PeopleSoft Application Designer Practice

PeopleSoft
Practice
Application Designer
Yes-V Software Solutions (P) Ltd., 1

Agenda
 PeopleSoft Application Designer
 Steps
involved in creating a
Component

Application Designer
PeopleSoft Application designer(8.43)

is a tool for developing web enabled
PeopleSoft applications

Creating an Application
Simple 9 steps
S1 1. Create Field Definition
S2 2. Create Record Definition.
S3 3. Build the Record Definition.
S4 4. Create page Definition.
S5 5. Create Component Definition.
S6 6. Include pages into component Definition.
S7 7. Creating Menu Definition.
S8 8. Assigning security to the menu.
S9 9. Test the application

Creating a Component
Application F – Field
REC – Record
COM – Component
COM1 COM2 _ _ _ _ COM N
PAGE1 PAGE2 _ _ _ PAGE N
REC1 REC2 ___________ RECN
F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 _____ F11 F12 FN-1 FN

Simple 9 steps
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4. Create page Definition.
5. Create Component Definition.
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6. Include pages into component Definition.
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7. Creating Menu Definition.
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Field Definition

Field Definition
 Fields are the basic Building Blocks

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 There are two types of Fields
S2 1. Field
S3 2. Record Field
S4  Fields that are grouped together as a unit are called record

definitions
S5  Additional Characteristics are defined to the Record Field
S6 which is specific to that record, called Record Field
Properties.
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 Record field properties are not shared with other records in
S8 which the field is used. Where as Field Properties are shared
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with other records in which the field is used

Field Definition
 Attributes of a Field definition

S1  Field type
 Field length
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 Field Labels
S3 Label Id
Long name
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Short name
S5 Def
 Field format
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Format type
S7 Family
S8 Display name
 Not Used
S9  Chart field

Field Definition
S1  Field type
Character (Char) – Its maximum length ranges from 1-254
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Long Character (Long)-Its maximum length is 64000 characters
S3 Number (Nbr) – Signed or Unsigned Number
Signed Number (Sign)
S4 Date (Date)-field length of 10 and is maintained by the system
Time (Time)- 15 positions, format of HH:MI:SS.999999
S5 DateTime (DtTm)- 26 positions, format of YYYY-MM-DD-HH-MI-SS.999999
Image (Img)- store application data that takes the form of images
S6 ImageReference (Iref)- to store static images that can be changed at runtime with PeopleCode
S7 Attachment (Att) - Maps to a BLOB database type to hold the contents of a file attachment
S8  Field length
Specifies the length of the field
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Field Definition
 Field Labels
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Attributes:
Label Id
S3 unique identifier for the field .
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less than 18 characters, without spaces, and UPPERCASE
Long name
S5 The Record Field Table, long option for a page field.
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Up to 30 characters
Short name
S7 An alternate name to use on pages and reports.
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Up to 15 characters
Def
S9 Def stands for default field
The line which is checked (tick mark) is taken as the default label id.

Field Definition
 Not Used
S1 Read only Check box.
Values can be changed
S2 through PeopleCode.
This causes the field
S3  Skipped as part of the
S4 unique index.
 Exposed to PeopleCode
S5 for read and write
operations.
S6  ChartField
S7 Read only Check box.
Values can be changed
S8 through PeopleCode
Used for character fields
S9 “Read Only” and used by financial
Check Box applications to specify a
usage pattern

Field Definition
S1  Field format
S2 Field format specifications affect
internal values that are stored in
S3 the database
S4  Format type
S5 Uppercase Name
Phone Numbers (North America) SSN
S6 Zip/Postal Code (North America) Mixed Case  Family
S7 Raw Binary Numbers Only Formats are organized into format
Phone Numbers (International) SIN families, which can include one or
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Zip/Postal Code (International) Custom
more unique formats.
S9  Display name
The Display Name given to the
Format Family

Field Format-Changing Format Families
1. Select Tools, Miscellaneous Definitions, Field Formats.

S1 2. To define a new format family, click the New button.
The New Family dialog box appears.
S2 3. Enter a name for your new format family and click OK.
S3 The Formats dialog box appears.
4. In the Stored group box, enter a name and format.
S4 This defines how the format family is to be stored in the database and
printed in reports.
S5 5. Enter the format notation that you want to use for storing the data in the
S6 Format field.
6. In the Display group box, enter a name for the format.
S7 This defines how the format family will appear online.
7. Enter the format notation that you want to use for displaying
S8 the data in the Format field.
S9 8. Click the Add button to add the new format family,
and click OK when you are finished.

Field Format
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Select Tools, Miscellaneous Definitions, Field Formats
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Field Format
New Dialogue Box

Click New Button
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Field Format
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Group Boxes and Click Add
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Field Formats – Editing Formats
S1  The Edit Formats dialog box presents a tree control where

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you define the stored and display formats for a family and all
options and attributes. This dialog box enables you to:
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 Add, update, and delete stored and display formats.
S4  Enter a description for the family.
S5  Specify options, such as uppercase and smart punctuation, for
S6 the family.
 Changes are saved when you click OK.
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Field Formats – Editing Formats
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This following slides show how to:
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 Add a new stored format.
S3  Add a new display format to a stored format.
S4  Update a display format.
S5  Delete stored formats.
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Field Format
S1 Adding a New Stored Format

1. Open the format family to which you want to add a format.
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2. Select the format family name.
S3 3. Enter the stored and display names and format notation.
S4 4. Click Add.
5. The new format appears in the tree below the existing formats.
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Adding a New Display Format to a Stored Format
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1. In the tree, select the stored format name to which you want to add a
S7 display format.
2. In the Display group box, enter a new name and format notation.
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3. Click the Add button to add the display format.
S9 4. The new display format appears in the tree, attached to the stored
format to which it belongs.

Field Format - Editing
Select a Format Family and Click Edit.

The Edit dialogue Box appears.
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To add New Format
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To Existing one.
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Field Format
S1 Updating a Display Format

1. To update a display format:
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2. Select the display format in the tree view.
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3. Select a display format and enter the enabled fields.
S4 4. Click Update to update the display.
S5 Deleting Stored Formats
S6 1. To delete a stored format:
2. Select the display format.
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3. Click the Delete button.
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4. PeopleSoft Application Designer displays a warning
S9 message indicating that deleting a display format might
strand stored data. Select Yes to continue with the delete.

Field Format - Editing
Select the Display Format in the Tree view
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Delete the Format
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Field Format
S1 Testing Formats
To test a format family:
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1. Use the two drop-down list boxes to select a stored and display
S3 format pair to test.
2. Click either DB->Display and Display->DB to process the
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format.
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Field Format - Test
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Click any one of them
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Field Properties
S1 The Field Properties Dialogue Box have

 General Tab
S2 Field Definition is to enter comments
regarding the field Definition
Owner ID drop-down list box enables you
This is
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to select a valid owner, as in application available
S4 project or role only for
Character
S5 Last Updated group box contains Field of max
information—date, time, and user ID—
about the length 4
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last time the field definition was modified
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 International Format Setting Tab are not in use
S8 for PeopleTools 8.4.
 Translate Values tabs
S9 This is available only for Character Field
of max length 4.

Creating New Field Definitions
S1  To create a new field definition:
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1. Click the New button on the PeopleSoft Application
Designer toolbar.
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2. The New dialog box appears.
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3. Select Field.
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4. Click OK.
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5. Select one of the following field types from the Field
S7 Type drop-down list box.
S8 6. Then specify the required attributes for that field Type.
S9 7. And Save the Field Definition.

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Opening an Existing Field Definition
 Select File, Open from the menu

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 From this dialog box, you can
S2 view all available fields in the
database. You can open all fields
S3 of a certain type or from a specific Select a Field
project, or you can open a specific And Click Open
S4 field or set of fields.
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 Clone an existing definition
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 To create a field definition with
S7 attributes similar to an existing
one:
S8  Open an existing field
definition.
S9  Select File, Save As.
 Enter a new name.

Viewing Field Properties
 There are several ways to view field

S1 properties.
S2  While in the field definition
workspace, click the Properties
S3 button.
S4  Select Field, Definition Properties.
 While in a record definition:
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 Select the field.
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 Right-click the field name.
S7  Select View Field Properties
S8 from the pop-up menu.
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Changing Field Definition
S1  Changing a field Definition has the following

S2 effects
S3  We might need to change the Field Properties
S4 and attributes
S5  The change affects every occurrence of the
S6 field in every record definition
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S1 Changing Field Type

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S3  Change a field type by opening a field and selecting another

field type from the drop-down list box
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Renaming Field Definition
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 There are two ways to rename a field definition:
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 Using the Rename Definition dialog box.
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 Using the Open Definition dialog box.

Using the Rename Definition Dialog Box
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To rename a field definition from the Rename Definition dialog box:
S2 1. Select File, Rename to open the Rename Definition dialog box.
2. Select Field as the definition type.
S3 3. Enter the name of the field.
4. If you aren’t sure of the name or the correct spelling, use the search
S4 criteria fields to locate the field to rename. The list displays field names that
match your search criteria.
S5 5. To rename a field in the list, select the field and click Rename, or double-
click the field.
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6. The field name becomes available for entry, and you can type the new
S7 name.
7. When you finish typing the new name, press ENTER or click the Rename
S8 button.
8. The Rename Field dialog box appears. Select the records in which you want
S9 the field to be renamed. The De-select All button toggles to Select All.
9. Click OK.

Rename Field
S1 Click Rename
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Select a Field
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Rename Field
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Now you can
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Rename Field
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Click OK
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Rename Field-Effects in Record Definition
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After Renaming the Field
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Using the Open Definition Dialog Box
To rename a field definition from the Open Definition dialog box:
S2 1. To display the Open Definition dialog box, select File, Open.
2. This dialog box enables you to set up search criteria for locating field
S3 names.
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4. If you have additional information, use the Name field. You can further
S5 narrow your search criteria by selecting a field type or the name of the
project that contains the field to delete.
S6 5. Click the Open button or press ENTER when you have completed your
search criteria.
S7 6. You can rename a field in the Open Definition dialog box by selecting the
field, right-clicking the field name, and selecting Rename.
S8 7. You can also select the field name and click it a second time. The field
name becomes available for entry and you can enter a new name.
S9 8. When you finish typing the new name, press ENTER or click the Rename
button.

