1. What is an ERP?It is a process of integrated flow of Information, which binds the organization together. It is an integrated application software module providing operational, managerial and strategic Information for improving productivity, efficiency and quality. PeopleSoft HRMS system provides complete support for all human resources needs with functionality for Recruiting employees for jobs

Tracking training, employee skills and education Administering base benefits programs and more

1. Describe the Life Cycle of a Project (ERP Implementation)?The Project passes through the following stages. 1. Analysis 2. Designing 3. Coding 4. Testing 5. Implementation 6. Maintenance. 2. What is Component Processor? The Component Processor Controls the PeopleSoft Applications from Initial data retrieval through updating the database. The component processor manages the flow of data processing as users enter information on pages. Issues INSERT DELETE and UPDATE statements to maintain data in the database and SELECT statements to retrieve data

3. What is component buffer?Component Buffer is the area in memory that stores data for the currently active component.

4. What is the difference between component buffer and data buffer?Component buffer contains all the data of the active component. Data buffer contains the data other than the data in the component buffer (Data of other records) 5. What data buffer classes are available in people code? Rowset, Row, Record, Field, Array, File, Sql, chart, grid and so on.

6. How do you bring component buffer in to application engine program?You can assign a record which is used in component buffer to a state record of Application engine.

7. Difference between field edit and save edit? In Field edit for each field change, a transition to the application server to the database is taken place. In Save edit for all the fields, only one transition to the application server to the Database is taken place. 8. Diff b/w save pre change and save post change? 9. Arrays and Load lookup in SQR? Load Lookup is used to reduce the complexity of joins - it populates the values of a certain field depending on the key field specified from a certain table. Then the users can query from the preloaded lookup table instead of joining tables. While arrays are used to store and retrieve data using the get and put commands Load-lookup: Load-lookup will be populated at compilation time. We can adjust the size of load-lookup. It is only for text data type Array: Array gets populated at Execution time. We can't modify size of the Array. If we given more than the size of the array, Array supports all data types.

10. How can we know from SQR, if environment is PSNT or PSUNX?11. What is SQL and View Temporary Table?SQL View: SQL View has fields from one or more tables in the reorganized way. This provides alternative view of information stored in the tables. Temporary Table: are used for running application engine batch processes. Temporary tables can store data to update without risking the main application table.

12. Can the output of a SQL query be stored in a variable using PeopleCode? Ifso how it be done? SQLExec ("SELECT EMPLID FROM JOB", &Emplid);

13. How to migrate roles or PeopleCode from one database to anotherdatabase? Include all the roles in a project by clicking on Insert -> Definitions into Project -> select Roles and add them into the project. Migrate the project to another database. Create a data mover script to migrate roles from PSROLEDEFN or PSPCMPROG for peoplecode table. 1. Login to database through App Designer as a source database. 2. Click on upgrade tab and open the project which contains roles which you want to migrate. 3. Double click on Roles folder under the opened project. 4. Select Action as "Copy". 5. Go to Tools > Copy Project > To Database..... 6. Give database name (Target Database) to which you want to migrate roles. 7. Click on "OK" 8. Select "Roles" from different objects and copy those roles.

9. After completion of Copying double click on Roles folder under the opened project and verify that "Done" checkbox should be checked. 14.What is the use of set control field in record field properties? Set Control id is used when you want to share tables in PeopleTools applications. 15.How to create prompt table? Using edit table option in record field properties 16.How is performance management taken care in People Tools? Indexing tables on the database side helps in batch processing a great deal. Analyzing tables helps. If there is custom code make sure the SQL queries used are written well with the use of proper keys and joins are correct as well.

1. What are state records? The state record will be used to pass variable information between two application engine sections. It can be physical or derived work record. Physical record can be used when you have restart logic and when you have disabled the restart logic derived work record can be used. There can be a max of 200 state records that can be used in a single AE but only one of them can be default state record name must end with _AET.

1. What is mandatory step of application engine program?Main-Step-Action Main is the required section in Application Engine. - There can be multiple steps in single application engine but at least one step should be part of AE. - Similarly you can have multiple actions in AE but you should have minimum 1 action part of step.

