5250
IBM communications protocol that allows access to the iSeries application server.
adjusting journal entry
Monetary transfer between general ledger accounts. Adjusting journal transactions make corrections to accounts after an incorrect transaction is updated.
adjustment
Negative or positive charge amount entered to change an account balance. You use adjustments to reduce or increase an account balance.
aging
Allows your organization to keep track of overdue payments in AR.
aging control codes
User-defined codes that group outstanding charges into aging categories. These categories indicate the number of days charges are outstanding or unpaid.
aging group codes
User-defined codes that represent one or more aging control codes in AR. Aging allows your organization to keep track of overdue payments and past-due accounts.
amortization
Gradual decline of the loan balance during the life of a loan.
application
SunGard Public Sector software program, such Cash Receipts or Building Permits.
application administrator
Individual who is responsible for controlling access to a specific application.
assessment customers
People and companies from whom your organization collects assessment charges.
assessment records
Contain all assessment information including unit of calculation, funding, comments, terms, and locations affected by the assessment.
assessments
Charges levied against customers for goods or services that your organization provides.
automatic charges
Charge records that remain the same for each billing.
balancing
Verifying that the sum of the debit charges equal the sum of the credit charges in the batch totals calculated by Cash Receipts.
bank codes
User-defined codes that identify a customer's financial institution.
bank draft processing
Withdrawing funds from bank accounts on customers who want to make automatic payments from their accounts to pay their bills.
bank holiday calendar
User-defined calendar that identifies the days your organization is closed for business. AR uses the bank holiday calendar to perform bank drafts.
billing date
Date a charge is billed to a customer.
billing method
How your organization collects payments for a particular assessment.
browser
Program that allows you to navigate the web. SunGard Public Sector NaviLine applications require the browser to be Microsoft Internet Explorer.
Cash Receipts
SunGard Public Sector application that collects payments for AR customers.
charge age
Number of days a charge is past due.
charge aging
Allows your organization to keep track of overdue payments in AR.
charge amount
Sum of money that your organization collects from customers for a product or service.
charge codes
User-defined codes that identify the different types of charges you bill through AR. A charge is the amount of money your organization demands for a product or service.
charge group codes
User-defined codes that represent one or more of the different types of charges you bill through AR.
charge maintenance
Process of working with charge records for AR customers.
charges
Fees that your organization collects for products and services.
command line
Line at the bottom of the screen that allows you to work directly with the iSeries. You use the command line to view a spooled file or call a program.
Connect Care
Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system used by SunGard Public Sector to maintain information about customers, products, and support cases.
cost break
Reduction to the overall charge of products sold or services rendered to your customers.
coupons
Forms that contain loan payment information and used for customer billing. AR generates these forms from the scheduled amortization of a loan.
CR
SunGard Public Sector's Cash Receipts application.
credit codes
Represent reasons you issue credits to customers.
customer extended text codes
User-defined codes that identify notes and messages for types of customer information.
customer ID
Unique identification number AR assigns to each customer.
customer records
Individual records that store customer-billing information.
customer type security
Authorizes or restricts users from working with specific customer type codes in AR.
customers
People and companies who receive products and services for which your organization bills.
deferral codes
Represent reasons why customers are exempt from paying for an assessment.
delinquency
When an assessment loan has a past due balance.
delinquency notices
Letters that remind customers to pay past due charges.
delinquent charges
Charges that remain unpaid past the remittance-due date and grace period.
deposit adjustment
Charge entry for the purpose of altering a deposit amount.
deposit refund
Deposit that your organization pays back to customers.
deposits
Down payments for products and services received.
external charges
Third-party charges for billing purposes.
Fax Support System
SunGard Public Sector service that offers a fast and easy way for you to receive documents that will assist in resolving questions about application processing and information support.
Form 1098
Internal Revenue Service form that allows you to report interest payments you've collected during the year for a specific loan.
function
SunGard Public Sector options that allow you to perform actions in the software application. You can set up user security for each function.
fund codes
Represent sources of funds for assessments.
