This preface discusses:
Oracle's PeopleSoft products.
PeopleSoft application fundamentals.
Pages with deferred processing.
Common elements 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:
PeopleSoft Cost Management
PeopleSoft Purchasing
PeopleSoft Order Management
PeopleSoft Manufacturing
PeopleSoft Supply Planning
PeopleSoft eProcurement
PeopleSoft General Ledger
PeopleSoft Payables
PeopleSoft Billing
PeopleSoft Inventory Policy Planning
PeopleSoft Project Costing
PeopleSoft Maintenance Management
PeopleSoft Mobile Inventory Management
The PeopleSoft Inventory 9.1 PeopleBook provides you with implementation and processing information for PeopleSoft Inventory 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 Oracle's 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 contain information that applies specifically to PeopleSoft Inventory:
PeopleSoft Applications Fundamentals PeopleBook
PeopleSoft Supply Chain Management Common Information PeopleBook
PeopleSoft Managing Items PeopleBook
PeopleSoft Supply Chain Management Integration PeopleBook
PeopleSoft Electronic Data Interchange PeopleBook
PeopleSoft Maintenance Management PeopleBook
PeopleSoft Order to Cash Common Information PeopleBook
PeopleSoft Commitment Control PeopleBook
PeopleSoft Source to Settle Common Information PeopleBook
PeopleSoft Global Options and Reports PeopleBook
PeopleSoft Mobile Inventory Management PeopleBook
Several pages in PeopleSoft Inventory operate in deferred processing mode. Most fields on these pages are not updated or validated until you save the page or refresh it when you click 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 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
PeopleTools PeopleBook: Application Designer
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.
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 |
Free-flow text up to 30 characters. |
Effective Date |
Date on which a table row becomes effective; the date that an action begins. For example, if you want to close out 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 or panels and background processes that use the information use the current row. |
Language or Language Code |
The language in which you want the field labels and report headings of the reports to print. The field values appear as you enter them. Language also refers to the language spoken by an employee, applicant, or nonemployee. |
Process Frequency (group box) |
Designates the appropriate frequency in the Process Frequency group box: 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 Process executes the request every time the batch process runs. Don't Run ignores the request when the batch process runs. |
Process Monitor |
This link takes you to the Process List page, where you can view the status of submitted process requests. |
Report ID |
The report identifier. |
Report Manager |
This link takes you to the Report List page, where you can view report content, check the status of a report, and see content detail messages (which show you a description of the report and the distribution list). |
Request ID |
A request identification that represents a set of selection criteria for a report or process. |
Run |
This button takes you to the Process Scheduler request page, where you can specify the location where a process or job runs and the process output format. |
SetID |
An identification code that represents a set of control table information or TableSets. A TableSet is a group of tables (records) necessary to define your organization's structure and processing options. |
Short Description |
Free-flow text up to 15 characters. |
Status |
the options in this field are Active or Inactive. By linking status and effective date, you can retain historical information and plan future implementation. For auditing purposes, PeopleSoft encourages inactivating data that is no longer in use instead of deleting it. |
User ID |
The system identifier for the individual who generates a transaction |