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Filing location

Data set, folder or drive in which a document is saved

Close

Lock events, appointments, projects or purchasing

Administrator

Users with extended rights

Address exchange

Export or import accounts between two systems

AccountAccount

Database record with the details of a private individual or company

Account category

Categories for accounts that can be defined and activated/deactivated under Administration > Settings > Accounts, multiple selection is possible. Groups addresses for the search.

On-account invoiceRechnung Akonto

Advance invoice for a partial amount of an invoice or collective invoice

Bulk operationsAktion_Auf_Liste

Various application options based on a search result

ActiveAktiv 32

Status of a function that is available or of a record that can be found through the standard search

Taskmeldung

Entry in the follow-up list (without date/time) or in the calendar (with date/time). Reminder can be set, must be activated

Gallery Album 32

List of images and graphics under the Templates tab. Use in text templates as needed.

Shared DocumentsMDokumentenAblage Liste

Storage location for external documents for repeated use under Templates > Documents > Shared Documents

General SettingsAdministration 32

Basic Bp Event settings for the entire corporation under Administration > Settings

Change log

Complete record history (log) for viewing in the event of changes etc.

Quote text

Standard text for quotes entered in the item General tab

Occasion

Reason/name for an event

Occasion type

Type of event

Work instructionsFormular 32

Event sheet aimed at specific department, listing individual work steps

Work time

Actual time worked, may be different from the scheduled shift times

Itemsartikel 32

Item (good or service), must be assigned to an item group  and may contain other items as components or be contained in them, depending on the group assignment

Item group

Grouping of similar items with certain properties, setting under Administration > Settings > Items

Item group package

Compilation of certain article groups of a transaction for information to defined (employee) groups via event sheets

Edit items in listAktion_Auf_Liste 32

Price maintenance in a mass operation

Item text (obsolete)

Formerly standard text for event sheets, supplements the information from the long description. Does not appear in quotes, contracts and invoices, is now called supplementary text.

Item propertyMdetails 32

Allergenic/nutrient or additive that must be labelled and is contained in an item, under Item > Properties; according to FIR: cereals containing gluten, eggs, peanuts, milk, celery, sesame, lupins, crustaceans, fish, soy, nuts, mustard, sulphur dioxide, sulphites, molluscs

Expandauffaechern 32

Undo a grouping, expand component items (e.g. arrangements) and display individual records again

Output settingsAusgabevorlagen 32

Basic settings for the entire company with further options for printers, watermarks etc.

EquipmentBarcode

Define equipment for a room or an article; this will not show in the event booking

Picklist

List with predefined values for an input field, can be extendable

HomeBasis 32

Tab on the function bar for the most important functions of Bp Event

Base price

Original price on which a derived price is based

Conditional formatting

Formatting of words or numbers depending on their value

RemarksTexte 32

Item group for inserting texts in segments and menu cards

UsersBenutzer 32

Staff member of the user organisation who has been added to the Bp Event database with a user name and password

User-defined

Defined by the user or user organisation

User favouritesstar 32

User-defined tab on the function bar with frequently used functions

User groupMGruppen 32

Several users who have certain authorisations and/or are combined for group notifications

User roleM

Summary of tasks, properties and authorisations of a user

User view

User-defined view of the InfoCentre, individual settings

User delegationMVertreter 32

Authorisation of a user  or a user group to access confidential records in the absence of the owner

Permission

Right to open (view), change, print, etc. a record.

Owner

User with the authorisation to restrict the rights of other users to a record

Inventory itemMartikel 32

Items that are accounted for but not destroyed through use (equipment, furniture), warning in the event of overbooking of inventory at the event

CompanyMbetrieb 32

For the multi-companies module, a company belonging to a corporation

Suggested itemsStar

Frequently sold items in connection with an account, a room or another item

Client

Computer programme that is executed on the end device of a network and communicates with a server (central computer)

DatasheetDatenblatt 32

Text template summarizing information on an event, account, project or item

Data maintenance list

Simplified data maintenance on the basis of individual lists (mass data maintenance)

Data sourceDatenbank 32

Data in different tables that can be retrieved and filtered according to certain specifications

Record lock

Prevents multiple users from editing one record at the same time

Added fieldTabellendetails 32

individually configurable data fields for each table, which often appear under the Details menu item (CRM plus modules)

Shift plannerMDienstplaner 32

Calendar overview for assigning shifts to staff

Shift overviewM

Overview of already assigned shifts

Document packageMDokumentenablage 32

Compilation of individual documents that are stored for an individual record or under Shared Documents

Printer settingsdrucker 32

Basic settings for Bp Event for the entire company

GDPR

Your data protection concept can be implemented in Bp Event.

