Terminology

Learn INFORMS terminology. The first term is the FAMIS terminology, followed by the INFORMS terminology equivalent.

- Accounts Receivable - Item
- ADPICS - Supplier Contract Module
- AP Invoice - AP Voucher
- AP Invoice Sequence/Voucher (PO Invoice) - AP Voucher
- Bidder/Vendor - Bidder/Supplier
- BidSync - Strategic Sourcing Module
- Blanket PO - Allocation/PO Contract
- Budget Allotment Control - Commitment Control
- Check/ACH/ePayable Run - PayCycle
- Contract Number - Group Multi Supplier
- Customer Account Number - Customer ID
- Departments - Business Unit (Processing Department)
- Deposit Slip - Deposit ID
- Direct Voucher / Wire / ACH Debit - Payment Request
- Emergency Check - Express Payment
- FAMIS Bank Code - Bank Account
- FEIN / TIN (Vendor ID) - System autogenerated number (Supplier ID)
- FEIN / TIN (SSN) (Vendor ID) - System Autogenerated Number (Vendor ID)
- FEMA Work Order (User Code) - Project/Grant; it's not a ChartField, it will be a Project related field
- Financial Structure - ChartFields
- Function - Expenses; Department Attribute
- Fund Structure - Fund (self balancing)
- Sub Fund - Fund
- GL, Subobject Code, Object Code - Account
- Grant - Grant ChartField / Award Profile
- Index Code - None
- Index Code (Multi purpose) - Multiple ChartFields or sub module functionality; for example additional Revenue Accounts, further breakdown of Department and usage of Project fields
- Invoice - Bill
- Object / Sub-object / GL - Account
- Organization - Department
- Program (Budget Reporting) - Not Used
- Project - Project field/or a Fund
- Projects - Projects
- Purchase Order - Purchase Order
- RFP/FB - RFx
- Report of Collection (ROC) - Direct Journal Deposit
- RTQ/RFQ - RFI
- Solicitation Number - Event ID
- SSC Refund - Single Payment Voucher
- Subsidiary - Other INFORMS module, Account
- Vendor - Bidder / Supplier

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