RFP (Request for Proposals), RFO (Request for Offers), RFI (Request for Information)
Definition: An invitation for vendors to submit a proposal on a specific commodity or service. What This Means: These public processes not only ensure the agency receives competing proposals from which to choose, but also imposes upon the agency the requirement to ...
Response
Definition: A type of message containing data objects sent in reaction to a request message. (As defined by the SIF Association.) What This Means: When a request is received, then the response is sent with the data in the object required. Need another ...
Required
Definition: Required is used by Collection Items or Output Items and is the requirement for participation in the collection. Options include: Required, Optional, and Conditional. (Example: A grant program collection may be required only from the schools or districts that have ...
Request
Definition: A type of message containing a query for a specific data object. (As defined by the SIF Association.) What This Means: As opposed to an event that triggers the publishing of an object, the request asks for an object to be ...
Repository Type
Definition: Data stores or repositories serve different purposes, here called types, e.g., transactional, staging, development, operational, longitudinal, reporting, back-up, etc. What This Means: As used in DataSpecs, repository type is the type of Repository: Staging, Development, Operational, Data Warehouse, etc. The choices ...
Repository Table
Definition: Repository tables are sets of cells defined by rows and columns containing data elements. What This Means: Repositories store data in tables similar to the charts and tables we see in reports. As used in DataSpecs, repository table is the name of ...
Repository Name
Definition: Repository Name is a user-defined unique name or title that represents a repository. What This Means: A term that is functional for users of ESP's metadata dictionary tool, called DataSpecs. DataSpecs is used when developing an education agency's data dictionary. Need another ...
Repository Description
Definition: Repository Description is a narrative description of the contents of the repository: its tables, table fields, etc. What This Means: A term that is functional for users of ESP's metadata dictionary tool, called DataSpecs. DataSpecs is used when developing an education ...
Repository
Definition: Repositories are data storage resources where data are protected, classified according to captured metadata, and processed. What This Means: As used in DataSpecs, once data have been received in a collection, these data are typically stored in one or more databases. ...
Reporting Data Store
Definition: A reporting data store holds data in a format optimized for access for reporting. What This Means: Other types of data stores are optimized for their own purposes but may be inefficient for analysis and reporting. Especially time consuming queries can ...
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