BI Publisher Terms
The following is a list of general BI Publisher terms and their definitions.
Field or Control  | 
Description  | 
|---|---|
EFT  | 
 Electronic Funds Transfer, a format used by the banking industry.  | 
eText  | 
 Electronic text, specifically, files in ASCII text format.  | 
FO  | 
 Formatting objects, an XML markup language for document formatting.  | 
HTML  | 
 Hyper Text Markup Language, a markup language designed for the creation of web pages.  | 
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 Portable Document Format, a file format developed by Adobe Systems for representing documents in an independent format.  | 
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RTF  | 
 Rich Text Format, a document file format used for cross-platform document interchange.  | 
XML  | 
 Extendable Markup Language, a general purpose markup language for many types of data.  | 
SMS  | 
 Short messaging service, a short alphanumeric (160 characters) that is generally sent to a mobile device, such as a mobile phone.  |