Inserting a Built-in Function into a Rule

To insert a built-in function into a rule:

  1. Select Start, and then Programs, and then PeopleTools 8.5x, and then Application Designer to access PeopleSoft Application Designer.

  2. After signing in to the PeopleSoft Application Designer, open an analytic model definition.

  3. Select the data cube whose formula you want to define or edit.

  4. Select the place in the rule where you want to add the function.

  5. Click the Paste Built-in Function button.

    The Choose Built-in Function drop-down list box appears.

  6. Use the scroll bar to scroll through the list of built-in functions.

  7. Click the desired built-in function.

    Analytic Calculation Engine pastes the built-in function and argument names into the rule bar.

  8. For each argument:

    1. Highlight the argument.

    2. Replace the highlighted argument with the argument value.

  9. Complete your work on the rule, and then:

    • Click the Accept Changes button to accept the changes.

    • Click the Exit Formula Mode button to keep the changes without validating the rule.

    • Click the Cancel Changes button to cancel the changes.