Abbreviations, acronyms and notions used in the Information system Abbreviations and acronyms

Abbreviation/Acronym

Description

TFS

Team Foundation Server

RM

Release Management

MTM

Microsoft Test Manager

VS

Visual Studio

CC

Case Complete

ICT

Information and Communications Technologies

IS

Information system

IT

Information Technology

KPI

Key Performance Indicators

MSTI

Main State Tax Inspectorate

STS

State Tax Service

TR

Technical Requirements

Abbreviation / Acronym

Description

Team Foundation Server

Is a Microsoft product which provides source code management (either via Team Foundation Version Control or Git), reporting, requirements management, project management (for both agile software development and waterfall teams), automated builds, lab management, testing and release management capabilities. It covers the entire Application Lifecycle Management.

Microsoft Test Manager

This is a visual studio application (Visual Studio Test Professional 2013) where you can plan, manage, and execute manual, automated and exploratory tests. While performing manual and exploratory tests, you can log bugs. The bug will contain a trace of your recent actions, a snapshot of the state of the system, and a copy of any notes you made while exploring the system. You can record your actions in the test case, so that they can be played back later.

Release Management

This is a Microsoft application in visual studio which helps with process of managing software releases from development stage to software. With RM you can automatically configure, approve and deploy your applications for any environment. Create automated deployment orchestrations for each environment no matter how complex the configuration.

Case Complete

Is a requirements management application from Serlio Software that allows business analysts and software developers to create and manage Use Cases and Software Requirements. CaseComplete provides the ability to edit the textual portion of use cases and requirements in a guided environment and the ability to create various types of diagrams including use case diagrams, wireframes of graphical user interfaces, and flowcharts.

Lab Environment

A lab environment is a collection of computers that can be managed as a group, as part of your tests. The computers can be physical or virtual Windows machines. Lab environments are used when testing an application that runs on servers, such as a web application. Lab environments collect diagnostic data from the server machines while test perform on local client machine.

Build

Process of converting source code files into standalone software artifact(s) that can be run on a computer, or the result of doing so.

Build Definition

A build template wherein is described parameters and options for creating new Builds.

Database

Totality of data organized according to the conceptual structure that describes basic characteristics and the relation between entities.

Data integrity

Status of data, when these maintain their content and are interpreted univocally in cases of random actions. Integrity is considered maintained if data have not been altered or damaged (deleted).

DBMS

Database management system.

Document management

Set of procedures used for capturing, managing, storing, maintaining, delivery and destruction of documents within an organization. In this context, the notion “documents” can be attributed to a large number of informational assets, including images, text documents, graphics and drawings, as well as to some modern informational objects such as WEB pages, e-mail messages, instant messages or video files.

e-Factura

The IS, which is the object of this document, represents a systematized totality of technical operations using information technologies, for the creation and record-keeping of economic transactions concluded between economic agents.

e-Factura subject acting as Supplier

Economic Agent, registered in e-Factura IS who currently acts in e-Factura as Supplier, i.e. initiate EW/ETI workflow – creates, saves, signs and sends EW/ETI.

e-Factura subject acting as Buyer

Economic Agent, registered in e-Factura IS who currently acts in e-Factura as Buyer, i.e. accepts/rejects and signs EW/ETI.

e-Factura subject acting as Transporter

Economic Agent, registered in e-Factura IS who currently acts in e-Factura as Transporter, i.e. accepts/rejects and signs EW/ETI.

Electronic document

Electronic information, created, structured, processed, stored, sent with the aid of a computer to other electronic devices or software and hardware means, and signed with a digital signature.

ETI

Electronic document, complying with the conditions of Law no. 264 XV from 5 July 2004 on the electronic document and digital signature. ETI will perform all the functions of a hardcopy Tax Invoice.

EW

Electronic document, complying with the conditions of Law no. 264 XV from 5 July 2004 on the electronic document and digital signature. EW will perform all the functions of a hardcopy Waybill.

Fiscal registry

IS which contains legal information about the invoice subjects.

Informational object

Virtual representation of tangible and intangible existing entities.

Information system

Array of programs and equipment that provide automatic processing of data (automatic component of the IS).

Information system

Array of procedures and means of collection, processing and transmission of information necessary for the process of administration (includes manual and automated data processing technologies)

ICT

Information and Communications Technology – Common term that comprises all technologies used for information exchange and manipulation

Personal data

Any information regarding an identified of unidentified natural person (personal data subject). In this respect an identifiable natural person is a person that can be identified, directly or indirectly, especially by reference to an identification number or to one or several specific elements, particular to its physic, physiologic, psychic, economic, cultural or social identity

Risk Analysis

The procedure, undertaken by any e-Factura subject during ETI/EW processing, in order to check the presence of other subject in the list of companies “phantoms”.

Supplier

The e-Factura subject, who supply assets/services and creates ETI/EW.

Tax Invoice

Standard type form of primary document with special regime (printed on special paper), presented to the Buyer by the subject of taxation, properly registered, when performing deliveries subject to taxation.

Technical Requirements

Requirements listed in official e-Factura Technical Requirements documentation developed by e-Government Center of Moldova for Lor #III of IFB: 6-C.2.2

Time stamping

The procedure of marking the time when the e-Factura transaction was executed.

Transporter

The e-Factura subject, who transports assets from Supplier to Buyer.

Logging

Function of recording information about events. Within ISs the registration of events includes details about the date and hour, user and performed action.

Metadata

Mode of attributing semantic value to data stored in database (data about data).

Workflow

Administrative process of an organization during which tasks, procedures and information are processed or executed in a certain succession dictated by preset rules (procedural norms) in order to create a product or provide a service.

Waybill

Standard type form of primary document with special regime regime (printed on special paper), which is created for delivery of assets and services (works) non-subject to VAT in cases of:

• A) Selling assets with the transfer of ownership rights; B) Provision of services and performing works; C) Transporting assets within territorially disintegrated entities, as well as outside entities without transfer of ownership rights in cases of sending assets for processing, storage, expertise; D) Transfer assets in leasing, rent, tenancy.

• The Waybill can be created in case of systemic deliveries of assets and services (works) subject to VAT before the Tax Invoice in made, according to Fiscal Code provisions.