Rename Field
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Deleting Field Definition
This section discusses two ways to delete a field definition:

S1 1. Using the Delete Definition dialog box.
S2 2. Using the Open Definition dialog box.
The important thing to be noted is that you cannot delete a field that is currently
S3 used in any record
Using the Delete Definition Dialog Box
S4 1. To delete field definitions from the Delete Definition dialog box:
2. Select File, Delete to open the Delete Definition dialog box.
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3. In the Delete Definition dialog box, set up search criteria for locating field
S6 names.
S7 5. If you have additional information, use the Name field.
6. Select a field type or the name of the project that contains the field that
S8 you want to delete.
7. This further narrows your search criteria.
S9 8. When your search results appear in the output window, delete the field
definition by selecting the field and clicking the Delete button or double-
clicking the field name.

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Using the Open Definition Dialog Box

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1. To delete field definitions from the Open Definition dialog box:
S2 2. Select File, Open to display the Open Definition dialog box.
3. This dialog box enables you to set up search criteria for locating field
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names.
S4 4. Select Field as the definition type.
5. Enter the Name field if you have additional information.
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6. You can further narrow your search criteria by selecting a field type or
S6 the name of the project that contains the field that you want to delete.
7. When you have completed your search criteria, click Open or press
S7 ENTER.
S8 8. Right-click the field that you want to delete from the list of field names
displayed.
S9 9. Select Delete from the pop-up menu.

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Printing Field Definition
S1  Two Ways to print Field

Definition
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S3 1. To print a field definition,

 select File, Print from the field
S4 definition window (or click the
Print button in the toolbar) to
S5 open the Print dialog box,
 specify printing options.
S6 2. Open Definition dialog box.
 On the list resulting from your
S7 search, right-click the name of
the field definition that you
S8 want to print,
 select Print from the pop-up
S9 menu to view your printing
options.

Translate Table
S1  It is a Prompt Table to store values for fields that don’t

S2 need individual prompt tables of their own
S3  Criteria for Prompt Table
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 Field type is Character.
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 Field length is 1 to 4 characters.
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 Field values consist of a relatively small, static set
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of values that are not maintained by the user.
S9  No other fields relate to this field.

Translate Table
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Translate Value Tab appears
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Field length is 1 to 4 characters.
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Translate Table
S1  Attributes of Prompt Table

 FIELD NAME Field name, such as ABSENCE_TYPE
S2  LANGUAGE_CD Language code
 FIELD VALUE Value for the field
S3  EFFDT Effective date
 VERSION Internal version number (system-maintained)
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 EFF_STATUS Status—active or inactive
S5  XLATLONGNAME 30-character description; used as a label on pages and
reports
S6  XLATSHORTNAME 10-character description; used as a label on pages and
S7 reports
 LASTUPDDTTM DateTime field showing the last time that a field was
S8 updated
 LASTUPDOPRID User ID of the user who most recently updated the
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Translate Table
S1 Adding Translate Values

To add translate values to the Translate Table:
S2 1. From a field definition window, select File, Definition Properties.
You can also right-click and select Field Properties, or press ALT-
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ENTER.
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2. From a record field definition window, right-click the field, and select View
S5 Translates from the pop-up menu.
3. Select the Translate Values tab.
S6 The Translate Values dialog box displays existing values for the field and enables you
to add, change, or delete values. In the Last Updated box, you see
S7 information—date, time, and user ID—about the last update for the selected
translate value.
S8 4. Click Add to define a new value.
5. Enter the field value, effective date, long name, and short name that your users
S9 enter on the page.

Translate Table
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Translate Table
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Translate Table
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Changing Translate Values
 To change an existing translate value, select the value and
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click Change, or double-click the value. The system displays
S3 the Change Translate Table dialog box in which you can make
S4 the necessary changes.
S5 Deleting Translate Values
S6  To delete the value, select it and click the Delete button. The
S7 row disappears.
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 Deleting should be the last option. If you don’t want the
S9 value, deactivate it by changing the status to Inactive

Translate Table
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S3 Changing translate
value
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Deleting translate
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Saving translate
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Translate Table
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Saving Translate Value
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S3  After you have made all of your changes to the

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Translate Table, you must save the entire field definition.
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 There is no save option specifically for translate
values. Click OK from the Field Properties dialog
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box
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 save the field definition by clicking the Save button
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or selecting File, Save.
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Effective Date
S1  The Effective Date Field has special properties

S2 related to the processing of effective dates on rows
S3 and should be used when needed
S4  Effective date is used for maintaining Data History –
S5 Past, Current & Future.

S6  Only one current data and multiple occurrences of
S7 future and history.
S8  The information helps to look at what’s happened
S9 up to now and plan for the future.

Effective Date
S1  Three Types of Effective Date

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Future Data rows that have effective dates greater
S3 than the system date-usually today’s date
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Current The data row with the most recent effective
S5 date closest to today’s (system) date .but not
S6 a future date.
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History Data rows that have effective dates less than
S8 the current data row
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Effective Date
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 Effective Date Impact on different Action Type
S2 Action Type view Change Insert New Rows
S3 Update/Display Current, Future Future Only Effective Date

S4 Greater than the
Current Row
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Update/Display History, Future Only Effective Date
S6 All Current, Future Greater than the
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Current Row
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Correction History, All Existing Add new Rows
S9 Current, Future Rows with no Effective
Date Restrictions

Effective Date - Example
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Update Display Mode change Future Only
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Correction Mode all Existing Rows
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Effective Date – Example
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We cannot change current or history records
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Effective Status
S1  Used with Effective Date, enables the system to

S2 select the appropriate effective-Dated rows
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 It takes two translate values
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 Active
 Inactive
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Effective Sequence
S1  The Effective Sequence field serves different

S2 purposes depending on whether or not it’s
S3 paired with Effective Date.
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 When Effective sequence is paired with
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Effective Date, we can assign a unique
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sequence number to each row that has the
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same effective date
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Simple 9 steps
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6. Include pages into component Definition.
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8. Assigning security to the menu.
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9. Test the application
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Record Definition

Record Definition
Fields that are grouped together as a unit forms record

S1 definitions
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 A record definition represents what the underlying SQL
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database tables look like and how they process data.
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S5  Planning Record Definition

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 You actually define two layers of information:
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1. Record level - Determine the ultimate purpose of the
S8 record definition and how it will be used in the system
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2. Field level - plan the details of what types of fields to add

Record Definition
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Record Definition
S1  Types of Record
S2  SQL Table
S3  SQL View
S4  Dynamic View
S5  Derived/Work
S6  SubRecord
S7  Query View
S8  Temporary Table
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Record Definition
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Viewing Record Definitions
S2  The Purpose of Record Definition View is :
S3  View basic field definition characteristics.

S4  View key-related characteristics and default values.
S5  View editing options.
S6  View PeopleCode program types.
S7  Reorder fields.
S8  Identify PeopleCode that is attached to fields.
S9  Size and sort columns

Record Definitions
S1 Viewing Record Definitions

S2  The four Views of the Record are
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1. Field Display
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2. Use Display
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3. Edits Display
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4. PeopleCode Display.
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Record Definitions
S1 Viewing Record Definitions

S2 Field Display
S3  shows the basic field definition characteristics for fields in the record
S4 definition .
 Field definition characteristics are global—they affect all record definitions
S5 in which the field is used.
S6 Use Display
 Use Display mode shows key-related characteristics and default values for
S7 fields that determine how fields are used in a record
S8  The use characteristics might differ for fields that are used on more than
one record definition
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Viewing Record Definitions – Field Display
Field Display
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Shows basic field definition characteristics
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Viewing Record Definitions – Use Display
Use Display
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S7 Shows key-related characteristics and default values

for fields that determine how fields are used in a record
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Record Definitions
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Viewing Record Definitions
S2 Edit Display
S3  shows all editing options (edit as a validation
S4 rule) that are available for fields in a record .

S5  Edits on a field vary from one record definition
S6 to another .
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S8 PeopleCode Display
S9  contains a column for each PeopleCode program
type and specifies whether a program exists.
Viewing Record Definitions – Edit Display
Edit Display
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S5 Shows all editing options

That are available for fields in a record
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Viewing Record Definitions – PeopleCode Display
PeopleCode Display
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Indicates PeopleCode has been
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Record Definitions
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Saving Record Definitions
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 After adding or changing one element in the new definition,
save the work and name the record.
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S5  PeopleCode cannot be added to a field until you save the

S6 record definition.
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 To save a new record definition:
 select File, Save or
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 File, Save As.

Saving Record Definition
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Record Definitions
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Naming Record Definitions
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 The name length can be up to 15 characters, with the
exception of the Temporary Table type, which has a
S4 maximum length of 13.
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S6  The name must begin with a letter and can contain

underscores to make it more readable.
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 Avoid special characters, such as # or $, which can cause
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Record Definitions

S1  Record Naming Conventions
 _TBL Identifies an edit or prompt table that contains data
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that is used for validation
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 _VW Identifies a record definition that is physically
S4 implemented by defining a SQL view.
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 _DVW Identifies a dynamic view.
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 _WRK Identifies derived work records.
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 _SBR Identifies subrecords.
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S9  _QVW Identifies a query view.
 _WL Identifies the record as a worklist record definition.

Record Definitions

 Record Naming Conventions
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 R_ Identifies work record definitions for SQR reports.
S2
S3  AUDIT_ Identifies record definitions that store audit information for other record
definitions in the database.
S4
S5  WEBLIB_ Identifies record definitions that store internet scripts. Internet scripts are
generally located in Field Formula PeopleCode events.
S6
 FUNCLIB_ Identifies record definitions that contain written PeopleCode functions, as
S7 opposed to built-in functions. These self-developed functions are generally
located in FieldFormula events, and the records are usually derived
S8
S9  DERIVED_ Identifies shared record definitions (across an application module or
group) that have fields for PeopleCode events.

