Understanding the Data Library

The data library is a repository for information within the PeopleSoft Active Analytics Framework. Each element in the data library is exposed by way of a term, which is a pointer to a unit of data within the PeopleSoft system. This data may reside in a relational database, or it may be derived at runtime.

Terms in the data library are organized hierarchically into functional categories called subject areas. Terms can be assigned to more than one subject area at a time; for example, if a term represents a customer it could be located both in a marketing subject area and in a financial subject area.

The data library enables functional users to:

• Access data (terms) residing in different sources such as an operational CRM environment, data warehouses, legacy systems, and so on.

• Use the data in variety of contexts, such as input in rule applications, tokens in correspondence templates, or placeholders for customized text in questions or for presenting disparate pieces of information in different screen applications.

PeopleSoft Active Analytics Framework includes components to define new terms in the data library and can automatically create terms for data elements in a component.