Glossary terms: U

Term

Definition

Product

UAT

User Acceptance Testing

The last phase of the software testing process. During UAT, actual software users test the software to make sure it can handle required tasks in real-world scenarios, according to specifications.

UDF

User Defined Field; converged term is Client-Defined Field (CDF).

Data fields not native to the Beeline platform code.

UI

User Interface

Everything designed into an information device with which a person may interact. This can include display screens, keyboards, a mouse, and the appearance of a desktop. It is also the way through which a user interacts with an application or a website.

Unique Resource ID

URID

Every client resource is assigned a URID for tracking to reduce duplicate candidates and eliminate candidates who have been marked as Do Not Rehire (DNR). The URID is stored on the Supplier’s Resource Profile and uniquely distinguishes each resource, regardless of which Supplier they are working for.

Units of Measure

Units of measure are deliverables that are priced by unit/quantity at X price

Services Procurement

Unlink Master Project

Removes the link of a Master project's relation to another project.

Unlink Sub-Projects

Removes the relationship between a subproject and another project.

Use Case

A methodology used in system analysis to identify, clarify, and organize system requirements.

The use case is made up of a set of possible sequences of interactions between systems and users in a particular environment and related to a particular goal. The use case should contain all system activities that have significance to the users.

A use case is a list of steps, typically defining interactions between a role (known in Unified Modeling Language (UML) as an "actor") and a system, to achieve a goal. The actor can be a human, an external system, or time.

A use case is a sequence of actions that provide a measurable value to an actor. Another way to look at it is a use case describes a way in which a real-world actor interacts with the system.

User Defined Status

The sub-status of an assignment; for example, an assignment can be Pending Financial Approval.

User ID

An individual's log on ID for the Beeline platform.

For a client user, their User ID is generally the same as their employee number.

For a supplier user, their User ID is generally their email address.

For a contractor user, their User ID is generally their resource ID.

UX

User Experience

The process of enhancing customer satisfaction and loyalty by improving the usability, ease of use, and pleasure provided in the interaction between the customer and the product.

The overall experience of a person using a product, such as a website or computer application, especially in terms of how easy or pleasing it is to use.