Major Product Directories
B=Product Groups
1=Basic Operations
2=Intermediate Operations
3=Advanced Operations
4=Computer Operations
5=Programmers
6=Advanced Programmers
Also known as menu levels. (2) The degree to which account information in the General Accounting system is summarized. The highest level of detail is 1 (least detailed) and the lowest level of detail is 9 (most detailed).
Every part or assembly in a product structure is assigned a level code signifying the relative level in which that part or assembly is used within the product structure. Normally the end items are assigned to level 0 with the components and subassemblies going into it assigned to level 1 and so forth. The MRP explosion process starts from level 0 and proceeds downward one level at a time.
The number of times products are received to inventory during the processing of initially purchased material into an end item for sale.
Last In, First Out. A stock accounting rule that assumes that each outbound movement of a product draws against the most recent inbound receipts of that same product. See also FIFO.
Anything for which requirements above and beyond stated availability must be tagged, so planners may have sufficient time to acquire the resource often through expediting and rescheduling.
A specific physical space for the manufacture of a product. In a flow plant, layout is often represented by a straight line. This may be in actuality a series of pieces of equipment connected by piping or conveyor systems.
Describes a segment of the customer base and the products or product lines they typically purchase. Line of business may be a factor in pricing products.
An open source operating system similar to UNIX. Linux can run in a logical partition on the System i5.
A service type that is associated with a primary service type. Linked service types are cancelled and the maintenance tasks are performed when the primary service type to which they are linked comes due. You can specify whether the system generates work orders for linked service types, as well as the status the system assigns to work orders that have already been generated. Synonymous with associated service type. See also primary service type, service type.
Retail price as given in a list or catalog, variously discounted in sales to dealers or industrial customers. The list price is calculated from the base price. See also non-list price; internal list price.
The amount of planned work scheduled and actual work released for a facility, work center, or operation for a specific span of time. It is usually expressed in terms of standard hours of work or, when items consume similar resources at the same rate, units of production.
Physically arranging components of a load by weight and height to ensure the safety of the trip.
(1) A statement of required materials to fulfill a customer's order. (2) A statement of required materials to move to processing when manufacturing an end item. (3) A sub-lot control ticket designating precise production time required to bring a specific sample back to specifications.
The process of recording the select key text appearing in the burst area which is located when the selected spool file is scanned. The select keys are unique, never duplicated, during the load process. Also referred to as preloading.
Document that tells the delivery driver how much of the product to load and describes how the driver should load the product (unless the order is automated). The note includes trip number, sequence number and loading sequence information. There are both packaged and bulk loading notes. Also called pick list, pick slip, packing slip.
The equipment used to load bulk products into a vehicle. An automated loading rack is computerized and can record and update orders and inventory based on computer entries. A non-automated loading rack simply records the information for later data entry.
An agreement with a business partner usually made in response to a potential stock shortage. It normally is for the same product and does not involve product or price differentials. In a shared facility, a simple borrow and loan agreement may occur when a partner exhausts its stock of a product. If another partner at the facility has stock available, it may agree to loan the stock against a planned replenishment. In another scenario, a company may pick up product from a partner at another depot and replace the product at a later date. Normally, loans and borrows are informal agreements settled in product. See also loans; borrow; exchange agreement.
Loaning product to another company. Repayment will be made by the borrower in the same product. See also borrow; loan/borrow agreement.
A receipt that is not applied to a specific customer or invoice. Instead, it is applied to a G/L suspense account, where it is held until you redistribute it to the correct G/L account or accounts.
A voucher that is not applied to a specific expense account. Instead, it is applied to a G/L suspense account, where it is held until you redistribute it to the correct G/L account or accounts. See also voucher logging.
One of two ways identified in the transportation constants to display compartments on vehicles. Logical display numbers the compartments sequentially. For example, if there are two vehicles on a trip and each vehicle has three compartments, the logical display is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. See also physical compartments.
(1) A set of keys or indices used for direct access or ordered access to the records in a physical file. There can be several logical files with different accesses to a physical file. (2) Contains no data, but provides a view of one or more physical files upon which it is based.
A method of segregating computer resources such that part of the computer appears to the user as a completely separate computer. Also called LPAR.
A logical, not physical location for inventory, used to track inventory transactions in loan/borrow or exchange agreements with other companies. See also logical warehouse.
Not a physical warehouse containing actual inventory, but a means for storing and tracking information for inventory transactions in loan/borrow or exchange agreements with other companies.
Rework materials that cannot be re-processed and brought up to specification immediately or within a very short period of time.
The decrease in inventory when physical inventory is less than the book inventory shown on the computer. This is an unidentified loss and further research might be done to determine if the loss is associated with temperature, under shipment, or other reasons.
A control quantity produced together that shares the same production components. Lots are uniquely identified to allow for traceability.
A parcel of land within a subdivision that has a unique identification number. Also called Project Cost Center. (OMCU is the field name.)
A number that identifies a designated group of related items manufactured in a single run or received from a vendor in a single shipment.
Assignment of unique numbers to each instance of receipt and carrying forth that number into subsequent manufacturing processes so that, in review of an end item, each lot consumed from raw materials through end item can be identified as having been used for the manufacture of this specific end item lot.
Tracking parts by lot numbers to a group of items. This tracking can assist in the tracing of quality problems to their source.
The ability to identify the lot or batch numbers of consumption and/or composition for manufactured, purchased, and shipped items. This is a federal requirement in certain regulated industries.
A number that identifies the lowest level in any bill of material at which a particular component may appear. Net requirements for a given component are not calculated until all the gross requirements have been calculated down to that level. Low-level codes are normally calculated and maintained automatically by the computer software. Synonymous with explosion level.
A product that consists of propane, butane, or a mixture of the two and which may be wholly or partially liquefied under pressure for transport and storage.
A class of petroleum-based products that are typically stored as intermediate products, then blended and packed for delivery. Also known as lube oil.
The amount of time, in hours, that a machine is actually running. Machine hours, rather than labor hours, may be used for planning capacity and scheduling and for allocating costs.
A list of people to whom you send electronic mail messages. This list enables you to quickly send notices, instructions, or requests to a predefined group of people.
A method of performing PMs for multiple pieces of equipment from a single preventive maintenance work order. A maintenance route includes pieces of equipment that share one or more identical maintenance tasks that can be performed at the same time for each piece of equipment. Maintenance routes eliminate the need to create separate maintenance work orders for each piece of equipment, yet still accommodate all of the features of the preventive maintenance cycle. Synonymous with maintenance loop.
A term used to distinguish work orders created for the performance of equipment and plant maintenance from other work orders within JD Edwards World systems, such as manufacturing work orders, utility work orders, engineering change orders, and so on.
A product that is produced after receipt of a customer's order. The final product is usually a combination of standard purchased items and items custom-designed to meet the special needs of the customer. Frequently, long lead time components are planned prior to the order arriving to reduce the delivery time to the customer. Contrast with assemble-to-order, which is used frequently when options or other subassemblies are stocked prior to customer orders arriving.
A product that is shipped from finished goods, off-the-shelf, and therefore is finished prior to a customer order arriving. The master scheduling and final assembly scheduling are conducted at the finished goods level.
Invoices that are generated after recording manual or milk run product deliveries. Recorded after-the-fact into the system.
manufacturing and distribution planning
Consists of Resource and Capacity Planning and Material Planning Operations. Resource and Capacity Planning allow you to prepare a feasible production schedule that reflects your demand forecasts and production capability. Material Planning Operations provides a short-range plan to cover material requirements that are needed to make a product.
The total time required to manufacture an item, exclusive of lower level purchasing lead time. It includes the time for order preparation, queue, setup, run, move, inspection, and put-away.
Work order issued to initiate the manufacturing of product for a specific customer or to replenish stock. Synonymous with map order.
manufacturing resource planning (MRP II)
A method for the effective planning of all resources of a manufacturing company. Ideally, it addresses operational planning in units, financial planning in dollars, and has a simulation capability to answer "what if" questions. It is made up of a variety of functions, each linked together: business planning, sales and operations (production planning), master production scheduling, material requirements planning, capacity requirements planning, and the execution support systems for capacity and material. Output from these systems is integrated with financial reports such as the business plan, purchase commitment report, shipping budget, inventory projections in dollars, etc. Manufacturing resource planning is a direct outgrowth and extension of closed-loop MRP.
The difference between the cost and the selling price of goods produced and sold. Synonymous with profit margin.
The cost of making one more than the planned or stated volume; in essence, variable cost only, with the pricing strategy relying on originally planned production to absorb all fixed costs.
The unit of measure (UOM) for sales. UOM in which sales price is stated and customer orders are booked. May require conversion from stocking UOM and/or planning UOM.
A central system location for standard business rules about entering documents such as vouchers, invoices, and journal entries. Master business functions ensure uniform processing according to guidelines you establish.
A computer file that a system uses to store data and information which is permanent and necessary to the system's operation. Master files might contain data or information such as paid tax amounts and vendor names and addresses.
A group of products used in material planning that have similar characteristics.
A classification scheme that includes the following activities: forecasting and order servicing (which together constitute demand management); production and resource planning; and master scheduling (which includes the final assembly schedule, the master schedule, and the rough cut capacity plan).
master production schedule (MPS)
A detailed statement of how many items are planned to be produced and when. The MPS focuses on products to be made and, through the detailed planning system, identifies the resources (materials, work force, plant equipment, and capital) needed and the timing of the need. See also material requirements planning.
A statement of production, input into the material plan and the driver of requirements. Synonymous with master production schedule.
A computer file that a system uses to store data and information which is permanent and necessary to the system's operation. Master files might contain data or information such as paid tax amounts and vendor names and addresses.
A document associated with an original document to complete or change a transaction. For example, a receipt is the matching document of an invoice.
General description applied to any blending or filling process component that is not petroleum based.
A system designed for homebuilders who prefer to purchase their materials from suppliers.
A statement of ingredients (materials) required out of storage to support production. See also batch sheet.
material requirements planning (MRP)
A set of techniques that uses bill of material, inventory data, and the master production schedule to calculate the time-phased net material requirements for every component item and subassembly. MRP suggests a replenishment plan to support the production of the quantities that are specified in the Master Production Schedule. See also master production schedule.
The difference between planned or standard requirements for materials to produce the parent and the actual quantity used for a particular manufacturing run. Typically valued at standard dollars (purchase price variance stripped at receipt time) or at a calculated average cost whereupon a rate variance is also possible. Synonymous with efficiency variance.