Record Definition
S1  Creating a New Record

S2 1. Select File, New.
S3 2. Select Record.
S4
3. Click OK.
S5
4. The object workspace appears so that you can
S6
build a list of fields in a record definition.
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Creating A New Record
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Object WorkSpace where the related
S5 fields are populated to form a Record
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Record Definition
S1  Opening an Existing Record

S2 1. Select File, Open.
S3 2. Select Record from the Definition Type list.
S4 3. Click Open.
S5 4. In the Open Definition dialog box, enter the first letter
S6 of the record for which you are searching.
S7
5. Click Open
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Opening an Existing Record
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Opening an Existing Record
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Record Definition
S1  Manipulating Fields in Record Definition

S2 1. Add fields
S3 2. Reorder fields
S4 3. Move fields
S5 4. Delete fields
S6 5. Rename fields
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Record Definition

S2
S3
1. Inserting Fields into Records
S4
S5
Inserting can be done in three Ways:
S6
1. Using the project workspace tree.
S7 2. Using the Insert menu (Insert, Field).
S8 3. Dragging fields from existing records.
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Inserting Fields into Records
Inserting through Insert Menu

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Record Definition

S2
S3
1. Inserting SubRecord into Records
S4  Select Insert, SubRecord to search, select, and insert subrecords into a
record.
S5
 A subrecord enables you to add a group of fields that are commonly used in
S6 multiple record definitions.
 A subrecord must be defined before it can be inserted into a record
S7
definition.
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Inserting SubRecord into Records
Inserting through Insert Menu

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Record Definition

S2
S3
2. Reordering Fields
S4
S5 • You can reorder the display of fields in the record definition by double-
S6 clicking the attribute name.
• To actually reorder the fields in the records, you must cut and paste or
S7 select the field and move it.
S8
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Record Definition

S2
S3
3.Moving Fields
S4  Moving Fields in the Same Record
S5  Moving Fields Another Record Definition
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Moving Fields Another Record Definition
Selecting a Field to Move

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Moving into this Record
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PeopleSoft System will ask
S5 for confirmation to
move from one record
S6 to another record
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Pasting into Another Record

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Moved the Field to Another Record
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Record Definition
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 Manipulating Fields in Record Definition
S2
S3 4. Deleting Fields
S4  Select the field that you want to remove and press the DEL (delete) key. .
 When the system prompts you to confirm the deletion, click Yes.
S5
 if you delete a field from a record definition, you must also delete it from
S6 any pages on which it appears
 Modify or remove PeopleCode when you find references to the deleted
S7 field.
S8 5. Renaming Fields
S9
Discussed in earlier slides

Deleting a Field from Record Definition
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Once you Click yes, the Field will be deleted.
S5 After that save the record
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Record Definition
S1
 Renaming Record Definition
S2 1. To rename a record definition:
S3
2. Select File, Rename.
S4
3. The Rename Definition dialog box appears.
4. Select Record from Definition Type.
S5
5. Click Rename.
S6
6. Select the record and click Rename.
S7
7. A rectangular box appears around the name.
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8. Enter the new name and press ENTER.
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Renaming Record Definition
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S7 Allowing you to
Rename the Record
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Close the records before renaming
S9

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Record has been renamed
S7 Click Yes to Confirm Rename
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Record Definition
S1
 Deleting Record Definition
S2 1. Select File, Delete.
S3
2. Select the record definition to delete.
S4
3. Click Delete.
4. Warning! When you delete a record definition, the
S5
system automatically deletes any PeopleCode that is
S6 associated with the record.
S7 5. Click Yes if you really want to delete the record
S8 definition.
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Deleting Record Definition
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S6 Select a Record and Press Delete.

It will ask for confirmation. Click Yes
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S7
S8 Confirm Deletion by clicking yes close the record

prior performing the
S9 deletion operation

Record Definition
 Printing Record Definition
 Select File, Page Setup to change
any of the print record defaults.
S1 The system retains your changes until
you reset them again. The Page
S2 Setup dialog box appears.
 Select the options for print.
S3  Definition
 PeopleCode
S4  Graphics
 Margins
 Header
S5  Footer
 Border
S6  Border Space
 Click OK when you are done to
S7 close the Print Setup dialog box
and save your settings.
S8
 Select File, Print.
S9

Record Definition
S1
 Properties
S2 1. Record Properties
S3 2. Record Field Properties
S4
S5
1. Record Properties
S6
Record Properties has two tabs
S7 1. General Tab
S8 2. Use Tab
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Record Properties
Record Properties
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Record Properties – General Tab
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Record Properties – Use Tab
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Record Definition
S1
2. Record Field Properties
S2
S3  They are specific to a single record definition and

S4 are stored with the record
S5  To edit record field properties from a record
S6 definition, select Edit, Record Field Properties
S7 from the PeopleSoft Application Designer menu.
S8
S9

Record Definition
S1
2. Record Field Properties
S2
S3  Record Field Properties has Two Tabs

S4  Use Tab
 Edit Tab
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Record Field Properties
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Record Field Properties – Use Tab
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Record Field Properties – Edit Tab
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Prompt Table
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Prompt Table
S1  Prompt Table are used to provide users with look up

S2 that shows the valid values for the Field
S3  Three types of Prompt Table
S4  Drop-Down List Box
S5  Calendar Drop-Down
S6  Prompt Button
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Prompt Table - Example
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Prompt Table – Required Properties
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S4
S5
S6 Now the values from the specified table

will become the Valid values for the
S7 field in this table
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Simple 9 steps
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Building SQL Tables and Views

Build Process
S1
 The Build process uses Data Definition Language
(DDL) to construct a physical database component
S2
that is based on the associated record and field
S3
definitions that you created. With the Build feature,
S4
you can create the following:
S5
 Tables
S6
 Indexes
S7
 Views
S8
S9  Triggers

Record Build Process
S1 Build Menu
S2  Once the Record Definition has been created ,it is
S3 Build using the Build Menu.
S4
S5  When you choose to build a item from the Build
menu, the tasks for creating or running SQL scripts
S6
that define the underlying database components are
S7 included in the Build dialog box.
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Build Menu – Build Dialogue Box
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Build Menu
S1 The settings for the Build process, also
S2 called Build Settings, enable you to
configure various aspects of the
S3 process. Depending on which build
S4 option you are running, your
settings will vary
S5
S6
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S1
Build Menu – Settings
S2
S3 Specifying Create Options
S4  Table Creation
S5 Options
S6  View Creation
S7 Options
S8  Index Creation
S9 Options

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Build Menu – Settings
S2
Specifying Alter Options
S3
 Drop Column
S4
Options
S5
 Change Column
S6 Length Options
S7  Alter Any
S8  Alter Table Options
S9

S1 Build Menu – Settings

S2
S3 Specifying Logging Options

S4  Logging Level
S5  Logging Output
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S1 Build Menu – Settings

S2
S3 Specifying Scripts Options

S4  Script File
S5  Script File Options
S6  File Overwrite
S7 Options
 Script File Name
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S1  Selecting the Build Scope

 The Build feature includes
S2
three different scopes that
S3 determine the size of your
build project.
S4
 Current Definition
S5  Project
S6  Select Definition into
Project
S7
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S1  Creating Tables
S2  It prefaces each new application SQL table with PS_ to
S3 identify it as an application that was built using
S4 PeopleTools.
S5  The Create Table process creates a new application
table based on parameters defined in the record
S6
definition. When a new table is created, the DBMS
S7
updates the System Catalog tables to reflect the
S8 attributes of the new table.
S9

Build Process – Creating Table
 Open the project for which you want to build SQL tables.
S1
 Select Build, Project.
 From the Build menu, select the appropriate scope of your build.
S2
 Select Create Tables in the Build Options group box.
S3  Select one of the Build Execute options.
S4  Click the Settings button in the Build dialog box to set user-defined
defaults.
S5
 Select the appropriate settings on the Create tab.
S6  Select the Logging tab.
S7  Set your logging levels and associated options
S8  Select the Scripts tab.
 Specify your script file options.
S9
 Click OK to close the Build Settings dialog box.
 In the Build dialog box, click the Build button to run your build option.
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All the Tables in the
S6 Project are listed
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Specify all the Required Options

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Build Process – Creating Views
 Clone a record definition.

S1  Open an existing record definition.
 Select File, Save As.
S2  Specify the name of the view that you want to create.
 Delete and add the appropriate fields.
S3  All columns that are selected in your view should have a corresponding field in the
record definition.
S4  Set the record type to SQL View.
 Select the Record Type tab for the record definition.
S5  Select SQL View in the Record Type group box.
S6  Click the Click to open SQL Editor button.
 The order in which you list the columns in your SQL SELECT statement should
S7 match the order that you specified in the record definition.
 Save the record definition.
S8  Select Build, Current Definition to create the view in the database.
 Select the Create Views check box under Build Options.
S9
 Click Build.

S1
S2 Select SQL View

S3
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S9 Click SQL Editor to write SQL Query

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Write the SQL Query and Save the View
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S4 Click Build
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Build Process – Alter Table
When to Alter Tables
 The following record definition changes affect
S1 synchronization with the application table and require an
Alter process:
S2  Add or delete a field on the record.
S3  Modify the length of a field.
 Change the required status of a field that is Date, Time,
S4 DateTime, or Long.
S5  The Alter Table process is similar to the Create Table
process, except that it does not drop existing application
S6 data tables and the data that they contain.
S7  You can select both Alter Tables and Create Tables to run
concurrently, as long as the Skip table if it already exists
S8
option is enabled on the Create tab in the Build Settings
S9 dialog box.

Altering a Table
S1
 To alter a table:
S2 1. Open the project for which you must perform an alter.
2. From the Build menu, select the appropriate scope of your build.
S3
The Build dialog box appears.
S4 3. Select Alter Tables from the Build Options group box.
Selecting the Alter Tables option automatically selects and disables the
S5 Create Indexes and Create Trigger (only if triggers are needed) option.
In the Build Execute Options group box, only the Build script file
S6 option is enabled.
S7 4. Click the Settings button in the Build dialog box to set user-defined
defaults.
S8 Select the appropriate alter, logging, and scripts settings.
S9 5. In the Build dialog box, click Build to run the Alter Tables process. When
the process completes, check any errors listed in the log file.

S1  Confirming Your Table Alter

To confirm your table alter:
S2
1. Review the SQL script that was generated by the Alter process.
S3
2. Use your native SQL command processor to open the SQL
S4 script. The script is located where you specified on the Scripts
S5 tab of the Build Settings dialog box.
3. Run the script against your database.
S6
4. Use your query tool and SQL Select statements to confirm that
S7
the Alter Tables process has created an application table that
S8 corresponds to your record definition and has updated the
S9 system catalog tables.

