Prompt
Definition: Prompt is a description or "prompt" that appears for the data item on the collection. Example: If the Item was "Entry Date" an example of the Prompt text could be: The date the child entered school this year. What This Means: ...
Protocol
Definition: A protocol is a set of rules for formatting messages sent between computers. What This Means: Protocol is simply a standard way to do something. In the computer world, everything has to be standardized so the machines do not have to ...
Provide
Definition: To be able to respond to requests for a given data object. There is only one designated provider (default responder) in a zone per object. Providers of an object must be able to supply all mandatory elements within that object. ...
Proxy Server
Definition: A proxy server acts as a relay between two networks. What This Means: This server acts as an intermediary between a workstation user and the Internet to ensure security, administrative control, and caching service. Need another definition?
Publish
Definition: To send event messages to the zone whenever an event occurs affecting a given data object. (As defined by the SIF Association.) What This Means: In a zone, publish means to send data whenever an event occurs which means there are ...
Pull Technology
Definition: Pull technology requires the user to ask for something by performing a search or requesting an existing report, video, or other data type. What This Means: When using pull technology, the user must ask it to perform an action to get ...
Push Technology
Definition: Push technology delivers data automatically into the user's computer at prescribed intervals or based on some event that occurs. What This Means: When using push technology, the user does not need to do anything to get data. The choice of whether ...
QA (Quality Assurance)
Definition: Quality assurance is a process, procedure, or program that tests hardware or software to ensure that all products and systems perform as originally specified. What This Means: Quality assurance processes have grown in importance to ensure software applications work before they ...
QPM (Quality Project Management)
Definition: A term used by ESP to describe their project management methodology. What This Means: Education agencies require customized project management approaches. ESP has adapted the Project Management Institute’s methodology and enhanced it for the education information arena. (See our Optimal Reference ...
Quality Criteria
Definition: Quality Criteria refers to a check box that denotes documentation is available in quality criteria, e.g. validation rules set. What This Means: A term that is functional for users of ESP's metadata dictionary tool, called DataSpecs. DataSpecs is used when developing ...