A unit of measure for computer data storage equal to 1,048,576 bytes. This is equal to 1,024 kilobytes
A form that displays numbered selections. Each of these selections represents a program or another menu. To access a selection from a menu, type the selection number and then press Enter.
The degree of difficulty of a menu in JD Edwards World software. The levels of detail for menus are as follows:
A=Major Product Directories
B=Product Groups
1=Basic Operations
2=Intermediate Operations
3=Advanced Operations
4=Computer Operations
5=Programmers
6=Advanced Programmers
A security feature of JD Edwards World systems that lets you prevent individual users from accessing specified menus or menu selections. The system does not display the menus or menu selections to unauthorized users.
Text that appears on a form after you make a menu selection. It displays a warning, caution, or information about the requested selection.
A method of moving between menus by typing the menu identifier in the selection field of the screen.
A series of properties of a blended product that help to determine its suitability for a prescribed purpose.
Term applied to the process of maintaining information about the location and status of durable product containers such as liquid petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders.
There are two types of meters: regular meters that measure the amount of flowing product, and temperature compensating meters that measure the temperature of the flowing product and convert it to standard temperature.
The reported number from the meter used to calculate the actual inventory quantity of materials.
A quantity of consumption wherein the determination of actual quantity used was not counted by hand, but rather by meters.
Trucks having an instrument or apparatus for measuring and recording the quantity of a product being unloaded. Metered trucks are often used for milk runs or topping off, where the truck follows some routes and delivers a product on-site to customers. See also milk run; unmetered trucks; floating terminals.
Describes the financial instrument that can be used to retire the debt incurred. This may be cash, check, post-dated check, letter of credit, and so forth.
A weight measure equal to 1,000 kilograms, 2,204.62 pounds. (avoir.) and 0.9842 long tons. For approximate conversion purposes, there are about 7.55 barrels of No. 2 distillate fuel in one metric ton, 8.51 barrels of gasoline, and 6.7 barrels of residual fuel.
Industry terminology for delivering products to customers along an established route. The product is loaded into the vehicle at a depot, and the driver follows a regular route, topping off tanks for customers. The driver measures the amount of each delivery and creates manual invoices. The amount sold to a customer is not known until the driver returns to the depot with manual invoices. Although metered trucks or barges are most frequently used on milk runs, packaged products may be delivered as well. See also manual invoices; metered trucks.
(1) A code that specifies whether amounts are in the domestic currency of the company with which the journal entries, invoices, vouchers are associated, or in the foreign currency of the transaction. (2) A code that specifies whether amounts are in the domestic currency of the company with which the journal entries, invoices, vouchers are associated, or in the foreign currency of the transaction.
In Equipment and Plant Maintenance, a work order that functions as a template for the creation of other work orders. You can assign model work orders to service types. When the service type comes due, the system automatically generates a work order based on information from the model work order.
(1) In common usage, any funds account. (2) In JD Edwards World more specific usage, a bank account limited to transactions in a single currency.
The program running in batch that checks for spool files in the EBBSTART output queue. When all spool files for a version are found and certain criteria is met (all spool files defined in the version are in EBBSTART, in RDY status, and the preload information is correct for those reports in the version), bursting/binding occurs.
A PC pointing device used with a graphical user interface. A mouse displays a mouse pointer, often represented as an arrow, on the computer screen. The mouse pointer is not the same thing as a cursor – it is used to manipulate objects on the screen and position the cursor. A mouse also has, at a minimum, a left-click button and a right-click button.
Microsoft Disk Operating System. A desktop class operating system from Microsoft which runs on the PC. MS-DOS was replaced with Windows, however, Windows versions were based on MS-DOS until 2001.
The process of revising several automatic accounting instructions at one time. See also automatic accounting instruction (AAI).
Authorized storage locations for the same item number at locations in addition to the primary stocking location.
A vessel registered in a nation other than a flag of convenience/necessity nation. National flag vessels are under the jurisdiction of the maritime authority of the nation and are bound by its laws and regulations.
A reserved area, often the left portion of a GUI screen, containing links to other locations. In JD Edwards World Web Enablement, the navigation bar contains links corresponding to the function keys available at the time.
The date when an item is required for its intended use. In an MRP system, this date is calculated by a bill of material explosion of a schedule and the netting of available inventory against that requirement.
The net added cost represents the cost to manufacture an item at the current level in the bill of material. Thus for manufactured parts, the net added cost includes labor, outside operations, and cost extras applicable to this level in the bill of material, but not materials (lower-level items). For purchased parts, the net added cost also includes the cost of materials.
A JD Edwards World product which helps analyze the differences between a user's instance of JD Edwards World and another instance, such as a new release.
The internal volume of a vessel's cargo-carrying spaces, measured at 100 cubic feet per ton.
The volume of a product adjusted to reflect its volume at a standard (defined) temperature. For example, 100 gallons of a product measured at a temperature of 25ºC might actually be 80 gallons at 15ºC. There are different standard temperatures based on country. For multinational companies, local standards apply. There may be a difference between booked inventory and what is billed. Billing can be based on the customer's standard. See also ambient; ambient volume.
A program that converts product quantities to standard as the information to reduce inventory is entered. The net volume calculator can also be used to calculate entries for review without affecting inventory. See also standard temperature.
The quantity or volume of a product converted to standard. See also standard temperature.
A system generated form that reclassifies open receivables/payables.
A/R Netting reclassifies open receivables to the Accounts Payable system; A/P Netting reclassifies open payables to the Accounts Receivable system.
A JD Edwards World software facility you use to control the automatic numbering of such items as new G/L accounts, vouchers, and addresses. It lets you specify your desired numbering system and provides a method to increment numbers to reduce transposition and typing errors.
An automatic numbering feature built into JD Edwards World software products. When users enter data, JD Edwards World software frequently assigns unique numbers to documents or records. These might be invoice numbers, document numbers, employee numbers, and so forth.
The next step in the payment process for payment control groups. The next status can be either WRT (write) or UPD (update).
Items that do not meet the requirements of a relevant specification, contract, regulation, or quality test.
Presents records that are composed of fields extracted from just one physical record, but can effectively merge two or more physical files.
A price for bulk products that's determined by its own algorithms, such as a rolling average, commodity price plus. See also internal list price; list price.
A record representing the various companies that make up the primary record. When tax ID summarization occurs, all companies with the same federal corporate tax ID are summarized together under one parent.
A manufactured product with a revenue potential less than the product planned for, scheduled, and thought to be produced. See also off-specification; off spec product.
Item numbers that are assigned to each item but do not convey any information about the item. They are identifiers, not descriptors. Contrast with significant item numbers.
Part numbers that are assigned to each part but do not convey any information about the part. They are identifiers, not descriptors. Contrast with significant part numbers.
In international maritime practice, the ship captain is obligated to cable the receiver at port that his vessel is "ready, willing and able" to proceed to berth. In most Charter Parties, the official tendering of the notice of readiness to the receiver determines the commencement of laytime. Usually, laytime commences upon the arrival at berth of the vessel and its connection to receiver's hose connection or at the expiration of six full hours after tendering the notice of readiness, berth or no berth, whichever first occurs.
Non-sufficient funds receipt. A procedure that designates that a customer's bank account does not have sufficient funds available to pay the receipt. Designating a receipt as NSF reverses (deletes) the receipt and reopens the associated invoice.
Represents data using the numbers 0 through 9. Contrast with alphabetic character, alphanumeric character, and special character.
Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance. The legal terms for the Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA), commonly known as Social Security.
A discrete entity on a computer. Everything on the System i5 that can be stored or retrieved is contained in an object. Common examples of objects are files, programs and user profiles.
The right to change the name or library of an object, for physical files, the right to create a logical file over it.
The right to display the description of an object and the right to the general use of that object.
Refers to the fact that everything on the System i5 that can be stored or retrieved is contained in an object.
A programming technique which emphasizes small, discrete, independent and reusable modules as opposed to large procedural sequences of code.
Term describing a product that fails to meet requirements of applicable specifications.
Computer functions that are not under the continuous control of the system. For example, if you run a certain job on a personal computer and then transfer the results to a host computer, that job is considered an offline function. Contrast with online.
A product whose physical or chemical properties fall outside the acceptable range(s). Synonymous with offgrade.
Computer functions over which the system has continuous control. Each time you work with a JD Edwards World system-provided form, you are online with the system. Contrast with offline. See interactive processing.
Information the system retrieves, usually at your request, and immediately displays on the form. This information includes items such as database information, documentation, and messages.
An architectures that uses a functional server to allow the various blocks of user interface logic to access the same block of data integrity logic.
A legal characteristic of computer software which usually allows the user to copy and use the software free of charge. This right may also include modifying and/or re-distributing the software.
The Boolean logic operand instructs the system to perform a comparison between certain records or parameters. Available operands are:
EQ = Equal To
LT = Less Than
LE = Less Than or Equal To
GT = Greater Than
GE = Greater Than or Equal To
NE = Not Equal To
NL = Not Less Than
NG = Not Greater Than
A ratio of the actual operating level of a piece of equipment, department, or plant as compared to the planned or standard level.
The cost to run the facilities, maintain equipment, and carry a staff prepared to manufacture product.
A sequential number, usually two, three, or four digits long, such as 010, 020, 030, and so forth, that indicates the sequence in which operations are to be performed within an item's routing.
The sequential steps for an item to follow in its flow through the plant. For instance, operation 10: cut bar stock; operation 20: grind bar stock; operation 30: shape; operation 40: polish; operation 50: inspect and send to stock. This information is maintained in the routing table.
The measured physical stock levels are compared with the book inventory values, and any differences can be reconciled, and any operational gains or losses recorded. This is the second reconciliation stage. See also throughput reconciliation.
The statement of planned consumed resources and their quantity per relationship (with or without cost) to manufacture a product using the most recently authorized Production Model (BOM/ Batch Sheet), versus the Production Model (PM) used to generate financial standards at the beginning of the fiscal year.
The sequential steps for an item to follow in its flow through the plant. For instance, operation 1: cut bar stock; operation 2: grind bar stock; operation 3: shape; operation 4: polish; operation 5: inspect and send to stock. This information is normally maintained in the routing file.
Original Programming Model. This is the programming methodology used on the AS/400 before the advent of the Integrated Language Environment (ILE). Most JD Edwards World programs are still OPM programs.
The quantity that meets demand, satisfies inventory and distribution requirements between this production run and the next cycle for this product, and also balances per unit production costs versus carrying costs.
A numbered selection from a JD Edwards World screen or window that performs a particular function or task. To select an option, you enter its number in the Option field next to the item you want the function performed on. When available, for example, option 4 allows you to return to a prior form with a value from the current form.
