IT Glossary of Terms

Git is a free and open source distributed version control system designed to handle everything from small to very large projects with speed and efficiency.
 

GitHub is a code hosting platform for version control and collaboration. It lets you and others work together on projects from anywhere. This tutorial teaches you GitHub essentials like repositories, branches, commits, and pull requests.
 

Usually done after User Acceptance Testing, a decision whether or not to pursue the opportunity and deliver project.
 

A hosting platform that manages servers and various other services, such as Postgres databases, Redis data stores, and Apache Kafka instances
 

Causing a significant disruption to business operations. It should be resolved within a short period of time

consists of tiles that show information to the end-user and enable easy navigation around the system.  Homepage's primary purpose is as a navigation gateway--a launchpad--to get to destinations like application pages/components and yes, Dashboards.  Homepages have a menu drop down in the header that enables users to move to other Homepages. In addition, Homepages can be swiped to move to other Homepages on touch devices like tablets and smart phones.  Dashboards lack these features.
 

Data originates in HRPRD92 and is copied over to Finance based on payroll and encumbrance scheduled jobs.  (Payroll is bi-weekly, copied over the Wed of pay week.  Encumbrances run Wed and Friday of pay week and Mon - Friday of non payweek.  Hourly encumbrances only run on Wednesdays each week.)
 

Provides self-service & back-office access to human resources information for employees and managers at the University.

Provides self-service & back-office access to human resources information for employees and managers at the University.

Human Resources Development Database
 

Human Resources Long-Term Development Database
 

Human Resources Long Term Test Database
 

Human Resources Production Database
 

Human Resources Test Database
 

The HyperText Markup Language or HTML is the standard markup language for documents designed to be displayed in a web browser. It defines the meaning and structure of web content. It is often assisted by technologies such as Cascading Style Sheets and scripting languages such as JavaScript.
 

The Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) is the foundation of the World Wide Web, and is used to load webpages using hypertext links. HTTP is an application layer protocol designed to transfer information between networked devices and runs on top of other layers of the network protocol stack.
 

Integration Broker is a middleware technology used by PeopleSoft that performs asynchronous and synchronous messaging among internal systems and third-party systems
 

Oracle Identity Cloud Service (IDCS) is an Identity-as-a-Service (IDaaS) solution available in Oracle Public Cloud (OPC). These are the links that campuses and their customers use to access Campus Solutions.  Implemented for UMBOS summer 2022, UMDAR, January 2023, and UMLOW March 2023

Identity and access management (IAM) is the security discipline that enables the right individuals to access the right resources at the right times for the right reasons. IAM addresses the mission-critical need to ensure appropriate access to resources across increasingly heterogeneous technology environments, and to meet increasingly rigorous compliance requirements. This security practice is a crucial undertaking for any enterprise. It is increasingly business-aligned, and it requires business skills, not just technical expertise.
 

A SaaS service from Oracle which provides the Access Management services described above
 

A way to measure the severity of an event and its potential to disrupt the normal operations of the business processes and services

Describe the potential impact of this change including the services and audiences that could be affected either directly or indirectly from this change. 

An obstacle that prevents the team from making further project progress. 
 

Something is broken, and I need it fixed so that I can get my work done

Software integration is the process of connecting one software application with another, typically through their application programming interfaces (APIs). Once connected, the applications can share data and provide updates to one another in, or near, real-time.
 

The change owners manager is responsible for approving change requests for their staff. All Managers should delegate a backup approver. In doing so, they are responsible for ensuring that: changes are properly documented; adequate notification has occurred; there are no apparent scheduling conflicts; and the appropriate change control is used (Normal, Routine, or Emergency).

Institutional Student Information Record - student/parent data provided on the FAFSA form
 

An issue log is a simple list or spreadsheet that helps managers track the issues that arise in a project and prioritize a response to them
 

Information Technology Service Management. The activities that are performed by an organization to design, plan, deliver, operate and control information technology services offered tocustomers
 

A want or need something that exists but I currently do not have to more effectively perform my job duties.