Understanding Employee Source Data Options

PeopleSoft Resource Management requires access to current personal and professional employee information. If you use PeopleSoft Human Capital Management (PeopleSoft HCM) or higher, this information is accessible from the HCM database. If you do not use PeopleSoft HCM, you can enter employee data into PeopleSoft Resource Management. If you use a third-party HCM system, or an earlier version of PeopleSoft HCM, PeopleSoft PeopleTools provides the functionality to create an interface between PeopleSoft Resource Management and other HCM databases.

During implementation planning you must determine the source of your employee data. Three possible sources of employee data are:

• PeopleSoft HCM application database.

• An earlier version of PeopleSoft HCM or a third-party HCM application.

• PeopleSoft Financials application database, which includes Financial Management Solutions, Enterprise Service Automation, and Supply Chain Management.

This section discusses:

• PeopleSoft HCM.

• PeopleSoft Resource Management without PeopleSoft HCM integration.

• Employee and non-employee source data.