1. What is difference between component level peoplecode and record levelpeoplecode? Component level PeopleCode is associated with unique component, where as record level peoplecode can be associated with any number of components

2. Types of PeopleCode functions?People code supports these types of functions: Built in Internal External people code External non-people code

1. Explain with example where you used peoplecode extensively?

2. What is the difference between Prebuild & Postbuild events andsaveprechange and savepostchange? Prebuild can be used to validate your search data, discarding rows. Postbuild can be used to play with the pages (hide, unhide), filling up scrolls. Saveprechange is the last event where you can validate and correct your data before updating the database. Once it is done, database will get updated. Savepostchange will be used to play with tables which are not present in your component buffer.

3. Sequence of peoplecode events?Searchinit peoplecode performs before the search dialogue box displays. Search save peoplecode performs after the operator clicks ok in the search record dialogue box. Row select peoplecode is used to filter out rows of data. Prebuild is often used to hide and unhide the pages. Field default attempts to set defaults for fields without a value. Field formula performs, after field default completes successfully. Rowinit is used to initialize the rows. Postbuild peoplecode performs after all the component build events have performed. Activate event is fired every time the page is activated.

4. Difference between SQLEXEC and CREATESQL? SqlExec means it bypasses the component buffer and it is directly contactsdatabase to retrieve data. But it retrieves the data row by row and not possible for bulk insert. But in the case of Create SQL we can able insert the data in bulk.

1. Where is peoplecode stored? Database Server, PSPCMPROG 2. Is there any function in peoplecode which stops the processing of whole component? Think-time functions suspend processing either until the user has taken some action (such as clicking a button in a message box), or until an external process has run to completion. Think-time functions Following are Think time functions: DoCancel DoModal DoModalComponent Exec (only when Synchronous) File attach functions Prompt

RemoteCall RevalidatePassword WinExec(only when Synchronous) WinMessage WinMessageBox

1. Stages of program flow in SQR? Compile stage All the Preprocessor directives are compiled (which starts with #include). Ex: All the SQC are run. Check for the syntax errors for the conditions. Ex: if for loop while loop are properly ended with the respective syntax. Allocates memory structure if you are using the Arrays and load look up Execution stage starts interpreting the code line by line Check for the begin -program Begin -heading Begin- footer 2. Program flow of SQR? Setup section heading section footing section program section procedure section 1. Difference between Translate values and Prompt tables? Translate Table: Translate table is a special kind of table that is limited to validating data of four characters or less. The translate table serves as a universal prompt table and is effective-dated Prompt Table: Prompt table are used to provide users with validate values from other tables other values are generally populated by system users and are often application specific 2. What is .SQC and .SQT? .SQC is a Function Library file. It is like a sub program is saved by extension .SQC and this program can be called in the SQR program .SQT is compile time/Run time file. When a file with XXX.SQR is compiled we get the output as XXX.SQT and when is XXX.SQT is executed we get the output XXX.LIS (List file/Output file).

3. Important SQC that need to be attached to SQR program? #include #include #include #include #include 'setenv.sqc' 'stdapi.sqc' 'prcsdefn.sqc' 'prcsapi.sqc' 'curdtrim.sqc'

#include 'hrctlnld.sqc' #include 'datwtime.sqc'

1. What is Normalization in Oracle? The major goals of Normalization are Eliminating redundant data (for example storing the same data in more than one table Ensuring data dependencies (only storing related data in a table).

1. Performance tuning in SQR? Load Look Up Arrays Multiple Report -Bnn Using SQT Files Run on the BATCH Server Proper Programming Logic Set processing SQL Tuning1. Difference between search record and add search record? Search Record: Specify the search record for the component. The search record controls access to rows of data in a table. Its keys and alternate search keys appear on the search page as criteria. Add Search record: Specify if you want a different search record specifically for add actions. 2. What is difference between scroll and grid? Scroll area is used to maintain parent child relationship we insert grid in low level scroll Example: assume we have 3 scroll levels in our page level1 level2 and level3 we insert grid in level 3 3. How many ways we can run the application engine program? Running from Application Designer. By calling People Code function. Running from DOS Environment (Debugging). Running from Application Engine People Tool. Running from People soft Application. 1. Functional and Technical? Based on Customer Business processes functional person maps requirements to PeopleSoft and performs the rules and the Configurations required. He is the one who collects the requirement and decides what customization is and what is delivered by PeopleSoft.

PeopleSoft Technical Guy is the Person who knows how to code in PeopleSoft to execute the requirement.

1. What are the new features added in PS 8 Application Designer?The newly added features in PS 8 Application Designer are as follows: The Application Reviewer has been integrated with Application Designer in 8. The PeopleCode has become VBA style with objects properties and methods. The Meta SQL variables are introduced. The new variables like component, record, SQL has been introduced. The Application engine now supports PeopleCode. The scroll bars have become scroll areas in PS 8.0 etc. 1. What are the three actions that can be attached to menu? Component Separator PeopleCode

1. What is the difference between a Process and a Report?The Process receives a command line parameter where as the Report receives run controls from the page.

2. What are maximum number of actions possible in a step, list themVarious actions possible in Application Engine step are as follows: Do while Do when Do select PeopleCode SQL Call section Log Message Do until One action can be called only once in a step of an Application Engine program. 1. Tell about application engine program you worked with?

2. What is built in restart logic in Application Engine programs?Within each Application Engine program, you must define how frequently the program will issue a COMMIT. After doing so, each COMMIT becomes a "checkpoint" that Application Engine uses to locate where within a program to restart after an abend. This type of built-in logic does not exist in COBOL or SQR.

3. What are Application Engine State records?The State Record is a PeopleSoft record that must be created and maintained by the Application Engine developer. This record defines the fields a program uses to pass

values from one Action to another. Think of the fields of the Application Engine State Record as comprising the working storage for the Application Engine program. An Application Engine State Record can be either a physical record or a work record, and any number of State Records can be associated with a program. Physical State Records must be keyed by process instance. An Application Engine State Record must have PROCESS_INSTANCE defined as the first field and the only key field. And, so that the system recognizes the record as a State Record, all State Record names must end with the _AET identifier.

4. What is PIA and what are its components?It is n-tier architecture. We have client, web server, application server and Database server. We have jolt and tuxedo. We have WSL, WSH, JSL, JSH, QUEUES and services. In database server we have system tables, PeopleTools tables and application tables.

5. In which events error & warning are used most extensively.Field edit, save edit, Search save, row delete, row insert.

6. Is there any way by which you can find out whether the user is in Add modeor Update mode? %mode---returns A---for Add mode. Returns U for Update mode

7. How is the searchinit event most often used by people soft application?Searchinit fires before the search dialogue page is displayed to the end use. For this reason searchinit is often used to enhance row level security by inserting and graying out certain values to the search dialogue page.

8. When we select a component what events will be fired?If default mode for component is search mode: only searchinit will fired .If default mode for component is new mode. Field default, field formula, rowinit, searchinit. 9. What are different variables in people code and their Scope? System variables and User defined variables. Scope --- Global, Component, Local. 10. What is default processing? In default processing, any blank fields in the component are set to their default value. You can specify the default value either in the Record Field Properties, or in FieldDefault PeopleCode 11. What is difference between field default and Rowinit? Field default specifies only the default value for a field when we are in Add mode. Row init fires only when a row of data coming from database to component buffer. 12. What is difference between saveprechange and savepostchange? Which function directly interacts with the database? Saveprechange---last event that executes before updating the data from component buffer to the database.

Savepostchange fires after the updation of data in the database. SQLEXEC --- function directly interacts with the database. 13. What is Getlevel 0()? What is the use of %subrec and %selectall functions? Getlevel0 () ---used the get the rowset of the level0. %subrec--is used only in Dynamic View SQL where it expands to the columns of a subrecord: %selectall--%SelectAll is shorthand for selecting all fields in the specified record, wrapping date/time fields with %DateOut, %TimeOut. 14. What is an array in people code? What is maximum dimension of an array? Which function inserts values into an array? What is pop? An array is a collection of data storage locations, each of which holds the same type of data. The maximum depth of a PeopleCode array is 15 dimensions. Push and unshift are the functions of the array used to add the elements into the array one from the end of the array and one from the beginning. Pop is a function of array used to select and delete an element from the end of the array. 15. What is difference between Getrowset and Createrowset in people code? Getrowset is used to get rowset for a record in the component buffer. Createrowsetis used to create rowset for a record which in database, and is also called a Standalone rowset 16. Can you save the component programmatically? Using Dosave and Dosavenow functions. 17. What are differed processing and its advantages? Postpones some user actions to reduce the number of trips to the database so that increases the performance (in system edits, field edit, and field change). Advantages: 1) Reduces the network traffic. 2) Increases the performance. 18. Write the syntax to access third level record field using object oriented peoplecode? &fld=Getlevel0 ()(1).GetRowset(Record..GetRow(1), GetRowset (Record.).GetRow(1), GetRowset (Record.).GetRow(1), GetRecord (Record.).GetFieild(Field)) 19. What are the built-functions used to control translate values dynamically? Adddropdownitem () Deletedropdownitem () 20. Before accessing a people soft application what levels of security must be passed through. a) Field level security b) Row level security c) Maintain security d) Definition security e) Portal security.

21. What is the use of primary permission list in user profile?Primary permission list is used for mass change and definition security purposes.

22. How to authorize the user to run a process or report?To authorize a user to run a process, the process group, which contains the process or report, should be added to the permission list of that user. 23. How to give access to the records that are to be used in a query? To give access to the records that are to be used in query, we have create a new query security tree and add the records which we want to give the access and then assign a access group to the tree. After that we have to add that query tree and query access group to the permission list. 24. What are the rules used by the system to determine whether a user is authorized to update an object? The user should have the permission to update the object. This is given by the Definition security. The group, which holds the object, should be added to the permission list of the user in update mode. 25. What are the different ways we can set up the portal security to access component in portal? 1) Structure & content 2) Menu import 3) Register component 26. Steps involved in Data Conversion? Extract data from the legacy system Reconcile the extracted data Identify the tables to be leaded with the new system Data Mapping Identify the tools (SQR or Import Manager or SQL Loader etc) Write programs to perform conversion Test the programs using test data Check the data outline Reconcile concerted data. 1. Why SQR is used? Data conversion Reports Interface programs. 1. How do you link SQR reports to process scheduler? Create/modify/add run control table if you have any new fields Create/modify/add run control page if you have any program inputs Create a menu definition (Note Menu group name: XYZ) Give operator security Create Process scheduler definition Use-Process definition process definition add Give report name and report type 1. What are variable types in SQR? & Data base reference fields Read only $ Character (Same for Date)

# Numeric { } Variable in ASK or # define [$ variable] Dynamic variable referencing 1. What are the types of record definitions? SQL Tables SQL views Dynamic views Derived / Work Records Sub Records Query views

1. What is Dynamic View?Dynamic view that can be used like a view in pages and PeopleCode, but is not actually stored as a SQL view in the database. Instead, the system uses the view text as a base for the SQL Select that is performed at runtime. Dynamic views can provide superior performance in some situations, such as search records and in PeopleCode Selects, because they are optimized more efficiently than normal SQL views.

2. Table loading Sequence (installation)? Company table Installation Location Department Salary Plan Salary step Job code Pay group Benefit Programs 1. What is Application Engine?It is the tool, which performs, background SQL processing against our application data tables. It is an alternative for COBOL, SQL or SQR

2. What are the Different types of Application Engine?Standard: Standard entry-point program. Upgrade Only: Used by PeopleSoft Upgrade utilities only. Import Only: Used by PeopleSoft Import utilities only Daemon Only: Use for daemon type programs. Transform Only: Support for XSLT Transform programs.

3. What is the advantage of using Application Engine?The following are the advantages of using Application Engine. Encapsulation Unlike applications developed using COBOL or SQR, Application Engine applications

reside completely within your database. With Application Engine, there are the programs to compile, no statements to store, and no need to directly interact with the operating environment in use. You can build, run and debug your applications without existing People Tools. Effective Dating Application sections are effective dated-meaning you can activate/deactivate a section as of a particular date. This enables you to archive sections as you modify them, instead of destroying them. In the future if you decide to revert to a previous incarnation of a section you can simply reactivate it. SQL / Meta-SQL Support In addition to writing your SQL within Application Engine, you can also copy SQL statements into Application Engine from SQL talk or any other SQL utility with few if any changes. RDBMS platforms have many differing syntax rules especially in regard to date, time and other numeric calculations. For the most part you can work around this problem using Meta-SQL which Application Engine supports. This language was created to handle different RDBMS SQL syntaxs by replacing them with a standard syntax, called Meta-strings. With in Platform specific sections You can also have the ability to call generic portions of SQL statements by using the & CLAUSE function. This means you can write your generic SQL portions just once, and reference them from your different platform versions. Set Processing Support Set processing is a SQL technique used to process groups (or sets) of rows of one time rather than one at a time. Application Engine is particularly effective of processing these types of applications. Object Orientation unless designed to anticipate changes in field attributes. COBOL applications may need to be modified when things change. If a developer increases a fields length, then it may need to be changed in every instance where the COBOL program uses this field as a bind or select variable. This can require a good bit of effort. And, if not handled properly, a change like this can cause confusing errors. For example, if the length of a field in the COBOL is wrong, it may work fine, or you may get an error, or the field may get truncated. One of the corner stones of People soft functionality is Application Designer. Because of the way it works, most field attributes (type, length and scale) can be specified once, globally. If the field is used on more than one record, it has the same attributes in each of these records. PORTABILITY you can use Data Mover to import/export your applications. This means that you can export an application(s) into a file, and attach it to an e-mail message. Then, the recipient can simply use the IMPORT feature of Data Mover, and the application is ready to run. 4. Where are the search records assigned? Search records are assigned to a component in a menu.

