Reviewing Upgrade Considerations

Be aware that terminology updates are registered as changes to the affected database objects. This means that when you upgrade to a new PeopleSoft release, your object definitions are out of sync with those in the new PeopleSoft database.

This means that your upgrade reports, which identify changed objects, will include all the objects that have new or changed terms. Depending on the extent of your terminology changes, this can significantly impact the amount of time you spend analyzing the differences.

If you have implemented the PeopleSoft system with no customizations, you can deal with this issue by accepting the new PeopleSoft-delivered objects and then reapplying your terminology changes.

If you have customized your system and modified the delivered terminology, you may want to minimize the upgrade compare differences by doing one of the following:

• Reversing your terminology changes before the upgrade and then redoing the terminology changes after the upgrade.

• Applying your terminology changes to the PeopleSoft-delivered software before running the upgrade and compare reports.

Both of these methods cause the upgrade reports to disregard any terminology-only changes, which simplifies your analysis of these reports.