CWDS Glossary
The CWDS Glossary includes a List of Acronyms and defined terms captured from various models, reports, and other artifacts pertaining to the Child Welfare System – California Automated Response and Engagement System (CWS-CARES) Project. The Glossary standardizes terms used across the various project disciplines; each term is defined with its meaning specific to the project domain.
The State may update the CWDS Glossary at any time. Any questions please contact CWDS Communications.
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Operations Architecture
Facilitates the ongoing support and management of information technology (IT) services infrastructure of an enterprise. The IT infrastructure of an enterprise will typically comprise many different systems and platforms, often in different geographic locations. Operations architecture ensures that these systems perform as expected by centrally unifying the control of operational procedures and automating the execution of operational tasks. It also reports the performance of the IT infrastructure. The implementation of operations architecture consists of a dedicated set of tools and processes that are designed to provide centralization and automation.
Optimistic Concurrency Control (OCC)
A method applied to transactional systems that allows more than one user to access the same record at one time. OCC assumes that multiple transactions can frequently complete without interfering with each other. While running, transactions use data resources without acquiring locks on those resources. Before committing, each transaction verifies that no other transaction has modified the data it has read. If the check reveals conflicting modifications, the transaction attempting to commit rolls back and must be restarted. OCC is generally used in environments with low data contention, which leads to higher overall throughput than other concurrency control methods.
Organization (Org)
An organized body of people with a particular purpose, to meet a need or pursue collective goals. An Organization (Org) may represent the State of California (CDSS), Title IV-E tribes, and the 58 Child Welfare counties including Juvenile Probation Departments using CWS-CARES, and/or CWS/CMS and/or the CARES-Live application.
Out-of-State Group Home
A Group Home identified by the child's authorized representative as a facility that will meet a child's specific and unique needs. The group home must be certified by the State of California and comply with Title 22 Regulations. Concurrent with the certification process, the county submits an Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (ICPC). Out-of-State Group Homes undergo annual facility inspections.
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