Glossary
Definitions for key terms used throughout the Pulse Connect documentation.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Account | The organizational container in Pulse Connect. All data, users, and configuration belong to one account. |
| Adapter | The software component that translates how Pulse Connect communicates with a specific external system (e.g., Oracle Fusion adapter, Salesforce adapter). |
| Basic Panel | A detail view panel type that displays field-value pairs from a record dataset. |
| Connector | A configured connection to an external data system. Also called a “Server” in some parts of the interface. |
| Contextual Area | The header section of a Detail Page that shows key summary information about the currently viewed record. |
| Dataset | A data source bound to a detail view, used to populate panels with information from an external system. |
| Designer Mode | An in-page editing mode that allows Designers to configure views while viewing real data. |
| Detail View | A page type that shows all information about a single record, organized in panels. |
| Drilldown | A sliding panel in a List Panel that reveals all available fields for a selected row. |
| Embed Only | A user role restricted to accessing views only when embedded in another application. |
| Endpoint | A specific named data query within a Connector, pointing to a particular path in the external system. |
| Group | A named collection linking users to views. Users only see views from groups they belong to. |
| List Panel | A detail view panel type that displays a list of related records. |
| Lookup Dataset | A dataset type that fetches a list and uses the first matching item as a single record. |
| Proxy | The mechanism by which Pulse Connect fetches data from external systems on behalf of the user, without exposing credentials. |
| Search View | A page type that displays a filterable, sortable list of records. |
| Session | An authenticated user’s active connection to Pulse Connect. A user can have only one active session at a time. |
| View | A configured page (either Search or Detail) that users interact with. |
| Watchlist | A personal board where users save links to specific records for later reference. |