A mechanism that restricts supplier access to an event until specific conditions, such as accepting terms, are met.
general availability
The stage in the software life cycle where a product or feature is fully tested and released to all customers.
GA
General Data Protection Regulation
A comprehensive European Union legal framework that governs the collection, storage, and processing of personal data, granting individuals greater control over their information while imposing strict compliance obligations and significant penalties on organizations worldwide.
GDPR
general ledger
The primary accounting record of a company that holds all financial transactions and account balances.
GL
general page
A custom page type that admins build from scratch using the page builder by adding and configuring elements.
generally accepted accounting principle
The common set of accounting principles, standards, and procedures that companies must follow.
GAAP
generative AI
An advanced AI technology focused on creating data or content based on learned patterns generated by the AI system.
GenAI
geolocation
The use of GPS data to find matching addresses or merchants based on the user's current physical position.
ghost card
A central bill card used for travel bookings where transactions are added to a cardholder's account but cannot always be automatically matched to specific trips.
global alert
A system-wide notification.
global exception handling
The user who acts as the ultimate approver for specific approval chain types.
global sharing
A risk-inheritance framework that determines whether business entity records share risk scores with all child records by default.
governance, risk, and compliance
A structured strategy for managing an organization's overall governance, enterprise risk management, and compliance with regulations.
GRC
governing law
The country or region whose laws apply to the contract.
government rate
The per diem rate allowed by a country's tax authority, used for tax reporting and income calculations.
grade range
A defined score interval associated with symbolic grades to simplify results interpretation in evaluations.
Greeks
The risk sensitivities calculated for options, including Delta (price sensitivity), Gamma (delta sensitivity), Theta (time decay), Vega (volatility), and Rho (interest rate sensitivity).
Greenfield analysis
A method to determine the best geographic locations of potential sites to serve customers.
gross total
The final sum of the invoice calculation including the net total, tax total, and summary charges.
grounding
The process of ensuring that an AI's answer is accurate by connecting it to real, verifiable facts or a specific source document.
group
A collection of users designed to enable collaboration, teamwork, and projects, where members can be assigned tasks, communicate exclusively, or be used as approvers in approval chains.
group cart
A collaborative requisition that allows multiple users to add items and view downstream documents like receipts and invoices.
group purchasing organization
An entity that aggregates purchasing volume from many businesses to negotiate better discounts from vendors.
GPO
guided experience
A navigation tool that streamlines the procurement process by directing users toward preferred forms and pre-approved commodity categories.
guided request
A simplified, step-by-step experience for creating a request or event, often using predefined templates.
guided strategy
The systematic framework that provides a step-by-step method for crafting category strategies using the visual representation of a strategic highway.