Glossary

Glossary Terms

Term	Explanation
API	Application Programming Interface – a particular set of rules and specifications that software programs follow to communicate and interact with each other
Company	1) Legal entity, using Oracle Field Service 2) Entity that represents a Client in Oracle Field Service system; company is created by Oracle during the process of implementation
Inventory	Equipment that can be installed or deinstalled during an activity
ISO 8601 format	see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601
Property	Field and field value assigned to an entity in Oracle Field Service (to user, resource, activity or inventory). There are fields and company-defined properties.
SOAP	Lightweight protocol for exchange of information in a decentralized, distributed environment
SOAP 1.1	see http://www.w3.org/TR/2000/NOTE-SOAP-20000508/
SOAP Interface	Interface used to receive requests and return responses via SOAP
SOAP Client Application	Application running at the Client's site and providing interaction with Oracle Field Service server via SOAP