Typographical Conventions
To help you locate and understand information easily, the following conventions are used in this documentation:
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Indicates a PeopleCode program or other code, such as scripts that you run during the install. Monospace is also used for messages that you may receive during the install process. |
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Italics |
Indicates field values, emphasis, and book-length publication titles. Italics is also used to refer to words as words or letters as letters, as in the following example: Enter the letter O. |
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Initial Caps |
Field names, commands, and processes are represented as they appear on the window, menu, or page. |
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lower case |
File or directory names are represented in lower case, unless they appear otherwise on the interface. |
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Menu, Page |
A comma (,) between menu and page references indicates that the page exists on the menu. For example, “Select Use, Process Definitions” indicates that you can select the Process Definitions page from the Use menu. |
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Cross-references |
Cross-references that begin with See refer you to additional documentation that will help you implement the task at hand. We highly recommend that you reference this documentation. Cross-references under the heading See Also refer you to additional documentation that has more information regarding the subject. |
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“ ” (quotation marks) |
Indicate chapter titles in cross-references and words that are used differently from their intended meaning. |
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⇒ (line-continuation arrow) |
A line-continuation arrow inserted at the end of a line of code indicates that the line of code has been wrapped at the page margin. The code should be viewed or entered as a continuous line of code, without the line-continuation arrow. |
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Note: Note text. |
Text that begins with Note. indicates information that you should pay particular attention to as you work with your PeopleSoft system. |
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Important: Important note text. |
A note that begins with Important! is crucial and includes information about what you need to do for the system to function properly. |
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Warning text. |
A note that begins with Warning! contains critical configuration information or implementation considerations; for example, if there is a chance of losing or corrupting data. Pay close attention to warning messages. |