Business Glossary
Welcome to the Data Governance Business Glossary.
The business glossary enables you to find business term definitions and associated metadata.
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Bonus Pay
Created:
Mar 06, 2017 3:23 pm
Status:
Accepted
A Bonus is a one-time payment made to an eligible employee of The George Washington University for a specified and approved purpose. Specified and approved purposes include:
1. Providing an incentive for a prospective candidate to accept an offer of employment at GWU, consistent with reasonable market practices (“Hiring Bonus”), or
2. Recognizing outstanding and exemplary performance over the course of the rating period (“Performance Bonus”, also known as a “bonus in addition to merit”), or
3. Providing a non-base building financial reward to staff whose base compensation exceeds the prevailing market rate, defined as exceeding the appropriate market rate ("Merit Bonus", also known as a “bonus in lieu of merit”), or
4. Recognizing the successful completion of a major project of institutional importance, consistent with reasonable market practices (“Project Bonus”), or
5. Retaining an employee with a unique skill set or of critical importance to the institution (“Retention Bonus”)
Data Domain
Human Resources
Community
Human Resources
Security Requirement
Restricted
Book Deficit
Created:
Jan 02, 2025 3:46 pm
Status:
Candidate
When expenses exceed revenues or when liabilities exceed assets.
Data Domain
Community
General Ledger
Security Requirement
Restricted
Booster
Created:
May 11, 2022 4:04 pm
Status:
Accepted
Status of booster eligibility
Data Domain
Community
The Data Governance Office
Security Requirement
Restricted
Booster Eligible Date
Created:
May 11, 2022 4:04 pm
Status:
Accepted
The date when eligible for the booster
Data Domain
Community
The Data Governance Office
Security Requirement
Restricted
Buckley Student
Created:
Oct 29, 2014 10:36 am
Status:
Accepted
A student who has requested Buckley amendment protections on their data.
Data Domain
Academics
Community
Student
Security Requirement
Restricted
Budget
Created:
Apr 21, 2015 10:45 am
Status:
Accepted
The total estimated amount of income or expenditure for the fiscal year. This is the sum of Period Net for Balance Type = 'Budget'.
Data Domain
Finance
Community
General Ledger
Security Requirement
Restricted
Budget
Created:
Aug 10, 2015 1:29 pm
Status:
Accepted
Award Budget Amount
Data Domain
Research
Community
Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR)
Security Requirement
Restricted
Budget Amount
Created:
Jul 08, 2014 11:41 am
Status:
Accepted
Sponsor approved budget by expenditure category
Data Domain
Research
Community
Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR)
Security Requirement
Restricted
Budget Amount
Created:
Jun 12, 2017 8:44 am
Status:
Accepted
The student's default cost of attendance
Data Domain
Finance
Community
Financial Aid
Security Requirement
Regulated
Budget Amount
Created:
Nov 13, 2020 3:26 pm
Status:
Accepted
The budget amount associated to a specified position.
Data Domain
Human Resources
Community
Human Resources
Security Requirement
Restricted
Budget Amount <> Funding Amount
Created:
Sep 13, 2022 1:16 pm
Status:
Accepted
This shows a count of distinct Awards where Budget amount is different from Funding Amount.
Data Domain
Academics
Community
Grants and Contracts Accounting Services (GCAS)
Security Requirement
Restricted
Budget Campus Group
Created:
Nov 05, 2015 11:59 am
Status:
Accepted
The Budget Campus Group indicated for the Term and CRN
Data Domain
Academics
Community
Student
Security Requirement
Restricted
Budget Component Code
Created:
Jun 12, 2017 8:44 am
Status:
Accepted
Budget component code identifies a particular cost of attendance in the student's budget.
Data Domain
Finance
Community
Financial Aid
Security Requirement
Regulated
Budget Component Default Ind
Created:
Jun 12, 2017 8:44 am
Status:
Accepted
Indicates whether or not to automatically include this budget component code in all budget group definitions.
Data Domain
Finance
Community
Financial Aid
Security Requirement
Public
Budget Component Description
Created:
Jun 12, 2017 8:44 am
Status:
Accepted
Describes the budget component code and identifies what it represents.
Data Domain
Finance
Community
Financial Aid
Security Requirement
Public
Budgeted Compensation
Created:
Dec 17, 2014 10:44 am
Status:
Accepted
Budgeted Compensation as of the selected Accounting Period
Data Domain
Finance
Community
General Ledger
Security Requirement
Restricted
Budgeted Net Operating Income
Created:
Dec 17, 2014 10:44 am
Status:
Accepted
Total Budgeted Revenues less Total Budgeted Expenses
Data Domain
Finance
Community
General Ledger
Security Requirement
Restricted
Budget Exceeded?
Created:
Mar 04, 2019 2:16 pm
Status:
Accepted
Indicates an award has exceeded its budget
Data Domain
Research
Community
Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR)
Security Requirement
Restricted
Budget Group Active Ind
Created:
Jun 12, 2017 8:44 am
Status:
Accepted
Indicates whether the budgeting group code is active.
Data Domain
Finance
Community
Financial Aid
Security Requirement
Public
Budget Group Code
Created:
Jun 12, 2017 8:44 am
Status:
Accepted
Budget group code identifies a group of students with common characteristics for budget creation.
Data Domain
Finance
Community
Financial Aid
Security Requirement
Regulated
Budget Group Description
Created:
Jun 12, 2017 8:44 am
Status:
Accepted
Describes the budget group code and identifies what it represents.
Data Domain
Finance
Community
Financial Aid
Security Requirement
Regulated
Budget Org Code
Created:
Apr 14, 2016 7:53 am
Status:
Accepted
Budget Org Code associated with the funding of the Roadmap Initiative
Data Domain
Services
Community
Roadmaps
Security Requirement
Restricted
Budget Org Name
Created:
Apr 14, 2016 7:56 am
Status:
Accepted
Budget Org Name associated with the funding of the Roadmap Initiative
Data Domain
Services
Community
Roadmaps
Security Requirement
Restricted
Budget Status
Created:
May 25, 2022 3:01 pm
Status:
Accepted
Identifies the status of the budget request for a position.
Data Domain
Human Resources
Community
Human Resources
Security Requirement
Restricted
Budget Type Code
Created:
Jun 12, 2017 8:44 am
Status:
Accepted
Identify a particular type of budget. EXAMPLES: INST, Pell
Data Domain
Finance
Community
Financial Aid
Security Requirement
Public