Technical data

Glossary
collection To make a set of docum ents available for s earching i n Verity, you must first create
at least one co
llection. A collection is set of directories and files that allow search
application users to use the Verity search engine to quickly find and display source
documents that match search criteria. A collection is a set of statistics and pointers
to the source d
ocuments, stored in a proprietary format on a file server. Because a
collection can only store information for a single lo cation, PeopleTools maintains a set
of collections (one per language code) for each search index object.
collection rule In PeopleSoft Enterprise Receivables, a user-defined rule that defines actions to
take for a customer based on both the amount and the numb er of days past due for
outstanding
balances.
comm key See communication key.
communication key In PeopleSo ft Enterprise Campus Solutions, a single code for entering a combination
of communication category, communication context, communication metho d,
communica
tion direction , and standard letter code. Communication keys (also called
comm keys or speed keys) can be created for background processes as well as for
specific users.
compensation object In PeopleSoft Enterprise Incentive Management, a node within a compensation
structure. Compensation objects are the building blo cks that make up a compensation
structur
e’s hierarchical representation.
compensation structure In PeopleSoft Enterprise Incentive Management, a hierarchical relationship of
compensa
tion objects that represents the com pensation-related relationship between
the objects.
compone
nt interface
A compon
ent interface is a set of application program m ing interfaces (APIs) that you
can use to access and modify PeopleSoft Enterprise database information using a
program instead of the PeopleSoft client.
condition In PeopleSoft Enterprise Receivables, occurs when there is a change of status for a
customer’s account, such as reaching a credit limit or exceeding a user-defined balance
due.
configuration parameter
catalo
g
Used to configure an external system with PeopleSoft Enterprise. For example, a
config
uration parameter catalog might set up configu ration and communication
parameters for an external server.
confi
guration plan
In Peo
pleSoft Enterprise Incentive Management, con fig uratio n plans hold allocation
information for comm on variables (not incentive rules) and are attached to a node
without a par tici pant . Con fig ur atio n plans are not processed by transactions.
constituents In PeopleSoft Enterprise Campus S olutions, friends, alum ni, organizations,
foundations, or other ent iti es affiliated with the institution, and about w hich the
inst
itution maintains information. The con sti tuen t types delivered with PeopleSoft
Enterprise Contributor R elations Solutions are based on those defined by the C ouncil
for the Adv ancement and Su ppo rt of Education (CASE).
constraint A business policy or ru le that affects how a s ou rcing event is awarded. There are three
types of constraints: business, global, and event.
content reference Content references are pointers to content registered in the portal registry. Th ese are
typically eith er URLs or iScripts. Content references fall into three categories: target
con
tent, templates, and temp late pagelets.
context In PeopleCode, determines which buffer fields can be contextually referenced and
wh
ich is the current row of data on each scroll level when a PeopleCode program
is running.
In PeopleSoft Enterprise Campus Solu tions, a specific instance o f a comment o r
co
mmunication. One or more contexts are assigned to a category, which you link to
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