Understanding Application Data Sets

The Application Data Set functionality includes the Data Set Designer component (PTADSMMGR) and the Data Migration Workbench component (PTADSDMW):

1. Data Set Designer - Authorized administrators use the Data Set Designer to create data set definitions (ADS definition) as a hierarchical structure of records and their collective properties. A data set definition, with its group of records, constitutes a data set. Both record definitions and data set definitions are metadata that define the shape of the migration data.

2. Data Migration Workbench - Authorized administrators can then use the Data Migration Workbench to insert data set instances (data content) into projects that represent a unit of work as a data migration project. Data migration projects are like managed object projects: a collection of data set instances with various data set definitions. The Data Migration Workbench enables administrators to copy and compare projects containing data sets as well as view compare reports and validation reports.

   You can also integrate the Enterprise Components Approval Framework to provide administrative control of the Project Copy from File process. Employ enhanced security to ensure that the Data Set definitions are suitable for copying data, to enable user security for the PIA data set pages, and assign access to copy and compare the data. PeopleSoft delivers the MigrateData process ID for enabling data migration Approval Framework.

The following Data Sets are available in Enterprise Components: