Glossary

AIS Server

A REST services server that when configured with an EnterpriseOne HTML Server, enables access to EnterpriseOne forms and data.

AIS Server capability

A behavior of the AIS Server that an AIS client can use to perform a particular EnterpriseOne task, such as update a grid record or fetch a processing option.

AIS client

An application that uses the AIS Server to communicate with EnterpriseOne.

AIS Server endpoint

An endpoint on the AIS Server that provides a service for the AIS client. An AIS client can access an AIS Server endpoint through a URL. In turn, the endpoint performs a particular service for the AIS client in EnterpriseOne.

AIS service

A service in an AIS Server endpoint. An AIS service interacts with EnterpriseOne based on input from an AIS client and provides a response in JSON format.

form service request

An AIS Server call that retrieves data from a form in EnterpriseOne. Form service requests, formatted as REST service calls that use POST, contain form service events or commands that invoke actions on an EnterpriseOne form.

instantiate

A Java term meaning "to create." When a class is instantiated, a new instance is created.

JDeveloper Project

An artifact that JDeveloper uses to categorize and compile source files.

JSON (JavaScript Object Notation)

A light-weight format used for the interchange of data between the AIS Server and EnterpriseOne.

processing option

A data structure that enables users to supply parameters that regulate the running of a batch program or report. For example, you can use processing options to specify default values for certain fields, to determine how information appears or is printed, to specify date ranges, to supply runtime values that regulate program execution, and so on.

QBE

An abbreviation for query by example. In JD Edwards EnterpriseOne, the QBE line is the top line on a detail area that is used for filtering data.

serialize

The process of converting an object or data into a format for storage or transmission across a network connection link with the ability to reconstruct the original data or objects when needed.