PeopleSoft Enterprise Supply Chain Management Common Information 9.1 PeopleBook

Oracle's PeopleSoft Enterprise Supply Chain Management Common Information Preface

This preface discusses:

Oracle's PeopleSoft Enterprise products.
PeopleSoft application fundamentals.
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.

Oracle's PeopleSoft Enterprise Products

This PeopleBook refers to these products:

PeopleSoft Inventory.
PeopleSoft eProcurement.
PeopleSoft Purchasing.
PeopleSoft Order Management.
PeopleSoft Enterprise Pricer.
PeopleSoft Supplier Contract Management.

PeopleSoft Application Fundamentals

This book provides you with implementation and processing information for your PeopleSoft 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:

PeopleSoft Enterprise Applications Fundamentals 9.1 PeopleBook
PeopleSoft Enterprise Components PeopleBook

PeopleBooks and the PeopleSoft Online Library

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.

Common Elements Used in This PeopleBook

As of Date	The first date for which a report or process includes data.
BU or Business Unit	An identification code that represents a high-level organization of business information. You can use a business unit to define regional or departmental units within a larger organization.
Description	Freeflow text up to 256 characters.
Short Description	Freeflow text up to 15 characters.
Effective Date	Date that a table row becomes effective; the date that an action begins. For example, if you want to close a ledger on June 30, the effective date for the ledger closing would be July 1. This date also determines when you can view and change the information. Pages and batch processes that use the information use the current row. See Enterprise PeopleTools PeopleBook: Using PeopleSoft Applications.
Language or Language Code	The language of the field labels and report headings of reports to print. The field values appear as you enter them. Language also refers to the language spoken by an employee, applicant, or non-employee.
Process Frequency	Designates the appropriate frequency to process: Once: Executes the request the next time the batch process runs. After the batch process runs, the process frequency is automatically set to Don't Run. Always Executes: Executes the request every time the batch process runs. Don't Run: Ignores the request when the batch process runs.
Process Monitor	View the status of submitted process requests. See Enterprise PeopleTools PeopleBook: PeopleSoft Process Scheduler.
Report ID	The report identifier.
Report Manager	View report content, check the status of a report, and see detailed messages. See Enterprise PeopleTools PeopleBook: PeopleSoft Process Scheduler.
Run Control ID	A request identification that represents a set of selection criteria for a report or process.
Run	Specify the location where a process or job runs and the process output format.
Status	Check the progress of a report or process. A valid status is Posted, Not Posted, Generated, Processing, or Scheduled.
User ID	The system identifier for the individual who generates a transaction.
Instance or Prcs Instance (instance or process instance)	The number that represents where the request is in the queue.