Documentation Road Map

The core and the country extension documentation complement each other, therefore, it is important to read both sets of documentation.

What to Read When

You can approach the documentation in the following way:

• If a process setup is shared between the core application and the country extension, read the core documentation first and then the country extension documentation.

  For example, banking is a feature that you first define in the core application and then often continue in the country extension, because most country extensions have some type of banking functionality. You would first read the banking documentation in the core documentation, and then the banking documentation in the country extension documentation.

• If a process is set up only in the core application, read the core documentation.

• If a process is set up only in the country extension, read the country extension documentation.

Documentation Audiences

We've identified the following audiences for the documentation:

• Technical

  Technical readers who are interested in the technical design of the product should begin by reading the Understanding the Core Application Architecture topic of this documentation, as well as the batch processing information that is mentioned in many of the other topics.

• Functional

  Functional readers who are interested in defining rules should begin by reading the country-specific functionality described in the country extension documentation. Functional readers can continue to learn about how to use the tools in the core application by reading the topics on defining payroll elements, such as earnings and deductions, in the core documentation.

• Managerial

  Managerial readers should begin by reading the introduction topics of both the core documentation and the country extension documentation to get a high-level overview of the Global Payroll product.

Note:

To fully understand PeopleSoft Global Payroll, technical or functional persons who are involved in the product implementation should read the core documentation and the applicable country extension documentation in their entirety.