Technical data

Glossary
fund In PeopleSoft Enterprise Pro mo tions Management, a budget that can be used to fund
promotional a
ctivity. There are four funding methods: top down, fixed accrual,
rolling accrual, and zero-based accrual.
gap In PeopleSoft
Enterprise Campu s Solutions, an artificial fig ure that sets asi de an
amount of unmet financial aid need that is not funded with Title IV funds. A gap can
be used to prevent fully funding any student to conserv e funds, or it can be used to
preserve unm
et financial aid need so that institutional funds can be awarded.
generic process type In PeopleSoft Process Scheduler, p rocess types are identified by a generic process
type. For exa
mple, the g eneric process type SQR inclu des all SQR process types,
such as SQR process and SQR report.
gift table In PeopleSo
ft Enterprise Campus Solutions, a table o r so-called donor pyramid
describing the num ber and size of gifts that you expect will be needed to successfully
complete the campaign in PeopleSoft Enterprise Contributor Relation s. The gift table
enables yo
u to estimate the num ber of donors and prospects that you need at each
gift level to reach the campaign goal.
GDS Abbreviat
ion for Global Distribution System. Broad-based term to describe all
computer reservation systems for m aking travel plans.
GL busine
ss unit
Abbrevia
tion for general ledger bus iness u nit. Aunitinanorganizationthatisan
independent entity for accounting purposes. It maintains its own set of accounting
books.
See also b
usiness unit.
GL entry template Ab breviation for g eneral ledger entry tem pla te. In PeopleSoft Enterprise Cam pu s
Solution
s, a template that defines how a particular item is sent to the general ledger.
An item-type maps to the general ledger, and the GL entry template can involve
multiple gen eral ledger accounts. The entry to the general ledger is further controlled
by high-
level flags that control the summa rizatio n and the type of accounting—that is,
accrual or cash.
GL Inte
rface process
Abbrev
iation for General Ledger Interface process. In PeopleSoft Enterprise Campus
Solutions, a process that is used to s end transactions f ro m PeopleSof t Enterprise
Student Financials to the general ledger. Item types are mapped to specific general
ledger
accounts, enabling t ransaction s to move to the general ledger when the GL
Interface process is run.
globa
lconstraints
In Peo
pleSoft Strategic Sourcing , these constraints apply across multip le Strategic
Sourcing business units. Spend is tracked across all of the events from the multiple
Strategic Sourcing business units.
group In PeopleSoft Enterprise Billing and Receivables, a posting entity that comprises one
or more transactions (items, deposits, payments, transfers, matches, o r write-offs).
In Peo
pleSoft Enterprise Hum an Resources Management and Supply Chain
Management, any set of records that are asso ciated under a single name or variable to
run calculations in PeopleSoft business processes. In PeopleSoft Enterprise Time and
Labo
r, for example, employees are placed in groups for time reporting purposes.
ideal response In PeopleSoft Strategic Sour cing , a question that requires the response to match the
idea
l value for the bid to be considered eligible for award. If the response does not
match the ideal value, you can still submit the bid, but it will be disqualified and
ineligible for award .
incentive object In PeopleSoft Enterprise Incentive Management, the incentive-related objects that
define and supp ort the PeopleSoft Enterpr ise Incentive Management calculation
pro
cess and results, such as plan templates, plans, results data, and user interaction
objects.
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