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# Glossary

The following table describes common terms used in Bridge Automation Service (BAS) and during the Automation Service (AS) to BAS migration process.

| **Term**                           | **Definition**                                                                                                                                   |
| ---------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| **Catalog**                        | A published automation that can be executed on demand, through a schedule, or by an event trigger.                                               |
| **Category**                       | A logical grouping used to organize catalog items within the Orchestration Catalog.                                                              |
| **Connection**                     | A configured endpoint and credential set that enables workflows to communicate with external systems, platforms, or services.                    |
| **Domain-Specific Language (DSL)** | A JSON-based workflow definition that describes orchestration logic, workflow activities, execution flow, inputs, and outputs.                   |
| **Event**                          | A trigger that automatically initiates a workflow when a predefined condition or notification is received from an external system.               |
| **Execution History**              | A record of workflow executions that includes execution status, logs, timestamps, activity details, and outputs.                                 |
| **Input Parameter**                | Information provided by a user or calling system when executing a catalog item or workflow.                                                      |
| **Orchestration**                  | The coordinated execution of multiple automation activities to automate and manage business or operational processes.                            |
| **Migration Report**               | A report generated during the migration process that summarizes migrated, skipped, failed, and partially migrated assets.                        |
| **Role**                           | A collection of permissions assigned to users that determines the actions they can perform within BAS.                                           |
| **Schedule**                       | A time-based trigger that automatically executes a catalog item or workflow at predefined intervals.                                             |
| **Tenant**                         | An isolated customer environment within BAS that contains its own users, roles, catalogs, workflows, schedules, event rules, and configurations. |
| **Workflow**                       | A sequence of connected activities executed by BAS to automate a process or operational task.                                                    |
| **Workflow Builder**               | The visual authoring tool used to create and manage workflows without manually writing DSL code.                                                 |