Key Terms and Definitions

Commonly used Key terms in AIQ Data.

Term	Plain English Definition
Widget	A chart or data visualization on a dashboard. AIQ offers more than 40 widget types.
Dashboard	A page that contains one or more widgets, giving you a visual summary of your T&E data.
Console / Category	A group of related dashboards. Examples: Expense, Credit Card, Travel.
Drill-Down	Clicking into a chart to see a more detailed breakdown of a specific data point.
Drill Path	The sequence of levels a user moves through when drilling into a chart, for example, Department, then Employee, then Transaction.
Dimension	A category used to group or break down data, for example, Department, Vendor, or City.
Measure	A numeric value calculated for each dimension group, for example, Total Amount Spent or Number of Transactions.
Expense Type / Cube	The data category selected when configuring a chart, for example, Hotel, Air, or Ground.
Global Filter	A filter applied from the header that affects all dashboards across all categories.
Widget-Level Filter	A filter applied to a single chart only, set during data configuration.
SSO (Single Sign-On)	A login method that lets you use your existing company credentials; no separate password is required.
TMC (Travel Management Company)	A third-party company that manages corporate travel bookings. Examples: BCD Travel, American Express Global Business Travel.
T&E	Short for Travel and Expense; the combined category of business travel costs and employee expense reimbursements.
Data Source (A / C / T / E / HR)	The origin of the data used in a chart. Each source has a short code: A = All, C = Corporate Card, T = Travel, E = Expenses, HR = HR Records.
Canvas	The workspace where you place and arrange charts when building or editing a dashboard.