Active Directory
A Microsoft directory service that provides central authentication and authorization services for Windows-based computers.
AMFS
The InnoCielo File System service that makes vaults available through the Windows file system.
approved
A document that has been approved for reproduction, distribution, manufacture or construction.
archive
A repository of obsolete documents kept for possible future reference.
assign to work area
The process of creating a copy of a document in a work area to isolate its changes from the original revision in the Main area.
attribute
An object in an AutoCAD drawing that is included in a block definition to store alphanumeric data.
audit trail
A computer-generated record of the date and time of user actions that create, modify, or delete documents.
authorization key
The ten character hexadecimal code generated by BlueCielo ECM Solutions that authorizes a software license indefinintely. Authorization keys are generated based on the license serial number, license key, and return key specific to each installation.
baseline
A named moment in a vault's history that can be viewed in History mode.
Basic Authentication
A method designed to allow a web browser, or other client program, to provide credentials – in the form of a user name and password – when making a request from a server.
client
A computer, object, or program that obtains data or services from a server.
COM
Component Object Model - an interface standard for software componentry by Microsoft used to enable interprocess communication and dynamic object creation by programs.
content
The electronic data associated with a document.
content indexing
A search feature that allows a user to search for text contained within the file content of a document as opposed to only searching within document metadata.
context
A frame of reference for viewing a vault's contents.
current
The latest released revision of a document.
DCOM
Distributed Component Object Model - a Microsoft proprietary technology for software components distributed across several networked computers to communicate with each other.
derive
The act of creating a new document based on an existing document. Also the name of a Meridian command.
discard
The act of canceling revision of a document in a work area and deleting the copy being edited.
document
Information recorded on a medium (paper, digital media, and so on) for communication to others.
document type
A group of documents that share one or more document management characteristics such as format, purpose, or security.
document workflow
A predetermined sequence of steps through which a document must be processed in order to generate a new approved revision.
domain controller
A server that responds to security authentication requests (logging in, checking permissions, and so on) within a Windows Server domain.
dynamic collection
Saved search results where the search criteria are reevaluated whenever the collection is displayed.
EDM
An acronym for engineering document management.
effectivity
The scope of a property, which determines when changes to its value apply within the life cycle of a document.
environment
An organization's overall computing platform.
Explorer view
The view of a Meridian vault that displays documents organized within the Field-Path Relation.
Field-Path Relation
A hierarchical structure defined by properties that determines the folder structure of a vault and the locations of documents according to the values of the properties.
History mode
A configurable option of a Meridian vault that causes it to save changes to documents and metadata over time. Allows users to view prior revisions of documents and their property values at specific moments in the past.
hybrid drawing
A drawing composed of both vector graphics and raster image files.
import
The process of creating a new file in a vault from a file outside the vault.
initiate
The act of starting a new revision of a document by performing the first step of a workflow.
Local Workspace
A portion of disk space on a user's computer reserved for caching documents when they are viewed or edited. Local Workspace improves performance when working with very large documents. It is synchronized with the vault on a configurable interval.
Main area
The area of a Meridian vault where released documents reside.
manager
The Meridian user who initiated the current document workflow and the only person with permission to change the current To-Do Person.
metadata
Data that describes a document separate from the data contained within a document.
Navigation view
A view of a Meridian vault that displays documents organized in a hierarchical structure according to a predefined set of properties.
pane
A separate area of a split or single window used to display related data.
performance counter
Stores the count of specific program activities on a computer to conduct low-level performance analysis or tuning.
PowerUser
The Meridian desktop client software. Not related to the Windows administrative group Power Users.
privilege
The right, assigned by an administrator, of a user to view specific data or execute a specific command.
property
Descriptive data used to identify, classify, and find documents. Properties are organized into related groups called property sets.
property page
A secondary window that displays the properties of a document.
publish
A copy of a newly released document made into another system.
purge
To completely and permanently delete data from a system.
Quick Change
A very simple document workflow consisting of only two steps, Start Quick Change and Release Quick Change that may or may not increment the document's revision number depending on the configuration of the document type.
reassign
To immediately assign a document to the current work area for additional changes after discarding or releasing the current revision.
recovery log
The log of vault documents that can be executed in order to export the documents from a vault to a specified location on the file system. The recovery log is created for use in the event of a critical disaster to provide continued access to documents.
redline
Corrections to a drawing made graphically on a copy of the drawing. Redlines can be created for electronic drawings with the InnoCielo viewer by a user with the appropriate security privileges.
reference
A link that represents a relationship between two documents. References can be created automatically by Meridian (for example, AutoCAD External Reference) or manually by a user.
release
The final step of a document workflow.
rendition
A copy of a document in a format other than the original.
retire
To prevent a document from being revised.
review
To evaluate the validity of revisions to a document.
revision
A milestone in a document's history that represents approved information at particular point in time identified by a number or letter.
revoke
The act of canceling revision of a working copy of a document and deleting the copy being edited.
role
A named set of privileges to which users or groups are assigned by an administrator.
server
A centralized computer or application that provides services to one or more client computers or applications in a network.
snapshot
A read-only copy of metadata made so that slower data backup processes can occur while the application continues writing to its data. Backing up a snapshot minimizes maintenance downtime.
static collection
Saved search results that are displayed without reevaluating the search criteria.
thumbnail
A reduced-size version of a picture, used to make it easier to visually scan and recognize them, serving the same role for images as a normal text index does for words.
transaction isolation
A property in a database system that defines how and when the changes made by one operation become visible to other concurrent operations.
unretire
To reverse the effects of retiring a document so that it can be revised.
URL
An acronym for Uniform Resource Locator used to specify Internet and intranet addresses.
vault
A Meridian repository for storing documents related by organization, division, department, workgroup, or purpose.
version
A document derived or copied from another document of the same revision.
WAN
An acronym for wide area network.
watermark
Textual or graphic information overlaid on a printed document used to indicate authenticity or validity.
Web Access
Meridian's web browser-based interface.
work area
A virtual container in a Meridian vault where copies of documents can be assigned to undergo related revision isolated from the original revisions in the Main area.
Work Isolation mode
The vault or work area setting that defines how and when the changes made by one user become visible to other concurrent users.
workflow
A predetermined sequence of steps used to produce standardized results.
working copy
A temporary copy of a document made for making changes as an alternative to document workflow.
workstation
A personal computer used by an individual in a network. A workstation is the client in a client/server system.
X-Ref
An AutoCAD drawing that is linked to, but not inserted into, the current drawing. Changes made to referenced drawings (X-Refs) are automatically displayed in the current drawing when the current drawing is opened.