5. Does the search record for a panel have to be the same as the record beingaccessed on the panel? Why or Why not? The search record for the panel does not have to be the same as the record being accessed on the panel because the search record is used to search for and or Filter the search key. 6. Differentiate Error V/s Warning statements in People code? The error statement issues a message and the condition causing the error must be corrected before proceeding. The warning statement issues a message and the user can proceed without changing any values. 7. Where can you run Jobs? The process scheduler can run jobs on the client or a server machine. 8. What restrictions are placed on multi-process jobs? A multi process jobs can only be scheduled to run on a server. 9. List the three output destinations available through the Process Scheduler? You can direct the output to a printer, file and windows screen. 10. What fields should be at the top of every search record definition that use table set Ids? SET ID is the field that should be at the top of every record definition that uses table set Ids. 11. What is a Record Group ID? A Record group ID is a group of record definitions that are Sharing the same set control field. 12. What are the types of layers in Crystal reports? There are 4 types of layers in Crystal Reports. They are 1. Report Header - In this, we will write title, date, and logos of the company. 2. Page Header Used to write column headings. 3. Detail Contains database column values. 4. Page Footer Used to write page numbers and address. 13. Define security administrator? Security administrator is used to control and access the various People soft menus. 14. How many types of security administrator profiles? Define? There are three types of Security administrator profiles: 1. Access Profile: It is an RDBMS ID. It provides the necessary Ids and password for behind-the-scene process. 2. Class Profile: It is defined to organize the users into groups with common access rights or privileges. 3. Operator Profile: It is commonly referred as a Operator Ids or operator having associated sign on passwords. 15. Define Object Security? The Security profile which is created as an operator security to restrict access to People soft data. 16. What is Translate Table? A translate table is a prompt table that serves as data dictionary to store values for fields that dont need individual prompt tables of their own.

17. What are the limitations of Translate table?1. Field type should be character 2. Minimum Field length should be 1 to 4 characters. 3. Field values should be small (static). 18. What is Effective Date? Effective date is used to store history, Current and Future information. 19. History date Vs past Date? Past date - Within 30 days of current date is called past date. History date - Above 30 days of current date is called History Date. 20. What is a record? A Group of non-repetitive fields is called a record. 21. How many types of records are there? There are six types of records 1. SQL table - Corresponding physical SQL table in the database we create with build option. 2. SQL View It is not a physical SQL table on the database, it gives the replicate of joined tables. It is used for security and faster access. 3. Dynamic View It is actually stored in the form of SQL view text and is executed at runtime. It uses the built in indexes. Whereas normal view is executed and stored in the database. 4. Derived/Work record - It is a temporary workspace to be used during on line panel processing and is not stored in the database, therefore derived work records are not built. They cannot be seen in the update/display mode. Once the panel is cancelled it is removed from the buffer. 5. Sub Records A group of fields commonly used in multiple records. 6. Query View A Query view is a view constructed using People soft Query tool. 22. How many types of Displays are there in the tool bar? 1. Field Display - It shows the field attributes (fieldname, Type, Len, Format, H, and Shortname, Long name 2. Use Display - It shows key related characteristics and default values for the fields (Field name, type, direction indicates, search key, list, system indicates, audit, H, default values) 3. Edit Display - It shows the auditing options available for the fields (field name, type required , edit, prompt table, reasonable date, people code) 4. People code display - It shows the different events and the user can choose required event to write people code. 23.What is application engine program? PeopleSoft Application Engine program is a set of SQL statements, PeopleCode, and program control actions that enable looping and conditional logic. 24. Define People Tools? A Collection of software programs, utility scripts, database tables and data that provide the frame work for creating, using and modifying people soft applications. People tools provide built in business functionality and maintain the capability that directly increase productivity and simplify system design.