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Click Build
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SQL FILE
-- Start the Transaction
-- Create temporary table

S1 CREATE TABLE PSYDEPTREC1 (DEPT_NAME VARCHAR2(10) NOT NULL,
EDEPT VARCHAR2(20) NOT NULL,
S2 HDT_LASTUPDATED_BY VARCHAR2(25) NOT NULL,
V_DATE DATE) TABLESPACE TLLARGE STORAGE (INITIAL 40000 NEXT 100000
S3 MAXEXTENTS UNLIMITED PCTINCREASE 0) PCTFREE 10 PCTUSED 80
/
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-- Copy from source to temp table
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INSERT INTO PSYDEPTREC1 (
S6 DEPT_NAME,
EDEPT,
HDT_LASTUPDATED_BY,
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V_DATE)
SELECT
S8 DEPT_NAME,
EDEPT,
S9 HDT_LASTUPDATED_BY,
V_DATE
FROM PS_DEPTREC1
/
SQL FILE
-- CAUTION: Drop Original Table
DROP TABLE PS_DEPTREC1

S1 /
S2 -- Rename Table
S3 RENAME PSYDEPTREC1 TO PS_DEPTREC1

/
S4 COMMIT
/
S5
-- Done
S6 CREATE UNIQUE INDEX PS_DEPTREC1 ON PS_DEPTREC1 (DEPT_NAME,
EDEPT) TABLESPACE PSINDEX STORAGE (INITIAL 40000 NEXT 100000
S7 MAXEXTENTS UNLIMITED PCTINCREASE 0) PCTFREE 10
/
S8 COMMIT
/
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S5 Click Build
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Simple 9 steps
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Page Definition

Page Definition
 Pages are the graphical interface between users and your

S1
application database
 Using PeopleSoft Application Designer, you can create, modify,
S2 and delete page definitions in your PeopleSoft system.
S3  Page design depends on the type of data that the user plan to access
and maintain.i.e,
S4
 page may refer a single record definition
S5  It may refer multiple records
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Creating New Page Definitions
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S2
Creating new page definitions can
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be done by the following two
S4 ways:
 Create a blank page by
S5
selecting File, New, and Page
S6 from the menu
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Creating New Page Definitions
 Clone a page definition by

S1
selecting File, Open from
S2 the menu, specify Page for
the definition in the Open
S3
Definition Dialog box, select a
S4 page, click the open button,
then select File, Save As
S5
and enter the new page
S6 name, click OK.
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Including The Record Fields Into Pages
S1
Drag fields from a Record onto a
S2 page:
S3  Open an existing record definition
by selecting File, Open, Record from
S4 the menu
S5  drag field definitions from the
record to the page
S6
 double-click the new page field to
S7 set the properties
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Including The Record Fields Into Pages
S1
S2 Drag Record fields from the Project

Workspace onto a page :
S3
• Open the project, drag record fields
S4 from the project workspace to the
page, and double-click the new page
S5 field to set the properties.
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Level-based Controls
To accommodate a variety of page designs, PeopleSoft created three level-based

S1 controls.
 The three level-based controls are:
S2
 Grids
S3  Scroll areas
 Scroll bars
S4
Why level-based controls?
S5  We some times need few of the field controls to display multiple rows or
occurrences of data
S6  To do this, we add a level-based control—a scroll area, a grid, or a scroll
bar.
S7
 We can then add, edit, delete, find, and scroll through multiple
S8 occurrences of data in a page control or group of controls.
S9

Levels
Levels and Runtime Processing
S1  Levels play an important role in runtime processing. The component
processor relies on the level at which you place a field on a page to determine
S2 how to process any PeopleCode attached to the field in the record
definition.
S3  These levels are referenced as occurs levels on the “Record tab” in the
“properties” dialog box for the level-based control that you are setting.
S4
S5 Level 0
 This is the first occurs level on a page.
S6  This level is reserved for the primary key fields that are used to search for
pages
S7  This is the nonscrolling area that directly relates to the key information of the
underlying record.
S8  Level 0 information is usually display-only with data that the user entered on
the initial search page.
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 There are four levels in each level-based control

Levels
Levels 1–3
 These levels include the scrolling data that is related to the Level 0, nonscrolling
data.
 Level 1 is subordinate to Level 0; Level 2 is subordinate to and nested in Level 1.
S1
 Level 3 is subordinate to and nested in Level 2. User can nest level-based controls
S2 up to 3 levels.
 It is possible to have a page that contains no level-based controls, making all fields
S3 set to Level 0.
 This is particularly true for secondary or subpages that contain few data entry
S4 fields.
 The default occurs level for a control is set to 1 in the properties dialog box.
S5  If you place a field in or below that control, it is also set to Level 1 in the Order
grid, even if it is another level-based control.
S6
 Use Set to Level 0 feature of the horizontal rule control to restart the occurs level
S7 count on your page.
 User can also add any number of level-based controls at the same level
S8  We can nest up to three levels of scrolls or grids on the page.
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Various Page Controls In A Page
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Level-based Controls At Same Level
 Any number of level-based controls (scroll areas or grids) can be present at the same
level.
Example: scroll area and a grid, both at Level 1.
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Nesting Level-Based Controls
Compensation page: There are 2 rate codes for each compensation
action in the Level scroll area.
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Nesting Up to 3 Levels
 EXAMPLE
 The “Additional Pay 1” page shows three levels of data that can be entered, two of
which are nesting scroll areas in the Earnings scroll area.
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Keys for Accessing Pages
Prompt Fields:
At runtime, you might want to enable your users to look up the valid values that they can
enter in a field. For this, PeopleSoft provides prompts or look up buttons.
There are three types of prompts:
 Drop-down list box.
 This is a small list that opens below a field in the current page.
S1
 To use a drop-down list box, click the down arrow inside the field and select the required
S2 value.
 Calendar drop-down prompt
S3  A calendar drop-down prompt opens a small calendar next to a date field to enable the
user to easily scan for the correct date.
S4
 Prompt button
S5  A prompt or lookup button opens a lookup page in the user’s browser populated with up
to 300 available values for that field.
S6  In PeopleSoft Application Designer, associate a prompt with a page control by selecting
the “Show Prompt Button” check box from the Display Options on the Record tab of
S7 the properties dialog box
S8  The record field with which the user associate the page control must list values in the
Translate Table or prompt table for the system to display the prompt button.
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Prompt Fields
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Derived Records And Associated Pages
Derived and Work Fields

 A field from a derived or work record can be used to store a temporary value that
S1
PeopleCode uses to determine the values of other field controls on the page.
S2 Hidden Pages
S3  Hidden pages are work pages that are associated with derived or work records
and are often used in work groups.
S4  These pages are created when calculations need to be performed in the
background by PeopleCode that the user does not need to see.
S5
How
S6  A page can be made Hidden by selecting the Hidden check box in the
S7 component grid as you set the component definition.
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S9

Page Definition Toolbar
Click the Properties button to open the Page Properties dialog box
S1 (ALT+ENTER).
S2
Click the Select Group button to select several
S3 controls at once
S4 Click the Project Workspace button to display or hide the project

workspace (View, Project Workspace
S5
or ALT+0).
S6
S7 Click the Toggle Grid button to display or hide the page grid (View,
Show Grid or CTRL+G).
S8
S9

Page control tools
Frame Edit box
S1 Group box Long edit box

S2
Horizontal rule
Push button or link
S3
S4 Static text
Radio button
S5
Tab separator
Grid
S6
S7 Check box Scroll area

S8
Drop-down list box Scroll bar
S9
Secondary page Subpage

Adding Page Controls
Using the Page Control Toolbar

S1
Page controls can be added by using
S2 the page control portion of the
page definition toolbar
S3  When a Page Control Toolbar
S4 button is clicked, the cursor
changes to a cross-shaped icon
S5 or hand depending on the page
control type selected and move
S6 the cursor to a position on the
S7 page and click once.
S8
S9

Adding page controls
Using the Insert Menu

S1
• Select the control from the
S2 Insert menu, the cursor
changes to a cross-shaped
S3
icon or a hand, depending on
S4 the control type selected,
move the cursor to a
S5
position on the page and
S6 click once.
S7
S8
S9

Page control tools
Frames
S1 Frames are used to visually
organize information on the
S2 page.
How to insert a frame?
S3
S4  Click the Frame button
S5 on the toolbar, or select Insert,
Frame.
S6  Drag the frame upon the area
you want.
S7
 To deselect the frame, click
S8 anywhere outside of the frame
on your page workspace.
S9

Page control tools
Setting Frame Label and Display

options
 Select the frame and double-click,
or right-click on the frame and
select page Field properties from
the popup menu.
 Access the page field properties
dialog box, label tab.
 Enter a brief Text description of
the function of the control within
the frame

Page control tools
Frames:
Select the style for the frame
S1  You can control the color and line thickness of
a frame by specifying the style.
S2 Select the Hide Border Checkbox
 Select this check box if you want to hide the
S3 frame’s border.
 Use this, if you want to use the style to shade
S4 only the background of the framed area or to
apply other styles.
S5
 If you select this option, it will override any
S6 border option specified in a style.

Select the Adjust layout for Hidden Fields check
S7 box
 This option enables automatic vertical
S8 adjustments to the frame size when hidden
fields are present.
S9
.
Page control tools
Group Box Control:

 To arrange related fields on a page.
S1  We use a group box to surround and
identify a group of related radio buttons
S2 .
 Like a frame, you can resize a group
S3
box.
S4 To link group boxes to record
definitions
S5  Open the page field properties dialog,
Record tab.
S6
 Select a record name and a field name.
S7
Check Box Control
S8
S9 Used if a data entry fields have one of the
two values (yes or no).

Page control tools
To link Check Box with

S1
associated record definitions
S2  Open the Page field Properties
dialog, Record tab.
S3
 Select the record name and field
S4 name from the drop down boxes.
 Enter the “On value” and “Off
S5
value” for the check box.
S6
S7
S8
S9

Page control tools
S1 Radio Button Control

Represent one value for a control
S2
with multiple defined values.
S3
S4 You can add radio button in groups.

Only one button in a group can be
S5 turned on at one time.
S6
S7
S8
S9

Horizontal Rule Control
Used:
S1  To add horizontal lines to user
page.
S2  As a visual break between
controls.
S3
To draw a horizontal rule and set
S4 label Properties:
 Click the horizontal Rule button,
S5  Or select Insert, Horizontal Rule.
S6  Draw a horizontal line to the

desired length on the page.
S7  Open the Page Field Properties
dialog box, label , select the style
S8 to control the line color and line
thickness of a horizontal rule.
S9

Horizontal Rule Control
 The horizontal rule also serves as

functional separator of fields and
S1 levels in the order tab of the page
S2 definition.
 Check the “ Set to Level 0”
S3 option if user want to add stand-
S4 alone fields, such as push buttons
or hyperlinks below a level-based
S5 control, such as a scroll area.
 Select the Set to Level 0 to force
S6
the horizontal rule to be listed at
S7 level 0 in the Order tab.
 Select the Multi-Currency Field
S8 option if the field is associated
S9 with multi-currency processing.

Static Text Control
Used:
S1 To add text to the page.
To describe a control, page or group of controls.
S2 This is a display-only alphanumeric field with a maximum length of 30 characters.
S3 To insert a static text field:
Click the Static Text button on the toolbar, or select Insert, Static text.
S4
Position the text field button on the page.
S5
S6
S7
S8
S9

Drop Down List Control
To insert a drop down list:

 Select the Drop Down list button
S1
on the toolbar, or select Insert,
S2 Drop Down List.
 Drop down lists are used to select
S3 one from a list of three or more
possible values.
S4 Associate the drop down list with a
field.
S5  Use the page field properties
dialog, Record tab to associate the
S6 drop down list with a field.
 Select style to set the font and
S7 color attributes of user drop
down list data.
S8  Set the field size for the drop
down list.
S9

Scroll Controls
 Scroll Controls include Scroll areas and scroll bars.

