CWDS Glossary
The CWDS Glossary includes a List of Acronyms and defined terms captured from various models, reports, and other artifacts pertaining to the Child Welfare System – California Automated Response and Engagement System (CWS-CARES) Project. The Glossary standardizes terms used across the various project disciplines; each term is defined with its meaning specific to the project domain.
The State may update the CWDS Glossary at any time. Any questions please contact CWDS Communications.
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Configuration
A means of setting up an application to serve a particular business need that does not require custom coding. Uses the platform’s inherent features.
Configuration Item (CI)
Refers to any component that needs to be managed in order to deliver an IT service, and anything that needs to follow a formal change control process. Information about each Configuration Item is recorded in a configuration record within a configuration management system and is maintained throughout its lifecycle.
Configuration Management Database (CMDB)
An ITIL term for a database used by an organization to store information about hardware and software assets
Configuration Management Project Management
In the context of project management, the detailed recording and updating of information that describes an enterprise's hardware and software. Such information typically includes the versions and updates that have been applied to installed software packages and the locations and network addresses of hardware devices.
Configuration Management Software Development
In the context of software development using open source tools, a process of automating the replication of a server image from a script, using tools such as Chef, Puppet, Salt, or Ansible.
Consortium IV (of SAWS) (C-IV)
C-IV consists of 39 counties that represent over 27 percent of the State's* welfare caseload. C-IV is also the name of the system used by the C-IV consortium.
Contact
Documentation to memorialize service and communication with a client and anyone affiliated with a client. Contacts may include in-person, written, or telephone or electronic communications by a social worker or other persons authorized pursuant to regulations or designated to provide services to a child, youth, parent(s), guardian(s), out-of-home care providers or other persons involved in child welfare services.
Containerization
A method of deploying software within a container. A container, in general, is an isolation implementation within a virtualized operating system. Specific implementations of containerization include Docker, LXC, Rkt, and Warden.
Content Management System
A system used to manage the content of a website. Typically, a Content Management System consists of two elements: the content management application and the content delivery application.
Context-sensitive
A kind of online help that is obtained from a specific point in the state of the software, providing help for the situation that is associated with that state. Context-sensitive help, as opposed to general online help or online manuals, doesn't need to be accessible for reading as a whole.