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| access key The underlined letter in a menu name or command name that offers keyboard access. actual size The original process size. If you lose the original picture due to zooming, actual size returns the picture to its initial size. administrator An individual responsible for maintaining a multi-user computer system, including networks such as LAN, WAN, and Internet. Typical duties include: Adding and configuring new workstations. Setting up user accounts and enabling central deployment and user profiles. Installing system-wide software and Web UI for clients. Performing procedures to prevent the spread of viruses. Allocating mass storage space. The system administrator is sometimes called the sysadmin or the systems administrator. Small organizations might have one system administrator, while larger enterprises usually have an entire team of system administrators. application A program or group of programs designed for end users. Software can be divided into two general classes: systems software and applications software. Systems software consists of low-level programs that interact with the computer at a basic level. This includes operating systems, compilers, and utilities for managing a computer resource. In contrast, applications software, which is also known as end-user programs, includes database programs, word processors, and spreadsheets. Applications software runs over systems software, because it cannot run without the operating system and system utilities. application-based navigation The application is the point of departure for application-based navigation. The Infor ERP application is developed to cover the complete enterprise resource planning field. Users can perform their tasks in this application, according to specific ERP logistics. No room is available for personal interpretation. area Part of the Web UI window. Web UI is divided into various areas: the Shortcuts panel, the navigation panels, the Work Area, and the Title Bar. authorization The process of granting or denying access to a network resource. Most computer security systems are based on a two-step process. The first step is authentication, which ensures that users are who they claim to be. The second step is authorization, which grants access to various resources based on the user's identity. back command Refers to a browser functionality in which you can click Back to start up several Web sites and return to a former Web site. In Web UI, this functionality is not available. For best results, do not to use the back button because you risk losing Web UI, which requires you to log on again. back end In client/server applications, the client part of the program is often called the front end, and the server part is called the back end. In Web UI, the back end is the Infor ERP application, the Infor ERP LN Business Adapter application, and/or Infor ERP LN Web Help, the online Help application. browse list A modal or secondary window that starts if the user browses on an input field in the Details window or Overview window to retrieve a value for that input field. The browse list displays a list of objects or properties of objects. Only those objects or properties of objects are displayed that are valid within the context of the related input field or browse filter. browser Short for Web browser, a software application used to locate and display Web pages. The most popular browsers are Netscape Navigator, FireFox and Microsoft Internet Explorer, which are graphical browsers that display both graphics and text. button In graphical user interfaces, a button is a small outlined area in a dialog box that you can click to select an option or command. BW Thick client software to connect to the Infor ERP application; Windows UI solution. central modeling company The company where all DEM models are stored. If you Change Company to a company with a different central modeling company, you get an error. check box A standard Windows control that displays a setting, either selected (checked) or cleared (unchecked). collapse and expand To expand is to show the lower level. To collapse is to hide the lower level. combined window A combined window presents two different views: a group by and a list, all in one window. Used for displaying two views of one object. The top level of the window is the Group By part. Details of the group may be present. The lower level of the window offers a list. See the figure below for an example. command An instruction to a computer or device to perform a specific task. Commands come in various forms, such as special words or keywords that a program understands, function keys, choices on a menu, buttons, or other graphical objects on your screen. command button A control that starts an action when clicked. This button contains a label that describes the action. company A financial or logistic division of classification that identifies the data that is stored in a database. Each company is a different record in Infor ERP to work in. DEM Dynamic Enterprise Modeling; Web UI user meaning: a process-oriented user interface. diagram Graphical representation of a task. DMB The Dynamic Menu Browser, DMB, is the dynamic version of the Infor ERP Menu Browser. The content of the DMB is based on the modeling of Business Processes in the DEM repository and a project model modeled with DEM. environment Web UI is the front end for many Infor ERP back-end applications. If you select or create an environment, you specify to which or how many back-end systems you want to connect with your user name and password. ERP Menu Browser A primary display window that presents the user-interface objects in a hierarchical way to the user, such as a tree control or menu structure. filters A pattern through which data is passed. Only data that matches the pattern is permitted to pass through the filter. focus State of a Graphical User Interface, GUI, element that handles keyboard input, for example the cursor. grid The table of objects/items in an overview window, combined window, or browse list. In the rows, the fields of one object are displayed. The grid can be Editable or Display. icon A small picture that represents an object or program. Icons are useful in applications that use windows because they make functionality easily accessible. Icons are a principal feature of graphical user interfaces. Infor ERP The Infor ERP application, the version can be Infor ERP BaanIV, Infor ERP Baan5.x or Infor ERP LN. Infor ERP LN Web UI See Infor ERP LN Web User Interface. Infor ERP LN Web User Interface The web based client user interface for various Infor applications, such as Infor ERP LN, Infor ERP Baan5.x, Infor ERP BaanIV, Infor DEM, Infor Workflow, and Infor ERP LN Web Help. Infor ERP LN Web User Interface enables you to work through the Internet. keyboard Computer keyboards are similar to electric typewriter keyboards, but with additional specialized keys. locate The command button that returns you to the original location of the activity. When you work on a process, you might forget where you are in the process. The locate function shows the activity's location in the tree. modal window A modal secondary session requires the user to complete interaction within the secondary window and to close the window before continuing with any further interaction of the parent window. modeless window A modeless secondary window enables the user to interact with the secondary window or the primary window, just as the user can switch between primary windows. online Help You can get Help while using a program or session. The function key F1 is normally used as a Help key. option button A choice you can make, which is neither a command nor a directive. overview session A session that lists the available elements or records of one type and a number of the relevant fields. package A set of related sessions. password A secret