Glossary of Terms
administrator
A privileged account with a Model Manager server that always passes permission requirement checks.
account
Settings for a user that can log in to a Model Manager server by supplying their username and password.
action transition
A workflow transition that can be initiated by clicking a button, or selecting a menu option, on the Asset page.
activity
An operation that is performed by Model Manager when a workflow transition fires.
asset
A container for data associated with a simulation project.
asset library
A collection of assets.
asset type
A collection of attribute and workflow definitions that together specify a type of asset.
asset type workflow
The overall workflow defined for an asset type. May contain primitive and composite attribute workflows as member workflows.
built-in state condition
A state condition that can be used as a dynamic shorthand for a state value or state expression.
composite attribute
An attribute that contains a collection of primitive attributes as members.
composite attribute workflow
A workflow for a composite attribute. May contains primitive attribute workflows as member workflows.
connector
Configuration settings for ports that a Model Manager server listens on. May be used enable transport layer security (TLS) for secure connections via HTTPS.
external server component
A server component for a Model Manager server database provided externally from Model Manager server.
free workflow
A workflow that does not impose any restrictions on the workflow’s state values, nor how the state values may change via workflow transitions.
from-state condition
A state condition that must be satisfied if a workflow transition should be enabled.
managed SQL database server
A SQL database server whose process and backup routines are managed by the Model Manager server itself. A Model Manager server database uses a SQL database in the SQL database server for version control metadata.
managed resources directory
A data directory whose backup routines are managed by the Model Manager server itself. Used by a Model Manager server database to store large binary and text data.
managed search index server
A search index server whose process is managed by the Model Manager server itself. A Model Manager server database uses two indices in the search index server for the Model Manager search functionality.
managed server component
A server component for a Model Manager server database whose process and backup routines are managed by the Model Manager server itself.
member workflow
A workflow added as a member to another workflow.
perform transition activity
A workflow activity that fires a collection of enabled action transitions when it runs.
primitive attribute
A field for storing data on an asset.
primitive attribute workflow
A workflow for a primitive attribute. The workflow state is determined by the current value of the attribute on an asset. The workflow transitions describe updates to this value.
process workflow
A workflow that restricts the possible values of a primitive attribute to the state conditions of type State value explicitly defined for the workflow. Changes to the attribute can only be performed via action transitions.
state condition
A condition posed on the state values for a workflow. The condition is either satisfied or not satisfied.
state expression
A state condition written as filter expression using a the Model Manager search syntax. The state condition is satisfied if it matches state values as a logical expression.
state value
A state condition that matches the state values of a workflow by equality.
to-state condition
A state condition that must be satisfied for an enable workflow transition to fire.
transition
A transformation of state values for a workflow when saving an asset. A transition is enabled if its from-state conditions are all satisfied. An enabled transition fires if its to-state conditions are all satisfied.
transition cancellation activity
A workflow activity that cancels a save if a collection of state conditions are satisfied when it runs.
value type
The data type for the values that can be stored in a primitive attribute.
widget type
The field widget used to update the value stored in a primitive attribute.
workflow
A set of rules for how the values of an attribute, or attributes, are updated on an asset.
See also Glossary of Terms in the Model Manager Reference Manual.