> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.superoffice.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Terminology

> ERP connector terminology

| Term                                 | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| ------------------------------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Erp Sync                             | The synchronization application and a generic prefix for all of its components                                                                                                                                                          |
| Sync Connector (or just Connector)   | An installed and running instance of a piece of code implementing and exposing the `IErpConnector` interface.                                                                                                                           |
| Sync Connection (or just Connection) | A given combination of a Sync Connector and a set of parameters (as defined by the connector) that specifies which ERP instance/client the Connector will retrieve and save data to. Will typically represent an ERP Client/ERP Company |
| ERP Actor                            | Any actor that can be synced to SuperOffice from a Sync Connection<br />For example, Customers, suppliers, persons                                                                                                                      |
| CRM Entity                           | The SuperOffice equivalent of an ERP Actor (any entity that can be synced to a Sync Connection, such as contact, person, or project)                                                                                                    |

## Connect*or* vs. connect*ion*

![components][img1]

An ERP **connector** is a piece of code that implements one or more of the required interfaces.

* It will generally be the "glue" between SuperOffice and one kind of ERP system (Baan, Dynamics, ...)
* It is a DLL/web service

A **connection** is a connector + config information

* It points to a particular ERP connector
* Client (if there are multiple client companies in the ERP system)
* Authentication
* Other config info that might be needed to connect

[img1]: /media/loc/en/api/plugins/components.png


## Related topics

- [terminology](/en/onsite/travel/area-management/terminology.md)
- [Manage ERP synchronization](/en/erp/admin/index.md)
- [Automation](/en/automation/overview.md)
- [NetServer archive providers](/en/api/archive-providers/index.md)
- [Dashboards](/en/dashboard/learn/index.md)
- [Introduction to SuperOffice identity management](/en/online/identity/overview.md)