series of characters that enables a user to access a file, computer, or program. On multi-user systems, users must enter their password before the computer responds to commands. The password helps ensure that unauthorized users do not access the computer. In addition, data files and programs may require a password. Ideally, the password must be an alphanumeric string of characters that no one else can guess. This code enables users to log onto the Web UI and Infor ERP applications. personalize The ability of Web UI functionality to be adjusted to customers' wishes. pop-up menu A menu that appears temporarily if you click on a selection. After you make a selection from a pop-up, or more accurately a shortcut menu, the menu usually disappears. You can right-click on the Shortcuts panel, in the navigation panels, or in the Work Area to open the shortcut menu. process In Web UI, a process is a range of activities that you must perform to complete a task. process model A collection of Business Processes. Process Viewer The middle part of your screen that graphically displays the process you have activated. From this part of the screen, you can carry out your tasks. Progress Indicator A control that displays the percentage of a particular process that has been completed, such as printing or setting up a program. In Web UI, this progress indicator is indeterminate. In the Web UI Title Bar an undulating motion indicates tthat a process is being executed. Remember Password Web UI saves your entered password of the login dialog. The password is stored in an encrypted format on your local machine. The next time you logs on to Web UI, the password field in the login dialog is pre-filled with your saved password. role-based navigation To create a clear overview and bounded working environment for a role, role-based navigation contains only the information relevant to a specific task. scroll bar A bar that appears on the side or bottom of a window. This bar contains a slide bar, which you can move with your mouse to view other portions of the window. session An elementary part of the Infor ERP application that the user can start to complete an activity. shortcut A special type of file that points to another file or device. You can place shortcuts on the Shortcuts panel to conveniently access files that may be stored deep in the directory structure. Clicking the shortcut icon is the same as double-clicking the actual file. You can give the shortcut any name you choose. shortcut keys A special key combination that causes a specific command to be executed. Typically, shortcut keys combine the CTRL or ALT keys with some other keys. In Windows environments, for example, you can use CTRL+C as a shortcut key to copy. On computers, the function keys are also used as shortcut keys. F1, for example, is used to call Help. Static Menu Browser The representation of the complete Infor ERP application. The SMB is built in a general acknowledged range of subjects that are addressed in an ERP application. system Computer system. In a Web UI evironment the term system is usually used for Infor ERP system. tab Tabs enable programmers to present a batch of information that is too large for a single screen. The information of a record is distributed across several tabs, each of which includes a unique label with a name to describe the tab's contents. To display the information, the user must click the relevant tab. taskbar The Taskbar is the area normally at the bottom of your Desktop where all open tasks or windows are displayed as buttons. Web UI has its own taskbar at the bottom of the Work Area. template In Web UI, a template is a blank form that lists the fields, the fields' location, and the fields' length. A template includes all of the options available, but with no data yet entered. If you start Web UI, a copy of this template with which you can work is made available. In Microsoft Word, for example, you must open a new document or template potentially to be able to work with Word. template list A list of templates from which a workflow participant can create processes. thinDEM application The Web-enabled version of the Infor DEM application. See also DEM. ToolTip Small window that displays the name of a button or other control if the button contains no text or insufficient text. The ToolTip appears when you hover your cursor over a GUI element. URL Acronym for Uniform Resource Locator. An address for a resource on the Internet. Web browsers use URLs to locate Internet resources. A URL specifies the protocol to be used in accessing the resource, such as http for a World Wide Web page, or ftp for an FTP site; the name of the server on which the resource resides, such as //www.infor.com; and, optionally, the path to a resource, such as an HTML document or a file on that server. user authorization The system administrator who is entitled to set certain limits to user authorization in the User Data session. You can obtain further information from the Installation Guide that is distributed with the Web UI media. user defined attribute (UDA) A workflow variable that a user can define when modeling the template. user interface The junction between a user and a computer program. An interface is a set of commands or menus through which a user communicates with a program. The user interface is one of the most important parts of any program because it determines how easily you can make the program perform. A powerful program with a poorly designed user interface has little value. Graphical user interfaces, such as Web UI, that use windows, icons, and pop-up menus have become standard on personal computers. user name A name assigned by the systems administrator that identifies a user. A user name can be authorized to create user profiles. If a user name is not authorized to create its own user profile, the system administrator is responsible for creating a template for this user. user profile In the Select User Profile dialog box, you can define the skin, the language, and the application with which to work. Web address Also known as a URL, which is short for Uniform Resource Locator, a Web address is a type of Uniform Resource Identifier, URI, the generic term for all types of names and addresses that refer to objects on the World Wide Web. A URL refers to an object by address. Web Help If you encounter a problem or forget a command while you run the Web UI, click F1 to display the Help topics. Infor ERP LN Web Help contains session Help, DEM Help, and Web UI Help. Web site A site or location on the World Wide Web. Each Web site contains a homepage, which is the first document users see when they enter the site. The site can also contain additional documents and files. Each site is owned and managed by an individual, company, or organization. Web UI See Infor ERP LN Web User Interface. Windows NT A version of the Windows operating system. Windows NT, New Technology, is a 32-bit operating system that supports multi-tasking. Workflow Manages the flow of work and information in a company. By means of modeled business processes, a company's work processes are controlled. work list A list of activities associated with a specific workflow participant, or with a group of workflow participants who share a common work list. The work list forms part of the interface between a workflow engine, for example iflow server, and the work list handler, for example Web UI/ WorkTop. WorkTop Windows-based thick client variant of Web UI. zoom in/zoom out Zoom in enlarges the process on your screen, while zoom out reduces the process. zoom session The session in which you can browse through the available records and select a record. A zoom session is an overview session in read-only mode. You can use a zoom session to select the code of an existing record, for example, an item, order type, or warehouse, in another session. Use CTRL+B on a zoom field to start a zoom session. |