PeopleSoft Enterprise Global Payroll for Argentina 9.1 PeopleBook

PeopleSoft Enterprise Global Payroll for Argentina Preface

This preface discusses:

PeopleSoft products.
PeopleSoft Enterprise HRMS Application Fundamentals.
PeopleBook structure.
Global Payroll documentation.

PeopleSoft Products

This PeopleBook refers to the following PeopleSoft product: PeopleSoft Enterprise Global Payroll for Argentina.

PeopleSoft Enterprise HRMS Application Fundamentals

Additional essential information describing the setup and design of your system appears in a companion volume of documentation called PeopleSoft Enterprise HRMS Application Fundamentals PeopleBook.

Global Payroll Documentation

This section discusses:

Global Payroll application design.
Global Payroll documentation structure.
Documentation roadmap.
Documentation audiences.

Global Payroll Application Design

Because the structure of the Global Payroll documentation is similar to the design of the application, the best way to understand the documentation is to understand the design of the product itself.

Global Payroll is composed of two complementary parts:

A core payroll application that includes:
- A payroll rules engine.
- A payroll processing framework.
- Processes and setup steps that apply to all countries.
Country extensions that include:
- Statutory and customary objects (payroll rules, payroll processes, reports, additional country-specific pages, and self-service applications).
- Country-specific rules and elements.

Global Payroll Documentation Structure

Like the application, the documentation for Global Payroll consists of two parts: a core book and separate country extension books.

Core Documentation

Like the core portion of the application, which applies to all countries and enables you to develop rules and process a payroll regardless of location, the core book is country-neutral. Thus, while it describes the core set of tools that you can use to develop a payroll, it doesn't discuss the local country rules that have been set up for you. For information about how PeopleSoft applications have extended core capabilities to meet local requirements, refer to the country extension documentation.

Country Extension Documentation

Just as country extensions in the application address local needs, the country extensions in the documentation cover local functionality. This includes:

Any core feature with local extensions.
Country-specific rule setup.
PeopleSoft-delivered rules and tables.
Country-specific pages.
Country-specific reports.
PeopleSoft Enterprise Human Resources Management Systems (PeopleSoft Enterprise HRMS) setup, such as bank definitions, that varies by country.
Implementation information that varies by country.

Documentation Roadmap

The core and the country extension documentation complement each other; you should, therefore, read both sets of documentation.

What to Read When

You can approach the documentation in the following way:

If a process setup is shared between the core application and the country extension, read the core documentation first and then the country extension documentation.

For example, banking is a feature that you first define in the core application and then often continue defining in the country extension. To understand the setup, you should first read the banking chapter in the core documentation and then the banking chapter in the country extension documentation.
If a process is set up only in the core application, read the core documentation.
If a process is set up only in the country extension, read the country extension documentation.

Documentation Audiences

We've identified the following audiences for the documentation:

Technical

Technical readers who are interested in the technical design of the product should begin by reading the Introducing the Core Application Architecture section of the core documentation, as well as the background processing information that is mentioned in may of the other sections.

See Introducing the Core Application Architecture.
Functional

Functional readers who are interested in defining rules should begin by reading the country-specific functionality described in the country extension documentation. Functional readers can continue to learn about how to use the tools in the core application by reading the sections on defining payroll elements, such as earnings and deductions, in the core documentation.
Managerial

Managerial readers should begin by reading the introductory sections of both the core documentation and the country extension documentation to get a high-level overview of the PeopleSoft Global Payroll product.

Note. To fully understand Global Payroll, technical or functional persons who are involved in the product implementation should read the core documentation and the applicable country extension documentation in their entirety.

PeopleBooks and the Online PeopleSoft Library

A companion PeopleBook called PeopleBooks and the Online PeopleSoft Library contains general information, including:

Understanding the PeopleSoft online library and related documentation.
How to send PeopleSoft documentation comments and suggestions to Oracle.
How to access hosted PeopleBooks, downloadable HTML PeopleBooks, and downloadable PDF PeopleBooks as well as documentation updates.
Understanding PeopleBook structure.
Typographical conventions and visual cues used in PeopleBooks.
ISO country codes and currency codes.
PeopleBooks that are common across multiple applications.
Common elements used in PeopleBooks.
Navigating the PeopleBooks interface and searching the PeopleSoft online library.
Displaying and printing screen shots and graphics in PeopleBooks.
How to manage the PeopleSoft online library including full-text searching and configuring a reverse proxy server.
Understanding documentation integration and how to integrate customized documentation into the library.
Glossary of useful PeopleSoft terms that are used in PeopleBooks.