This is a glossary for Plomino-specific terms. It is still heavily under construction.
.. glossary:: :sorted:
Agent
An Agent object executes some code as a configured user.
Field
A Field object, which lives in a Form, renders a Widget, sometimes
accepts input, and triggers events.
Form
A Form object, containing fields, edits :term:`Document` objects
according to the fields and events configured on the form.
Sub-form
A Form object rendered as part of another form.
Document
A Document in Plomino contains named :term:`Item` objects, that are
rendered by :term:`View` and :term:`Form` objects.
Item
An Item stored a value on a :term:`Document`.
Column
A Column defines a value that should be computed for each
:term:`Document` that matches a :term:`View`.
View
A View defines a group of Documents related by a *selection
formula*.
Content Rules
A Plone feature allowing code or events to be configures upon
events such as object creation or modification.
Formula
In the context of Plomino, a *formula* is a snippet of restricted
Python code executed in the context of a field or event.
Hide-when
A :term:`formula` that determines whether an action or section of a
form is rendered.
Action
An Action in Plomino renders a UI element that allows the user to
trigger some processing.
ZODB
The Zope Object Database: transparent persistence for Python
objects, since 2002. (Before 2002, it was part of Zope.)
ZMI
The Zope Management Interface.