Key terms: Glossary
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ParentA Parent item is a component within a hierarchical structure that has sub-items or children. |
Participant instance (performance activities)A participant’s own copy of the subject instance activity. This may be different to the subject instance depending on their relationship to the subject in the context of the activity. |
Participant (performance activities)A user who is expected to engage in a performance activity. Participants are defined by their relationship to the subject of the activity, either automatically by job assignment (such as the user’s manager) or manually selected by the subject or their manager (such as the reviewer). |
Participant section (performance activities)The smallest unit of a performance activity in which progress can be tracked. Participants can submit sections individually. |
Performance activityA template that defines the way a performance activity (such as an appraisal, check-in or 360 feedback) will be conducted, by defining the questions, structure, scheduling and participants. |
Performance managementIncludes the Appraisals, 360 feedback and Goals functionality. |
PermissionThe
settings which allow, prevent, or prohibit users from accessing elements in the
system based on their role. |
PlaylistA collection of resources created by a user. Can be public, private or limited to specific people. Linked to a topic, playlists are searchable if not private. Playlists can be liked, shared or commented on. |
PluginA core or custom module or add-on within Totara Learn which provides specific features and functionality. Examples include activities, authentication, and enrolment plugins. |
PositionA job or role that sits within a positional hierarchy. Positions may be linked to competencies and/or goals. |
ProficiencyIndicates that the user assigned to a competency in Totara Perform has fulfilled sufficient criteria to achieve a level at which they are considered competent. |
ProgramA
prescribed learning path made up of one or many courses with ‘and/then/or’
conditions between sets of courses. |
Program imageAn image representing a program within the Featured Links block and/or the Course Catalogue. A default image is displayed unless a custom image has been added via a program's general settings. |
Progress status (performance activities)Indicates progression towards completion of a performance activity:
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