Useful Unix Commands for PeopleSoft Administrators
As a PeopleSoft admin, you will need to perform Unix administration as well (if your appserver or webserver is hosted on a Unix box). There are only a few Unix commands you will need to know to perform Unix administration tasks as a PeopleSoft admin. Note that Unix is case sensitive and you will need […]
Continue readingWhat is PeopleSoft Batch Environment
What is PeopleSoft Batch Environment? Its a combination of databases, the batch server, the process files (located on the batch server or elsewhere) any clients that run batch routines and all process scheduler services. Batch environment allows us to run pre programmed routines either on demand or on a scheduler. Along with its work to […]
Continue readingHow Does PeopleSoft Signon Work
PeopleSoft Signon process may appear confusing sometimes with involvement of several ids (user id, connect id, owner id) during the authentication process but it’s quite logical and very well designed. PeopleSoft signon process is very critical for a PeopleSoft admin to understand. If you do not understand how PeopleSoft signon works – you will never […]
Continue readingModule Codes for PeopleSoft
There are code names for each module in PeopleSoft. Once you know these codes, you will find them pretty handy when you come across a particular PeopleSoft record or a PeopleSoft object. Here is a quick cheat sheet for the PeopleSoft modules, by 2 letter prefix, and a short description what they are used for: […]
Continue readingHow are PeopleSoft User ID and Symbolic ID Connected
What is a PeopleSoft User Id? User IDs: A PeopleSoft user ID is the ID you enter at the PeopleSoft sign-in dialog box. You assign each PeopleSoft user, a user ID and password. The combination of these two items grants users online access to the PeopleSoft system. The system can also use a user ID […]
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