Duplicate

Duplicate record

Duplicate matchingCheck For Duplicates 32

Search for and merge records with identical values in defined fields

PurchasingMeinkauf 32

Purchase order for consumables, which can contain several deliveries with different delivery types

Purchase itemM

Basic items in units of 1kg or 1 litre as a basis for formulation

Sundries folderMail ablegen 32

Folder in which emails can be saved without filing them to a record

E-invoiceInvoice

Digital form of invoice that must fulfil legal requirements in Germany (ZUGFeRD/XRechnung)

Holiday/Special EventMEreignis 32

Entry in the calendar for a public holiday or an event that is not organised by the user company itself

Supplementary text

Standard text for event sheets, supplements the information from the invoice text. Does not appear in quotes, contracts and invoices.

Exportexport 32

Data transfer to another database, Excel, a POS system, financial accounting, ERM, etc.S

External

Not for use in the application or in operation, but for customer printouts or interfaces

External account number

Account number assigned manually, which is saved but not assigned in Bp Event (customer number, financial accounting export)

Favourites tabstar 32

User-specific setting; tab with most frequently used funcitons or records

FeedbackFeedback

Menu item in the side navigation of the event, appears as of the (first) day of the event

Database FieldsFeldkatalog 32

List of existing tables and data fields

Window title

Window title (top centre); click on the expand triangle for settings such as “Auto-start" or "Apply window size and position”.

FA packageS

Several invoices/payments exported to the financial accounting system at the same time

FilterFilter 32

Selection criteria for the existing records

Firewall

Security system that protects a computer network or an individual computer from unwanted network access

FormulasFormelkatalog 32

List of existing formulas

Custom field

User-defined input field

Activation

Release of a licence or module by Bankettprofi GmbH

Mappingdatenblatt

Also known as runsheets, work instructions, worksheets, etc. The legacy Bp Event Event Sheets Plus have since been replaced by word processing templates.

Function Barsubmenu

Bar at the top of the Bp Event screen with quickpicks and tabs for the functions. Accessible from any interface.

Attendee listMGaesteliste 32

List of names in an order segment as a basis for printing place cards etc.

Info Centerinfocenter 32

Window accessible from the quickpicks with user-defined views of the calendar and follow-ups as well as additional user-defined tabs for important lists, websites or documents

Group viewMGruppen 32

View of the Info Centre available for a specific user group

Main supplierstandard lieferant

Preferred supplier for an item or item group, as a filter in PurchasingM

Utilitieshilfsprogramme 32

4D help programmes for word processing, spreadsheets and graphics editing under the Help tab

ICinfocenter 32

Info Centre

Info Centre list

List available as a data source in the Info Centre

Internal messagemail 32

Internal company message to other users under the Communication tab or directly from a record (account, item, event, etc.)

In-house item text

Standard text for the description of items in internal event sheets

In-house staff planning segmentMAngebot Intern Personal 32

Internal segment for scheduling and deploying staff

In-house segmentMAngebot Intern 32

Booking of items that are not invoiced and do not appear in  customer segments

JobJob 32

Single, closed job executed by the operating system in the background

CalculationMKalkul 32

Calculation of costs and quantities for planning purposes under Event > Costing

CommunicationBriefe 32

Tabs for email, mail, internal messages,  distribution lists, contact notes and out-of-office notes

Combo itemKomponenten 32

Item containing other items (recipe, menu, buffet, arrangement)

Condenseverdichten 32

Delete the remarks and items with quantity or price "0" on a list  and summarise identical items

Contact noteMkontakt notiz 32

Documentation of customer contacts, part of the CRM plus module

Context menu

Software menu with different actions depending on the context, which is activated by right-clicking on a field or a surface

Stock items

In contrast to fresh produce that is only purchased for current requirements, items that are purchased for stock (spices, pasta, flour) under Item > Additional information > Activate purchasing > Stock items

Long name (old)

Formerly standard text of items or rooms for invoices, contracts and internal work instructions is now called invoice text

Route ID

Unique identification number for e-invoices

FIRM

Food Information Regulation, EU regulation on the labelling of foodstuffs

Supplier itemAdresse 32

Item from a supplier with defined content and price

Delivery seriesMLieferservice 32

Regular delivery dates for suppliers

ESC order typeM

Generic term for delivery, deposit billing and return delivery in ESC

Delivery typeM

Order status in purchasing

List

Compilation of data from one or more tables of the Bp event

Matchcode

Character string that represents a (not necessarily complete but error-free) search term

Max. guests (event)

Max. number of guests, calculation basis for all items that are charged per person. Additionally triggers a capacity warning if the maximum capacity of a booked room is exceeded.

