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FileSG terminology

Term Meaning
Agency Portal The FileSG portal used by authorised agency staff to issue and manage documents.
Sidecar file The CSV containing recipient, document, notification and template information for an issuance.
Transaction ID Identifier provided to a recipient for document retrieval in the non-Singpass flow.
transactionUuid Transaction identifier used in the documented Recall workflow.
applicationType FileSG identifier for the document/application type, provided during onboarding.
externalRefId An agency’s own identifier for an issuance, useful for troubleshooting.
transactionName Short description of the issuance; used as the email subject in the documented notification flow.
deleteAt Date after which the document is removed from FileSG.
expireAt Date used to control validity of OA files.
OA OpenAttestation document.
Singpass retrieval Retrieval using Singpass authentication.
Non-Singpass retrieval Retrieval using Transaction ID, identity information and an OTP/2FA challenge.
CorpPass retrieval Retrieval of business documents using CorpPass.
Recall Removes a document from the recipient’s FileSG inbox and prevents further access; documented as irreversible.
Revoke Invalidates a document. The exact manual FileSG workflow should be confirmed before publication.
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