In the Homebuilder Management system, an option is a specific upgrade that is not included in the base house cost. This information is placed in the subledger.
Process by which a single order is split into two or more orders. There may be various reasons for splitting an order, including: terms of trade (payment terms), dispatch group, method of delivery, order size and vehicle capacity. See also trip building.
Referred to as clerk, order capture clerk, order taker or customer service representative. May be a sales person who negotiates price and trading activity. May not be authorized to change prices.
Pricing strategy that grants reductions in price to a customer based upon the contents and relative size (volume or value) of the order as a whole.
The select key set up on a report which is linked to a substitute select key. This key represents data that is printed on the report.
The difference between the full or rated capacity of a barrel, tank, or other container and the actual contents. With many petroleum products, it is important that some appreciable difference exist between a tank's capacity and its contents to allow the contents to expand with a rise in temperature.
Information that the computer transfers from internal storage to an external device, such as a printer or a computer screen.
(1) A group of spool files waiting to be attached to a writer. See print queue. (2) A screen that lists the spooled files (reports) you have told the computer to write to an output device, such as a printer. After the computer writes a file, the system removes that file's identifier from the online list.
Term that refers to the quantity of oil actually received into a buyer's storage tanks when a vessel is unloaded. For various reasons (vaporization, clingage to vessel tank walls, and so forth) the amount of a product pumped into shore tankage at unloading is often less than the quantity originally loaded onto the vessel, as certified by the Bill of Lading. Under a delivered or CIF outturn transaction, the buyer pays only for the barrels actually "turned out" by the vessel into storage. When a buyer is paying CIF Bill of Lading figures, a loss of 0.5% of total cargo volume is considered normal. Losses in excess of 0.5%, however, are either chargeable to the seller, or are covered by specialized insurance that covers partial as well as total loss of the cargo.
(1) Costs incurred in the operation of a business that cannot be directly related to the individual products or services produced. These costs, such as light, heat, supervision, and maintenance, are grouped in several pools (department overhead, factory overhead, general overhead) and distributed to units of product or service by some standard allocation method. (2) In the distillation process, that portion of the charge that leaves the top of the distillation column as vapor.
overhead distribution, allocation, assignment
The apportionment of overhead expenses as a rate or percent of dollar cost of a resource that is directly costed to actual production
The percentage that an operation overlaps the previous operation in the sequence. For example, a 20% overlap means that the step can begin when the previous step is 80% complete.
The amount of product that needs to be run and sent ahead to the following operation before the following "overlap" operation can begin.
The process of entering a code or parameter other than the one provided by the system. Many forms have default field values that the system displays when it displays the form. By typing a new value over the default code, you can override the default. See default.
Process that fills containers with bulk product, attaches outer labels, and places containers in one or more outer cartons or shipping containers.
Products which by their nature must be delivered to the customer in containers suitable for discrete consumption or resale. Synonymous with packed products.
A low, portable platform, usually double-faced, on which materials are stacked for storage or transportation.
A sub-lot label to track pallet size quantities of end-items produced at a precise time. Used to match the sub-lot with specifications determined by periodic sampling and analysis during production.
A number, code, or character string you specify in association with a command or program. The computer uses parameters as additional input or to control the actions of the command or program.
The company that takes full responsibility for all companies that have the same federal corporate tax ID.
A hierarchical relationship among your addresses (suppliers, customers, or prospects). One address is the parent and one or more subordinate addresses are children for that parent. This relationship is helpful, for example, when you want to send billing for field offices (subsidiary companies) to the corporate headquarters.
(1) In Equipment/Plant Management, a hierarchical relationship of the components of a piece of equipment to the parent equipment. For example, a manufacturing line could be a parent and the machinery on the line could be components of the line. In addition, each piece of machinery could be a parent of still more components. (2) In Product Data Management, a hierarchical relationship of the components and subassemblies of a parent item to that parent item. For example, an automobile is a parent item and its components and subassemblies include: engine, frame, seats, and windows. Synonymous with parent/child relationship.
Generally, a material item that is used as a component and is not an assembly, subassembly blend, intermediate, and so forth.
A unique group of characters that you enter when you sign on to the system. The system uses the password to identify you as a valid user.
The concept of not incurring a liability for items received from a supplier until the material is used in the production process.
A way of breaking an account into discrete activities or components and allocating a percentage of the payment to the activity or component level. Pay points have a parent/child relationship.
The payment that you make to a supplier. The system creates payments when you use the Create Payment Groups program. It is important to understand that payments can exist before you write them.
A system- generated group of payments with similar information (such as bank account). The system processes all payments in a payment control group at the same time. Also known as a payment group.
A system-generated group of payments with similar information (such as bank account). The system processes all payments in a payment group at the same time.
(1) The amount of time allowed to pay a voucher or an invoice, with or without a discount. (2) Terms of trade. These can vary by product, customer and customer type. Many types of terms can be set up (for example, 30 days, first Friday of the following month, and so forth). Payment terms are specified during order capture.
PC Copy. In JD Edwards World software, a collection of programs and control file fixes identified by a particular SAR number.
A facility embedded in JD Edwards World to enable PC Import and Export directly from the World user interface.
(1) Product Data Management, a module of JD Edwards World software. (2) Program Development Manager, an IBM design tool.
(1) In MRP, the capability to identify for a given item the sources of its gross requirements and/or allocations. Pegging can be thought of as "live where-used" information. (2) A technique used to identify the parent that generated a specific requirement.
The costing of product in aggregate determined for a period of time by assigning costs to all production for a specific period.
Billing cycle in which the due date of an invoice is based on the delivery date of the product. See also cycle billing.
A chemical compound or intermediate chemical recovered from petroleum or natural gas or derived, in whole or in part, from petroleum or natural gas hydrocarbons and intended for chemical markets. Examples include ethylene, propylene, xylene, toluene, benzene.
A generic name for hydrocarbons, including crude oils, natural gas liquids, natural gas, and their products. See also crude oil, crude petroleum.
In manufacturing, a subassembly within a parent item that is not stocked in inventory or planned in MRP, but which is consumed into the parent. You cannot define a routing for a phantom in JD Edwards World. The term phantom has many other names in manufacturing, including transient, module, blow-through, non-stocked subassembly, self-consumed, and partial list.
(1) A bill of material used primarily for nonstocked items. A phantom bill of material represents an item that is physically built, but rarely stocked. It is instead used in the next step or level of manufacturing. MRP uses the bill to drive the requirements through the phantom item to its components. (2) A bill of material coding and structuring technique used primarily for transient (nonstocked) subassemblies. For the transient item, lead time is set to zero and the order quantity to lot-for-lot. This permits MRP logic to drive requirements straight through the phantom item to its components, but the MRP system usually retains its ability to net against any occasional inventories of the item. This technique also facilitates the use of common bills of material for engineering and manufacturing. Synonymous with blow-through, pseudo bill of material, and transient bill of material.
One of two ways identified in the transportation constants to display compartments on vehicles. Physical display numbers the compartments by vehicle. For example, if there are two vehicles on a trip and each vehicle has three compartments, the physical display is 1/1, 1/2, 1/3, 2/1, 2/2, 2/3. See also logical compartments.
A file that contains actual data records. Has a maximum record length of 32K, maximum fields per record is 8000.
A document that lists the material to be picked for manufacturing or shipping orders. The document tells warehouse personnel what inventory to pick up and where it is located. Used for packed (packaged) products to let depot/warehouse personnel know what products to pull from inventory for an order. See also batch sheet; loading note; material list.
The process of withdrawing from stock the components to make the products or the finished goods to be shipped to a customer.
Customer collects (or picks up) the order at the source, using a customer-owned or third-party vehicle. For pickup orders, shipping confirmation and delivery confirmation are combined into one step.
A template for the budgets, accounts, and schedules for each house plan in a subdivision.
A suggested order quantity, release date, and due date created by MRP processing when it encounters net requirements. Planned orders are created by the computer, exist only within the computer, and may be changed or deleted by the computer during subsequent MRP processing if conditions change. Planned orders at one level will be exploded into gross requirements for components at the next lower level. Planned orders, along with released orders, serve as input to capacity requirements planning to show the total capacity requirements by work center in future time periods. See also super backflush.
An artificial grouping of items and/or events in bill of material format, used to facilitate master scheduling and/or material planning. Sometimes called a pseudo bill of material.
A group of end items whose similarity of design and manufacture facilitates being planned in aggregate.
The amount of time the master schedule extends into the future. This is normally set to cover a minimum of cumulative lead time plus time for lot sizing low-level components and for capacity changes of primary work centers.
The number of days that the system uses in conjunction with the time fence rule to determine how the forecast is used. Enter the number of days after the state date when the time fence rule changes from the first rule to the second rule.
A separate factory or production facility that may be physically separate or may be used only for planning or accounting purposes. See also cost center.
Remove product from one location in a plant to another tank in a different plant (for example, to transfer from a sea port to an airport). Two basic types of transfers have been identified: planned and after-the-fact. Planned transfers work almost like sales/purchase orders, requiring formal documentation to initiate the transfer. Transfer pricing may be needed. After-the-fact transfers are informal transfers entered into the system after a transfer has occurred.
A large and varied group of materials that consists of, or contains as an essential ingredient, an organic substance of large molecular weight and which, while solid in the finished state, at some stage in its manufacture has been or can be formed into various shapes by flow, usually through applications of heat and pressure or both
Refers to one or more service types that are due to be performed for a piece of equipment, based on the service intervals for each service type. When you complete a PM, a new PM cycle begins for the service types included in the PM.
A system function that produces suggested vehicle assignments that can be modified or confirmed by the dispatcher.
The system logs and tracks post-dated check payments that must be tracked for deposit and credited against a customer's account. Allows customers to provide post-dated checks for product.
Deduction of inventory required, at standard, made upon the start of production of an end item.
Identifies the percent of a process item in solution. For example, 80% solution could be used in a process which called for 100%, but would require 25% more in terms of quantity to meet the requirement (100 / 80 = 1.25).
The lowest temperature at which an oil will pour when chilled without disturbance under specified conditions. It is the temperature at which an oil solidifies plus 5ºF. Although widely used to indicate the temperature below which it may not be possible to use an oil without some heating to maintain flow from storage, the test is relatively imprecise. For residual fuel oils, the viscosity and pumpability are the important parameters, and for gas, oils, and kerosene, it is the cloud point that is important.
"People, Places and Things," JD Edwards World' electronic mail system. This E-mail system provides an effective internal communications tool for sending and receiving messages online.
