Glossary

• 1C programming language

  • A script language that is intended to describe business logic algorithms

• 1C programming language object

  • A composite data type in 1C programming language

• 1C:Enterprise

  • The system of programs that includes several components

• 1C:Enterprise mobile platform

  • The generic name for the 1C:Enterprise mobile application technology

• 1C:Enterprise mode

  • The primary operating mode of the system intended for end-users

• 1C:Enterprise platform

  • The execution environment for 1C:Enterprise applications with a set of tools for application development and administration

• 1C:Enterprise server cluster

  • The main platform component in the client/server mode

• 1CEClientSetupMake.exe

  • An administration tool. It is a utility for the creation of a self-extracting archive that contains a client application together with its installation, startup, and update settings

• Accounting flag

  • An attribute of the "Chart of accounts" applied object

• Accounting register

  • An applied object intended to store accounting data

• Accumulation register

  • An applied object intended to store information on the availability and movements of certain values (cash, goods, materials, and so on)

• Action period  (of a calculation type)

  • A user-defined period when the calculation type is in effect

• Actions panel

  • A standard element of the applied solution command interface

• Actual action period  (of a calculation type)

  • A period when the calculation type is in effect

• Administrator

  • A person who provides support for an applied solution used by an enterprise

• Applied object

  • A part of the platform - a prototype used for solving a set of applied tasks

• Applied solution

  • A program that automates tasks from a specific business area

• Attribute

  • 1. A database field that describes all data elements of a configuration object

    2. A property that describes an object

• Automated testing

  • A process that emulates users' interactive actions and monitors the results

• Available fields of data composition schema

  • A field that can be included in a report or used for grouping, filtering, or sorting purposes

• Base calculation period

  • A period within which the results of other calculation types that affect the current calculation type by base period are analyzed

• Base calculation type

  • A calculation type that produces a result that will be used in recalculation of this calculation type

• Business process

  • An applied object intended to describe business logic as a roadmap, as well as for lifecycle management of business processes (object instances) from their start till their end

• Calculated fields

  • Additional fields of the data composition schema, which are created by developers and are absent from data sets

• Calculation period

  • An applied object intended to store records about calculation types that need to be performed, intermediate calculation data, and calculation results

• Calculation register

  • Applied configuration object, used in the complex periodic calculations mechanism for storing records of the various calculations to be performed, as well as for storing intermediate data and the results of the performed calculations.

• Calculation type

  • An algorithm used to calculate a certain portion of the wages, such as salary, bonus, and so on

• Catalog

  • An applied object intended to store constant data

• CFL file extension

  • A file extension for auxiliary 1C:Enterprise files

• Chart of accounts

  • An applied object describing a collection of accounts used for aggregating corporate business data

• Chart of calculation types

  • An applied object intended to store calculation types

• Chart of characteristic types

  • An applied object intended to store characteristic types

• Choice form

  • A form that is intended for selecting a single element

• Client application

  • A program that runs on a client computer and facilitates user interaction with the system

• Client/server mode

  • The 1C:Enterprise operation mode intended for use in work groups or enterprise-wide

• Command

  • 1. An action that a user can perform in the application 

    2. A configuration object intended to describe actions available to users

• Command interface

  • A part of the user interface that executes commands and performs navigation through the application

• Command module

  • A configuration object that describes the algorithm executed by a command in 1C:Enterprise script

• Common attribute

  • A configuration object intended for various purposes

• Common command

  • A command that is not related to a specific configuration object

• Common form

  • A form that is not related to a specific configuration object

• Common module

  • A module that contains procedures and functions that can be called from any other configuration module

• Configuration

  • An application that is created in Designer and executed by the platform

• Configuration object

  • A part of the configuration

• Configuration tree

  • A tree-like structure that describes the hierarchy of configuration objects

• Constant

  • An applied object intended to store a single value that never changes or changes in rare occasions

• Data composition schema

  • The main element of the data composition system

• Data composition system

  • A declarative description tool that is primarily intended for report generation

• Data exchange

  • A set of functionalities that allows offline data exchange either between 1C:Enterprise infobases or with external applications

• Data processor

  • An applied object intended to change the data stored in the system

• Data separation

  • The functionality that allows dividing an infobase into areas, each area available to a certain user group only

