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Common Terms

If you are new to onboard and are not familiar with the application itself, you can find a list of commonly used terms in this file and get an insight on what they mean and why you need them.

Modules​

onboard consists of two modules:

  • Recruiting: The application tracking system (ATS)
  • Talent Management: Employee management

The website https://www.onboard.org/en/features gives information about each module.

General​

  • Business​

    Every onboard installation is a business at it's core. The business contains all the core information of a client's installation, like the locales used in the business.

  • Location​

    A business consists of multiple locations. These usually follow a tree-like structure. A location can also be a sub business.

  • Department​

    A business consists of multiple departments. These usually follow a tree-like structure.

Recruiting​

  • Job​

    A job is a job opening where candidates can apply to.

  • Application​

    An application is a candidate that applied at the business.

  • Application Field​

    Applications can have a lot of different attributes, like a name, gender or email address. These attributes are defined by so called application fields.

Talent Management​

  • Employee​

    Every business has a list of employees, wether currently active or not. These employees consist of a variety of different attributes.

  • Employee Field​

    Employees can have a lot of different attributes, like a name, gender or email address. These attributes are defined by so called employee fields.

  • Employee Status​

    Every employee is assigned a status, so that they can be categorized and differentiated between more easily.

  • Employee Job​

    Every employee can have multiple employee jobs, which describe the past, present and future employment agreements between the employee and the employer.

  • Employee Job Fields​

    Employee Jobs can have a lot of different attributes, like a name, department or location. These attributes are defined by so called employee job fields.

  • Employee File Category​

    Every business has a list of employee file categories. These can generally be compared to folders in an operating system, but all employees share the same folders, but can only see their content in said folders.

  • Employee File​

    Employee files describe all files associated with an employee, like payroll, cv's and others.