| Term
|
Explanation
|
| Access and Equity Category |
Institutions can define Access and Equity Categories available to applicants via the Applicant Portal, for example, Hearing Impaired. Access and Equity Categories are defined in ADMF0610. |
| Access
Code |
An
institution-defined code representing a broad type of web access. An access
code is assigned to each Callista Connect application. |
| Active
user |
A
user who is able to access Callista Connect web pages when the CALLISTA
ID authentication method is used. |
| Agent |
A user who belongs to an external agency that has been
given permission by an institution to submit Admission applications online via Applicant Portal on behalf of prospective or existing students. |
| Agent Applicant Portal |
Used by agents on behalf of applicants to apply for admission to a course. |
| Applicant Portal |
Web-based means by which an applicant (prospective student) can apply for admission to a course. |
| Applicant Portal Final Date Alias |
This Date Alias is set in ADMF02R0 . This date restricts the Admission Periods that are available to an applicant portal user. |
| Applicant Portal Transfer Status |
Institutions can define Applicant Portal Statuses in ADMF0910. These values are mapped to system transfer statuses and are assigned to an Applicant Portal application and its components to indicate if the application has been submitted. |
| Application
|
Callista
Connect functionality that enables users to update and/or inquire on student
specific and generic Callista held information |
| Authentication
|
The
validation of a Callista Connect user's login details before allowing
access to secure applications. |
| Authentication
Age Timeout |
The
period of time after which a Callista Connect user must re-authenticate
to secure applications. |
| Authentication
Configuration |
Details
which enable Callista Connect to establish a connection with the correct
database when authentication method ORACLE USER is used in conjunction
with a specific user category. |
| Authentication
Method |
A
valid authentication type for a specified user category. |
| Authentication
Type |
A
system defined process for validating the login details of a Callista
Connect user before allowing access to secure applications. |
| CALLISTA
ID |
an
authentication method internal to Callista that uses a Callista user ID
and a password to uniquely identify users. |
| Cascading
Style Sheet |
Allows
the definition of common style attributes for specific web page elements,
resulting in a consistent look for displayed text. In Callista Connect,
a CSS file can be created as a web element and used as a web page property
|
| Cellpadding
|
The
amount of space that appears between a border and the text in a table
cell displayed in a web page |
| Cellspacing
|
The
size of the cells within a table displayed in a web page. |
| Citizenship Type |
Institutions can define Citizenship Types whose descriptions are available for selection by applicants via the Applicant Portal. Citizenship Types are defined in ADMF0285. |
| Connect Manager |
Functionality that enables the administration of security, applications,
global configuration and users. These functions are managed within Callista
forms. |
| Connect Web Administrator |
Functionality used by administrators
to create the web pages for delivering an institution's suite of online student
self-serve applications. These applications enable students to view and update
selected Callista held details. Examples are view results, self-enrolment and
change addresses. |
| CSS
|
See
'Cascading Style Sheet. |
| Font
Colour |
The
colour of a font used in a web font template. |
| Font
Face |
A
type of font used in a web font template. |
| Font
Size |
The
size of a font used in a web font template. |
| Font
Template |
A
set of font attributes (colour, face and size) that can be applied to
a web page style. |
| Footer
Template |
A
template (HTML file) which defines the appearance of a footer that may
be added to a web page. |
| Header
Template |
A
template (HTML file) which defines the appearance of a header that may
be added to a web page. Although called a header, the file may also define
the appearance and operation of a side menu. |
| Idle
Timeout |
The
period of inactive time in a Callista Connect session after which a user
must re-authenticate to secure applications. |
| JavaScript
|
An
application development language which is an extension of HTML, that enables
enhanced web page features. Uses include form validations (on client machines),
text scrollers, special text effects and current day display. |
| Key
Age Timeout |
The
period of time after which the user ID/password encryption key is changed
by the system. The key is changed in order to make it more difficult for
an unauthorised person to decrypt. |
| Links
|
Coloured
and underlined text or a graphic in a web page that users can select in
order to navigate to a file, a location in a file, an HTML page on the
World Wide Web, or an HTML page on an intranet. In Callista Connect, links
can also navigate to other applications. |
| Mapping
Method |
The
protocol used by Callista Connect during user authentication to identify
the correct person in the Callista database. |
| OnClick
|
A
defined action when a link is clicked or selected. |
| OnMouse
Out |
A
defined action occurring subsequent to OnMouse Over, when the mouse is
moved away from a link. |
| OnMouse
Over |
A
defined action when the mouse cursor is moved over a link. |
| ORACLE
USER |
An
authentication method internal to Callista that uses an Oracle user name
and a password to uniquely identify users. |
| Page
Templates |
A
set of page body attributes that may be applied to a web page style. Attributes
include background colour and image, and links colours. |
| Password
|
A
user provided login input which, in combination with a user ID, uniquely
identifies a person as a valid system user. |
| PUBLIC
Access |
Access
to Callista Connect that does not require users to be authenticated.
|
| Secure
Application |
A
Callista Connect application requiring users to be authenticated before
gaining access. |
| Self
Serve Delivery Type |
A
medium for delivering Callista Connect applications (for example, WEB).
|
| Self
Serve Input |
Information
provided by a person when logging into a secure application, which enables
the system to authenticate the person as a valid user. Typical inputs
are a user ID or user name, and a password or PIN. |
| Staff
Connect |
Web pages and applications used by staff to query Connect
student information. |
| Student Connect |
Used by enrolled students to view or maintain their personal details and all related course details; such as course attempts and related financial information. |
| Style
|
A
set of attributes applied to a web page to define its characteristics.
The attributes include page body, font template and table template.
|
| Table
Templates |
A
set of table attributes that may be applied to a web page style. The attributes
include text alignment, border size, cell spacing, cell padding and background
colour. |
| Type of Place |
Institutions can define Types of Places for a course available to applicants via the applicant portal. e.g. Commonwealth Supported and Full Fee Paying. Types of places are defined in ADMF0600 and associated with a course in CRSF1600. |
| User
Category |
An
institution defined grouping of Callista Connect users with common attributes.
Each user category is associated with one or more authentication methods,
mapping methods and login inputs. |
| User
Identifier |
A
user provided login input that, in combination with a password or PIN,
uniquely identifies a person as a valid system user. |
| Virtual
Directory |
The
full path of a directory or directories containing icon, image and template
files used in page builder. Defined at the time of installation.
|
| Waive
Rules |
Allows
both Unit and Course Rules to be waived. |
| Web
Login Page Code |
The
institution-defined code for a Callista Connect web page that contains
the login application. |
| Web
Page Code |
The
institution-defined code for a Callista Connect web page. |
| Web
Style Code |
The
institution-defined code for a Callista Connect web style. Attributes
of a web style include page body, font and table templates. |