Menu text

Standard text for menu cards for events

Menu item

Subdivision of the side navigation of a record

Rentals

Staff itemsM or inventory itemsM, rented/hired for an event to supplement your own inventory

Min. guests (event)

Min. number of guests, specify as information value. Triggers a capacity warning if the number of people in a booked room falls below the minimum number.

ModuleM

Extension of the Bp Event Software

Multi-CompaniesMbetrieb 32

Corporations with multiple companies and different accounting cycles

Navigation

Left sidebar of a record window with the available tabs, e.g. General, Added fields, Properties, Contacts

NetworkMVerkAdressen 32

Links between accounts

ODBC

Open Database Connectivity, a standardised database interface that uses SQL as the database language

Outstanding invoicesRechnung 32

Listing of all invoices with customer printout regardless of the payment term

Optionsicon optionen 32

Tab for user settings

TrashPapierkorb 32

Email folder in which emails are collected before final deletion

PDFpdf 32

Portable Document Format, a platform-independent file format for documents

Staff itemM

Staff roles or members

Staff roleM

Defines tasks, properties and authorisations of a staff member for shift planning

Staff segmentMAngebot Intern Personal 32

Each segment containing at least one staff item

Mandatory field

Input field that must be filled in for the record to be saved. Usually underlined in the record

Phonetic search

Search for similar sounding words and sounds

PLU

Price Look-Up code, identification number for products

PNG

Portable Network Graphics, a graphics format for raster graphics

Port

Part of a network address

Price group

Possibility of tiered pricing (PP, SP, SPN etc)

Proof copy

Print preview of a document without send date

LogFehlerprotokoll 32

Change log, error log, log, history

WorkflowMProzess 32

Defined sequence of individual work steps

Workflow templateMProzess Vorlage 32

Description/documentation of a business workflow, can serve as a printed template or workflow for a process

Room reservationsraeume

Simple capacity overview for rooms

SpreadsheetRechenblatt 32

The customer invoice is created when the spreadsheet is generated. An automatic invoice number is assigned and the date of issue and payment term are determined.

Tab

Subdivision of the function bar for thematic grouping of functions

Invoice text

Standard text of items or rooms for invoices, contracts and internal work instructions

Invoice format

E-invoice profile, is stored in the invoice address

Reservation listGaesteliste 32

List of reservations for an event with options for booking tickets M or tablesM. The list is an "Order" type event segment.

Circular nesting

Incorrect nesting within a data set that contains itself on another level

Opt-out listOpt-out list

Protection list with contact details of people who do not wish to be contacted

RTF

Rich Text Format, a file format for texts that serves as an exchange format between word processing programmes

Collective invoiceSammel Rechnung 32

Invoice containing several partial invoices that do not necessarily belong to the same event

Final reportAdded table fields

Menu item in the side navigation of the event, appears as of the (first) day of the event

Quickpicks

Access to the most important functions via icons on the far left of the function bar (Info Centre, User Favourites, Email, Internal Messages, Holidays/Special Events)

InterfaceS

Connection point between Bp Event and other software systems for exchanging data

Blacklist (B.List)

Entry of a hidden comment on the account. If there is an entry, a category is ticked and a black line is displayed in the first column of any accounts list. We recommend setting a time stamp (Alt+F2)

Standalone report (ssl)

List with defined search criteria, which is executed by clicking or entering another parameter

SEPA

Single Euro Payments Area

Bulk mail

Personalised letter sent to multiple accounts

Multiple copiesKopie 32

Multiple copies of a record

Server

For server-client installations, the computer that makes the programme available to the clients

Service Client

Process that runs together with the Bp Event Server. The Service Client is required for the execution of jobs (e.g. data backup) and  web server

Service notes

Standard text for work instructions for the service team

Single Sign On (SSO)

One-time user authentication

SMTP

Simple Mail Transfer Protocol, a protocol for exchanging emails in computer networks

