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title: Zero Copy Connector for ERP glossary
description: Learn about the terms and concepts used in Zero Copy Connector for ERP.
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# Zero Copy Connector for ERP glossary

Learn about the terms and concepts used in Zero Copy Connector for ERP.

**Important:** Starting with the Zurich release, ERP Semantic Mining is being prepared for future deprecation. It will be hidden and no longer activated on new instances but will continue to be supported.

## BAPI

A Business Application Programming Interface \(BAPI\) is a standard interface to the business object models in SAP products, similar to an API.

## candidate

A candidate is a group of recommended remote tables that you can use to create an application based on a custom transaction \(ERP root\) in the system. Candidates can also be existing applications that sit on top of the legacy ERP system.

Good candidates for replatforming tend to be smaller applications that use data from the ERP system.

## candidate score

A metric for how well a custom application \(ERP root\) fits to a remote table in ERP Semantic Mining.

## connection and credential alias

The credential alias is the system connection access enabler that's maintained in the ServiceNow credential alias. The credential alias is used to access the ERP system.

## entity

The table or Business Application Programming Interface \(BAPI\) function call that Zero Copy Connector for ERP uses to read or update the ERP system.

## ERP application

The ERP \(Enterprise Resource Planning\) custom application that you choose to replatform using ERP Semantic Mining is an ERP root in the ERP system.

## ERP model

The model represents a distinct set of features and functionalities tailored to address specific business processes or activities. A model encompasses multiple tables from the system of record, as well as APIs and ETL processes, to create a holistic dataset. For example, you can have one model for sales orders and another for inventory.

## ERP module

The functional business area on the ERP system. The ERP root can only have one selected business area.

## ERP system

An ERP system represents a connection to a section of your ERP. The Zero Copy Connector for ERP system plays a crucial role in data synchronization, sharing, and collaboration, enabling seamless integration and operation between the model and the connected ERP system.

## ERP table

Individual tables \(both custom and standard\) in the ERP system are part of the remote tables. For example, in sales, ERP tables could include VBAK, VBAP, VBFA, VBPA, VBEP, MKPF, or MSEG.

## extraction table

Extraction tables retrieve large amounts of data using a scheduled query, and use transform tables to process data for use on the ServiceNow AI Platform.

## mapped value

A mapped value refers to a value that has been assigned or transformed based on a predefined mapping or correspondence between two sets of data. It is commonly used in programming, databases, and data processing to associate one value with another.

## odata

In Zero Copy Connector for ERP, create an OData connection to link to SAP via HTTP so data can be extracted for use in remote tables and extraction tables.

## operation

Individual maintenance task performed to read or update the ERP system.

## remote table

A remote table is an aggregation of the ERP system that provide value when gathered in one table. The remote table is the foundation of the model. A candidate can consist of several remote tables.

## system of record