Database
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A collection of data. It can be compared to a file folder holding a number of pages. |
Record
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An entry in the database. If a database is analogous to a file folder, a record would be one page in the folder.
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Line
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An item in a record. According to the above analogy, it would be a line on a page. |
Register
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A collection of data that is often retrieved but rarely changed, e.g. customers, suppliers, currencies, etc. |
Subjects
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All individuals or entities taking part in the business process. Here belong customers, suppliers, banks, etc |
Department
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An organizational division of the company. The most important type of department is a warehouse, which is in fact a department with stock tracking enabled. Departments can also be used for any other company organization unit. |
Business transaction
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A closed set of related payables, receivables and direct cost. |
Items
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All tangible and intangible things that are part of the business process. Items include goods, products, raw materials, services, packaging, and other items that can be entered into a document line.
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Document type
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A type of business event taking place in PANTHEON. Examples are issuing invoices, receiving items for repairs, making inter-warehouse transfers, posting journal entries, etc. |
Movement
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A document type that affects warehosue inventory. Here are included incoming and outgoing invoices, goods on loan, consignment transactions, inter-warehosue transfers, etc. |
Report type
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A template based on which PANTHEON generates a report. It can be compared to a fill-out form where the blanks are filled by the application. |
Report
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Data retrieval from the database according to user-specified criteria. In other words, a list of records that match certain criteria, e.g. invoices issued during a specific time frame. |
Specification
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A list of parts that constitute a product. Mostly used in manufacturing, but also for compound services and compound goods. A specification can be used for any item that is set as an own product.
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