Excel Services Glossary
This glossary defines terms commonly used with Excel Services.
Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
access control list (ACL) |
A list of permissions granted to users or groups for file and network resource access. |
alert |
An error that occurs within the Web service, or one that is returned by Excel Calculation Services. For more information, see Excel Services Alerts. |
authentication |
In a multi-user or network operating system, the process by which the system validates a user's logon credentials. |
authorization |
The permissions that an administrator or a user with Manage Permissions rights grants to users and groups. |
error code |
An error that is accessible when a call to the Excel Web Services methods throws a SOAP exception. You use the SubCode property of the SoapException class to capture error codes. For more information, see Excel Services Error Codes. |
line-of-business (LOB) application |
A critical computer application that runs in an enterprise, such as an accounting, supply chain management, or resource planning application. |
parameter |
A defined name for a cell value, including a PivotTable report filter, that you create when you publish a workbook to Excel Services. You can enter a new value in Excel Services either by using the Parameters Task Pane or by passing a value through a connected Web Part, such as a Filters Web Part. |
shared service |
Services that are shared by multiple Web applications in the same farm. Some of the shared services can also be shared across farms using the inter-farm shared services. For more information, see Determine Sites and Subsites on TechNet. |
Shared Services Provider (SSP) |
A logical grouping of shared services and their supporting resources. For more information, see Determine Sites and Subsites on TechNet. |
single sign-on (SSO) |
Microsoft Single Sign-On service (SSOSrv) provides storage and mapping of credentials, such as account names and passwords, to enable portal-based applications to retrieve information from third-party systems. The SSO service maps user accounts to back-end credentials. It makes it possible for end users to access back-end systems and enterprise applications by logging on only one time to the network. |
trusted location |
A directory that the server administrator adds to the internal "includes list." Workbooks are only loaded on the server if they reside in a location which is included in this list. For example, if a workbook does not reside in a directory in this list, the calls to open the workbook will fail. |
user-defined function (UDF) |
Custom functions that extend the calculation and data-import capabilities of Excel and Excel Services. For more information, see Understanding Excel Services UDFs. |
Web service |
The fundamental building block in the move to distributed computing on the Internet. XML Web services expose useful functionality to Web users through a standard Web protocol, usually SOAP. Web services provide a way to describe their interfaces in enough detail to allow a user to build a client application to communicate with them. This description is usually contained in an XML file called a Web Services Description Language (WSDL) document. |
See Also
Reference
Concepts
Excel Services Overview
Excel Services Architecture
Excel Services Development Roadmap
Excel Services Alerts
Understanding Excel Services UDFs