Types of Tables

1.

1.

Prompt Table

2.

Transalate Table

3.

Yes/No Table

4.

Base Tables

5.

Control Table

6.

Transaction Table

7.

Reproting Table

Prompt table
Prompt tables are the most common methods for validating data entry in peoplesoft
applications.
This is like application data table the only difference is that it stores values that other
tables can validate against.
Prompt table is a control table.

2.

Translate Table
Stores values for fields that need to be validated.
It is also known as xlat table.
The data we store in the translate table does not change often.
Type of this field should be Character and length should be <= 4.

3.

How many table edits are there in Record field properties?

1. Prompt Table With Edit
Users can edit the contents of the field against the values that are maintained
in the specified prompt Table.
2. Prompt Table No Edit
Provides List of Suggested values, which users cannot edit.
3. Translate Table
4. Yes/No Table Edit
Used to enter Boolean values.
When you select the Yes/No Table Edit, the system automatically points to the
PSYESNO field in the Translate Table.

4.

Can we have a dynamic prompt table?

Yes we can have dynamic prompt table based on the parent record field value the child
record values will be changed.
5.

Base Tables:
1. These tables store the highly sensitive information about employees. Like Salary,
home address, phone, and birth date.
2. Base Tables stores the live data that is continually changing - non-static data.
3. Along with employees earnings, taxes, deductions, and benefits, these tables
also store their dependents data also.
4. PS_PEROSNOL_DATA, PS_JOB, PS_EMPLOYMENT are some PeopleSoft base tables.

6.

Control Tables:
1. Control Tables consists Rules, Regulations, Policies, Procedures, Master Codes and
Accounting & Organization Structures.
2. Design the data into the Control Table is very important.
3. Control Tables might be Tables or Views.
4. If the Set Id is a High-level key field in a table then we can identify it is a Control
Table.
5. Manually we can enter the data into control tables, Back Ground SQL process
required when the Control Table data is more.
6. Once the Control Table data is available in the system we can perform all the dayto-day transaction.
7.

7.

Transaction Table:

8.

Reporting Tables:
1. These tabels makes information more accessible to end-users.
2. These tables are similar to Views.
3. These are useful to link two or more tables together to make data easier to
access. But difference is Reporting Tables link usually only once a day, but views
link whenever we select data from it.
4. And the advantage with Reporting Tables is performance. But by using the Views
we cant increase the performance. Since if we use Views the database must
search through all of the rows in one table to link them to another table.
5. Ex: PS_EMPLOYEES: