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barcode

A series of vertical bars printed or stamped on parts, containers, labels, or other media that represent information read by an electronic barcode reader attached to a computer system. Most commercial barcode readers can read the various barcode systems: Code 39, Code 128, ISBN, and so on.

barcode label

A label that carries a barcode.

barcode reader

An electronic device (scanner) that reads barcodes. There are two types of readers:

Readers that plug into a computer and emulate typing on the keyboard. These can be programmed to add special characters before or after the code, for example a carriage return symbol after each entry.

Readers that are terminals, with memory, a keyboard, and an LCD panel. These readers can run applets and connect to a server through RF transmissions or a docking port.

base table

A table that provides the essential columns to a business component. Such tables are specified in the Table property of the business component. See also extension table.

baseline column

A numeric column that has no aggregation rule defined in the Aggregation tab of the Logical Column dialog in the repository.

batch date

A grouping of paper documents from a bin of a teller's processing work that contains a bin number, a batch number, and a count of documents associated with it.

bid

In Siebel eAuction, a user's proposal to purchase or sell a product or service. Bids are made against auction items. See also auction item.

bid list

In Siebel eAuction, a running tally of all bids, winners, and runners-up based on bid time, bid quantity, bid amount, and bid resolution for the auction format. Portions of the bid list may be represented on item detail pages or in reports for listers or administrators.

bidder

In Siebel eAuction, a person or business that is making an offer to purchase an item in an English auction or to sell by bidding on a Request for Quote (RFQ) or Reverse auction. See also request for quote (RFQ) and Reverse auction.

Bin

User-defined subdivision of an aisle.

bins

Bins specify the physical location of batch items and to guarantee multicurrency support, bins can only contain documents of a single currency. A bin is associated with a specific cash drawer and has a batch total, a batch item count, and a batch ID. The batch item counter identifies the number of documents that the bin currently holds. Sample batch items include on-us-checks, transit checks, traveler's checks, credit card slips, and utility payments.

blended agent

See agent.

bound measure

A Siebel Marketing business measurement that is stored in a data warehouse. It can be manipulated or aggregated. Bound measures are based on numeric database fields, such as Opening Balance, Interest Rate, Number of Checks, and so on. Bound measures are typically used with other measures to create custom measures.

branch

A possible outcome of a workflow process step. A branch can have one or more conditions. A branch is followed by a step in the workflow process definition. If all of the conditions for the branch are met, the work item proceeds to the step following the branch.

bridge table

A table between two related tables that allows a many-to-many relationship between the other tables. This is normally called an intersection table.

Briefing, Siebel

A dynamic report that Siebel eBriefings creates by integrating information from multiple internal and external sources to give users targeted, up-to-date business intelligence.

Business Integration Manager (BIM)

A Siebel eBusiness Application Integration (eAI) component that defines and manages data exchange between Siebel eBusiness Applications and external applications. Business Integration Manager allows users to define real-time asynchronous or real-time synchronous exchange of information.

business model

The highest level object in the business model and mapping layer. Contains logical tables, logical columns, dimensional metadata, and logical source mappings.

business object

A group of one or more business components. A business object represents an entity in the Siebel application that you would like to monitor. A workflow process is based on one and only one business object. Business objects are defined in Siebel Tools.

business process

A process that is associated with operational objectives and business relationships. A business process is a set of one or more linked procedures, which collectively realize a business objective. An example of a business process is managing a new service request.

business service

A type of step in a process in which an automated call is made to a service, such as the Outbound Communications service that handles inbound and outbound messaging. A workflow process definition can have one or more business service steps.


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 Published: 22 April 2003