advanced filter gives the possibility to define filter conditions on the grid content, in order to display only a desired part of the data set.

callable object a process which can be run. It can be a stored procedure, one or more sql statements after each other or a web service call.

catalog object a database table represented in Niota meta data.

catalog object instance a descendant of the catalog object. You can make more catalog object instance out of one catalog object by using different settings (e.g.: protected columns, displayed columns, displayed rows, etc).

connection database connection. Points to a [database].[schema] in the case of MSSQL.

LDAP Lightweight Directory Access Protocol

lookup table a previously defined data set, in order to fill a field in the database table. In Niota it has to exist as a catalog object instance.

master-detail table there can be two, three or four tables on the screen at a time. The top-left is the master/main table. The data shown in the other tables are depend on the selection of the main table.

transaction it can be a callable object, a table load or an advanced filter event.

transaction menu it is a custom menu which contains transactions.