Related Product Documentation

This section discusses:

  • Where to find additional information for PeopleSoft eProcurement.

  • Delivered ChartFields.

The PeopleSoft eProcurement provides implementation and processing information for the PeopleSoft eProcurement system. However, additional, essential information describing the setup and design of the 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 documentations.

These companion documentations contain information that applies specifically to PeopleSoft eProcurement:

  • PeopleSoft Application Fundamentals

  • PeopleSoft Setting Up Global Options and Reports.

  • PeopleSoft Setting Up and Using Commitment Control.

  • PeopleSoft Purchasing.

  • PeopleSoft Managing Procurement.

  • PeopleSoft Managing Items.

  • PeopleSoft Working with Third-Party Applications.

This table describes the ChartFields delivered for this PeopleSoft application:

Grid

Order

Label Long Name

Label Short Name

ChartField Name

Field Length

Active or Inactive

Definition

1

Account

Account

ACCOUNT

10

Active

Classifies the nature of a transaction. This field is required. Use it for corporate accounts.

2

Alternate Account

Alt Acct

ALTACCT

10

Active

Classifies the nature of a transaction for regulatory authorities. Use it for statutory accounting.

3

Operating Unit

Oper Unit

OPERATING_UNIT

8

Active

Can be used to indicate a location, such as a distribution warehouse or a sales center.

4

Fund Code

Fund

FUND_CODE

5

Active

The primary structural units of Education and Government accounting.

5

Department

Dept

DEPTID

10

Active

Tracks information according to a divisional breakdown of the organization. This value can be used to indicate who is responsible for or affected by a transaction.

6

Program Code

Program

PROGRAM_CODE

5

Active

Tracks revenue and expenditures for programs within or across the organizations. This value can be used to identify groups of related activities, cost centers, revenue centers, responsibility centers, and academic programs.

7

Class Field

Class

CLASS_FLD

5

Active

When combined with a Fund, Organization, Program Code, and Budget Reference, identifies the activity for an appropriation.

8

Budget Reference

Bud Ref

BUDGET_REF

8

Active

Use to identify unique budgets when individual budgets share budget keys and overlapping budget periods.

9

Product

Product

PRODUCT

6

Active

Captures additional information useful for profitability and cash flow analysis by product sold or manufactured.

10

Project ID/Grant

Project

PROJECT_ID

15

Active

  • Captures additional information useful for grant and project accounting.

  • The Project ChartField does not have effective dating.

99

ChartField 3

Variable

CHARTFIELD3

10

Inactive

Generic expansion ChartField is delivered Inactive. It can be configured for use, hidden, or deleted.

99

ChartField 2

Variable

CHARTFIELD2

10

Inactive

Generic expansion ChartField is delivered Inactive. It can be configured for use, hidden, or deleted.

99

ChartField 1

Variable

CHARTFIELD1

10

Inactive

Generic expansion ChartField is delivered Inactive. It can be configured for use, hidden, or deleted.

11

Affiliate

Affiliate

AFFILIATE

5

Active

Used to map transactions between business units when using a single interunit account.

12

Fund Affiliate

Fund Affil

AFFILIATE_INTRA1

10

Active

Use to correlate transactions between funds when using a single intraunit account.

13

Operating Unit Affiliate

Oper Unit Affil

AFFILIATE_INTRA2

10

Inactive

Use to correlate transactions between operating units when using a single intraunit account.

14

Statistics Code

Statistics Code

STATISTICS_CODE

3

Active

Identifies non-monetary statistical amounts. Statistic codes are associated with a specific unit of measure.

15

Scenario

Scenario

BD_SCENARIO

10

Active

Identifies different budget iterations that use different assumptions.

 16

Currency Code

Currency Code

CURRENCY_CD

3

Active

Identifies currencies; for example, FRF for French francs.

 17

Book Code

Book Code

BOOK_CODE

4

Active

Identifies subsets of ledger rows to segregate and maintain in the same ledger various accounting, recording and reporting requirements for transactions in different accounting environments.

 18

Adjustment Type

Adjustment

GL_ADJUST_TYPE

4

Active

Use to define adjustment types associated with varying accounting treatments of prior period adjustments.