Linking to Permission Lists

PeopleSoft security is based on building blocks called permission lists. Permission lists grant users access to applications, functionality, menus, data, and so on. Most permission lists are grouped into roles and the roles are granted to users. However, there are four permission lists that control specific aspects of the application that are assigned directly to the user profiles.

One of these permission lists, the primary permission list, determines which default values the system enters for the user (among other things). On the Org Defaults by Permission List component (OPR_DEF_TBL_HR) set up primary permission lists with:

• Default values for the following fields:

  • Business Unit

  • Set ID

  • Company

  • Country

  • Regulatory Region

  • To Currency

  • Currency Rate Type

• Application settings, such as the payroll system and industry.

When a user logs onto the system, the system references the user's primary permission list to determine which settings to apply and which values to enter as defaults on components that support primary permission list defaulting. This helps to ensure that users are entering the right information for the kind of work that they do.

Note:

Not all components use the defaults from the primary permission list.

WARNING:

Not associating system users with permission lists can result in serious data errors in PeopleSoft Human Resources.

For more information, see product documentation for PeopleTools: Security Administration.