S1
 Scrolls, Record Relationships, and Page Processing :
S2  When you have more than one record definition on a page, the Scroll Controls
in page processing is very important.
S3
 Scrolls define Parent/child record definition relationships on a page.
S4  The Occur Level to each scroll indicates the relationship among the record
S5 definitions.
 The primary record on the page is at Level 0 and no scroll or Occurs Level
S6 associated with it.
S7  The subordinate record to the primary table will be at level 1.
 A table subordinate to level 2 record has a scroll area with an Occurs Level of 2.
S8
 Nesting cant be beyond 3 levels
S9

Scroll Area Control
The scroll area is some thing like group box filled with various controls.
S1
S2
S3
S4
S5
S6
S7
S8
S9

Scroll Area Control
To Insert a scroll area:
 Click the Scroll Area button ,
S1 on the toolbar or select Insert,
Scroll Area.
S2  Drag the Scroll area to reposition
it on the page as desired.
S3
To assign general properties to a
S4 Scroll area:
 Double click on the scroll area,
S5 or right-click to access the page
field properties dialog box,
S6 General tab.
 Type in the page Field Name of
S7 the page in which you have
placed the Scroll area.
S8
S9

Scroll Area Control
S1 To assign general properties to a Scroll area:
S2
 Set the Occur Level for the Scroll Area
S3  The occur level indicates the relationship among the record definition and the
controls on the page .
S4  It determines how the data is processed.
S5  Set the Occur count or select Unlimited Occur count if desired.
S6
S7
S8
S9

Scroll Bar
To Insert a Scroll bar:

 Click the Scroll Bar button on the toolbar, or select Insert, Scroll Bar.
S1
 When a hand-shaped icon appears, position the pointer where the user want
S2 the upper left corner of the scroll bar to begin.
 Press and hold down the left mouse button as user drag the hand diagonally
S3
downward to where the lower right corner of the scroll bar should be.
S4  Release the mouse button.
S5  Position and size the length of your scroll bar so that all the fields controlled
by the scroll bar are located to the left of it.
S6
S7
S8
S9

Scroll Bar
S1
S2
S3
S4
S5
S6
S7
S8
S9

Scroll Bar
Scroll Bar use Properties of the

 Click the Use tab or select the selected scroll Bar
S1 scroll bar and double-click to
access the page Field Properties
S2
dialog, Use tab.
S3  Set Scroll Attributes:
 Set the Occur Level and the
S4 Occurs Count.
 In the page control order list,
S5 controls beneath the Scroll bar
will repeat as many times as the
S6 Occur Count on the scroll bar
above them.
S7  When the Application Processor
encounters another scroll area,
S8 scroll bar, or push button, it
stops repeating the controls.
S9

Grid control
 Grids are tables consisting of

S1
navigation bars, columns, column
S2 headings, rows and row headings.
 User can use gird instead of scroll
S3 area or scroll bar to manage multi-
S4 row set of data.
 Each row in grid corresponds to
S5 set of controls in a scroll
occurrence.
S6
To Insert a grid control on a page:
S7 Click the Grid button on the
S8 toolbar, or select Insert, Grid.
S9

Grid control
S1 Grid General Properties

 This is used to associate the
S2 record containing most of the
S3 fields you will use in the grid and
the occurs level.
S4  Enter the main record associated
with the grid control i.e., record
S5
that contains most of the fields
S6 that you want to use in the grid.
Note: Any field you display in the
S7 grid that are not from Main
S8 Record should be display only or
related fields
S9

Grid control
S1  Enter the page Field Name.

S2  Enter the Occurs Level to
designate the hierarchical parent
S3 child relationship.
 Set the Occurs count value to
S4
control the number of rows to
S5 display to the user.
 Select the Unlimited Occurs
S6 Count check box, if desired.
S7
S8
S9

Adding page controls
subpage control
 A subpage is a predefined, presized group
S1 of controls.
 Subpages are a powerful means of factoring
S2 out commonly used page functionality in
your application
S3
Example: A address control is defined on a
S4 separate subpage definition that you might
use on many different pages.
S5 Defining a Subpage:
How to define a Subpage?
S6
 Select File, New, Page.
S7  Select File, Object properties or press Alt-
Enter to access the page properties dialog.
S8  Select subpage in the page Type drop down
list.
S9  Select the size of the page.
 Set the “Adjust Layout for Hidden Fields” if
necessary.
 Set Deferred Processing Mode if desired.

Inserting A Subpage Into A Page
 Open the page on which you want to

S1 insert the subpage.
 Select Insert, SubPage.
S2  The Insert Subpage dialog box appears.
 Select a subpage definition.
S3
 Specify the name of the subpage that you
S4 want to insert into the open page
definition.
S5  Select a record definition in SubPage
Record Name Substitution group box.
S6  The subpage writes its fields to a generic
record. Specify the application-specific
S7 record name to which you want the
information in the subpage written.
S8 Note. All of the fields in a subpage must be
associated with fields of a subrecord in the
S9 specified record definition.
 Click OK.

Changing Informational Subpage Labels
S1  Open the Subpage Properties dialog box.

 Note that the Subpage tab displays the information you entered on the
S2 Insert Subpage dialog box.
S3  On the Label tab, enter your informational text label.
 Enter the Page Field Name in the General tab.
S4
S5
S6
S7
S8
S9

Defining Secondary Pages
To insert a secondary page

S1
control on a primary
S2 page:
 Select Insert, Secondary Page.
S3  Select the primary page on
S4 which you want to display the
secondary page control.
S5  The secondary page control
appears like a small push
S6 button with the secondary
page icon on it. This control is
S7 invisible at runtime.
S8  Double-click the control to
access the Secondary Page
S9 Properties dialog box:
Secondary Page tab.

Using Secondary Pages
secondary page is just another page to the

S1
user at runtime, they look and behave
S2 differently than the primary pages.
example:
S3
 You can view a secondary page from its
S4 primary page only.
 A secondary page should have OK and
S5
Cancel buttons so that the user can
S6 dismiss the page (accepting or canceling
input) and return to the primary page.
S7  To offer the user alternative buttons to
S8 dismiss the page, disable the default OK

and Cancel buttons in the Page
S9 Properties dialog box.

Including Secondary Pages Into Primary Page
S1 Secondary Page or a Push Button?

 There are two ways to associate a secondary page with a primary page:
S2  Insert a push button or link and associate it with your secondary page.
 This automatically displays the secondary page when the user presses the button or
S3 clicks the link and is the preferred method. Use this method when:
 No procedural PeopleCode logic is necessary before the secondary page is displayed
S4 (PeopleCode can be used on the secondary page just like any other page).
 You want to control the formatting of the information (therefore you want to use a
S5 page, and not use the Prompt function).
 The secondary page is used more than once.
S6  Insert a secondary page control.
 This control looks like a command push button, but it is invisible at runtime.
S7
the Address page contains an Email link at the bottom of the scroll area. This link
S8 opens the Email Addresses page, enabling the user to enter email address
information.
S9

Including Secondary Pages Into Primary Page
S1
S2
S3
S4
S5
S6
S7
S8
If destination is secondary page,
S9
Secondary page groupbox will be
enabled.

Example Of Secondary Page
The Address page contains an Email link at the bottom of the scroll area. This link
opens the Email Addresses page, enabling the user to enter email address
information.
S1
S2
S3
S4
S5
S6
S7
S8
S9

Setting Page Field Properties for Controls
The page field properties of a page control determine how the page control look
and function in your application page
S1
The page field properties dialog box of a page control is obtained by
S2
S3 1. Double-clicking the control

2. Selecting the Page Field Properties from the Edit menu
S4 3. By the pop-up menu, which is activated by a right-click on the control .
S5
S6
S7
S8
S9

Setting page field properties for control
The page control properties dialog

boxes have the following tabs:
S1  Label – Sets the label that
appears on the control.
S2
 Use – Defines how to use the
S3 control on the page, such as
display-only, invisible, or
S4 hidden. This is also used to
manipulate controls on
S5 multiple level pages, to define
display and related control
S6 fields, the processing of the
control.
S7
 General – Specifies an
S8 optional internal page field
name that is referenced by the
S9 page .

Setting Page Field Properties
S1  Right Click on a particular

record field, it displays a
S2 popup menu from where you
S3 can select Page Field
Properties.
S4
S5
S6
S7
S8
S9

Setting Record Tab Properties
If the field is dragged from a
record in the project workspace,
that record name gets selected.
Setting Record Properties
S1
S2 Record Name – Select the name

of the record definition where
S3
the field is located. If the field is
S4 dragged from a record in the
project workspace, that record
S5 name gets selected.
S6 Field Name – Select the name of
the field from the list of fields
S7 of the selected record, to which
the page control has to be
S8
associated.
S9

Setting Record Properties

S1
 Style – Set the font and color
S2 attributes of your control data. Each
page control has a default style class
S3 associated with it, which controls how
the page control appears. The default
S4 style class for an edit box is
PSEDITBOX.
S5
 Size – After the control is linked with
S6 a record name and field, the system
automatically calculates the page
S7 control size. Three size options are
available:
S8  Average – Provides sufficient size to
display the field control length in
S9 average-width characters.

 Maximum - Provides sufficient

S1 size to display the field control
length in maximum-width
S2 characters.
 Custom – Enables you to define
S3 a custom size for edit boxes that
are not display-only.
S4 Alignment
 Auto – Left-justifies the contents
S5
of character fields and right-
S6 justifies the contents of number
and signed number fields.
S7  Left – Left-justifies the contents
of the field. If the field is not
S8 display-only, the alignment is
always left-justified and if the
S9 field is display-only, the system
uses the alignment that you
specify.

 Right – Right-justifies the contents

S1 of the field.
S2  Family Name – This display-only
field displays the current family name,
S3 which was set when the field was
created.
S4  Display Name – Select an option to
override the display format that is
S5 associated with a field.
S6
S7
S8
S9

 Display Options
 Display Zero – Select this option
S1
if the page controls are numeric
S2 and a zero value has to be
displayed instead of a blank field.
S3  Display Century – Select for date
S4 fields to enable users to enter a
date with a 4-digit century. If this
S5 option is not checked, the century
is automatically set to the century
S6 of your system date.
S7  Password – Select to hide the
value that is entered in a page
S8 control. This option causes
characters in this control to appear
S9
online as asterisks.