A statement of production rate or available capacity that can reasonably be expected for actual production, excluding all (anticipated) idle and non-productive time. See also proven capacity.
A maintenance strategy that uses computerized data collection and analysis of equipment operating parameters to predict the point at which equipment is expected to fail and then schedules the appropriate procedures just before the expected equipment failure. Predictive maintenance can significantly reduce costs and equipment downtime by eliminating unnecessary preventive maintenance procedures. In addition, by predicting and averting catastrophic equipment failure, predictive maintenance reduces overall maintenance costs and allows for equipment to be operated for its full service life. Contrast with corrective maintenance and preventive maintenance.
The ability to define default values for specified fields for a user defined hierarchy of items, item groups, customers, and customer groups.
An automatic deduction by the system of materials from inventory when the parts list and routing are attached.
A code that indicates whether a supplier is set up or in the process of being set up for electronic funds transfer (EFT).
Terms of trade (payment terms) that bypass the standard credit limit, because a credit check was done by product line.
An order, generated automatically by the system, that specifies either the purchase of material or the manufacture of product to meet anticipated future demand.
Maintenance tasks and procedures that are routine and repetitive, such as periodic lubrications and filter replacements. Preventive maintenance procedures are designed to eliminate breakdowns and the need for corrective maintenance. Contrast with corrective maintenance and predictive maintenance.
Refers to the sequence of events that make up a preventive maintenance task, from its definition to its completion. Because most preventive maintenance tasks are commonly performed at scheduled intervals, parts of the preventive maintenance cycle repeat, based on those intervals.
preventive maintenance schedule
Defines the service types that apply to a specific piece of equipment, as well as the intervals at which each service type is scheduled to be performed.
See base price; commodity price; contract price; cumulative price; internal list price; list price; non-list price; promotional price; standard price.
A discount or surcharge added to the base price. May be based on factors such as contracts, customer line of business, duty status, payment terms, and so forth.
The series of calculations required to derive the amount to be charged to a customer for the product that has been delivered.
Provides the delivery instructions for an order or trip, specifying the products and quantities that should be delivered. Shows product price, value added tax (VAT), and any other additional charges associated with the delivery. A priced delivery ticket is also used to record information about what was actually delivered. The prices are for display purposes only, and no generations are made to accounts receivable. See also delivery ticket.
The designation of a certain storage location as the standard, preferred location for an item.
The record that is used for printing reports and forms. There are two circumstances in which the primary record is created: (1) If you have requested tax ID summarization not to occur, all company-level records automatically become primary in nature and there will be no nonprimary records. This will happen even if the federal corporate tax ID is the same across multiple companies. (2) If you have requested tax ID summarization to occur, all companies with the same federal corporate tax ID are summarized together under one parent company number, and the individual companies that made up the primary automatically become nonprimary. All other companies with unique federal corporate tax IDs automatically become primary in nature.
A service type to which you can link related service types. For example, for a particular piece of equipment, you might set up a primary service type for a 1000-hour inspection and a linked service type for a 500-hour inspection. The 1000-hour inspection includes all tasks performed at 500 hours. When a primary service type is scheduled to be performed, the system schedules the linked service type. See also linked service type.
A list of tables, such as reports, that you have submitted to be written to an output device, such as a printer. The computer spools the tables until it writes them. After the computer writes the table, the system removes the table's identifier from the list. Also known as an output queue. (2) A group of items waiting to be printed.
(1) The relative importance of jobs in a queue. (2) The sequence in which jobs should be completed.
Sophisticated, custom-programmed computers designed to monitor the manufacturing cycle during production. Often with the capability to modify conditions (temperature, flow, pressure, and so forth) to return the production to prescribed ranges.
The time required for any specific operation or task to process product. A resource usually considered finite and corresponding to traditional statements of capacity requirements. See also run time.
A listing of procedures in the manufacture of product that may or may not also include a statement of material requirements. See also product/process definition; routing; spec sheet.
Production that adds value by mixing, separating, forming, and/or performing chemical reactions. It may be done in either batch or continuous mode.
The operations or stages within the manufacturing cycle required to transform raw ingredients into intermediate or finished goods. See also process list; spec sheet.
Raw intermediate ingredients available for further processing into marketable products. See also feedstock.
Manufacturing technique with minimal interruptions in any one production run or between production runs of products that exhibit process characteristics such as liquids, fibers, powders, gases. Characterized by the difficulty of planning and controlling quantity and quality yield variances. Process manufacturing differs from discrete manufacturing. See also continuous process run; batch/mix.
A feature of the JD Edwards DREAM Writer that allows you to supply parameters to direct the functions of a program. For example, processing options allow you to specify defaults for certain screen displays, control the format in which information gets printed on reports, change the way a screen displays information, and enter "as of" dates.
The Product Data Management (PDM) system enables a business to organize and maintain information about each item it manufactures. Features of this system, such as bills of material, work centers, and routings, define the relationships between components and how they can be combined to manufacture an item. PDM also provides data for other manufacturing systems including Manufacturing Accounting, Shop Floor Control, and Manufacturing and Distribution Planning.
The categorization of different lots of the same end item based upon each lot's specifications and where these lie within the range of acceptable specifications.
A library containing programs and related data needed for IBM licensed programs that are installed on your system.
A group of products whose similarity in manufacturing procedures, marketing characteristics, or specification allow them to be aggregated for planning, marketing, and occasionally, costing. See also family.
The difference in actual contribution or potential contribution of an actual production mix versus the planned mix of the original aggregated statement of production.
Product quality that exceeds specifications and results in higher manufacturing costs. The quality of petroleum products is strictly controlled. They are blended to manufacturing specifications that may cover one or more product or brand specifications. Most specification clauses are readily met without any economic incentive to make a blend nearer the specification limit. However, there may be a clause on which failure to blend near the limit does incur a cost penalty, examples being the sulfur content of fuel oil and the octane number of gasoline. For example, to market motor gasoline of 99 research octane, a target level of 99.4 may be used to ensure that 99% of blends have octane numbers greater than 99. This product giveaway of 0.4 octane numbers would result in higher manufacturing costs.
A natural progression from one product to another within a family to minimize set-up and clean-up (switch over) costs. See also cyclical scheduling; wash down.
A statement of acceptable physical and chemical properties or an acceptable range of properties that distinguish one product from another or one product grade from another. See also specifications.
The program file that describes what product is in inventory, in which tanks it is stored, the gravity for the tank, the temperature of the tank, and when the temperature expires.
A combination of bill of material (recipe/formula) and the routing (process list). Organized into tasks with a statement of required consumed resources and produced resources. See also process list.
A production library is a library you create to contain your live JD Edwards World data files.
A series of work centers or machines allocated to the production of a limited number of items with similar routings.
A product/process definition that is organized into tasks with a statement of required consumed resources and produced resources.
A statement of output from a facility, department, or piece of equipment by product as a statement of product output per process hour.
Synonymous with production levels.
A statement of production received from the manufacturing floor that may or may not have all quality assurance performed and may or may not be a final statement of production in terms of grade or end- item number. See also finished goods reporting.
A collection of computer statements that instructs the computer to perform a specific task or group of tasks.
The World CASE system of programs which create a new program based upon user specifications.
JD Edwards World online facility which displays information about a program's use and functionality.
The syntax used to write a computer program. JD Edwards World uses many program languages, including Control Language (CL), Report Program Generator III (RPG III), RPG IV, Structured Query Language (SQL) and Java.
Glossary text that describes the function of a field within the context of the program.
Glossary text written to describe the function of a field within the context of the program.
The target expenditure in adding value for material, labor and so forth during manufacture. See also standard cost.
Special discount pricing during a specific time period done for advertising or promotional purposes. Promotional pricing can affect contract pricing. Although typically its effect is additive, promotional pricing can also replace contract prices. Products sold during the promotional period must be invoiced at the promotional rate, even though they may be delivered and invoiced after the promotional period has ended. Promotional pricing is normally handled through price adjustments.
(1) A reminder or request for information displayed by the system. When a prompt appears, you must respond in order to proceed. (2) A list of codes or parameters or a request for information provided by the system as a reminder of the type of information you should enter or action you should take.
The historically average availability of capacity for production excluding all idle maintenance time. See also demonstrated capacity; budgeted capacity; practical capacity; rated capacity.
Program Temporary Fix. A representation of changes to JD Edwards World software, which your organization receives on magnetic tapes, CDs, or by downloading. See also CUM.
The property of a fluid, especially any petroleum based product, that allows it to flow under pressure through the line, nozzle, and fittings of a product-dispensing system.
An agreement with a vendor to purchase specific products. It can govern volume rebates, based upon the amount ordered.
The difference between actual invoice price per unit and the standard cost per unit.
A space within the system to hold the system values information for the JD Edwards World software. This area is referenced at sign-on and during installs and reinstalls for critical system information, such as security codes and initial libraries.
Products that have successfully passed certain tests required to determine whether or not they conform to all qualification test requirements of applicable specifications.
Laboratory procedure to determine the nature of a compound or mixture or the identity of the constituents, without regard to the amounts present.
The discipline or function of verifying conformance to specification. May also include the responsibility for standard specification.
The process of measuring quality conformance by comparing the actual with a standard for the characteristic and acting on the difference.
A system that allows testing of products based on user defined tests and acceptable result values. Test results can be entered in a consistent fashion at any time in the sales, purchasing, production, or shipping process.
Laboratory procedure to determine the amount of the constituents present in a compound or mixture.
The quantity of a component to be used in the production of its parent. This value is stored in the bill of material and is used to calculate the gross requirements for components during the explosion process of MRP, and to calculate the quantity on the parts list for a work order. Quantity per is also used to calculate product cost.
The setting aside from availability for use or sale of finished product or raw ingredients until all required quality tests have been performed and conformance to specification or regulations certified. See also incubation period.
A fast means to select and display (or print) information from a database. An IBM utility for databases.
1) In computers: See job queue, output queue, and print queue. 2) In manufacturing: A waiting line. The jobs at a given work center waiting to be processed. As queues increase, so do average queue time and work-in-process inventory.
The practice of limiting the volume of product that may be delivered to a particular customer site during a specified period of time. See also allocation.
For currency exchange transactions, the rate type distinguishes different types of exchange rates. For example, you can use both period average and period-end rates, distinguishing them by rate type.
A method for scheduling and producing based on a periodic rate, for example, daily, weekly or monthly. Traditionally, this method has been applied to high-volume and process industries. The concept can be applied within job shops using cellular layouts and mixed-model level schedules where the production rate is matched to the selling rate.
