System - The group of applications supporting a broad area of LEA or campus management, or specific group of applications (e.g., Business, Student, State Reporting, OCR, District Administration, System Administration).

Application - A particular application within a system (e.g., Attendance, Registration).



Page - Selected from a menu or submenu, a page may have multiple tabs, or it may stand alone. A page can have fields, buttons, grids, report parameters, and other features allowing you to accomplish one or more tasks.



Tab - Some pages have multiple tabs allowing you to accomplish tasks that can be logically grouped together.



Field - A mechanism for inputting data, such as a text entry box, drop-down list, check box, or radio button. Each field has a label, such as Grade Level. Note that in ASCENDER online Help and other documentation, field names are displayed in bold font.



Report Parameters - Fields that allow you to input criteria for running reports.



Grid - A group of records displayed in columns and rows, or empty columns and rows in which to add new records, such as a table maintenance page.

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