• Data set of data composition schema

  • A part of data composition schema which describes which fields can be obtained and from what sources, and how they can be used

• Database

  • A logical concept, a part of infobase used for storage of the business area data and supported by the configuration

• Database object

  • A logical unit of data storage in a database

• Debugger

  • A part of Designer that allows debugging module scripts, track the order of script operator execution, view variable values, etc

• Dependency by base period

  • Calculation register functionality that allows obtaining the base value for a specific calculation type record

• Designer

  • A part of the platform, the environment for applied solution development

• Designer mode

  • The operation mode of the system

• Desktop

  • A standard element of the applied solution command interface

• Developer

  • A person who creates or modifies configurations

• Dimension (of a register)

  • Each register dimension represents an accounting slice

• Displacement by action period

  • Calculation register functionality that allows calculation of actual action period for a calculation type record

• Displacing calculation type

  • A calculation type that displaces the current calculation type by action period

• Distributed infobase

  • An information system that consists of multiple 1C:Enterprise infobases which have identical configurations and exchange data in offline mode

• Document

  • An applied object intended to store business data or events related to the enterprise business

• Document journal

  • A configuration object that allows viewing documents of multiple types

• Document register records

  • Records in registers that reflect the changes produced by a document

• Enumeration

  • An applied object intended to store value sets that are independent from the applied solution point of view

• Event

  • Known beforehand situation that takes place in the process of application operation

• Event handler

  • A 1C:Enterprise script procedure that is executed when events of configuration objects take place

• Exchange plan

  • An applied object that is used in data exchange scenarios

• External connection

  • A method of connecting to an infobase in order to access 1C:Enterprise data for external applications, which uses the COM technology

• External connection module

  • A module that contains event handling procedures executed on application startup and on exit from the application in the external connection mode

• External data processor

  • A data processor that is not a part of the configuration

• External report

  • A report that is not a part of the configuration

• Extra dimension type

  • An account characteristic used in analytical accounting

• File mode

  • The 1C:Enterprise operation mode intended for a single user or a small group of users in a local network

• Folder

  • An applied object element that can only exist in hierarchical catalogs and hierarchical charts of characteristic types

• Folder choice form

  • A configuration object that is intended for selecting an element of folder type

• Folder form

  • A configuration object intended to display and edit elements of folder type

• Form

  • A unit of user interface development and implementation

• Form element

  • A user interface element that provides interaction with the user

• Form module

  • A module that contains form event handlers and form elements

• Functional options

  • A configuration object intended to store an applied solution feature that can be turned on/off at the deployment stage without the need to make changes in the configuration

• Independent information register

  • An information register that is not subordinate to a recorder

• Infobase

  • A logically integrated system that includes a configuration, a database, and data required for administration

• Information panel

  • A standard element of the applied solution command interface

• Information register

  • An applied object intended to store arbitrary multidimensional data

• Leading calculation type

  • A calculation type whose result indirectly affects the current calculation type

• List form

  • A form intended to view lists of data elements

• Managed application mode

  • A mode where managed command interface and managed forms are used for working with the applied solution

• Managed application module

  • A module that contains event handling procedures executed on application startup and on exit from the application in the managed mode

• Mobile application

  • An applied solution that runs with the mobile platform on a mobile device

• Mobile Application Wizard

  • An external data processor intended to build a mobile application

• Mobile device

  • A smartphone or a tablet computer running iOS2 or Android operating system

• Mobile platform

  • The mobile application execution environment

• Mobile platform for developers

  • A mobile platform version used for the development, debugging, and testing of mobile applications

• Mobile platform for end-users

  • A mobile platform version used for building mobile applications

• MobileAppWizard.epf

  • The file name of the Mobile Application Wizard external data processor

• Module

  • A part of configuration intended to store 1C:Enterprise script listings

• Module context

  • The assortment of 1C:Enterprise script objects, variables, properties, and methods available within a module

• Navigation panel

  • A standard element of the applied solution command interface

• Object

  • This term can mean one of the following: configuration object, database object, or 1C:Enterprise script object

• Object manager

  • A 1C:Enterprise script object that is intended for working with data of a specific configuration object 