(1) A statement of capacity reasonably expected to be available from a given piece of equipment. More narrowly, the statement of output performance as a rate, either from the manufacturer or from the internal engineering studies. See also proven capacity; demonstrated capacity. (2) The demonstrated capability of a system. Traditionally, capacity is calculated from such data as planned hours, efficiency, and utilization. The rated capacity is equal to hours available x efficiency x utilization.
Purchased items or extracted materials that are converted via the manufacturing process into components and/or products.
Purchased materials (ingredients) to which no processing has been done in house. In accounting, reporting of inventory valuations as a sub-class of inventory that may include intermediates.
Currency gains and losses are incurred due to fluctuating currency exchange rates. A gain or loss is realized when you pay the invoice or voucher. Contrast with unrealized gain or loss.
The process of adding components to the results of a failed blend order in an attempt to produce a conforming blend product.
The act of changing the identifier associated with a given lot, batch or container of product for the purpose of selling it as though it were a lesser product.
(1) The payment your company receives from a customer. (2) The physical acceptance of an item into a stocking location. (3) The transaction reporting of this activity.
A statement of material requirements for the parent item. May include sequencing of ingredients and/or processing instructions. See also formula; bill of materials.
Reconstituted crude. A crude oil that has been blended, usually in a producing country, to meet the needs of a refinery in a consuming country. A reconstituted crude often has a lower sulfur or higher distillate content than the natural crude oil.
The balancing of physical, actual, on- hand inventory to book inventory. Any difference between the two is written to a variance account for physical inventory adjustments. See also book inventory; physical inventory; operational reconciliation; throughput reconciliation.
A collection of related, consecutive fields of data the system treats as a single unit of information. For example, a vendor record consists of information such as the vendor's name, address, and telephone number. Also called a row.
Prevents two people from simultaneously updating the same data base information.
The cycle in which a recurring voucher becomes due for payment, for example, monthly or quarterly.
An invoice that becomes due for payment on a regular cycle, such as a lease payment.
A procedure that allocates or distributes expenses, budgets, adjustments, and so on among business units, based on actual numbers.
In DREAM Writer, the ability to create a unique version from the original, process the new version and delete it, leaving the original intact.
A process that creates the next cycle (for example, next month's) of recurring invoices or vouchers.
The distance from the reference point to the datum plate or the bottom of the tank. It should be stamped on the fixed benchmark plate or stenciled on the tank roof near the gauging hatch. Synonymous with gauge height.
(1) The point at which a tape is lowered and read on a tank, usually at the rim of the hatch, manway, or expansion dome. (s) a point to which all subsequent measurements are related. (3) The point from which the reference height is determined and from which the ullages/innages are taken. Synonymous with gauge point, zero point.
The practice of altering the percentage of one or more components of a formula as a first step in reblending a blend product.
A process that updates a customer's credit and collection information, such as Credit Analysis Refresh.
The practice of mixing a product with one or more additional products to produce a third product. This is normally done when the first product no longer meets specifications.
(1) The authorization to produce or ship material that has already been ordered. (2) Being able to associate a particular order with a block order. Also called a drawdown. (3) A specific version of software.
The practice of oil companies chartering out owned or chartered-in tonnage to competitors.
A site that cannot support a server such as a System i5.. Electronic interfacing with remote sites is needed. For example, efficient aviation transactions would allow airports to communicate directly with the head office rather than with an intermediary clearinghouse. Now usually accomplished via the Internet and a Web user interface.
Activity whose purpose is to remove product from one size or type of container and place it in a different size or type.
(1) A form of manufacturing where various items with similar routings are made across the same process whenever production occurs. Products may be made in separate batches or continuously. Production in a repetitive environment is not a function of speed or volume. (2) Producing items in high-volume concentration, often with entire production lines dedicated to a family of products.
A method for setting the value of inventories based upon the cost of the next purchase.
Parts that can be used as substitutes that differ from completely interchangeable service parts in that they require some physical modification, such as cutting, drilling, and so forth, before they can replace the original part.
The location on or near a production line where requests for additional components or subassemblies are to be delivered.
A JD Edwards World product for managing DREAM Writer, WorldWriter, FASTR and STAR report versions.
The four-character identifier of a JD Edwards World system that uses an object for reporting.
The process of examining unshipped, uninvoiced orders and applying the most current pricing rules. Also includes finding orders that should have different pricing and applying a final price to them. Repricing occurs when the price of a product changes. See also time-based repricing.
(1) Indicates that the DREAM Writer version being processed is going to be changed so that a user can rerun a step within the cycle. (2) The process of changing a payment from a completed status to a next status of WRT (write). This allows you to correct or reprint payments.
The act of predicting the availability of all the resources needed for an operation and scheduling the operation based on that prediction.
The act of reserving the resources required to accomplish a blending, filling, or delivery procedure.
resource requirements planning (RRP)
The process of converting the production plan and/or the master production schedule into capacity needs for key resources: work force, machinery, warehouse space, suppliers' capabilities, and in some cases, money. Comparison of capacity required of items in the MPS to available capacity is usually done for each key resource. Synonymous with rough cut capacity planning.
A restricted secondary or incidental product produced while making another product. Such byproducts cannot be sold because they are restricted from sale by government policies. The company may have to forego making a product if a restricted byproduct is produced.
Recording the fact that product loaded on a vehicle and destined for a customer ship-to site was not delivered. See also delivery confirmation.
The removal of goods from a finished goods status for purposes of rework or recoup to bring the product into specification compliance. See also in-process rework.
A method used to automatically create an opposite entry at the time the original transaction is posted to the general ledger.
Text on a screen that displays in the opposite color combination of characters and background from what the form typically displays (for example, black on green instead of green on black).
A number or letter representing the number of times a document or item has been changed.
Ricevuta Bancaria Elettronica, a common way for vendors to receive payments from their customers in Italy.
In Approvals Management, the type of responsibility a person listed on an approval request has. The person may be an approver, or just a person who receives notification of the approval request. In approval routes and rule sets, role may also be approver group or approver route.
rough cut capacity planning (RCCP)
The process of converting the master production schedule into capacity needs for key resources: workforce, machinery, warehouse space, suppliers' capabilities, and in some cases, money. Comparison of capacity required of items in the MPS to available capacity is usually done for each key resource.
Information detailing the method of manufacture or maintenance of a particular item. It includes the operations to be performed, their sequence, the various work centers involved, and the standards for setup and run. In some companies, the routing also includes information on tooling, operator skill levels, inspection operations, testing requirements, and so on.
A print or output destination instruction or command line string used to process the output of burst and bound reports. See function.
A number that uniquely identifies U.S. banks. This number is assigned by the Federal Reserve Board. It consists of two parts: a routing number and a transit number.
Report Program Generator. A programming language developed by IBM. JD Edwards World software uses two iterations of this language, RPG III and RPG IV.
To cause the computer to perform a routine, process a batch of transactions, or carry out computer program instructions.
A statement of ingredients required to use up an available resource. For example, how much of ingredient "A" is required to consume 300 pounds of ingredient "X."
Production quantity as stated on a schedule. May be calculated as number of batches times standard batch quantity (SBQ), or number of days times daily rate. Determined in planning to best match demand. See also standard batch quantity (SBQ).
The length of time equipment is in use producing product. Distinct from set up and clean up. A portion of the total in use time of capacity. See also process hours.
(1) In general, a quantity of stock planned to be in inventory to protect against fluctuations in demand and/or supply. (2) In the context of master production scheduling, the additional inventory and/or capacity planned as protection against forecast errors and/or short-term changes in the backlog. Overplanning can be used to create safety stock.
A commitment to supply a given product to a customer. The customer normally agrees to take a certain volume of product from a specific location over a specified time period. The contract can guarantee quantities of product, product price, or both. If a product reservation is made, the customer normally pays the agreed upon price at the commencement of the agreement in return for guaranteed product availability during the term of the contract. It is critical to track the delivered quantities against the reserved quantities to ensure they don't exceed the reservation.
Attempting to sell as much product as possible to a customer. This is the opposite of allocation.
Removing a portion of material from receiving in process or finished goods for quality assurance analysis. Synonymous with periodic sampling.
Planned shutdown of equipment plant for maintenance or to adjust to softening demand.
A multiple-function program that allows the sequencing of work orders and/or rates on a production line. Sequencing can be automatic based on user defined category code definition or manual. Sequencing includes forward, finite scheduling, including the option to cross shifts or days.
Generally a payroll tax based upon the school district in which the employee lives.
Produced material outside acceptable range of material and of such characteristics that rework is impossible or impractical. Not waste, which is an anticipated byproduct. Must be used in addition to yield loss in determining good output to input. See also waste.
A percentage factor in the product structure used to increase gross requirements to account for anticipated loss within the manufacture of a particular product. Synonymous with scrap rate.
A formatted presentation of data on a computer monitor. Used synonymously with video or form.
To use the roll keys to move form information up or down a form at a time. When you press the Rollup key, for instance, the system replaces the currently displayed text with the next form of text if more text is available.
Product specifications that are dependent on the season. The most important of these changes in product specifications with the season are those for motor gasoline. Low vapor pressure specifications in the summer permit the use of little or no butanes in the gasoline, whereas winter specifications may permit butanes to be blended. Butanes that cannot be blended into gasoline might otherwise have to be used for fuel at much reduced values.
Deposits of material that settle to the bottom of a tank or storage container. Several sediment tests are used to indicate the tendency of an oil to deposit sediment during storage. See also bottom sediment and water (BS & W).
Solids and aqueous solutions that may be present in an oil and that either settle out on standing or may be separated more rapidly by a centrifuge.
The unique text found in the total of all burst areas on a report. The key is a 1-90 byte area (or total of multiple areas) of report text used by the monitor for comparison during the burst process. A spool file page is burst when the text in the selected criteria does not match the same select key on the following page. It is also used to bind multiple reports in a version.
Found on JD Edwards World menus, selections represent functions that you can access from a given menu. To make a selection, you type its associated number in the Selection field and press Enter.
A document produced by the consignor as the official record of freight charges attributable to a trip conducted by a contractor, hauler or common carrier.
A code defines the order in which payments print in a payment group. Each sequence review ID has its own data sequence and a code that indicates whether the system sorts each data item in ascending or descending order.
A code that defines the order in which payments print in a payment group. Each sequence review ID has its own data sequence and a code that indicates whether the system sorts each data item in ascending or descending order.
(1) Determining the order in which a facility processes different jobs. (2) The prioritizing of products within a family that is scheduled cyclically. Prioritization is intended to minimize lost time due to clean-up/set-up time between products.
