Base Classes

Base classes contain a representation of data elements, such as documents, categories, users, and miscellaneous security-related entities.

To design the document data element to be integration-friendly, PeopleSoft recommends you start with a relatively basic base class. Then use more specialized types of documents to create a subclass from that base class, adding the necessary specialized attributes.

Even if you think of ways to use data to drive the business rules, PeopleSoft recommends that you do not place them into your data objects. Replicating business rules for every instance of a data element can be detrimental to performance.