 Currency Symbol – Select to

S1
display a currency symbol in
S2 the field.
 Show Prompt Button – Select
S3 to display a prompt button
S4 next to the edit box, which
enables the user to look up
S5 valid values for that field.
S6
 1000 Separator – Select if the
S7 contents of the page control
are numeric and you want to
S8
insert thousand separators to
S9 make the numbers easier to
read.

 Auto Fill – Select to have the

S1 system automatically populate the
page control with the character
S2
specified in the Fill Character field.
S3 Auto Fill can affect the actual
value of the control, not just the
S4 visual representation.
 Auto Decimal – Select to insert a
S5 decimal point automatically if
none is provided in the data that is
S6 entered into the control.
S7  Display Time Zone – Select if
you are setting the properties for a
S8 Time or a DateTime field and you
want to display the related time
S9 zone.

S1  Enable Spell Check –

This option is for edit or
S2 long edit boxes only, to
S3 enable the user to check
spelling on field content.
S4
 Fill Character – Enter a
S5 character to replace blank
S6 spaces in an edit box
S7 when the contents of the
field are displayed. You
S8
can use any character as a
S9 fill character.

Setting Label Properties
S1  Type – Select the type of label.

The following options are available:
S2
 None – Select to display no
S3 control label on your page. Used

for related displays or invisible
S4 controls.
 Text – Select to display text that
S5 you enter in the Text field. The
default text is the long name for
S6 the field from the associated
record definition.
S7
 RFT Short (Record Field
S8 Table short) – Select to display

the RFT short name for the field
S9 from the associated record
definition.

 RFT Long – Select to

display the RFT long name
S1 for the field from the
S2
associated record definition.
This is the default.
S3
 Label Text
S4  Text – Enter the text exactly as
it should appear on the page.
S5 The default is Dummy Name
until you assign a record and
S6 field to the control.
S7
S8
S9

 Label ID – The system

automatically inserts the long
S1 name or short name from the
record definition depending
S2 on the type of option selected
in Type options (RFT Long
S3 or RFT Short). If Text is
selected from the Type
S4 options, this option becomes
S5 display only and the user is
allowed to enter a value in the
S6 Text
S7
S8
S9

S1  Insert Line Feed – Click to split your

control label into multiple lines at the
S2 position of the cursor in the Text field.
A thick vertical bar character appears
S3 in the Text field.
S4
 Style – Select to control the color, font,
S5 and other characteristics of a label.
S6  Alignment
S7  Left – Select to align the label to the left-
of-center horizontally. This is the default.
S8  Centered – Select to center the label
horizontally.
S9  Right – Select to align the label to the
right-of-center horizontally.

S1  Position
 Left – Positions label to the
S2 left side of the field.
 Top – Positions label above
S3 the field.
S4  Custom – Indicates that
the label has been manually
S5 moved on the page.
 Display Options
S6  First occurs only – Select
to display the label only
S7 with the first occurrence of
a scroll area
S8  No colon – No colon
appears at the end of the
S9 label text.

Setting Use Properties
 Field Use Options

S1
 Display Only – Select to
S2
prevent users from modifying
S3 the contents of the control
during application data entry.
S4 The system automatically
selects Display Only when
S5
you select Related Field. This
S6 cannot be cleared until you
clear Related Field.
S7  Multi-Currency Field –
S8 Select to identify the control
as associated with
S9 multicurrency processing.

S1  Invisible – Select to make the

S2 control physically present on a
page but invisible to users. An
S3 invisible control field can be
used as a display control field
S4 or it may be required for a
S5 PeopleCode program that is
associated with the page.
S6
S7
S8
S9

S1  Display Control Field – Select

to indicate that the field controls
S2 another field on the same page
level. The controlled field is a
S3 related field.
 Show Label – Select to make the
S4 control label visible while the
control itself is invisible. This is
S5 selected only if Invisible is
selected.
S6
 Related Field – Select to
S7 specify that the contents of
this control are ruled by
S8 another control on the same
S9 page level, a display control
field.

When Related Field is

selected,
S1 Display Only option is
automatically selected. It also
S2 makes the Related Control
S3 Field drop-down list box
available for you to select the
S4 related control field
 Related Control Field – When
S5 you select Related Field, a list
of all controls on the page that
S6 are marked as display control
fields appears in a drop-down
S7 list box. Select the field to
which this control is related.
S8
.
S9

 Display-Only Appearance
S1  Text Only and
Disabled Edit Control applies
S2 to edit boxes and drop-down
list boxes only.
S3
 Pop-up Menu – Pop-up
S4 menus are lists of menu items
that you can associate with a
S5 field on a page. At runtime, the
menu appears on a separate
S6
page as a list of links to related
S7 pages.
 Allow Deferred Processing
S8 – Check this check box to
S9 allow deferred processing

General Tab Properties
S1  Setting General Properties

 Page Field Name – Enter a name
S2 for the page field that you are
creating. It does not appear as the
S3 label for the page field.
S4  Enable as Page Anchor – Select
this to apply an “anchor” tag to the
S5 current page field on the page.
 This check box is cleared, by
S6 default
 the General tab contains only the
S7 Page Field Name and Enable as
Page Anchor settings (If it is
S8 checked)
S9

View Record PeopleCode
 Page fields are associated with a

S1 specific record field. You can
access the PeopleCode for that
S2
record field from the page field in
S3 the page definition.
 To edit or add the record field
S4 PeopleCode,
 select View, View Record
S5 PeopleCode from a page.
S6  Select the PeopleCode event
type from the drop-down list
S7 box in the PeopleCode editor,
edit or add PeopleCode and
S8 save the changes.
S9

Page Properties
Page Properties
 Access the Page Properties
S1
dialog box (select File, Definition
S2 properties), select the General Tab,
enter a description and any comments
S3 about the page and assign an owner Id.
S4
S5
S6
S7
S8
S9

Use Tab Properties
Setting Use Tab Properties
 Page Type – Use the standard
S1 page, or select a subpage or a
secondary page from the drop-
S2
down list box.
S3  Page size – Select a page size.
There are different types of page
S4 sizes to accommodate different
types of workstation monitors.
S5  Additional Settings
S6 Pop-Up Menu – List of menu

items that can be associated with
S7 fields.
Allow Deferred Processing –
S8 Check this checkbox to allow
deferred processing.
S9
Refer Page 233 for explanations.

Saving Page
 To save your work, select File, Save or File, Save As.

S1
S2
S3
S4
S5
S6
S7
S8
S9

Simple 9 steps
S1
S2
2. Create Record Definition.
S8
S9

Creating Component Definition

Component
S1  A component represents a complete business transaction.

S2  It comprises either a single page or a set of pages that are
S3 meant to be processed as one.
S4
 After you create pages, you add them to one or more
components to access them through menus or in business
S5
processes.
S6
S7
S8
S9

Creating a New Component Definition
To create a new component definition:

S1
 With a new or existing project open in PeopleSoft Application Designer,
S2 select File, New.
 Double-click Component.
S3
 The new component definition appears in the workspace.
S4 To open an existing component definition:
 Select File, Open.
S5
 Select Component as the type.
S6  Specify the selection criteria.
S7  The component definition appears in the workspace.
S8
S9

Setting Component Properties
To open the Component Properties dialog box:

S1
 Open the component definition.
S2  Select File, Definition Properties.
S3  The Component Properties dialog box appears with the General
tab active.
S4
It contains 3 tabs
S5
 general
S6  use
S7  internet .
S8
S9

New Component Definition
S1
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Setting Component Properties
S1 Setting General Properties

Description Enter a descriptive name for
S2
the component
S3 Owner ID
 View a list of applications with which
S4 this component is used. This list is
helpful to identify the applications
S5 that are associated with the
component during the application
S6
development phase.
S7
Last Updated View the date and time of
S8 the last modification made to the
component and the name of the user
S9
who made the modification

Access the Component Properties
S1 dialog box. Select the Use tab.
S2 Search record Specify the search
record for this component .
S3 Add search record Specify if you
S4 want a different search record
specifically for add actions.
S5
Force Search Processing Select to
S6 always run search logic (SearchInit
S7 PeopleCode) for this component.
The default is clear
S8 Detail page Specify the page that you
want for details.
S9

S1
Actions
S2 Add
 To add a new high-level key, such as a
S3 new employee ID or customer.
 used to insert a new current row or
S4 to update future rows.
Update/Display to update existing rows
S5 only.
Update/Display All
S6  Select to update current and future
rows in an effective-dated record .
S7  Use only with effective-dated records.
 Do not use these actions unless the
S8
main record that is associated with
S9 the page definitions is effective-dated.
 This is translated to include history at
runtime .

S1
Correction
S2
 Select to update any
S3
rows (history, current,
S4 and future) in an
S5
effective-dated record
S6  Use only with effective-
S7 dated records.
S8  This is translated to
correct history at
S9
runtime

S1
Disable Saving Page
S2  Select when you want to hide the
Save button in the toolbar and
S3 disable the Alt+1 (Save) hot key.
 This prevents the user from being
S4 prompted to save when exiting a
page .
S5
 Used in which the user isn’t
S6 making database changes and
doesn’t need to be prompted to
S7 save.
 Restriction
S8  it doesn’t prevent using
PeopleCode to save a
S9 page with the DoSave()
or DoSaveNow()
functions.

S1
Include in Navigation
S2
 Select to include the
S3 component in the menu
S4 navigation at runtime .
 The default is selected .
S5
Mandatory Spell Check
S6
Select to ensure that spell
S7 check is run on all
S8 eligible spell check
enabled fields in the
S9
component when the
user saves the page

3-Tier Execution Location

S1
This section applies to Windows
S2 client applications only.
S3
Component Build
S4  Specify where you want all
S5 processing to occur after the key
list of a page is selected and
S6 before the user can interact with
the page.
S7
 This includes building
S8 component buffers and running
S9 many types of PeopleCode .

S1
Component Save
S2  Specify where you want all
processing to occur after the
S3
user saves the component
S4 and SaveEdit PeopleCode
validations have succeeded.
S5  It includes SavePreChange,
S6 WorkFlow, and
SavePostChange
S7 PeopleCode and updates to
S8 the database .
S9

S1
S2
Simple 9 steps
S3
S4
3. Build the Record Definition.
S5

Including Pages into Component

Adding Pages to Components
Pages can be added to components in 2 ways
S1
1.Using the Insert Menu to Add a Page
S2
 Open a new or existing component in the workspace and make the
S3 definition active.
 Select Insert, Page into Component.
S4
 Click Insert.
S5  A list of available pages matching your search criteria appears.
S6  Select the page that you want to add to the component.
 Click Insert.
S7  The page that you selected appears in the component in the workspace.
S8  When you are finished adding pages to your component, click Close.
 Save your component.
S9
 Component names can be up to 18 characters in length.