Sort order

Fixed sequence

SQL

Structured Query Language,  a database language for defining data structures in relational databases and for editing (inserting, modifying, deleting) and querying datasets based on them

Default settings

Default values that can be overwritten by company or user settings

Standard list

List that is supplied with every installation and cannot be changed or deleted

Standard scenario

Scenario that is supplied with every installation and cannot be changed or deleted

Standard event sheet

Event sheet supplied with every installation,cannot be changed or deleted

Status

Phase, state of an event, task, segment or appointment

Status date

The date on which a status expires or becomes due influences the display of a record in the calendar and the follow-ups

Keyword

Expandable list for sorting accounts with date and free text

Synchronisation

Transferring data from BANKETTprofi to a mobile device

Sync server

External communication
Example Google Calendar, WebServer, Oauth 2

Sync accounts

Determination of one or more recipients (groups)

Sync tables

Determination of the table

System requirements

Hardware and software requirements

Scenarioszenarienverwaltung

Description/recording of a possible situation/use case. Package of templates, added fields, formulas, item groups and item group packages etc. for the intended use case. All relevant data is automatically imported.

Added table fieldsAdded table fields

Depending on the module configuration (e.g. CRM Plus, Multiple Quotes and Orders, Shift and Staff Planning), additional customised fields can be created in many tables. These fields can also be search fields and mandatory fields.

TAPItapi

Telephony Application Programming Interface, programming interface for telephony applications

HotkeysHotkey 32

Key combination for certain control commands

TCP

Transmission Control Protocol, a network protocol that defines the way in which data is to be exchanged between computers

Temporary account

Customer name for table reservation without creating a full account

Ticketed eventMticketing

Event with tickets

Table planMtischreservierung 32

Graphic  to visualise the position of tables and chairs in the corresponding floor plan of the room

Table reservations event

General information on times, rooms, added fields of table reservations on a specific date

To-doTrenntexte 32

Tool for internal work organisation and communication

Separator textTrenntexte 32

Character or text between groups of items in offer, card etc.

Environment variableicon optionen 32

Configurable variables

Unicode

International standard in which a digital code is defined for each meaningful character or text element

Corporation

Individual company or the corporation encompassing all companies

Top-/Subrooms Raum-ueber-unter

If you define various sub-rooms for a room, the occupancy in the associated rooms is checked. To do this, also activate the Top/Sub-Rooms button in the room reservations. Example: The Red Salon has been booked, which means that the top-room Large Hall is no longer available.

UUID

Universally Unique Identity Number

Legacy featuresachtung 32

Administration area for displaying obsolete functions in the software

Event templatevorlage va 32

Sample event with preset fields, a copy of which can be overwritten with the current data

Data use purpose

Purpose of a possible customer communication to which customer consent can be given

ConsumableM

Purchase items for consumption, as opposed to inventory items or staff

Collapseverdichten 32

Delete the remarks and items with quantity or price "0" on a list  and summarise (compress) identical items

LinkVerknuepfen 32

Relationship between records, e.g. an account for an event, booked items, schedule items

Distribution listVerteilerliste 32

List of email addresses to which an email or internal message is sent at the same time

ConfidentialVertraulich 32

Status of a record with restricted read authorisation for the owner and their representative only

DelegateMVertreter 32

User with authorisation for confidential records of another owner

DirectoryVerzeichnis 32

Sorting device in operating systems, folders, filing

Directory objectVerzeichnis Objekt 32

File, link or any other object that is assigned to a directory

Full-text search

Finding texts in a large number of identical or different files

Event segmentMAngebot

User-defined sub-area of an event for better structuring, e.g. reception, lunch, coffee break or food, drinks, technology

TemplateVorlagen 32

Sample for recurring use Example: Mail, emails, quotes to invoices, events

Follow-up

Listing of due tasks and all records labelled "follow-up" with a date

DictionaryMuebersetzen 32

Customised list of translations

Word fragment

Search for word fragments by entering * in front of the term
(* -> so-called wildcard)

XML

Extensible Markup Language, markup language for the representation of hierarchically structured data in the form of text files

Payment processingZahlungen 32

Enter payments via a list

Time reference

Period of use of items, possibly also for price calculation (chargeable by day/hour etc.)

Timestampstamp 32

Keyboard shortcut shift F2 to insert user name, date and time in an input field

Resetdelete 32

Undo changes and save data with the status of the last save or a default value

PropertiesZusaetze 32

Further information on a record/account/item