(1) A physical computer used by multiple users, as opposed to a personal computer. (2) A software program which provides an execution environment for other programs. (3) A program that speeds the flow of data between screens, reports and the data files. These programs can also be used to edit data fields.
A software artifact which allows an outside user or application access to internal data or functionality. Often implemented as a Web service.
The process of providing services, usually in the form of Web Services or Java APIs, to outside users or applications
Refers to the frequency at which a service type is to be performed. Service intervals can be based on dates, periods, or statistical units that are user defined. Examples of statistical units are hours, miles, and fuel consumption.
An individual preventive maintenance task or procedure, such as an inspection, lubrication, or overhaul. Service types can apply to a specific piece of equipment or to a class of equipment. You can specify that service types come due based on a predetermined service interval, or whenever the task represented by the service type becomes necessary.
(1) The work required to change a specific machine, resource, work center, or line from making the last good piece of unit A to the first good piece of unit B. (2) Teardown of the just completed production and preparation of the equipment for production of the next scheduled item.
The costs such as labor costs, scrap costs, calibration costs, downtime costs, and lost sales associated with preparing the resource for the next product.
The time needed to prepare a manufacturing process to start. Setup lead time may include run and inspection time for the first piece.
Preparing equipment and tools for the processing of product. For most process companies, this is tracked separately from clean-up time. See also change over; clean up; wash down.
An operating environment that requires that two or more companies share storage facilities simultaneously, so tracking product in/out movement is important. See also joint-operated plant.
(1) The amount of time an item may be held in inventory before it becomes unusable. (2) The expected number of days a product can be kept in storage and still retain acceptable properties within the standard range of specifications.
A technique of physical FIFO aimed at reducing stock obsolescence through deterioration over time. Also the tracking of the number of days in storage.
The regular work period of a work group. Minimum time unit of planning for allocating human resources.
Confirm and capture actual shipping arrangements. The following information is recorded at shipping confirmation: vehicle ID, trip or voyage, standard/observed load volumes, seal numbers, weight. Synonymous with gate pass confirmation, load confirmation.
A system for utilizing data from the shop floor to maintain and communicate status information on shop orders (manufacturing orders) and on work centers. The major subfunctions of shop floor control are: 1) assigning priority of each shop order, 2) maintaining work-in-process quantity information, 3) conveying shop order status information to the office, 4) providing actual output data for capacity control purposes, 5) providing quantity by location by shop order for work-in-process inventory and accounting purposes, and 6) providing measurement of efficiency, utilization, and productivity of the work force and machines.
(1) Reductions of actual quantities of items in stock, in process, or in transit. The loss may be caused by scrap, theft, deterioration, evaporation, and so forth. (2) Component yield loss planning factor applied to the parent's required quantity. Cannot be used where yield loss is parent component specific.
A percentage factor in the item master record that compensates for expected loss during the manufacturing cycle either by increasing the gross requirements or by reducing the expected completion quantity of planned and open orders. The shrinkage factor differs from the scrap factor in that the former affects all uses of the part and its components and the scrap factor relates to only one usage. Synonymous with shrinkage rate.
Standard Industry Classification. A U.S. government code that classifies U.S. companies according to their economic activity. Examples include agricultural services (0100), wholesale trade (5000), and services (7000).
Item numbers that are intended to convey certain information, such as the source of the part, the material in the part, the shape of the part, and so forth. Contrast with nonsignificant item numbers.
Part numbers that are intended to convey certain information, such as the source of the part, the material in the part, the shape of the part, and so forth. These usually make part numbers longer. Contrast with nonsignificant part numbers.
After a cost rollup, the cost of an item, operation, or process according to the current cost scenario. This cost can be finalized, by performing a frozen update. You can create simulated costs for a number of cost methods, for example. standard, future, and simulated current costs. See also cost rollup.
(1) The technique of using representative or artificial data to reproduce a model of various conditions that are likely to occur in the actual performance of a system. It is frequently used to test the behavior of a system under different operating policies. (2) Within MRP, using the operational data to perform "what if" evaluations of alternative plans to determine the feasibility of the model.
The process of revising one automatic accounting instruction at a time. See also automatic accounting instruction (AAI).
A display of those components that are directly used in a parent item. It shows only the relationships one level down.
A type of bill of material listing each parent in which a specific component is directly used and in what quantity.
Deduction from on hand balance of only those components or ingredients in the immediate recipe or formula. For example, it will not explode sub-assemblies or intermediates to consume their components. May or may not explode phantom intermediates. See also super backflush.
Finding all immediate parents where a specific lot has been used (consumed). Parallel logic to single-level pegging in planning.
A list of each parent in which a specific component is directly used and in what quantity. Done by imploding the bill of material.
An agreement for a single voyage between two ports. The payment is made on the basis of tons of product delivered. The owner of the vessel is responsible for all expenses.
A JD Edwards World subsystem which activates jobs set to run at particular times, especially during off-peak hours.
Service Oriented Architecture. A system design methodology which emphasizes exposure of business data and system functionality to outside applications as a loosely-coupled service.
Simple Object Access Protocol. This is a data transfer protocol for exchanging XML-based messages. Used in Web services to contain the application data.
A JD Edwards World term that describes an entire family of features that allows you to customize and adapt JD Edwards World software to your business environment. These features lessen the need for you to use computer programmers when your data processing needs change.
The operating system and application programs that instruct the computer what tasks to perform and how to perform them.
A record which identifies an activity, such as the development of a new program or maintenance of an existing program.
A routing expanded to include ingredients with specific detailed instructions as to their point and method of introduction into the process. Synonymous with process sheet.
Symbols that are neither letters nor numbers. Some examples are *, &, and #. Contrast with alphabetic character, alphanumeric character, and numeric character.
Special processing requirements set in the system for specific user-defined code values. The specific value entered into the special handling code field is unique for each code record type. For instance, special handling codes defined for Language Preference specify if the language is double-byte or if the language excludes uppercase characters. Programming is required to activate special handling code fields.
The ratio of the weight of a given volume of material to the weight of an equal volume of some standard substance. In the case of oil, the standard reference material is distilled water and the temperature of both the oil and water is 60F.
A statement of the technical requirements of an application or item and the process involved to ensure the requirements are met.
Statement of acceptable ranges for physical and chemical properties of a raw material, intermediate, or finished product. Specifications refer to the properties of a given crude oil or petroleum product that are "specified," because properties often vary widely even within the same grade of product. Guaranteed specifications are part of the normal process of negotiation. The seller guarantees the buyer that a product or crude to be sold will meet certain specified limits, and the seller agrees to have such limits certified in writing (certificate of analysis). A seller may also declare typical specifications to the buyer that indicate the typical properties. Since most guarantees are conservative, a product, for example, that is sold as 1.0% sulfur max., may be actually 0.6% sulfur. This latter figure is the product's "typical" sulfur that is well within the contractual limits. For buyers who blend products, typical specifications are essential in order to compute blend percentages. See also product specification.
A user defined code that represents a G/L account number. You can use speed codes to simplify data entry by making G/L accounts easier to remember.
This generally refers to a blending process done by pouring products together, for example, manually pouring an additive into a shipping compartment. This may occur at the loading rack when a vehicle (barge or truck) is being loaded, or enroute. Typically, analysis is only done for the splash blending of lubricants.
An order that results from the analysis and segregation of portions of an order as originally submitted by a customer. See also order splitting.
The function by which the system puts generated output into a storage area to await printing and processing.
A holding file for output data waiting to be printed or input data waiting to be processed.
A holding table for output data waiting to be printed or input data waiting to be processed.
(1) A receipts application method that distributes and applies an unapplied receipt, debit memo, or credit memo to open invoices. (2) A budgeting process that distributes amounts over a number of periods.
Property of petroleum product that enables it to retain its physical and chemical properties intact even during extended storage. Gum stability in gasoline means resistance to gum formation while in storage. Oxidation stability in lubricating oils and other products means resistance to oxidation to form sludge or gum in use.
Preparing materials ahead of actual processing. Physically moving to point of use prior to schedule commencing.
(1) The normal quantity of production. All ingredient quantities required for the production are stated in terms of the SBQ. (2) The quantity of a parent that is used as the basis for specifying the material requirements for production. The "quantity per" is expressed as the quantity to make the standard batch quantity, not to make only one of the parent. It is often used by manufacturers that use some components in very small quantities or by process-related manufacturers. Synonymous with run size.
A cost system that uses cost units determined before production. For management control purposes, the standards are compared to actual costs and variances are computed.
The expected, or target cost of an item, operation, or process. Standard costs represent only one cost method in the Product Costing system. You can also calculate, for example, future costs or current costs.
A cost system that uses cost units determined before production. For management control purposes, the system compares standards to actual costs and computes variances.
The target costs of an operation, process, or product including direct material, direct labor, and overhead charges.
The length of time that should be required to 1) set up a given machine or operation and 2) run one part/assembly/batch/end product through that operation. This time is used in determining machine and labor requirements. It is also frequently used as a basis for incentive pay systems and as a basis of allocating overhead in cost accounting systems.
Standard Industry Classification (SIC)
A code the U.S. government developed to classify U.S. companies as to their economic activity. Examples include agricultural services (0100), wholesale trade (5000), and services (7000).
Ambient volumes are converted to a standard temperature in order to record product volumes at a common base for all inventory calculations. The ambient measurement is converted to the standard temperature. For example, 1000 gallons of gasoline measured at an 80 F ambient temperature and converted to a 60 F would equal only 990 gallons of accountable inventory. In the US and many other countries, custody transfer of bulk petroleum products is at a base temperature (for example, 60ºF and 15ºC).
The function of bringing a raw ingredient into the standard (acceptable) specification prior introduction to the main process.
A raw ingredient that has been preprocessed to bring all specifications within standard ranges prior to introduction to the main process. Used to minimize variability in recipes. See also standardization.
An agreement in which one business partner in a distribution contract provides storage facilities for another, and charges a fee based on the quantity stored (cost per unit volume) and for the time the product is stored or the storage space is reserved.
Measuring a tank in order to obtain certain of its dimensions, such as the depth of the tank inside and outside, the circumference of each ring on the tank, and the height of the liquid in the tank. Tanks are seldom perfectly round, are generally cone shaped at the bottom to hold water and sediment below the product line, and might have numerous dents. Therefore, circumference strapping points are measured and marked the length of the tank (1/16th inch US). Measurements are taken at every strapping point to account for the variances throughout the tank.
A spot on the bottom of a storage tank or on the datum plate that is directly below the reference point on the hatch. This location is where the innage bob comes to rest when the tank is gauged and serves as the zero point for all innage measurements.
