User Guide

load balancing Distribution of requests across a group of
servers, which ensures optimal end user performance.
managed server An application server process running in
its own Java Virtual Machine (JVM).
manual stage A stage that requires human intervention to
complete the stage.
model (1) In data mining, a collection of an algorithm's
findings about examined data. A model can be used
(applied) against a wider set of data to generate useful
information about that data.(2) A file or string of content
containing an application-specific representation of data.
Models are the basic data managed by Shared Services.
Models are of two major types: dimensional and non-
dimensional application objects. (3) In Business Modeling,
a network of boxes connected to represent and calculate the
operational and financial flow through the area being
examined.
private application An application for the exclusive use of
a product to store and manage Shared Services models. A
private application is created for a product during the
registration process.
product In Shared Services, a product is an application
type, such as Hyperion PlanningOracle's Hyperion®
Planning – System 9 or Hyperion Performance
ScorecardOracle's Hyperion® Performance Scorecard –
System 9.
project An instance of Hyperion products that are grouped
together to comprise an implementation. For example, a
Planning project may consist of a Planning application, an
Oracle's Hyperion® Essbase® – System 9 cube, and a
Financial Reporting Server instance.
promotion The process of copying artifacts from one
operating environment to another operating environment;
for example, from a testing environment to a production
environment.
provisioning The process of granting users and groups
specific access permissions to Hyperion resources.
repository Stores meta data, formatting, and annotation
information for views and queries.
role The means by which access permissions are granted to
users and groups for Hyperion resources.
security agent A Web access management solutions
provider employed by companies to protect Web resources;
also known as Web security agent. The Netegrity SiteMinder
product is an example of a security agent.
security platform A framework enabling Hyperion
applications to use external authentication and single sign-
on using the security platform driver.
shared application An application in Shared Services that
enables two or more products to share their models. See also
model.
Single Sign-On A feature that enables you to access
multiple Hyperion products after logging on just once using
external credentials.
stage A description of a task that forms one logical step
within a taskflow, usually performed by a single individual.
A stage can be manual or automated.
stage action For automated stages, the action that is
invoked to execute the stage.
sync The ability to synchronize models in Shared Services
with models in the application.
synchronized The condition that exists when the latest
version of a model resides in both the application and in
Shared Services.See model.
task list A listing of tasks for a particular user along with
detailed status information for each task.
taskflow The automation of a business process in whole or
in part, during which tasks are passed from one taskflow
participant to another for actions, according to a set of
procedural rules.
taskflow definition The representation of the business
process in the taskflow management system, which enables
the process to be automated. The taskflow definition
consists of a network of stages and their relationships;
criteria to indicate the start and end of the taskflow; and
information about individual stages, such as participants,
associated applications, associated activities, and so on.
taskflow instance The representation of a single instance of
a taskflow including its state and associated data.
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