Glossary

People and management

Term	Meaning
Console	The Tiaris web application used to manage computers, configuration, people, and deployments.
Organization	The boundary that owns computers, configuration, and memberships. Check the organization selector before making a change.
Organization role	The access a person has in the selected organization: Viewer, Operator, Manager, or Owner. See roles and permissions.
Operator workspace	A separate advanced workspace for authorized operators. It is not required for ordinary administration.
Sign-in source	A shared local account profile or directory connection that provides accounts on managed computers. Console membership is a separate permission.

Configuration and releases

Term	Meaning
App List	A reusable selection of applications. A Blueprint can use several App Lists, and a list can be shared by several Blueprints.
Blueprint	The intended workstation experience: App Lists, Desktop Experience, appearance, kiosk behavior, and the assigned Policy.
Desktop Experience	The supported desktop preset selected by a Blueprint, such as Taskbar, Dock, Tiling, or Kiosk.
Policy	Organization rules for sign-in, security, networking, access, updates, printing, and monitoring. A Blueprint cannot override Policy-owned rules.
Draft	Editable configuration that has not become an immutable Blueprint version. Saving a draft changes no computer.
Candidate revision	An immutable Blueprint version prepared for review. It must be explicitly released before it can be selected for installation or deployment.
Released version	A reviewed Blueprint version made available for selection. Releasing it does not update a computer by itself.
Deployment plan	The exact configuration, component requirements, computers, and stages presented for approval. Work starts after Approve and start.
Rollout	The delivery of an approved version to its target computers. A test-first rollout waits for approval before the next wave.
Revision	A numbered, immutable saved version. A computer’s assigned, released, and reported versions can differ while a deployment is pending.
Runtime	The installed workstation software that supplies the Tiaris Agent and managed installation, update, and verification helpers. Updating the Console alone does not update it.

For the complete flow, see How configuration fits together and Deploy updates.

Installation and evidence

Term	Meaning
Tiaris Nest	The local appliance that supplies network installation and software delivery. Its connection and its installation-file readiness are separate states.
Nest appliance ISO	Signed media used to install, repair, or recover a Nest appliance. It is not workstation installation media.
Workstation netboot bundle	The signed, organization-neutral kernel, bootstrap initrd, and SquashFS files that Nest verifies and supplies for workstation network installation. Also called workstation setup files or the installer runtime.
Pairing code	The short code matching a physical computer to its pending enrollment in the Console.
Enrollment / adoption	The approval that establishes management of a computer. The installation choice determines whether its selected disk is erased.
Configuration check	A system probe that reports pass or drift, with evidence about the expected and observed managed setting.
Desktop session observation	A report that a running desktop shows the managed value, is pending sign-in, or cannot be observed. An unobservable session does not prove configuration drift.
Decommission	Revocation of management and removal from inventory. The installed system and disk contents remain; it does not wipe the computer.

See Diagnostics and configuration checks and Reinstall or decommission when these states need action.