Abbreviations and Acronyms

ASCII	American Standard Code for Information Interchange
APD	Advanced Planning Document
APD/U	Advanced Planning Document Update
API	Application Program Interface
BI	Business Intelligence
CAPS	Child and Adult Protective Services
CBA	Cost Benefit Analysis
CBT	Computer-based Training
CICS	Customer Information Control System
CMS	Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
COTS	Commercially Off-the-Shelf
CRM	Customer Relationship Management
CTSP	Current, Tactical, Strategic Plan
CWS	Child Welfare Services
DHHS	Department of Health and Human Services
DHS	Department of Human Services
DM	Data Mart
DW	Data Warehouse
EAI	Enterprise Application Integration
EI	Enterprise Integration
ERP	Enterprise Resource Planning
ETL	Extraction, Transformation, and Loading
FMI	For More Information
FoR	Frame of Reference
FTP	File Transfer Protocol
GIS	Geographic Information Systems
GPRS	General Packet Radio Service
GUI	Graphical User Interface
HHS	Health and Human Services
HOLAP	Hybrid On-line Transaction Processing
HTML	HyperText Markup Language
HTTP	Hypertext Transfer Protocol
HW	Hardware
ICD	Interface Control Document
ILT	Instructor-Led Training
IDE	Integrated Development Environment
IMPACT	Information Management Protecting Adults and Children (Texas Project)
IT	Information Technology
J2EE	Java 2 Platform Enterprise Edition
JMS	Java Message Service
LAN	Local Area Network
LOB	Line of Business
MMIS	Medicare and Medicaid Information System
MOLAP	Multidimensional On-line Transaction Processing
NHSITRC	National Human Services Information Technology Resource Center
NIST	National Institute of Standards and Technology
OASIS	Organization for Structured Information Standards
OCFS	Office for Children and Families
OJT	On-the-Job Training
OLAP	On-line Analytical Processing
OLTP	On-line Transaction Processing
OS	Operating System
OTS	Off-the-Shelf
PAPD	Preliminary Advanced Planning Document
PC	Personal Computer
PRS	Protective and Regulatory Services
Q&A	Question and Answer
ROI	Return on Investment
ROLAP	Relational On-line Transaction Processing
RPC	Remote Procedure Call
SACWIS	State-wide Automated Child Welfare Information System
S-HTTP	Secure Hypertext Transfer Protocol
SLG	State and Local Government
SLOC	Source Lines of Code
SOAP	Simple Object Access Protocol
SRS	Software Requirements Specification
SSL	Secure Sockets Layer
SUT	System Under Test
SW	Software
TANF	Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
TCO	Total Cost of Ownership
TCP/IP	Transport Control Protocol /Internet Protocol
UDDI	Universal Description, Discovery and Integration
V&V	Validation and Verification
W3C	World Wide Web Consortium
WAN	Wide Area Network
WAP	Wireless Access Protocol
WBT	Web-based Training
WI-FI	Wireless Fidelity
WSDL	Web Services Description Language
WS-I	Web Services Interoperability Organization
XML	eXtensible Markup Language