Small suction lines from the pump room to each tank for removing the last of the cargo from the tank bottom.
A code that identifies a type of organization structure with its own hierarchy in the Address Book system.
A JD Edwards World business unit (F0006) used to define a single geographic location where houses are to be developed.
An area on the screen where the system displays detailed information related to the header information at the top of the screen. Subfiles might contain more information than the screen can display in the subfile area. If so, use the roll keys to display the next screen of information. See scroll.
The field to be used in lieu of the (Original) select key defined on a report for Burst and Bind Criteria when a cross reference is linked to a report in a version. This key is a field that is not printed on the report.
(1) Using alternate components in production when the primary item is not available. (2) Act of selling a different product than was ordered or using a different component product in a formula. In such instances, the substituted product is always of comparable or higher quality or chemical composition than the product originally specified.
An ingredient which may be used in a recipe/formula when standard ingredient is unavailable. See also substitution.
An area on the form where the system displays detailed information related to the header information at the top of the form. Subtables might contain more information than the form can display in the subtable area. If so, use the roll keys to display the next form of information. See scroll.
The presentation of data or information in a cumulative or totaled manner in which most of the details have been removed. Many of the JD Edwards World systems offer screens and reports that are summaries of the information stored in certain files.
A technique to relieve all components and report routing hours and quantities based on the count of finished units produced and/or transferred to finished good inventory. The transactions are charged against a work order at pay points defined in the routing. This allows you to relieve inventory at strategic points throughout the manufacturing process. See also backflush.
Specification that an active product is being replaced by a new product at a specified effective date.
Provides suppliers with consistent shipping information and advanced demand profiles to support just-in-time production and delivery. The supplier scheduling system includes a business agreement and delivery schedule for each supplier. Supplier scheduling includes a formal priority planning system and EDI functionality to provide the supplier with valid due dates.
Generic term used to describe all of the various kinds of physical facilities—terminals, depots and warehouses—that may be used to store and distribute product.
The location from which inventory is transferred once quantities of the item on the production line have been depleted. Used in kanban processing.
A factor in pricing a product is the location from which the product is supplied. The price differential that is based on a product's source is called the supply-point differential.
A G/L account that holds funds until they can be allocated to the correct account. Also known as a transit account.
Vertical dividing plates in cargo tanks. They reduce the amount of movement of the oil when in a seaway and reduce the possibility of bulkhead damage.
The mixing of products. As this can be dangerous, controls are put in the system to check for mixing. For example, if you try to receive a product other than what is specified in the Tank Master file, an error message is displayed.
The cost of tearing down and setting up from one production cycle to another, or from one product to another.
A collection of computer programs that allows you to perform specific business tasks. Some examples of systems are Accounts Payable, Inventory, and Order Processing. Also known as an application.
The code that identifies a JD Edwards World system, for example, 01 for the Address Book system, 04 for the Accounts Payable system, and 09 for the General Accounting system.
The current name of a computer (server) from the System i server line from IBM. This server line was first dubbed AS/400, then eServer iSeries.
Lists libraries containing objects, such as user profiles, that are used by the system. This part of a library list is defined by the system value QSYSLIBL and is usually the same for all jobs.
A rough measure of a vessel's capacity. In the absence of size homogeneity, the industry often uses the T-2 as a measure of capacity. To convert into T-2 equivalents, one has to multiply the deadweight by the speed of a vessel and divide by 16,500 x 14.5.
The name assigned to the cross reference used to link Original and Substitute select keys. The table number is defined using DREAM Writer form P6008 and referenced in the version ID setup.
A collection of related data records organized for a specific use and electronically stored by the computer. Also known as a file.
An OP contract created by the Lot Proceed Proof/Post to establish actual items selected in the homebuilding construction.
The set of items and their estimated quantities, including options, needed to construct a base house for a specific plan within a subdivision.
Goods stored in tanks or silos. These goods may be raw intermediates or finished. The description of the inventory as tank inventory indicates the necessity of calculating the quantity on hand from the levels within the tanks.
The program file that describes the physical make-up of the tank, its dimensions, holding volume, and its shared pipeline volume. Information on the assigned plant and the current product is also included.
The capacity of a designated group of tanks. It's important to track customer tankage capacity and usage.
To take product from one specific tank and transfer it to another tank. Typically done at the same location.
A scale or list of prices. Also, a system of taxes placed by a government on exports or, more often, imports. Additionally, the tables that describe the charges that will accrue for the transport of specific products over a given distance.
A compulsory payment, usually a percentage, levied on income, property value, sales price, and so forth for the support of a government. Taxes can be displayed on invoices as separate items or can be rolled into the product's price. Each tax has its own unit of measurement. Taxes for rents and loans associated with bulk product sales change daily and are converted by indexes. See also duty.
A code representing the various types of taxation history that can be traced in the Payroll system. The current types of history are:
(1) Standard tax history — code of blank
(2) Third party sick pay — code 1
(3) Retired (pension) employee — code 2, necessary to generate a 1099-R form for retired employees being paid a pension
(4) Medicare qualified employee — code 3, for those employees who are taxed only on the Medicare portion
(5) Noncovered employee — code 4, for employees who are exempt for both FICA and Medicare, such as summer youth employees
(6) Contract employee — code C, necessary to generate a 1099-Misc. form for a contract employee
The amount of wages derived directly from the Taxation Summary History table (F06136). The actual amount is determined by subtracting the excludable and excess amounts from the gross wages. This amount may or may not be the amount reported on the form.
The difference between gross volume or quantity and net volume or quantity due to temperature. For example, if 1000 gallons of product at 80 F is 990 gallons at 60 F and no spillage occurred, this is a temperature variance of ten gallons.
A standard, user-defined form used during the order entry process. Templates are defined by type of transaction, for example, bulk, packaged, direct shipment, or customer transfers.
A unit of measure for computer data storage equal to 1,099,511,627,776 bytes. This is equal to 1,024 gigabytes.
(1) A computer other than a server, such as a personal computer or remote terminal. (2) Term used for a large depot. Terminals can normally feed depots, but not vice-versa.
A software program which duplicates the look and functionality of a computer terminal on a personal computer. On the System i5, this refers to emulation of Model 5250 terminals.
Payment terms. These can vary by product, customer and customer type. Many terms can be set up: for example 30 days, first Friday of the following month. Payment terms are specified during order capture.
Programs provided to JD Edwards World clients by companies other than JD Edwards World.
In Equipment/Plant Management, the percentage of a service interval that you define as the trigger for maintenance to be scheduled. For example, you might set up a service type to be scheduled every 100 hours with a threshold percentage of 90 percent. When the equipment accumulates 90 hours, the system schedules the maintenance.
(1) The total volume of production through a facility (machine, work center, department, plant, or network of plants). (2) In theory of constraints, the rate at which the system (firm) generates money through sales. (3) A volume of product movement based upon computing the difference between the meter reading at the beginning of a period and the reading taken at the end of that period. This is then modified by additions or withdrawals that were known not to have passed through the meter.
A service agreement in which a business partner agrees to store and manage product for another business partner for a specified time period. The second partner actually owns the stock stored in the first partner's depot, but the first partner monitors the stock level, suggests replenishments, unloads, stores, and delivers product to the partner or its customers. The first partner charges a fee for storing and managing the product.
Reconcile confirmed sales figures in a given period with the measured throughput based on the meter readings. This process is designed to catch discrepancies due to transactions not being entered, theft, and/or faulty meters. This is the first reconciliation stage. See also operational reconciliation.
A code that identifies the type of receipt application, which directly affects the way the receipt is processed.
A payroll tax calculated for employees who work for a railroad company. It is equivalent to the FICA tax withheld for nonrailroad employees. The Medicare portion is still calculated for railroad employees at the current rate of 1.45%.
Another payroll tax calculated for employees who work for a railroad company. This tax is completely separate from standard FICA and Medicare taxes.
A contract of longer duration than a single voyage. The rent (hire) is paid usually on the basis of deadweight tons per month, and it does not include fuel for propulsion, port charter, or canal tolls.
A policy or guideline established to note where various restrictions or changes in operating procedures take place. For example, changes to the master production schedule can be accomplished easily beyond the cumulative lead time, whereas changes inside the cumulative lead time become increasingly more difficult to a point where changes should be resisted. Time fences can be used to define these points.
An email method for tracking employees' time in the office. The time log lists when employees sign in, sign out, and employee remarks about their whereabouts and activities.
A set of data that is distributed over time, such as demand data, in monthly time periods.
Procedure wherein the unit price charged for certain products for certain customers is restated periodically and all invoices previously generated using a null or original price are credited and rebilled. In some markets, the price is not known until the end of the month.
The amount by which the taxes you enter manually may vary from the tax calculated by the system.
An agreement which involves moving product for a partner. Partner A transports its product, along with Partner B's product, and then unloads, stores, and delivers product to Partner B. Partner B does the same for Partner A at a different location. Imbalances usually are settled with a financial transaction, rather than transfers of physical product.
Unless further qualified could be short tons, long tons, or metric tons. When used with tankers, the ton is most likely to be a long ton. A short ton contains 2,000 pounds and a long ton contains 2,240 pounds.
The ability to trace the production history of a product for quality or warranty purposes. This is usually done through the use of lot or serial numbers to link raw materials from the supplier to the end product. Lot/SN traceability can be a government requirement in certain regulated industries, such as the pharmaceutical or automotive industries. See also lot.
Individual events reported to the computer system (for example, issue, receipts, transfers, adjustments).
A G/L account used to hold funds until they can be allocated to the correct account.
translation adjustment account
An optional G/L account used in currency balance restatement to record the total adjustments at a company level.
Process by which two or more orders are consolidated into shipments to optimize deliveries and keep transportation costs down. One order may also be split into two or more shipments, especially if the order contains both bulk and packaged products. Also know as order consolidation, shipment building. See also order splitting.
Record of what product was last carried in the truck and whether or not the truck has been cleaned. The purpose of maintaining a truck history is to minimize the necessity of cleaning and avoid product contamination.
User defined code. JD Edwards World has created a simple, flexible method to allow companies to define specific codes, relate them to code descriptions and assign valid values. Sometimes this is referred to as a generic code table. Examples of such codes are: unit of measure code, state or country abbreviations, employee type codes, accounts receivable credit messages and so forth. User defined codes provide another means of tailoring the software to a company's specific needs.
The space in a tank not occupied by its contents, measured by the distance of the oil level from the top of the tank. It is used to measure the amount of oil in the tank. Opposite of innage.
A receipt that is applied to a customer's account balance instead of being matched to an invoice or group of invoices.
