Understanding Employee Directory Assistant

The Employee Directory Assistant is part of the Employee Digital Assistant. PeopleSoft assistants, or skills, are computer programs that simulate a simple conversation between a digital devise and the user. The Employee Directory is a program designed to assist requestors with searching for employee contact information from the Company Directory using a conversational interface.

The Employee Directory Assistant supports retrieving Company Directory information, as shown in this table:

Company Directory Information Examples of Use Cases

View profile

Who is <name>

Show <name>

View manager

Who does <name> report to

Who is <name’s> manager

View direct reports

Who reports to <name>

Get <name’s> direct reports

View phone number

What is <name’s> phone no

Show <name’s> phone

View work address

Where does <name> work

Where does <name> work

View job code or position

What is <name’s> job code

What is <name’s> position

View contact details

Show <name’s> contact details

How do I contact <name>

View email address

What is <name’s> email address

Get email address of <name>

PeopleSoft uses the Oracle Digital Assistant (ODA) platform for interacting with users to help them perform certain tasks and is available for both desktop and mobile users.

These videos provide an overview of the Employee Directory Assistant feature:

Video: PeopleSoft Digital Assistant Technology and Extensibility

Video: PeopleSoft Employee Directory Assistant

Video: Image Highlights, PeopleSoft HCM Update Image 33: Company Directory Assistant

Video: Image Highlights, PeopleSoft HCM Update Image 35: Chatbot Updates–Twilio channel and WebSDK Update