| API |
Application Programming Interface. A URL that can be called by a program to get data or make an update. |
| Bundled Form |
A form that updates the same table of data as another form. Grouping surveys into bundles |
| Case |
A record of data that has a status can can be marked as closed. |
| Console |
A module on the server that allows the user to view and update data records. |
| Conversation |
A series of messages from and to SMS and WhatsApp about a case. |
| Excel Editor |
Using Excel to create and modify the definition of a survey so that it can be uploaded to the server. |
| Form |
An electronic form that can be filled in an app or a web browser to collect data. |
| JavaRosa |
A standard API for connecting data collection apps to servers that manage the collected data. |
| Online Editor |
An editor that can be used in a web browser to create and modify forms. |
| Oversight Form |
A Form that can be used in the Console to modify data. |
| Record |
Multiple data items that are created and updated together by a Form. |
| Role |
A name that can be attached to a user and a survey to control access rights. |
| Server |
A computer located in a data centre that provides a central location to store data. |
| Submit |
Send a completed form to the server |
| Survey |
The process of interviewing people and recording their responses. Sometimes the word is used to refer to just the questions used in that interview. |
| Survey Form |
A form containing questions used to complete a survey. "Form" on its own also has this meaning. |
| WebForm |
A form that is completed in a web browser. |