GLOSSARY OF TERMS
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Project Management Advisor (PMA)
An external advisor who assists the National Project Manager in all aspects of Project
Management not related to the Customs or Technical work but purely to the Project
organisation, planning and management.
Query By Example (QBE)
Simple language used in PARADOX to allow the interrogation of data on the Client PC.
Reference Data
The Reference Data used in ASYCUDA++ as the basis of the processing system. Includes
the National Tariff, Declarants, Consignees, Consignors, Customs Procedure Codes etc.
Relational Database Management System (RDBMS)
Informix and Oracle are the SQL databases that can be used on the server. As the table structure
of the reference data on the server is mirrored by the structure available on the Client, so it follows
that the database could be replaced by any other relational database available under UNIX.
Remote CPU
A Server remote from the location of the Client PC that can be accessed by the Client PC
using a LAN or WAN.
Remote Printer Port (RPT)
The printer port used when your Client PC is attached to a remote printer for ASYCUDA++ via
the LAN or WAN.
Replication
The update of Reference data from the Server to the Client PC to ensure that the Client PC
mirrors the current, correct Server data.
Section
The group of Examining Officers comprising at least the Chief Examiner and one Examiner
covering an agreed physical area of work i.e. a Transit Shed or group of Transit Sheds.
Selectivity
The function within ASYCUDA++ for selecting declarations for further Customs attention
according to pre-programmed selection criteria.
Server
Computer in which reference data is recorded and all central processing is carried out by
remote connection from Client PCs. Usually much more powerful than the Client PCs it can
be located regionally or centrally with access via LANs or WANs.
Simple Customs Taxation Language (SCTL)
The language in ASYCUDA++ in which Taxation Rules are written. See also Syntax.
Single Administrative Document (SAD)
Adopted in the EU in 1988 this document standardised import, export and Transit declarations
throughout the Union and has been adopted by many other countries either fully or in part.