User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
Definition: User Acceptance Testing (UAT) is a process to obtain approval, by the owner or client of an object under test, through beta testing to confirm that the modification or addition meets the mutually agreed-upon requirements. UAT is a form of ...
Upload Template
Definition: An electronic file with a predesigned, customized format and structure, as for a fax, letter, expense report, etc., ready to be filled in to upload to a bulletin board service, mainframe, or network. What This Means: As used in DataSpecs, an ...
Upload
Definition: The opposite operation of a download, to upload, is to send data from a local system to a remote system, FTP server, or website. What This Means: Uploading data skips the risky process of re-entering data by sending all the data ...
Update Schedule
Definition: Update Schedule is a free-form text description of when the data in this table are updated. This is a measure of the volatility of the data. What This Means: A term that is functional for users of ESP's metadata dictionary tool, ...
Unofficial Data
Definition: Unofficial data are those that do not represent statistics certified or published as official by an agency. What This Means: Unofficial data can be some of the most useful for data-driven decision making. Leading indicators are often unofficial. Unofficial data may ...
Read Only Security Role
Definition: The “Read Only” security role allows users to view DataSpecs content but does not provide access to create, change, or delete any content or have access to the System Administration functions.
Transformation Rules
Definition: Transformation rules document how data are derived, calculated, or translated from one format to another, or from source data elements into a derived element. What This Means: Transformation rules must be clear and specific to ensure that anyone or any application ...
Transactional Software
Definition: Transactional software manages work at a basic level. What This Means: Student information systems, general ledger applications, discipline accounting programs are examples of transactional software applications with the main purpose of recording and maintaining a record of actions as they occur. Need ...
Transactional Data Store
Definition: A data store for transactional data, such as the database in a student information system or an instructional management system. What This Means: Transactional data are elements created that describe the work as it happens. For example, transactional attendance data would ...
Transactional Data
Definition: Transaction means "as work occurs." Transactional data are elements created that describe the work as it happens. For example, transactional attendance data would be the detailed data about student attendances, absences, tardies, excused absences, etc. on a period-by-period basis within ...
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