Component
S1
S2
S3
S4
S5
S6
S7
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Adding Pages to Components
S1 2. Dragging a Page Into a

Component
S2  To drag a page into a
S3 component:
 Open the project and
S4 component.
S5  Drag pages from the
project workspace to the
S6 component
S7
S8
S9

Re-ordering Pages
Reordering Pages in a Component
 After you add pages to your component, you can change the order in which
S1 they appear in the component.
Steps:
S2
 Select a row number on the left-hand side of the component definition.
S3  Drag the row to the correct position.
S4  The page is inserted immediately below the highlighted line.
S5
S6
S7
S8
S9
Moving a page in a component

Component With Multiple Pages
S1
Multiple Pages in
S2 Component
a Component
S3
S4
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Defining Components
S1  When you design pages of a

component, the pages should share
S2 the same basic key structure because
they share the same search record
S3 Working With the Component
Definition Window
S4  The component definition
S5 window has two tabs,

Definition and Structure,
S6 which provide different views
of a component.
S7 Definition Tab Component definition view
 The default component
S8 definition view displays the page
S9 items and corresponding
attributes of a component
definition.

Setting Page Attributes
Each page in a component

S1
has attributes. Each
S2 attribute is represented
S3 by a column in the
component definition.
S4
S5 Page Name Contains the

S6
read-only name of the
page definition. If you
S7 rename the page, this
S8 column is updated
S9 automatically.
S1 Item Name Contains a name

for each page in the
S2 component. This name must
be unique in the component
S3 and the default is the page
S4
name. This name is for
informational purposes only.
S5
Hidden Specifies whether the
S6 page can be viewed by the
S7 user at runtime.
Pages are usually hidden when
S8 they are used in work groups
or associated with derived
S9 work records .

Item Label :
S1
 Serves as the default folder
S2 tab label, unless a different
label is specified.
S3  The item label should be
unique for each page in a
S4 single component menu.
S5  The folder tab label is
usually used when shorter
S6 names are needed for folder
tabs.
S7
Allow Deferred Processing:
S8 Indicates whether deferred
processing is active for that
S9 page in its property settings.

S1 Deferred Processing: Deferred

mode enables you to defer many
S2 of the conditions that need
server processing until running
S3 them on the application server is
required or requested. For
S4 example, when a user exits a field
that has a field-level event (like
S5 FieldChange or FieldEdit
PeopleCode, prompt validation,
S6 related display, and so on) that
event is not run until the next
S7 transmission to the application
server.
S8 Deferred processing is the
default mode at the field, page,
S9 and component levels.

Setting Access Keys
S1  We can set access keys by placing an ampersand (&) in the text of each item
label. Put the ampersand in front of the letter that you want to be underlined
S2
on the folder tab at runtime.
S3
S4
S5
S6
S7
S8 Item labels with ampersands (&)

S9

Structure Tab
S1 Structure tab:
S2
 The structure view shows
S3 records and scrolls in a tree
representation. Double-click the
S4 components in this view and
open their definitions
S5  You can view the PeopleCode
that is attached to any of the
S6 components by right-clicking and
selecting the “View PeopleCode”
S7 menu option.
 The Component PeopleCode
S8 seen here is different from the
Record
S9 PeopleCode

Component Structure Tab
S1
S2
A key icon appears next
S3
to all key and alternative
S4 search key fields in the
component structure
S5 view.
S6
An asterisks icon
S7 appears next to all fields
S8 that are required.
S9

S1
Simple 9 steps
S2
S3
S4

Menu Definition

Menu
S1 A menu is a logical grouping for assigning security to your system.

You create a menu as a placeholder for components.
S2 Once you save your menu, use the Registration Wizard to assign
components and security.
S3
S4 You can create two types of menus using PeopleSoft Application

Designer:
S5
Standard (custom) menus provide an internal reference for
S6
components and pages. They are grouped logically into menu
S7 groups to assign security. They are not used for navigational
purposes.
S8
Pop-up menus appear when a user clicks a pop-up button.
S9

Creating Menu
S1 To create a new menu definition:

S2 1. From the PeopleSoft Application Designer toolbar, select File, New.
S3 2. Select Menu from the list.
3. Click OK.
S4 4. Select the Standard option for the menu type.
5. Click OK.
S5 The thick rectangle surrounding the bar item indicates that this
S6 element in the
menu definition is currently selected.
S7 The empty, dashed rectangle is a placeholder for a new bar item
label
S8 6. Assign a bar name and label.
S9 You can define multiple menu bars for the menu. Double-click the
rectangle to display the Bar Item Properties dialog box.

Creating Menu
S1 7.Enter the bar item name and label.

S2 The most commonly used bar item name is “Use.”
8. Click OK to accept the Bar Item Properties settings.
S3
9. Set the menu properties.
S4
10. Save the menu definition
S5
S6
S7
S8
S9

Creating Menu
S1
S2
S3
S4
S5
S6
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Creating Menu
S1
S2
S3
S4
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Creating Menu
S1
S2
S3
S4
S5
S6
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Setting Menu Item Properties
S1
To set the general and use properties for the menu
S2
definition.
S3 To define a menu item:
S4 1. In a standard menu definition, double click a menu item to access it
properties.
S5
2. Specify the menu item.
S6
S7 3. Select the Menu Item

S8 Component
PeopleCode
S9
Separator

S1
 4 Click the Select Button
S2  5. Select an enabling component in the Open dialog box.
S3  6. Save the menu item if it has not been saved.
 7. In the menu definition, right-click the menu item, then select
S4
 View PeopleCode
S5  8. Add a PeopleCode program in the menu item's ItemSelected
S6  event
 9. When you have finished typing the program, save the
S7  PeopleCode program and close the PeopleCode editor
S8  10. Override the component search record.
 11. Click OK to accept the settings.
S9
 12. Save the menu definition.

Setting Menu Properties
S1
S2
S3
S4
S5
S6
S7
S8
S9

Setting Menu Properties
S1
S2
S3
S4
S5
S6
S7
S8
S9

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Adding Components to a Menu
S1 Component Register Button
S2
S3
S4
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Working with Existing Menu Definition
S1
S2 • Add components to a menu.
S3 • Rename menu definitions.

• Copy a menu definition.
S4
• Delete menu items.
S5
• Uninstall menu definitions.
S6
• Print menu definitions.
S7
• Set up menu security.
S8 • Import menu groups into portals.
S9

Renaming Menu Definitions
 To rename a menu definition:
S1
 Close all open definitions in the definition workspace.
S2
 Select File, Rename.
S3
 The Rename Definition dialog box appears.
S4
 Select Menu from the Definition Type drop-down list box.
S5
 Click Rename.
S6
S7  From the list of available menus, double-click the menu that you want to rename.
S8  Type the new name over the name that is selected on the menu definition.
S9  Click Rename.
Note. If you rename a menu definition, be sure to manually rename the corresponding
registry entries.

Renaming Menu Definitions
S1
S2
S3
S4
S5
S6
S7
S8
S9

Copying a Menu Definition
S1
To copy a menu definition:
S2
 Open the menu definition that you want to copy.
S3
S4  Select File, Save As.

S5
 The Save As dialog box appears.
S6
 Type a new name for the copy of the menu definition.
S7
S8  Click OK.
S9
 You are prompted to save a copy of any PeopleCode that you have
associated with the menu definition

Copying a Menu Definition
S1
S2
S3
S4
S5
S6
S7
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S9

Deleting Menu Items
S1 To delete a menu item:

S2
 Select the menu item that you want to delete.
S3
 Select Edit, delete.
S4
 If you attempt to delete a menu item that is linked to PeopleCode, the system issues
S5 a warning.
S6  If you proceed to delete it, the linked PeopleCode menu items are also deleted.
S7  If you delete an item by mistake, before you perform any additional edits or saves,
select Edit, Undo to restore the menu item.
S8
S9
Note. When deleting menu items, remember to delete any corresponding registry entries.

Deleting Menu Items
S1
S2
S3
S4
S5
S6
S7
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S9

Understanding Pop-up Menus
S1
Pop-up menus define the transition to another page—either a system-defined page
S2 containing a set of standard commands or a pop-up menu page that was
created and associated with the pop-up button by an application developer.
S3
You can also use pop-up menus to run a PeopleCode program. PeopleCode in
S4 pop-up menus do not share the same limitations as PeopleCode in standard
menus, so pop-up transition menus provide an effective alternative to using
S5 command push buttons on pages. Pop-up menu PeopleCode programs can be
used for any number of purposes, for example:
S6
To perform a modal transfer.
S7
S8 To recalculate a field value.
S9 To trigger a PeopleSoft Workflow business event.

Understanding Pop-up Menus
 Behavior of Pop-up Menus in Pages
S1
S2  The following standard icons appear on the page at runtime when a pop-up menu is defined for
page field.
S3

S4  When a user clicks the pop-up icon (PT_POPUP) on a page, a

 screen
S5  appears with a list of menu items from which to select.
S6
 This pop-up icon (PT_POPUP_SKIP) appears if a pop-up
S7  menu has
 only one menu item. When a user clicks this icon, the target
S8
 transaction page appears immediately, skipping an intermediate page containing a
S9 list with one menu item.

Creating Pop-up Menus
S1
• Select File, New.
S2 The New dialog box appears.
S3 • Select Menu.
S4
• Click OK.
S5 The New Menu dialog box
appears.
S6
• Select the Popup option for
S7 the menu type.
S8 • Click OK.
S9 A new pop-up menu definition
appears.

Creating Pop-up Menus
• Define the menu items for the pop-up menu.
S1
S2 • Set the Menu Properties.

S3 Add a Description and Comments about your pop-up menu.
S4 On the Use tab, type the menu label you want to appear for that
pop-up.
S5
S6 • Save the pop-up menu definition.

