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Glossary
catalog partner In PeopleSoft Enterprise Catalog M anagement, shares responsibility with the
enterprise ca
talog manager for maintaining catalog content.
categorization Associates partner offerings with catalog offerings and groups them into enterprise
catalog categ
ories.
category In PeopleSoft Enterprise Campus Solutions, a broad grouping to w hich specific
comments or c
ommunications (co ntexts) are assigned. Catego ry codes are also linked
to 3C access groups so that you can assign data -entry or view-only privileges across
functions.
channel In PeopleSoft MultiChannel Framework, email, chat, voice (computer telephone
integration [CTI]), or a generic event.
ChartField A field that stores a chart of accounts, resources, and so on, depending on the
PeopleSoft Enterprise application. ChartField values represent individual account
numbers, d
epartment codes, and so forth.
ChartField b al an c in g You can require specific ChartFields to match up (balance) on the debit and the credit
side of a tr
ansaction.
ChartField co mbination edi t T he process of editing j our nal lines for valid ChartFi eld combinations based on
user-def
ined rul e s.
ChartKey One or more fields that uniquely identify each row in a table. Some tables contain only
one field
as the key, while oth ers require a combination.
checkbook In PeopleSoft Enterprise Promotions Management, enables you to view financial data
(such as
planned, incurred, and actual amounts) that is related to funds and trade
promotions.
checkli
st code
In Peopl
eSoft Enterprise Campus Solutions, a code that represents a list of p lann ed
or completed action item s that can be assigned to a staff member, volunteer, or unit.
Checklists enable you to view all action assignm ents on one page.
claimback In the wholesale distribution industry, a contract between supp lier and distribu tor, i n
which monies are pa id to the distributor on the sale of specified products or pr oduct
groups
to targeted customers or customer groups.
class In PeopleS oft Enterprise Campus Solutions, a specific offering of a course component
withi
n an academic term.
See also course.
Class
ChartField
AChar
tField value that identifies a unique appropriation budget key when y ou
combine it with a fund, department ID, and program cod e, as well as a budget period.
Formerly called sub-classi fication.
clearance In PeopleSoft Enterprise Campus Solu tions, the period of time durin g which
a constituent in Peop leSoft Enterprise Contributo r Relations is app ro ved for
invo
lvement in an initiative or an action. Clearances are used to prevent development
officers from makin g multiple r e quest s to a cons tit uent during t he same tim e period.
clon
e
In Pe
opleCode, to make a unique copy. In contrast, to copy may mean making a
new reference to an object, so if the underlying object is chang ed, both the copy and
the original chan ge.
cohort In PeopleSoft Enterprise C ampus Solutions, the highest level of t he three-level
classification structure that you define for enrollm ent management. You can define a
coh
ort level, link it to other levels, and set enrollment target numbers for it.
See also population and division.
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