This preface provides an overview of the contents of the PeopleTools 8.52 PeopleBook: Global Technology.
This PeopleBook discusses features of Oracle's PeopleTools that are critical to a global implementation of Oracle's PeopleSoft applications. The book is divided into four parts:
Part 1: Getting Started.
This part provides an overview of the setup and maintenance tasks that you may need to perform to implement PeopleSoft applications for a multilanguage, multinational environment.
See Getting Started.
Part 2: Configuring Your System for Global Implementation.
This part discusses some of the technological considerations to take into account if you are implementing in multiple countries (even if you only use English language data).
Part 3: Working with PeopleSoft Applications in Multiple Languages.
This part discusses tasks to perform if you are using the non-English translations delivered by the PeopleSoft system and processing application data in multiple languages.
See Working With PeopleSoft Applications in Multiple Languages.
Part 4: Translating PeopleSoft Applications.
This part discusses tasks to perform if you need to modify delivered PeopleSoft terminology, translate objects into languages not supplied by the PeopleSoft system, translate products not translated by the PeopleSoft system, or translate your customizations.
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.