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Glossary

Bulk Operations
A mode that coordinates actions across communities while keeping their identities separate.Manage communities in a pastoral unit
Campaign
A fundraiser published by the community.Donations and receipts
Campaign
One club year, with its own period, status and member register.Manage memberships
Club
The organisation affiliated to a network, identified by a name and optional code.Manage memberships
Community switcher
The control that selects the member receiving data managed locally.Manage communities in a pastoral unit
Conflict
The same event changed in both MiaChiesa and Google and needs a choice.Connect calendars and external channels
Destination
The group, channel, page or account selected for a connection.Connect calendars and external channels
Direction
The way Google Calendar exchanges events with MiaChiesa.Connect calendars and external channels
Draft group
A group prepared during setup and visible to families only after opening.Prepare the catechism year
Edition
A specific cycle of an activity, such as a GrEst or after-school year.Configure oratory activities
Exception
A one-off change applied to a date in the final calendar.Manage celebration schedules
Faithful view
A preview of the public experience calculated from saved times.Manage celebration schedules
Insured
A calculated state shown when the card is Issued and valid on the current date.Manage memberships
Linked
An activity managed in an existing module such as Groups, Spaces or Events.Configure oratory activities
Mapping rule
A rule that assigns place, type or colour to imported events based on text.Connect calendars and external channels
Merged
A mode with one public identity and merged workspace for the pastoral unit.Manage communities in a pastoral unit
Operating context
The community or pastoral unit named by “Operating as …”.Manage communities in a pastoral unit
Oratory profile
Stable base details: identity, contacts, venue, capacity and spaces.Configure oratory activities
Published version
The frozen copy of documents, placeholders and fields that a family completes and signs.Manage forms to complete
Receipt
A document associated with a donation when available.Donations and receipts
Schedule
The name, validity periods and weekly pattern that generate recurring times.Manage celebration schedules
Selected oratory
The oratory that receives profile and activity changes when a pastoral unit manages more than one.Configure oratory activities
Stage
A path offered during the year, with a name, school class and possible concluding sacrament.Prepare the catechism year
Submission
A received completion with answers, consents, signatures and paper status.Manage forms to complete
Template
The diocesan or MiaChiesa document pack from which a draft is created.Manage forms to complete
Year coverage
The days of the year included in active schedules.Manage celebration schedules

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