Glossary of key terms
Standard enterprise definitions for terminology used across SmartERP applications.
Standard terminology used throughout SmartERP and its documentation:
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Analytic Account | A cost center or project container used to track revenues, direct costs, and timesheets without altering the statutory General Ledger. |
| Bank Payment Voucher (BPV) | Formal payment slip (Ashewa Form 3.1) authorizing bank transfers or cheque disbursements with multi-signatory approvals. |
| Cash Receipt Voucher (CRV) | Official document (Ashewa Form 3.2) acknowledging receipt of physical cash or direct bank deposit into company accounts. |
| Definition of Ready (DoR) | Quality gate preventing tasks from being pulled into an active sprint until estimates, acceptance criteria, and technical approvals are complete. |
| Delegation of Authority (DoA) | Organizational matrix defining financial approval limits for department managers, controllers, CFO, and CEO. |
| Estimate at Completion (EAC) | Projected total financial cost of a project combining actual spent to date with remaining unspent forecast. |
| Pay Grade | Organizational compensation band (smarterp_hr_grade) defining salary floor, midpoint, and ceiling for a specific job tier. |
| Planning Shift | Scheduled time allocation for an employee or equipment resource (smarterp.planning.shift). |
| POESSA | Private Organizations Employees' Social Security Administration, governing statutory Ethiopian pension remittances (7% employee + 11% employer). |
| RAID Register | Project delivery log tracking Risks, Assumptions, Issues, and Dependencies. |
| Withholding Tax (WHT) | Statutory tax deducted at payment registration (2% for goods over 10,000 ETB; 30% for unregistered services). |
Last updated: 2026-10-16