Glossary

Every term we use in OneSurvey — defined in plain English.

Area

A subdivision of a floor where devices are placed. The lowest grouping above a device.

Audit

A structured walk-through that produces findings against a template.

Audit Finding

A single observation captured during an audit; can be promoted to a service ticket.

Audit Template

A reusable checklist used to run an audit.

Building

A structure within a site that contains one or more floors.

Compliance Audit

An audit run against regulatory or contractual requirements.

Device

The central operational entity — cameras, sensors, NVRs, switches, and any item your team tracks.

Device Status

One of: Active, Degraded, Offline, Pending Install, Retired.

Firmware Update

A lifecycle event recording a change to a device's firmware version.

Floor

A level within a building. Contains areas.

Floorplan

The visual base layer of a survey — a PDF, PNG, or JPG of the physical space.

IP Address

Network address assigned to a device; tracked on the device record.

Lifecycle Event

An immutable record of something that happened to a device (install, firmware update, retirement, etc.).

MAC Address

Hardware identifier assigned to a device's network interface.

Milestone

A named checkpoint within a project with a target date and owner.

NVR

Network Video Recorder — a device that stores camera footage.

Organization

The top-level container in OneSurvey — your company.

PM

Project Manager, or Preventative Maintenance depending on context.

Priority

A ticket's urgency: Critical, High, Medium, or Low.

Project

A bundle of devices, milestones, and assignments — usually an install, refresh, or expansion.

RLS

Row-Level Security — the access model that scopes data to the right users.

RMA

Return Merchandise Authorization — the process for returning a failed device under warranty.

Service Ticket

A work order tracking a service request, with priority, assignee, and SLA.

Site

A single physical location containing buildings, floors, areas, and devices.

SLA

Service Level Agreement — the target response time for a ticket based on priority.

SLA Breach

A ticket that has passed its SLA deadline without response.

Vendor

An external partner invited with time-limited access to specific tickets or sites.

Warranty

Coverage period for a device, tracked on the device record with start and end dates.