S7
• To provide users with access to the pop-up menu, associate it with a
S8
page field
S9

Menu Properties
S1
S2
S3
S4
S5
S6
S7
S8
S9

Associating a Pop-up Menu With a Page Field
S1
• Open the page definition that contains the page field to which you
S2 want to associate the pop-up menu.
S3 • Right-click the page field, then select Page Field Properties.
S4 • When the properties dialog box appears, select the Use tab.
S5
• In the Popup Menu group box, select from the available pop-up menus
S6 in the drop-down list box.
S7 • Click OK.
S8 • Save the page definition
S9

S1 Simple 9 steps
S3
S4
S5
Assigning Securities
To The Menu

Permission Lists
S1  Permission Lists are the building blocks of your end user security
authorizations.
S2
S3
 A Permission List may contain any number of the following permissions,
S4 including signon times, page permissions, component interface
permissions, and so on.
S5
S6
 A Permission List may contain one or more permissions, and the smaller the
S7 number of permissions within a particular Permission List the more flexible
and scaleable that Permission List is.
S8
S9

Assigning Permission Lists
S1  Theoretically, you could create a Permission List tailored for each

S2 and every Role, and that Permission List could contain a
S3 permission of every category from General to Web Libraries
S4
S5
 you can use a more modular or "mix-and-match" approach. This
approach involves numerous, specific Permission Lists that you
S6
can add and remove to Role definitions.
S7
S8
S9

Working With Permission Lists
S1  Create a new permission list.

S2
S3  Copy permission lists.
S4
S5  Delete permission lists.

S6
S7
S8
S9

Creating a New Permission List
1. Select PeopleTools, Security, Permissions & Roles, Permission

S1 Lists.
S2
S3 2. On the search page click Add a New Value.

S4
3. In the Permission List edit box, enter the name of Permission
S5 List you want to create.
S6
4. From the pages in the Permission List component, select the
S7
appropriate permissions.
S8
S9 5. Save your work.

Copying Permission Lists
S1  To clone a permission list:
S2 1. Select PeopleTools, Security, Permissions & Roles, Copy Permission Lists.

S3
2. In the search page, search for the Permission List that you want to copy (clone), and
S4 click it.
S5 3. The Permission List Save As page appears.

S6 4. On the Permission List Save As page, enter a new name in the To: edit box for the
Permission List that you want to copy.
S7
S8 5. Click Save.
S9  Note. This copies content reference permissions.

Copying a Permission List
S1
S2
S3
S4
S5
S6
S7 Click the Save Button

S8
S9

Deleting Permission Lists
S1  To delete a permission list:

S2
1. Select PeopleTools, Security, Permissions & Roles, Delete Permission Lists
S3
S4 2. On the search page, locate the Permission List that you want to delete and
click it.
S5
S6 3. The Delete Permission List page appears.
S7
4. Click Delete Permission List.
S8
S9 5. Click OK to confirm the deletion, or click Cancel to end without deleting.

Deleting a Permission List
S1
S2
S3
S4
S5
S6 Press the Delete Button
S7
S8
S9

Defining Permission Lists
 Set general permissions.
S1
S2  Set page permissions.
S3
 Set PeopleTools permissions.
S4
S5  Set process permissions.
S6
 Set signon times permissions.
S7
 Set component interface permissions.
S8
S9  Set message monitor permissions

Defining Permission Lists
S1  Set web library permissions.
S2
 Set mass change permissions.
S3
 Set personalization permissions.
S4
S5  Add additional links.
S6
 Run permission list queries
S7
S8
S9

Setting General Permissions
S1
S2
S3
S4
S5
S6
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Setting PeopleTools Permissions
S1
S2
S3
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Object Permission
S1
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Sign-on Permission
S1
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Roles
S1  Roles are an intermediate object that exist between permission lists and user
profiles.
S2
S3  They are designed to aggregate permission lists so that you can arrange
permissions into meaningful collections. If you implement dynamic roles,
S4
then roles enable you to add permissions to users dynamically, which reduces
S5 administration tasks.
S6
 Role users are the User Profiles or users that have membership to a particular
S7 role.
S8
 The dynamic role assignment is how to make your security system scale to
S9 meet the demand of an ever-increasing user population

Working With Roles
S1
S2 1. Create a new role.

S3
S4 2. Copy a role.
S5
S6 3. Delete a role.
S7
S8
S9

Creating a New Role
S1
1. Select PeopleTools, Security, Permissions & Roles, Roles.
S2
S3 2. On the search page click Add a New Value.
S4
3. In the Role Name edit box, enter the name of role you want to
S5 create, and click Add.
S6
S7
4. From the pages in the Roles component select the appropriate role
options.
S8
S9 5. Save your work.

Copying Roles
S1
1. Select PeopleTools, Security, Permissions & Roles, Copy Roles.
S2
S3 2. On the search page, search for the role that you want to copy
(clone), and click it.
S4
S5 3. The Role Save As page appears.
S6
S7
4. On the Role Save As page, enter a new name in the as: edit box.
S8
5. Click Save.
S9

Copying a Role
S1
S2
S3
S4
S5
S6
S7
S8 Click Save Button
S9

Deleting Roles
S1
1. Select PeopleTools, Security, Permissions & Roles, Delete Roles.
S2
S3 2. On the search page, locate the Permission List that you want to delete and
click it.
S4
S5 3. The Delete Permission List page appears.
S6
4. Click Delete Permission List.
S7
5. Click OK to confirm the deletion, or click Cancel to abort.
S8
S9

Deleting a Role
S1
S2
S3
S4
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Defining Role Options
S1  Describe the role.
S2  Assign permissions to roles.

S3  Display list of members for a role.
S4
 Display list of members who belong to a current role dynamically.
S5
 Set routing options for users.
S6
 Decentralize the administration of roles.
S7
 Display any additional links for user profiles.
S8
 Run role queries.
S9
 Inquire when a permission list was last updated.

Describing the Role
S1
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Assigning Permissions to Roles
S1
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Displaying List of Members for a Role
S1
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User Profiles
S1  User Profiles define individual PeopleSoft users. You define User Profiles and
then link them to one or more Roles.
S2
S3  You define User Profiles by entering the appropriate values in the User Profile
pages
S4
S5  The User Profile contains values that are specific to a user such as a user password,
an email address, an employee ID, and so on
S6
S7  At the top of each page there is the User ID and the Description to help you recall
S8 which User Profile you are viewing or modifying as you move through the pages.
S9

Working With User Profiles
S1
S2
1. Create a new User Profile.
S3
S4 2. Copy a User Profile.
S5
3. Delete a User Profile.
S6
S7
S8
S9

Creating a New User Profile
S1 1. Select PeopleTools, Security, User Profiles, User Profiles.

S2
2. On the Find Existing Values page, click Add a New Value.
S3
S4 3. On the Add a New Value page, enter the new User ID in the User ID edit
box, and click Add.
S5
S6 4. The User ID can contain up to 30 characters. The name you use can't
contain a comma (,) or a space. Also, you can't create a User ID named
S7 PPLSOFT; this ID is a reserved user ID used within PeopleTools.
S8
5. Specify the appropriate values from the pages in the User Profiles
S9 component, and click Save.

Copying a User Profile
S1
S2
1. Select PeopleTools, Security, User Profiles, Copy User Profiles.
S3
S4 2. On the Find an Existing Value search page, select the User ID you want to
clone.
S5
S6 3. On the User Profile Save As page, enter the New User ID, description, and
the password that the new user ID should use to signon to the system.
S7
S8
S9

Deleting a User Profile
S1
1. Select PeopleTools, Security, User Profiles, Delete User Profiles.
S2
S3 2. On the Delete User Profile page, make sure you have selected the correct
user profile.
S4
S5 3. Click Delete User Profile.
S6
The Delete User Profile removes information related to this particular user profile
S7 that appears in every security table in the system, PeopleTools, and
S8 application tables. If you want to prevent any of the information from
being deleted you can specify tables that the delete user process bypasses.
S9

Specifying User Profile Attributes
S1  Set general user profile attributes.

S2
 Set ID Type and Attribute Value.
S3
S4  Set roles.
S5
 Specify workflow settings.
S6
S7  Inquire on role audit information.
S8  Display additional links added.

S9
 Run queries about a user profile

Setting General User Profile Attributes
S1
S2
S3
S4
S5
S6
S7
S8
S9

Setting Roles to User Profile
S1
S2
S3
S4
S5
S6
S7
S8
S9

S1 Simple 9 steps
S3
S4
S5
Testing The Application

Validating Projects
S1
 To validate a project:
S2
1. Close all active component definitions in the definition workspace.
S3
2. Otherwise, the validation occurs on the component, rather than the project.
S4
3. Select Tools, Options.
S5
S6 4. Select the Validate tab in the Options dialog box.
S7 5. Select Validate project integrity.
S8 6. Click OK.
S9 7. Select Tools, Validate Project

Validating Projects
 The validate utility runs a series of tests on the project or components and sends its
results to the Validate tab in the output window. If errors are found, they are listed on
S1 this tab
S2
S3
S4
S5
S6
S7
S8
S9

Testing Page Control Order
S1
After you have placed all of the controls on your page, you should test
S2
the tab order. You can do this using either the test mode or by viewing
S3 the page in the browser. Using the View Page in Browser mode is
more useful because you can also check the placement of controls and
S4
subfields on your page. In these testing modes, you can enter data into
S5 edit boxes and select radio buttons and check boxes. However, you
cannot save data that you enter, and push buttons and links do not
S6
function
S7
S8
S9

To Test Tab flow in Browser Mode:
S1
S2 1. Open the page in PeopleSoft Application Designer that you want

to test.
S3
S4 2. Select Layout, View in Browser.

S5
3. Select the appropriate browser from the drop-down list box.
S6
S7 4. Press the TAB key to move from one field to the next.
S8
S9 Press SHIFT+TAB to move to the previous field

Viewing Pages in the Browser
Sample Page in PeopleSoft Application Designer
S1 During the page design

process, you should
S2
periodically view how your
S3 page looks in the browser.
How you design your page in
S4 PeopleSoft Application
S5 Designer might look
different when viewed
S6 online, particularly if you are
S7 using subpages that contain
multiple fields.
S8
S9 Sample Page
Viewed in Microsoft
Internet Explorer

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COM1 COM2 _ _ _ _ COM N

PAGE1 PAGE2 _ _ _ PAGE N

REC1 REC2 ___________ RECN

F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 _____ F11 F12 FN-1 FN

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 Fields are the basic Building Blocks

S4  Fields that are grouped together as a unit are called record

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 Attributes of a Field definition

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1. Select Tools, Miscellaneous Definitions, Field Formats.

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New Dialogue Box

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S5 Enter values in Stored and Display

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S1  The Edit Formats dialog box presents a tree control where

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S1 Adding a New Stored Format

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Select a Format Family and Click Edit.

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S1 Updating a Display Format

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Select the Display Format in the Tree view

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S1 The Field Properties Dialogue Box have

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S1  To create a new field definition:

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S6 Field has been Defined

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 Select File, Open from the menu

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 There are several ways to view field

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S1  Changing a field Definition has the following

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S1 Changing Field Type

S3  Change a field type by opening a field and selecting another

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