This preface discusses:
PeopleSoft products.
PeopleSoft application fundamentals.
Pages with deferred processing.
Common elements used in this PeopleBook.
Note. This PeopleBook documents only page elements that require additional explanation. If a page element is not documented with the process or task in which it is used, then it either requires no additional explanation or is documented with the common elements for the section, chapter, or PeopleBook.
This PeopleBook refers to these products:
Oracle's PeopleSoft Enterprise Billing.
Oracle's PeopleSoft Enterprise Contracts.
Oracle's PeopleSoft Enterprise Expenses.
Oracle's PeopleSoft Enterprise FieldService.
Oracle's PeopleSoft Enterprise General Ledger.
Oracle's PeopleSoft Enterprise Grants.
Oracle's PeopleSoft Enterprise Order Capture.
Oracle's PeopleSoft Enterprise Order Management.
Oracle's PeopleSoft Enterprise Pay/Bill Management.
Oracle's PeopleSoft Enterprise Project Costing.
Oracle's PeopleSoft Enterprise Proposal Management.
Oracle's PeopleSoft Enterprise Real Estate Management.
Oracle's PeopleSoft Enterprise Receivables.
Oracle's PeopleSoft Enterprise Support.
Oracle's PeopleSoft Enterprise Transaction Billing Processor.
The PeopleSoft Enterprise Contracts PeopleBook provides you with implementation and processing information for your PeopleSoft Contracts system. However, additional, essential information describing the setup and design of your system resides in companion documentation. The companion documentation consists of important topics that apply to many or all PeopleSoft applications across the Financials, Enterprise Service Automation, and Supply Chain Management product lines. You should be familiar with the contents of these PeopleBooks.
The following companion PeopleBooks apply specifically to PeopleSoft Contracts:
PeopleSoft Enterprise Applications Fundamentals PeopleBook
Setting Up Global Options and Reports PeopleBook
PeopleSoft Enterprise Order to Cash Common Information PeopleBook
Several pages in PeopleSoft Contracts operate in deferred processing mode. Most fields on these pages are not updated or validated until you save the page or refresh it by clicking a button, link, or tab. This delayed processing has various implications for the field values on the page—for example, if a field contains a default value, any value that you enter before the system updates the page overrides the default. Another implication is that the system updates quantity balances or totals only when you save or otherwise refresh the page.
See Also
Enterprise PeopleTools PeopleBook: Application Designer Developers Guide
A companion PeopleBook called PeopleBooks and the PeopleSoft Online 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 locally installed PeopleSoft online library, including web site folders.
Understanding documentation integration and how to integrate customized documentation into the library.
Application abbreviations found in application fields.
You can find PeopleBooks and the PeopleSoft Online Library in the online PeopleBooks Library for your PeopleTools release.