Acronym
|
Meaning
|
| ABAP |
Advanced Business
Application Programming. SAP's main programming language. |
|
AM |
Asset Management |
| AP |
Accounts Payable |
| AR |
Accounts Receivable |
|
BI |
Business Intelligence |
|
BPP |
Business Process
Procedure |
|
BW |
Business Warehouse. The
central storage system for business data. |
| CIO |
Chief Information
Office(r). SCEIS is a project of the SC Budget and Control Board,
Division of the Chief Information Officer. |
| CO |
Controlling. A finance
component of SAP |
| CRM |
Customer Relationship
Management |
| DEV |
Development. The
technology "landscape" where business processes are originated |
| ECC |
Enterprise Core
Component. The "brains" of SAP |
| ERP |
Enterprise Resource
Planning. The term for any enterprise-wide, integrated system for
managing business processes across multiple disciplines and
locations. SAP is one of the leading suppliers of ERP systems |
|
ESS |
Employee Self Service.
Allows each employee to maintain his or her personal data directly |
|
FERICE |
Forms, Enterprise
Reporting, Interfaces, Conversions and Enhancements. The
custom-designed computer programming required to accommodate certain
South-Carolina-specific functions in SAP for the SCEIS system.
|
| FI |
Financial Accounting |
|
FM |
Funds Management |
|
FRICE |
See FERICE. |
|
GL or G/L |
General Ledger |
|
GM |
Grants Management |
| HR |
Human Resources |
|
ICA |
Independent Computing
Architecture. Citrix protocol for passing data between server and
clients |
|
ISIS |
Image Scanner Interface
Specification. An industry-standard interface for image-scanning
technologies |
|
ITMO |
Information Technology
Management Office. SC's central purchasing office for Information
Technology items |
|
LSMW |
Legacy Systems Migration
Workbench. Facilitates transfer of data from legacy system to SAP |
| MM |
Materials Management.
Includes purchasing, inventory control, etc. |
|
MMO |
Materials Management
Office. SC's central purchasing office for items other than
Information Technology items |
| PA |
Payroll |
|
PM |
Procurement Management |
| PRD |
Production. The
technology "landscape" where the live system resides. |
| QAS |
Quality Assurance. The
technology "landscape" where refined processes are tested. |
|
SAP |
"Systeme, Anwendungen,
Produkte" (Systems, Applications and Products). The German-originated
software which is the foundation of SCEIS. |
| SBX |
Sandbox. The technology
"landscape" where developing processes are tested. |
|
SCEIS |
SC Enterprise
Information System. The statewide integrated system to carry out
financial, materials management, human resources and payroll
processes in South Carolina government. |
|
SME |
Subject Matter Expert.
Individuals from many State agencies whose expertise in State
government business processes and input to the project are essential
to building SCEIS to meet the state's needs. |
| SRM |
Supplier Relationship Management. The "shopping" functionalities
in SCEIS |
| TRN |
Training. The technology
"landscape" that mirrors the live Production system. Supports
classes, and students' practice and testing. |
|
TWAIN |
Technology Without An
Intelligent Name. A standard for acquiring images from scanners. |
|
WIA |
Windows Image
Acquisition. A Windows driver that communicates between
graphics software and imaging hardware. |