Glossary of Terms

Managed file transfer (MFT) is a technology platform that allows organizations to reliable and securely exchange electronic data between systems. 

An appropriation made available to the Governor for unforeseen expenditure requirements in state agencies.

Cash disbursements are any moneys (e.g., checks, cash, warrants, credit or debit card amounts, or Electronic Fund Transfers (EFTs)) paid by the state during a period regardless of when the related obligations are incurred.

Granular view of payroll earnings and deductions.

The City of Seattle recognizes firms who self certify as minority owned or women owned.

An ESCO is an energy service company that contracts with a facility owner or a utility to acquire, design, install, maintain and/or finance energy conservation, cogeneration or renewable energy projects. ESCO’s primarily develop, own and operate energy projects with no technical or financial risk to the facility owner or utility. The ESCO can guarantee the energy savings, utility payments, and overall cost of the project.

Refers to an agency’s capacity (availability of time and resources) and capability to support and adopt the upcoming transformation. People, process, and technology are the core elements used to assess and measure agency readiness over time. Agency Readiness is a component of OCM.

A fund type used to report activities that provide goods or services to other funds, departments, or agencies of the state on a cost reimbursement basis. Internal service funds are used where the state is the predominate participant in the activity.

This is the State of Washington including all agencies, higher education and other entities. The Company Code has one tax ID number.

Supplier pricing hosted on DES website—master contract portal pages for ordering, in absence of a full catalog.

A subprocess refers to a specific activity or action within a software that falls under the broader umbrella of a process. For instance, procurement is a process, and purchase-to-pay is a subprocess.

Builds off of the Foundation Data Model (FDM) Blueprint deliverable to provide the high-level mappings of Workday FDM dimensions to legacy systems (including examples of proposed FDM dimension naming conventions and initial draft on how to transition to Workday FDM from the state’s current AFRS COA).

This is a phase within the contract life cycle. Activities include; the Competitive Solicitation procurement process; negotiating (where permissible) with successful bidders; and contract execution.

A projected expenditure level representing the estimated cost of providing currently authorized services in the ensuing biennium. It is calculated using current appropriations, the bow wave of legislative intentions assumed in existing appropriations (costs or savings), and adjustments for trends in entitlement caseload/enrollment and other mandatory expenses. This number establishes a theoretical base from which changes are made to create a new budget.

An account in the general ledger in which the aggregate of all debit and credit postings to a number of related accounts (called the subsidiary accounts) are recorded. For example, the Accounts Receivable account is a control account supported by the aggregate of the individual customer subsidiary accounts.

A 501(c)3 nonprofit corporation that receives state or federal public funds, organized for charitable purposes.

An estimate of the total time that an asset is usable and in service.

A term that generally refers to moneys or resources.

Accounts that are subject to the appropriation and/or allotment process.

A list of Vendors used by Purchasers to communicate with Vendors in the context of a Procurement.

Accounts set up by law to receive revenue from a specific source and to be spent for a specific purpose.

The portion of expenditure authority not expected to be used because of circumstances such as the Governor’s across-the-board allotment reductions, technical corrections, or proviso compliance.

A set of defined rules that enable different applications to communicate with each other. It acts as an intermediary of the layer that processes data transfers between systems. 

A fiscal and accounting entity with a self-balancing set of general ledger codes in which cash and other financial resources, together with all related liabilities and residual equities or balances, and changes therein, are recorded and segregated for the purpose of carrying on specific activities or attaining certain objectives in accordance with special regulations, restrictions, or limitations. For reporting purposes, the state identifies major accounts, and administratively combines all remaining accounts into roll-up funds. Most accounts are set up in state law to isolate specific activities.

Awards of financial assistance, including cooperative agreements, in the form of money or property in lieu of money to an eligible grantee. Capital grants are restricted for the acquisition, constructions, or renovation of capital assets associated with a specific program. Operating grants support all or a portion of current operating expenses within a certain program.

Cash receipts are any moneys (e.g., checks, cash, warrants, credit or debit card amounts, or EFTs) received by the state during a period regardless of when the moneys are earned.

A bond issued by a surety company on behalf of a contractor to guarantee an owner proper performance of the construction contract.

In a single-tenancy architecture, the tenant purchases their own copy of the software, and the software can be customized to meet the specific and needs of that customer.

Encompassing the entire state of Washington as a single organization, rather than separate groups, departments, agencies or functions.

A senior leader within each agency that actively and visibly supports One Washington efforts by attaching their name to communications and being the “leadership face” of One Washington to all employees (one sponsor per agency).