Glossary

A

Account

Login information tied to an individual. Keyed by email address. Can belong to multiple spaces. → Account

Audit log

A history that records all write operations in a tamper-proof form (WORM). Viewable from Space settings → Audit log. → Security

C

Central DB / WS DB

The tenant-isolation design of the cloud DB. Common information lives in the Central DB, and each space's business data is stored in an independent WS DB.

Core features

niyase's central features. Narrowed down to "managing information essential to paying taxes." Business entity, HR, attendance, payroll, accounting, financial close, and tax. → Feature list

CRUD

Short for Create / Read / Update / Delete. Appears frequently in this documentation.

E

Encryption (at-rest / in-transit)

at-rest = encryption while stored, in-transit = encryption during communication. niyase performs both.

F

Focus mode (discontinued)

A mode concept from the old sidebar. It has now been consolidated into a GCP Console style (always all categories + pinned items) and discontinued.

L

Local-first

A design that places the source of truth on the device side and treats the cloud as a replica. Adopted by niyase's desktop / mobile. → Sync and consistency

M

Marketplace

The plugin distribution site. marketplace.niyase.com.

Membership

A record representing that an account belongs to a particular space. Has a role (OWNER / ADMIN / MEMBER, etc.).

N

niyase

The name of this service. It derives from "enjoying each day" (nichijō o tanoshimu).

P

Passkey

Passwordless authentication using public-key cryptography. niyase supports it as well (recommended).

Personal space

A space for personal use rather than work. Up to one can be created per account. → Spaces

Plugin

An extension at the side-menu level. By cost and availability it is divided into "standard (free) / custom (developed for your own organization, with visibility either public or to designated spaces only)," and by developer into "official / certified." Can be added from the marketplace. → Plugins

Profile

Display information tied to an account (display name, icon, etc.). The "local profile" is handled separately as a device default.

R

RLS (Row Level Security)

Postgres row-level access control. niyase applies it to all tables.

Role

The permission hierarchy within a space. OWNER / ADMIN / MEMBER + custom roles defined by plugins.

S

Sign up / log in / log out

niyase's authentication terms ("sign in" and "sign out" are not used). Sign up = create an account, log in = authenticate, log out = end the session.

Slug

The identifier used in a space's URL. Example: acme. A slug that has been used once cannot be reused.

SOC 2 Type II

A U.S. audit standard concerning security, availability, and more. niyase operates at this level and is preparing to obtain certification.

Space

A data management unit. 1 corporation / 1 business / personal use = 1 space. → Spaces

Sync (cloud sync)

Automatic linkage between the local DB and the cloud DB. ON/OFF per space. → Sync and consistency

T

Talent (employee)

Member information transcribed into a space. A separate concept from an account. Space operations use the talent list.

X

XBRL

A structured format for financial statements. The FSA submission format. Can be generated from the Financial close menu.