Glossary – Sun Microsystems Sun Java System Content Delivery Server 5 User Manual

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Glossary

This glossary defines the terms and acronyms used in the context of this guide.

Accounts

The individuals who have access to the

Sun Java System Content Delivery

Server. Four types of accounts are available:

Developer Accounts

,

Vending

Manager Accounts

,

Subscriber Accounts

, and

Administrator Accounts

.

Active Content

Stocked content that is available to the Vending Manager and to subscribers.
The Vending Manager administrator can change the status of content that is
active.

Administrator

Person responsible for administration of the

Catalog Manager

or

Vending

Manager

component of the

Content Delivery Server

.

Administrator

Accounts

Accounts for individuals who administer the Catalog Manager or the Vending
Manager. Administrator Accounts can be disabled when you no longer want
an individual accessing the Catalog Manager or the Vending Manager.

Applications

Executable content submitted to the

Content Delivery Server.

Billing Model

A billing type, either prepaid or postpaid, in the billing system supported by
the Content Delivery Server.

In the prepaid billing model, the billing system is contacted for authorization
before a subscriber is permitted to purchase and download content. For
postpaid billing models, the billing system receives purchase information after
the transaction occurs. See Pricing Model.

Bundled Content

A collection of related files (for example, an application and any associated
audio, video, or image files). Bundled content is created and managed by
the Vending Manager.

Campaign

A collection of attributes for promoting or selling content. The Vending
Manager can create marketing campaigns.

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