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Glossary

single signon With single signon, users can, after being auth enticated by a PeopleSo ft Enterprise

application s

erver, access a second PeopleSoft Enterprise application server without

enteringauserIDorpassword.

source key pro

cess

In PeopleSoft

Enterprise C a mpus Solutions, a process that relates a particular

transaction to the source of the charge or financial aid. On selected pages, you can drill

down into particular charges.

source transaction In commitment control, any t ransaction generated in a PeopleSoft Enterprise or

third-party application t hat is integrated with com mitment control and which can be

checked agai

nst commitment control budgets. For example, a pre-encumbrance,

encumbrance, expenditure, recognized revenue, or collected revenue transaction.

sourcing ob

jective

For constra

ints, the option to designate whether a business rule is required (mandatory)

or is only recommended (target).

speed key See commun

ication key.

SpeedChart A user-defined shorth a nd key that designates several ChartKeys t o b e used for vouche r

entry. Per

centages can optionally be related to each ChartKey in a SpeedChart

definition.

SpeedTyp

A code rep

resenting a co mb inat ion of ChartField values. SpeedTypes simplify the

entry of ChartFields commonly used together.

staging A method o

f consolidating selected partner offerings with th e offerings from the

enterprise’s other partners.

standar

dlettercode

In Peopl

eSoft Enterprise Camp us Solutions, a standard letter code used to identify

each letter template available for use in mail merge functions. Every letter generated in

the system must have a standard letter code identification.

statutory account Account required by a regulatory authority for recording a n d reporting financial

results. In PeopleSoft Enterprise, this is equ ivalent to the Alternate Account

(ALTAC

CT) ChartField.

step In PeopleS oft Enterprise S a les Incentive M anagem ent, a collection of sections in a

plan. E

ach step corresponds to a step in the job run.

storage level In PeopleSoft Enterprise Inventory, identifies the level of a material storage location.

Mater

ial storage locations are made up of a business unit, a storage area, and a storage

level. You can set up to four storage levels.

subcu

stomer qual if ier

Avalu

e that groups customers into a division for which you can generate detailed

history, aging , events, and profiles.

Summ

ary ChartField

You u

se summary ChartFields to create summary ledgers that roll up detail amounts

based on specific detail values or on selected tree nodes. When detail values are

summarized using tree nodes, summ ary ChartFields must be used in the su mm ary

ledg

er data record to accommodate the m axim um length of a node name (20

characters).

sum

mary ledger

An a

ccounting feature used primarily in allocations, inquiries, and PS/nVision

reporting to store combined account balances from detail ledgers. Summary ledgers

increase speed and efficiency of reporting by eliminating the need to summarize

det

ail ledger balances each time a report is requested. Instead, detail balances are

summarized in a background process according to user-specified criteria and stored on

summary ledgers. The summary ledgers are then accessed directly for reporting.

summary time period In PeopleSoft Enterprise B usiness Planning, any time period (o ther than a base tim e

period) that is an aggregate o f other time periods, including othe r summary time

riods and base tim e periods, such as quarter and year total.