To remove the payments from the payment run so that they no longer appear on any A/P payment review form. The system clears them from the worktable and moves vouchers from a pay status of # (payment in-process) to pay status A (approved).
Uniform Resource Identifier (URI)
A string of characters used as an identifier and locator for a resource on a network. The main use of Uniform Resource Identifiers is on the World Wide Web.
Total labor, material, and overhead cost for one unit of production, for example, one part, one gallon, or one pound.
The unit in which the quantity of an item is managed, such as by weight, each, box, package, case, and so forth.
A multi-user, multi-tasking operating system. An IBM version of UNIX called AIX can run in a logical partition on the System i5.
Trucks that do not have an apparatus for measuring or "metering" the amount of product that is unloaded. Unmetered trucks can only deliver full compartment loads. See also metered trucks.
Situation that can occur when the terms of trade (payment terms) for a sale are for cash on delivery. An unpaid cash sale occurs when the product is delivered and no payment is made. For example, the manager went home before the delivery was made, so no cash was collected.
Currency gains and losses are incurred due to fluctuating currency exchange rates. A gain or loss is unrealized until you pay the invoice or voucher. Contrast with realized gain or loss.
Part of the automatic payment process which adds new payments to the Accounts Payable Matching Document (F0413), the Accounts Payable Matching Document Detail (F0414) tables and updates the Accounts Payable Detail file (F0411). The system updates these tables during payment processing and prints the payment register.
A status code in Work With Payment Groups. When a payment group has been written the next status is UPD (update).
A classification for material that has been dispositioned as unacceptable per the specification, yet can be used.
An attribute of a spool file which identifies an EBB version ID to the monitor when it is in EBBSTART output queue and in Ready status. It must match the EBB version name; it must be upper case and left-justified. The attribute can be changed by the user (with WRKSPLF) or by Printer Overrides on JDE reports.
The individual codes you create and define within a user defined code type. Code types are used by programs to edit data and allow only defined codes. These codes might consist of a single character or a set of characters that represents a word, phrase, or definition. These characters can be alphabetic, alphanumeric, or numeric. For example, in the user defined code type list ST (Search Type), a few codes are C for Customers, E for Employees, and V for Suppliers.
The identifier for a table of codes with a meaning you define for the system (for example, ST for the Search Type codes table in Address Book). JD Edwards World systems provide a number of these tables and allow you to create and define tables of your own. User defined codes were formerly known as descriptive titles.
The unique name you enter when you sign on to a JD Edwards World system to identify yourself to the system. This ID can be up to 10 characters long and can consist of alphabetic, alphanumeric, and numeric characters.
An object that stores data, allows search functions, and automatically sorts data based upon a key value.
A file of information which identifies the user to the JD Edwards World system. This file is used to validate the users authority within the system.
A code which identifies a list of files which remain open while the user is signed on to the system.
Indicates what products and quantities a customer normally or usually purchases. This is based on the customer's past order history. See also template.
The allowed codes, amounts, or types of data that you can enter in a specific input field. The system verifies the information you enter against the list of valid codes.
The technique of determining worth, typically of inventory. Valuation of inventories may be expressed in standard dollars, replacement dollars, current average dollars, or last purchased price dollars.
A form of indirect sales tax paid on products and services at each stage of production or distribution, based on the value added at that stage and included in the cost to the ultimate consumer. A VAT charge is not rolled up into the price, but shown on an invoice as a separate line item with both the amount and the rate shown. Customers need the VAT shown separately, so that a portion can be reclaimed.
Changing, not constant or fixed. For example, variable costs are costs that change according to varying conditions.
variable numerator allocations
A procedure that allocates or distributes expenses, budgets, adjustments, and so on, among business units, based on a variable.
All manufacturing costs that vary directly with production volume, other than direct labor and direct materials. Variable overhead is necessary to produce the product, but cannot be directly assigned to a specific product.
In manufacturing, a variable quantity of a component or ingredient indicates that the amount required varies based on the quantity of the end product produced. Contrast with fixed quantity.
(1) The difference between the expected (budgeted or planned) value and the actual value. (2) In Product Costing and Manufacturing Accounting, the difference between two methods of costing the same item. For example, the difference between the frozen standard cost and the current cost is an engineering variance. Frozen standard costs come from the Cost Components table, and the current costs are calculated using the current bill of material, routing, and overhead rates. (3) In Equipment/Plant Management, the difference between revenue generated by a piece of equipment and costs incurred by the equipment.
vehicle identification number (VIN)
A unique VIN is attached to each vehicle when it is manufactured. Companies can use the VIN to track all vehicles, including third-party vehicles, used to transport products. This becomes critical under certain responsible care situations. For example, in certain countries, the company may be responsible for the safety of the product's transportation, even if the customer provides the vehicle.
(1) The number of the DREAM Writer form being run. (2) A specific release of software. Usually numbered in ascending order.
A unique name used in the EBB system to identify a specific set of instructions for bursting, binding and/or routing a spool file or a number of spool files. It also identifies the selected burst criteria and routing functions assigned to the select keys.
The formatted display of information on your monitor form. Also referred to as the screen or form.
A critical property that describes a product's relative thickness as well as its ability to adhere to a surface.
An empirical index relating the change in viscosity of an oil with a change in temperature. The higher the viscosity index, the less the change in viscosity with temperature. Used for evaluating lubricating oils.
A JD Edwards World facility that lets you to override field, row, or column title text on a form-by-form or report-by-report basis.
A method used to create a reversing entry of the original transaction. Voiding a transaction leaves an audit trail.
A measure of the tendency for a material to vaporize, that is, the ease with which it changes from a liquid to a gaseous state. The more volatile a component, the easier it is vaporized and the higher its vapor pressure. For petroleum oils, it is determined by the volume percentage recovered at a specified temperature in a standard distillation test.
A discount based on the monetary amount, weight, or quantity of an item or group of items on an order.
The process of entering vouchers without distributing amounts to specific G/L accounts. The system initially distributes the total amount of each voucher to a G/L suspense account, where it is held until you redistribute it to the correct G/L account or accounts. See also logged voucher.
The IRS-approved form for printing the earnings and taxes for an employee who worked in the United States.
The IRS-approved form for printing the corrected earnings and taxes for an employee who worked in the United States.
The IRS-approved form for printing the corrected earnings and taxes on reports previously filed for an employee who worked in the United States. This form summarizes the information on the individual forms W-2c.
Standard list price of a product. Also known as posted price, scheduled price and published price.
A physical location for storage of materials. A logical grouping of locations of specific materials. May or may not be within a production facility. One or more warehouses may supply one production facility.
Sometimes more specifically a minor cleanup between similar product runs. Sometimes used in reference to the sanitation process of a food plant. See also clean up; change over; set-up time.
A byproduct with negative value. Waste whose disposal is controlled, or a byproduct of a process or task with unique characteristics requiring special management control. Has a negative value. Waste production can usually be planned and somewhat controlled. Scrap (off-spec) is typically not planned and may result from the same production run as waste. See also byproduct; restricted byproduct; scrap; off-spec product.
The level of water found in a tank or other container. Water should be excluded when reading volume. To determine water level, measure product from the top of the water level to the top of the product. Measure from the top of the water level to the top of the container.
The JD Edwards World product which provides a Web-based (browser-based) user interface.
A service provided to outside applications via the Internet. A Web service is defined with a special form of XML called WSDL. The WSDL provides all information necessary for using the Web service.
A device designed to capture the gross weight of the truck that is parked on it. From this weight is subtracted the weight of the truck itself to derive the weight of the product it is carrying.
Gross weight is the total weight of the product and the vehicle. Tare weight is the weight of the product. Net weight is the difference between gross weight and tare weight and is the weight used for net reduction of inventory.
A listing of every parent item that calls for a given component, and the respective quantity required, from a bill of material file. Synonymous with implosion.
A procedure to determine every instance of use or sale of a specific lot number, including the use and or sale of all parent lot number's. Parallels the logic of where used tracing for ingredients/components on bills of materials.
Products from the high or light end of the distillation process. This includes, gasoline, naphtha, kerosene, and gas oil. See also black products.
The contacts at a particular company. Examples include billing, collections, and sales personnel.
A software feature that allows a part of your screen to function as if it were a screen in itself. Windows serve a dedicated purpose within a facility, such as searching for a specific valid code for a field.
A desktop class operating system from Microsoft which runs on the PC. Windows versions were based on MS-DOS until 2001.
A server class operating system from Microsoft which runs on the PC. Windows Server 2003 is based on Windows NT.
Removal of material from stores. A transaction issuing material to a specific location, run, or schedule.
A common word that the query search in the Address Book system ignores. Examples include street or avenue.
A specific production facility, consisting of one or more people and/or machines with identical capabilities, that can be considered as one unit for purposes of capacity requirements planning and detailed scheduling. Synonymous with load center.
A calendar used in inventory and production planning functions that consecutively numbers only the working days so that the component and work order scheduling may be done based on the actual number of work days available. Synonymous with planning calendar, manufacturing calendar, and shop calendar.
A product or products in various stages of completion throughout the plant, including all material from raw material that has been released for initial processing up to completely processed material awaiting final inspection and acceptance as finished product. Many accounting systems also include the value of semi-finished stock and components in this category. Synonymous with in-process inventory.
In Equipment/Plant Management, refers to the sequence of events through which a work order must pass to accurately communicate the progress of the maintenance tasks it represents.
A code that indicates whether a customer's account has been reviewed and updated. For example, you work an account by changing a customer's credit limit or customers who are eligible for a credit review.
The working petroleum fleet is equal to the total fleet less government owned (commercial) vessels, special-purpose ships, and vessels idle because of tie-ups or repairs over 30 days.
A complementary product that converts graphical user interfaces to JD Edwards World business applications for the AS/400. This product has been succeeded by JD Edwards World Web Enablement.
A windows-based direct access to JD Edwards World data on the AS/400. This product has been succeeded by JD Edwards World Web Enablement.
A schedule of tanker shipping rates published by an independent body, covering costs of transportation between any two ports. The basic rate established for any given voyage expressed in dollars per ton, and referred to as WS 100, is subject to negotiation.
A method for getting rid of inconsequential differences between amounts. For example, you can apply a receipt to an invoice and write off the difference. You can write off both overpayments and underpayments.
Extensible Markup Language. A general purpose language used mainly to self-describe data in documents, thus facilitating the sharing of data between applications. XML is becoming the de facto data format standard for transferring data between heterogeneous applications.
XML Publisher. An Oracle product used, among other things, for producing and distributing reports. XML Publisher accepts XML as input and produces XML output or user-defined reports.