• Object manager module

  • A module that handles object manager events and extends object manager functionality by export procedures and functions

• Object module

  • A module that handles events related to a specific data element of a configuration object

• OpenID Authentication

  • One of the authentication types supported by 1C:Enterprise authentication mechanism

• Ordinary application mode

  • A mode where the interface of earlier 1C:Enterprise versions is used for working with the applied solution

• Owner

  • A term that describes subordination relationships between database objects

• Periodic information register

  • An information register that includes a time dimension

• Platform

  • A synonym for "1C:Enterprise platform"

• Point in time

  • A combination of date, time and a reference to a database object

• Posting

  • A procedure of updating accounting records initiated by a document

• Program

  • A synonym for "applied solution"

• Query

  • A 1C:Enterprise script object that allows reading infobase data according to a specific instruction (query text)

• Query language

  • A database query language implemented in the 1C platform

• Real-time posting

  • Posting a document in real time, at the moment when a business event occurs

• Recalculation

  • A part of a calculation register intended to monitor which records are no longer valid due to "displacement by base period" and "displacement by action period" rules

• Record form

  • A form intended to display and edit register data

• Record key

  • A set of record fields that is used to ensure the uniqueness of register records

• Record user action log mode

  • A client application mode that allows writing to the user action log

• Recorder

  • A document that is the owner of register records

• Register

  • This term can mean one of the following: accounting register, accumulation register, calculation register, or information register

• Register records

  • An element of register data. It is a set of fields with their values

• Registration period

  • A date that defines which period the calculation type record belongs to

• Regular posting

  • Posting a document to register the accounting changes that occurred in the past

• Report

  • An applied object that is intended to display, view, and print data in a user-friendly format

• Resource (of data composition schema)

  • A field whose value is calculated by a user-defined function during report generation

• Resource (of information register)

  • A field whose value is used for calculating register totals

• Role

  • An applied object intended for describing the set of allowed actions (rights)

• Scheduled job

  • An applied object that is intended for scheduled execution of 1C:Enterprise script procedures

• Sections panel

  • A standard element of the applied solution command interface which displays a high-level application structure and allows switching between application sections

• Server cluster

  • A fundamental platform component that ensures interaction between users and the database management system in the client/server mode

• Session module

  • A module that contains the handler of the session parameter setting event

• Settings (of data composition system)

  • A part of the data composition system which describes the report layout and specifies the list of data that is retrieved according to a data composition schema

• Settings storage

  • A configuration object intended for creating custom settings storage functionalities in cases when standard functionalities do not suffice

• Standard attribute

  • A configuration object attribute created by the platform

• Subsystem

  • A configuration object that is used for building the command interface of the applied solution

• Syntax Assistant

  • A development assistance tool which provides quick help on 1C programming language syntax during the creation of the programming code

• Tabular section

  • A part of many applied objects intended to store data that has the same structure for each element of the applied object, but the amount of data varies between elements

• Task

  • An applied object intended for storing user assignments

• Technological log

  • A log intended for analysis of technological problems and abnormal terminations of the system

• Template

  • A configuration object intended to store various forms of data presentation

• Test

  • A program written in 1C:Enterprise script that describes interactive actions performed by the test client

• Test client

  • A client application that emulates interactive user actions included in the test

• Test manager

  • A client application that is started for performing a test or for managing the user action log

• Thick client

  • A client application that can run both in 1C:Enterprise mode and in Designer mode

• Thin client

  • A client application that supports connections to infobases both in the local network and over the Internet

• Turnover register

  • An accumulation register that only accumulates resource changes (turnovers) and ignores resource balances

• User

  • 1. A person who works with applied solutions in 1C:Enterprise mode. 

    2. An account in the system that has a set of rights, as well as other properties.

• User action log

  • An XML file that contains information about user activities performed either manually or during automated testing

• Web client

  • A client application that supports connections to infobases over the Internet. It can only run in 1C:Enterprise mode. It runs in a browser and does not require installation on a client computer.

• Web service

  • A common configuration object intended to describe a web service supplied by the 1C:Enterprise applied solution.

• WS reference

  • A common configuration object intended to describe in the applied solution a “static” reference to an external web service of a third-party supplier.

• XDTO

  • A platform feature intended for integration with third-party systems