ECS Glossary
Term | Description |
|---|---|
Primary Affiliation | AKA home tenant. Identifer of the tenant of a Real User |
Active Affiliation | Current tenant with which FOLIO actions are performed. Only possible if a Shadow User exists in the tenant. |
Shadow User | a user created in a destination tenant to allow the principal in an originating tenant to act by proxy in the destination tenant. |
Real User | a user created in a tenant. Acts as a primary link to shadow users in other tenants. |
Home Tenant | Tenant where the actual user record(Real User) lives |
Target Tenant | Tenant context where FOLIO actions are performed |
Consortial Tenant | Tenant where mod-consortia is enabled |
Central Tenant | AKA Consortial Tenant |
Member Tenant | Tenant belonging to a member of a consortium. |
| Shared Instance | An Inventory instance that lives in the consortial tenant. Can be shared to other tenant in the consortium. |
| Shadow Instance | Copy of a Shared Instance in a Member Tenant. |