Records Management [RM]

The by-product of having data in an HR System. Data is gathered and reviewed providing information for decision making.

The ongoing task of operating and maintaining a new system after the initial implementation including auditing, updating and upgrading.

A collection of data elements or fields pertaining to the same entity (i.e. an employee, job, location, etc.). For example, each employee has a record that contains only his/her information (e.g. name, address, date of birth, etc.) in the record.