25. What does Application Designer mean?It is an integrated development environment that is used to develop People soft applications 26. Functionality of Application Designer? The following are the uses of Application Designer. 1. Design and create database tables. 2. Design on-line pages 3. Controlling on-line processing flow. 4. Providing security for the database. 1. What is a project? User defined collection of related definitions (fields, records, pages, components and menus). 2. What are the physicals attributes Applications designer screen? The following are the attributes of Application Designer 1. Title bar 2. Menus 3. Toolbar 4. Project Workspace it arranges PeopleSoft objects in Windows explorer format 5. Objects Workspace Open Multiple Object and store in main window. 6. Output Window Deals about the output generated by using project development or up gradation. 7. View tabs Development tools / Upgrade 3. How is data stored, retrieved, manipulated and processed in People soft applications? PeopleSoft is a table-based system and it contains three major sets of tables, 1. System catalog tables; it stores physical attributes of tables and views. (e.g. Sys, Columns, Sys tables) 2. People Tools tables; it contains information that you define using People Tools (e.g. PSRECDEFN, PSMENUDEFN) 3. Application Data Tables; Store the actual data users enter and access through People Soft application windows and pages. (E.g. PS_ ) 4. How many types of RDBMS support PeopleSoft? The following are the list of RDBMS supporting PeopleSoft application. DB2, SQL Base, Oracle, Microsoft SQI Server, Informix 5. Define a Field, Field attributes, and Field properties? Fields are basic building blocks in People soft and can be used in application when they are added to at least one record. Fields are globally defined. The common filed attributes are: 1. Data type 2. Field name 3. Long name 4. Short name 5. Formatting 6. Help context number 7. Translate values stored in separate table (XLATTABLE). Fields are 1.Globally defined 2.Reusable components and can be shared across multiple record definitions 3.A change to the Field properties affects all the records that include the field.

6. Explain briefly about record properties?KEY: The record knows a field, which uniquely identifies each row, as a key. 1. We will search and retrieve data from the database according to the key field. 2. This will not allow duplicate and null values. 3. It is a primary key 4. It allows multiple keys 5. Maximum keys allowed in a record is 15 6. It should be placed at the top of the record definition. Duplicate Order Key: 1. It provides a way of ordering data in the table when the duplicate values are allowed. 2. It will create index for the column. However the index can be disabled. Alternate Search key: 1. it identifies the field as a key that provides an alternative path into table data. 2. Due to alternate search key the system becomes slow, because database index will be created when SQL creates the tables, so it will consume the disk space. 3. It allows duplicate values. 4. Alternate search will be seen in the search dialog box when update/display mode is selected. Descending order key: It is used to retrieve data in the form of 3-2-1 or C-B-A and normally it is used in Effective date. 7. How many types of securities are available in People soft? There are 6 types of securities: 1. RDBMS Security 2. Network security 3.Operator security 4. Object security 5.Tree level security 6. Query security (row level security) 8. Types of Menus? 1. Standard menu: It appears in the menu bar of a PeopleSoft application. 2. Popup menu: Allows the user to navigate related information in other areas of application by right clicking on a page or component. 1. What is the difference between Key and alternate search Key? KEY-It is the primary key of the record. Can be used as search key or need not be. Alternate search key-it is used for searching purposes.

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Which effective dated rows can be retrieved in update/display mode, update/display all and correction mode?

Update/display can view current and future rows. Can update only future rows. Update/display all can view history, current and future rows. Can update only future rows.

Correction can view and update history, current and future rows. 3. What types of audits are supported by people soft? In case of record level audit what is the structure of table? We have field level audit and record level audit. The structure of the table in record level audit is: AUDIT_OPRID, AUDIT_STAMP, AUDIT_ACTN, AUDIT_RECNAME and can add fields from record. 4. What are Table Edits? We have prompt table edit, yes/no table edit, translate table edit as the table edits.

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What conditions are required to establish parent child relationship between two records? What are the advantages with that?

Conditions are: 1) The child record should have all the key fields of parent record and at least one more key field other than the key fields of parent record. 2) We should mention the parent record in the record properties of child record. 3) We cannot go for more than three levels of parent/child relationships. Advantages are: 1) To have referential integrity. 2) Data dependencies 3) Eliminate redundant data Can you place Sub page into Grid? If yes How? Yes we can insert subpage using insert subpage. After insert subpage into main page, drag the subpage into the grid. When we save the page we are successfully able to save the page showing that we can insert a subpage into a grid.

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Can you hide a primary page in a component? Reason?

