Control Tables

Control tables store information that is used to process and validate the
day-to-day business activities (transactions) users perform with PeopleSoft
HRMS applications.
The information stored in control tables is common and shared across an
organization, for example, master lists of customers, vendors, applications,
items, or charts of accounts. By storing this shared information in a central
location, control tables help to reduce data redundancy, maintain data
integrity, and ensure that users have access to the same basic information.
The information stored in control tables is generally static and is updated
only when fundamental changes occur to business policies, organizational
structures, or processing rules.
Note. Control tables are tables that include the SETID key field (setID). As
you set up control tables, youll notice that it is the setID that enables control
table information to be shared across business units.
 Transaction Tables
Transaction tables store information about the day-to-
day business activities (transactions) users perform with
PeopleSoft HRMS applications.
The information stored in transaction tables often
changes and is updated more frequently than the
information stored in control tables.
Note. Transaction tables are tables that include the
BUSINESS_UNIT field (which may or may not be used
as a key field).
 Prompt Tables
Prompt tables are tables that are
associated with fields on PeopleSoft
application pages and which display valid
data values for those fields when a user
selects a prompt or search option.
The data values stored in prompt tables
are retrieved from control tables,
transaction tables, or other PeopleSoft
tables.
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