GIS
geographic information system
grace amount
Amount of money greater than the scheduled balance that your organization allows customers before the loan becomes delinquent. The grace amount may be a dollar amount or a percentage.
interest
Charge for borrowed money. It is usually a percentage of the original borrowed amount.
interest charge
Amount of the loan that is allocated to paying the interest portion of the loan balance.
invoice date
Date you specify when you bill a charge through an invoice update.
invoice processing
Updates invoiced charges and prints invoices.
invoices
Forms that list charges for products and services.
iSeries
IBM's application server formerly known as the AS/400.
iSeries Access for the Web
IBM application that offers browser-based access to iSeries application servers.
job
Specific task the iSeries performs, such as printing a file or running a program.
levy ID
Identification number assigned to each assessment type that your organization bills and collects payments for.
loan charges
Fees that your organization collects for borrowed money.
Loans module
SunGard Public Sector application used to set up and maintain loan information.
menu
Group of related information or procedures within SunGard Public Sector software applications.
Menu Driver
SunGard Public Sector application that allows you to control who uses applications, menus, functions, and subfunctions.
MyHTE
Secured area of SunGard Public Sector’s web site that allows you to create new support logs, check the status of an existing support log, search for solutions to a problem, e-mail customer support, and access Fax Support documents.
original billing date
Date you specify in place of the statement or invoice date.
output queue
A group of jobs waiting to output to a device such as a printer.
overpayment
Payment that is greater than the current balance.
partial payment
Payment that does not pay the entire current balance.
pass-through
Feature that allows SunGard Public Sector employees to log onto your computer and fix or diagnose problems. A detailed record is created for each session, allowing you to view information about a specific pass-through session.
payment batch
Group of associated payments, such as payments entered by an operator on a particular date.
payment processing
Collecting payments for charges billed by your organization.
payment receipts
Physical receipts that Cash Receipts generates for accepted payments. You can give payment receipts to customers.
payment schedule
How assessment loan payments are distributed throughout the life of the assessment.
PCR
Product change request. A PCR is created in Connect Care when it is determined that a programming change to required for a product.
penalty/finance charge codes
Fees applied to delinquent charges on customer accounts.
posting priority
Order in which charges are paid.
principal
Original amount of borrowed money.
principal charge
Amount of the loan payment that is allocated to paying the principal portion of the loan balance.
PTF
Program temporary fix. Used to repair problems or bugs. You install PTFs from a tape you receive from SunGard Public Sector's Distributions department.
purge processing
Removing customer accounts that have zero balances for a given number of months.
QHTE
User profile that SunGard Public Sector personnel use to assist with software-related problems on your system.
QRep
SunGard Public Sector's Windows-based tool you can use to query the database and generate reports on the fly based on the database information.
QSECOFR
Security Officer user profile. This is usually your information services officer.
Query
IBM tool that allows you to obtain information from the iSeries database. You can select, arrange, and present information in the form of a report.
Questys
Third-party application used with SunGard Public Sector's imaging interface.
reason codes
User-defined codes that indicate why a payment is reversed or transferred.
refunds processing
Generates refund transactions for overpayments or deposits.
scheduled amortization
Projected payment schedule for the entire life of a loan.
spool file
iSeries file used to temporarily store data for later processing. Many reports print to your spool file, where you can review them prior to sending them to the printer.
statement date
Date you specify when you bill a charge through a statement update.
statement processing
Updates charge, payment, deposit, and adjustment transactions and prints customer statements.
statements
Forms that list account activity for a given period of time.
subfunction
Function that performs operations on other functions or menu options. Your security officer can grant authority to specific functions and subfunctions.
submitted jobs
Task that is waiting for processing by the iSeries.
subset
Feature to help customize the list of selectable items on a screen to meet your specific needs.
system administrator
Individual who controls security across all SunGard Public Sector applications.
System i5
IBM's application server formerly known as the iSeries or AS/400.
system journals
Copies of records that you maintain in AR. The copies serve as back-ups that you can use to restore information if it is lost.
tax codes
User-defined codes that identify taxes that apply to AR charges.
test environment
iSeries environment used to test a new release of SunGard Public Sector software. It may include all of your application libraries or only those libraries you select.
unit of calculation codes
Represent units of measurement that can be used based on the types of assessments you set up.
update processing
Updates payments, deposits, and adjustments.
user group
Category of related personnel who work with the system. Security to functions and menus can be assigned by user group.
voucher
Contains information to authorize payment.
write-off charges
Uncollectible charge.
write-off processing
Generates write-off transactions for uncollectible debts.
zero charges
Charges that describe unknown charge amounts.