No we cannot hide the primary page of a component. If the component had only one page then by making this page also invisible we wont have any component existing so we are not allowed to hide the primary page. 7. What is an Expert Entry? Expert entry enables a user to change from interactive to deferred mode at runtime for appropriate transactions 8. What is Auto Update? This record field property is used to update the date field of particular record with the server's current date and time whenever a user creates or updates a row. Even the user enter the data into that field, the data which the user enters will be updated by the systems current date and time.

9. What is Record Group? Which records can be included into a record group? Record group consists of records with similar functionality. To setup a record in record group we should enter a set control field value in record properties

10. How can you improve the security and usability of a Prompt table edit.?Prompt table view

11. What are the different ways to setup row level security?We can setup row-level security using a SQL view that joins the data table with an authorization table. And by having Query search for data using a query security record definition. The query security record definition adds a security check to the search.

12. How does PeopleSoft use views? Which are online functions?People soft uses views for search records, summary pages, prompt views, reports Search records and summary pages are online functions. 13.Why do PeopleSoft often use views as search records? Search views are used for three main reasons. Adding criteria to the search dialogue page Providing row level security Implementing search page processing

14. How can a component have more than one search record? Give a situation.You might want to reuse the same component multiple times with different search records. You can accomplish this by overriding the component search record at runtime when the component is opened from a menu item without creating separate copies of the component. The component override is temporary, and occurs only when the component is opened from the menu item in which the override is set. It does not change the component definition. 15. What is PIA and what are its components? It is n-tier architecture. We have client, web server, application server and Database server. We have jolt and tuxedo. We have WSL, WSH, JSL, JSH, QUEUES and services. In database server we have system tables, peopletools tables and application tables. 16.Differentiate Field edit and Save edit? In Field edit for each field change, a transition to the application server to the database is taken place. In Saveedit for all the fields , only one transition to the application server to the Database is taken place. 17.What are think time functions? Think-time functions suspend processing either until the user has taken some action (such as clicking a button in a message box), or until an external process has run to completion. 18.In which events error & warning are used most extensively.

Field edit, Save edit, Search save, row delete, row insert

19. Is there any way by which you can find out whether the user is in Add mode orUpdate mode? %mode---returns A---for Add mode. Returns U for Update mode 20.How is the searchinit event most often used by people soft application? Searchinit fires before the search dialogue page is displayed to the end user. For this reason searchinit is often used to enhance roll level security by inserting and graying out certain values to the search dialogue page. 21.What are the options for using SQL in people code? SqlExec Record class methods (selectbykey, delete, insert, update) Using Sql class, its properties and methods 22.

23.What data buffer classes are available in people code?Rowset, Row, Record, Field, Array, File, Sql, chart, grid and so on 24.When we select a component what events will be fired? If default mode for component is search mode: only searchinit will fired .If default mode for component is new mode: field default, field formula, rowinit, searchinit.

25. What are different variables in people code and their Scope?System variables and User defined variables. Scope ---Global, Component, Local.

26. What is default processing?In default processing, any blank fields in the component are set to their default value. You can specify the default value either in the Record Field Properties, or in FieldDefault PeopleCode

27. What is difference between field default and Rowinit?Field default specifies only the default value for a field when we are in Add mode. Row init fires only when a row of data coming from database to component buffer 28.What is difference between saveprechange and savepostchange? Which function directly interacts with the database? Saveprechange---last event that executes before updating the data from component buffer to the database. Savepostchange fires after the updation of data in the database.

SQLEXEC --- function directly interacts with the database.

29. What is Getlevel0()? What is the use of %subrec and %selectall functions?Getlevel0()---used the get the rowset of the level0. %subrec--is used only in Dynamic View SQL where it expands to the columns of a subrecord: %selectall--%SelectAll is shorthand for selecting all fields in the specified record, wrapping date/time fields with %DateOut, %TimeOut. 30.What is an array in people code? What is maximum dimension of an array? Which function inserts values into an array? What is pop? An array is a collection of data storage locations, each of which holds the same type of data. The maximum depth of a PeopleCode array is 15 dimensions. Push and unshift are the functions of the array used to add the elements into the array one from the end of the array and one from the beginning. Pop is a function of array used to select and delete an element from the end of the array.

