# Core concepts

> Configurations, projects, locations, tables, fields, records, views, flags and AGS.

Manage works on the same structured data as the rest of GIMLabs. A handful of
concepts explain everything you see.

## Configuration

A **configuration** is the profile that defines the tables, fields, units, lists
and laboratories your company's data uses. Every project belongs to one, chosen
when the project is created. Administrators manage configurations in
[Product OS](https://os.gimlabs.io).

## Project

A **project** is the site or investigation you are working on. It carries an ID, a
name, a status (**Open**, **Closed** or **Archived**) and details like client and
contractor. Everything else - locations, data, exports - belongs to a project.

## Location

A **location** is a point of investigation within a project - a borehole, trial
pit or monitoring point. Most other data hangs off a location.

## Table and field

A **table** is a named block of data - *Location Details*, *Samples*, *In-situ
Tests*. Tables are arranged as **parent** and **child** tables. A **field** is a
single column within a table, with a **type** (text, number, list, date and more)
that decides how you edit it. See [The table editor](/manage/table-editor).

## Record

A **record** is one row of data - one location, one sample, one test result. In
Manage you can create, edit, flag and delete records, and they sync across the
platform.

## View

A **view** is a saved combination of filters, sorts and column layout in the table
editor. Views can be saved at **project** level or shared across a
**configuration**. See [Filtering, sorting and views](/manage/table-editor/filtering-sorting-views).

## Flag

A **flag** marks a record for review, with a note, a **priority** (Lowest to
Highest) and a **status** (Unresolved or Resolved). Flags are raised in the field
or by validation, and reviewed here.

## AGS

**AGS** is the industry data-transfer standard for ground investigation. Manage
imports and exports AGS files across versions, alongside CSV. See the import and
export guides.