Operating Systems

How are processes—Create Paysheet, Pay Calculation, and so on—actually implemented in Payroll for North America? At the user level, the user defines process parameters, selects the Run button, and then tells the system when and where to run the process in the Process Scheduler Request page.

For each process, no matter what the environment, the PeopleSoft system uses operating system-stored commands. PeopleSoft uses whatever method the operating system uses to store operating system commands.

The default operating system for PeopleSoft is Microsoft Windows. This table lists the operating system stored commands that PeopleSoft uses for non-Microsoft Windows operating systems:

Operating System	Operating System-Stored Commands
OS/2	PeopleSoft uses .CMD (command) files.
MVS	PeopleSoft uses JCL.
VMS	PeopleSoft uses a combination of command files and logicals.
UNIX	PeopleSoft uses script files to initiate PS batch processes in a shell environment (BOURNE, KORN, OR C). Our script files are compatible with all three shells.

See PeopleTools: Process Scheduler