Terminology Changes

The versions of SAS IT Resource Management 3.1 and later use new terminology to describe similar tasks, objects, or features that you might have used when working with earlier versions of the software. The following table provides some of the old terms that were used before this version of SAS IT Resource Management and the new terms that describe the same or similar tasks or objects.

Terminology Changes for SAS IT Resource Management 3.2 and Later
2.x Term or Phrase	3.x Term or Phrase
PDB	IT data mart
collectors	adapters
QuickStart wizard	Adapter Setup wizard
detail level data	simple aggregation data
summary level data	summarized aggregation data
process macro	staging transformation
reduction macro	Aggregation transformation

Note: The terms and phrases in the table show the change in terminology for similar objects and concepts. These terms do not represent an exact one-to-one correlation. For example, the Adapter Setup wizard provides more functionality and features than the QuickStart wizard. However, the general concepts and objectives of the two wizards are similar.