31. What is difference between Getrowset and Createrowset in people code?Getrowset is used to get rowset for a record in the component buffer. Createrowsetis used to create rowset for a record which in database, and is also called a Standalone rowset

32. Can you save the component programmatically?Using Dosave and Dosavenow functions

33. What is differed processing and its advantages?Postpones some user actions to reduce the number of trips to the database so that increases the performance (in system edits, field edit, and field change) Advantages: Reduces the network traffic Increases the performance 34.Write the syntax to access third level record field using object oriented peoplecode? &fld=Getlevel0()(1).GetRowset(Record..GetRow(1), GetRowset(Record.).GetRow(1), GetRowset(Record.).GetRow(1), GetRecord(Record.).GetFieild(Field.))

35.What are the built-functions used to control translate values dynamically? Adddropdownitem() Deletedropdownitem() 36.How to populate data into grid in online? &Rs.Select() Scrollselect() 37.Before accessing a people soft application what levels of security must be passed through. Field level security, Row level security, Maintain security, definition security, Portal security 38.What is the use of primary permission list in user profile? Primary permission list is used for mass change and definition security purposes. 39.How to authorize the user to run a process or report? To authorize a user to run a process, the process group, which contains the process or report, should be added to the permission list of that user. 40.What are the rules used by the system to determine whether a user is authorized to update an object? The user should have the permission to update the object. This is given by the Definition security. The group, which holds the object, should be added to the permission list of the user in update mode.

41. What are the different ways we can set up the portal security to access component inportal? Structure & content Menu import Register component 1. What are the main elements in the component Interface? Component interface name Keys Properties and collections Methods

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Difference between Get keys, find keys and Create Keys ?

Get keys: - These are mapped to the fields marked as scrh in the components search record. Automatically Search key fields in search record become Get keys. We cannot change it.

Find keys: - These are mapped to fields marked as Alt or Srch in the component search record. You may remove Find keys that you do not wish to make available for searching. Create Keys: - It is generated from the key fields for the search record. If Add search record is present then its key fields are taken. We cannot change it.

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How do you provide security for the component interface? Open the Permission list On the Component Interface tab Add row and select the newly created Component Interface Edit the permissions to give permission for the standard methods Get, Create, Save, cancel, find.

1. What the steps that you need to do in people code to invoke Component Interface? Establish a user section Get the component interface definition Populate the create keys Create an instance of the component interface Populate the required fields Save the component Interface.

&Session = GetSession(); &CI = &Session.GetcompIntfc(CompIntfc.INTERFACE_NAME) &CI.KEY_FILED_NAME = NEW If not &CI.Create () Then Else Populate other fields End-if; Populate the other fields If not &CI.Save () Then Else End-if; 1. How do you test Component Interface? Using the Component Interface tester Give values in the tester for options Get Existing, Create new, Find PSMessages in the CI ? This function needs to be called when ever methods like Find, Save, Create methods return false. and perform the operation from the CI Tester Use of

1. Catching error message in the component Interface? Or

Error text and Error type can be printed in the log message for any other action in to the log message. Function CheckErrorCodes() &PSMessages = &Session.PSMessages; &ErrorCount = &PSMessages.Count; For &i = 1 To &ErrorCount &ErrorText = &PSMessages.Item(&i).Text; &ErrorType = &PSMessages.Item(&i).Type; End-For; End-Function; 2. What is method? What are the different types of method? Methods: - A method is an object that performs a very specific function on a component interface at run-time. Standard methods and user-defined methods. Standard methods: - Automatically generated upon the creation of a new component Interface in Application. Apart from the Standard methods there are Standard methods available for the use with any collection. User-Defined methods: - User-defined methods are those that you can create to meet the requirements of an individual component interface. 3. What are properties? The Fields in the level 0 in the component are the properties of the component. Standard properties Createkeyinfocollection Getkeyinfocollection field properties. Findkeyinfocollection Property Info collection GetHistoryItems (Update/Display mode or EditHistory Items InteractiveMode. Correction mode) User-Defined properties Developer can further control the exposed

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How do you login in correction mode in the Component Interface?

Get History Items and Edit History items property to should be set to true. Get History Items alone: - Update display all - modes will be used.

5. This is an example of how to grab the most recent/correct row from an effective dated/effective sequenced table such as PS_JOB SELECT A.EMPLID FROM PS_JOB A WHERE A.EMPLID = '12345' AND A.EFFDT = (SELECT MAX(A_ED.EFFDT) FROM PS_JOB A_ED WHERE A.EMPLID = A_ED.EMPLID AND A.EMPL_RCD = A_ED.EMPL_RCD AND A_ED.EFFDT