Pivot Grids

I recently worked on the pivot grids in PeopleSoft 9.2 and wanted to share a small video I created that shows how much better it is compared to prior releases and other competing products in the market. Some of the features offered are: 1. Can be easily created using PS queries, hence providing a lot … Continue reading Pivot Grids

HR Notifications

Oracle has introduced a new notification and announcement feature in PeopleSoft 9.2. The HR notification functionality now allows communication/HR administrators to send out rich text announcements or personalized messages to employees or person of interest. There is no need for power users to mess around with not so useful notify functionality anymore. Publishers can publish … Continue reading HR Notifications

XML (BI) Publisher Editor Simplified

1.1.      Design The RTF template design changes are documented in the image below: 1.2.      Configure 1.2.1.        Download TRW template Navigate to Reporting Tools > BI Publisher > Report Definition Search for TRW_STATEMNT in the report name field Navigate to Template tab Click on the template file TRW_Total_Reward_Statement.rtf to download and save it on hard drive. … Continue reading XML (BI) Publisher Editor Simplified

Hiding grid column(s) without customizations

Most of the time, PeopleSoft deliver the correct core processes and clients just customize the front end to their needs. This require customization of pages and hence not only PeopleSoft upgrade issues but a lengthy SDLC process. Here is a quick way to hide columns from the grid without doing customization. 1. Navigate to the … Continue reading Hiding grid column(s) without customizations

Building validations and edits without customizations

More than often PeopleSoft consultants are faced with edit, validation and alert requirements. Consultant end up designing the solution by suggesting customizations. Maybe a close observation of requirements, better understanding of the tools and some bit of convincing can help in reducing these customizations. One such tool at our disposal is the Event and Notification … Continue reading Building validations and edits without customizations

Link e-Performance and Balance score card

Performance management is on top of every IT and HR managers wish list these days. HR managers consider it as a powerful tool to evaluate, record and reward performance. IT managers consider it as an important HR strategy enablement tool. Performance management tools allow managers to evaluate employees on various metrics and dimensions. It allows … Continue reading Link e-Performance and Balance score card

Using XML report bursting

A lot of time IT managers and business analyst forget that an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system is not just an accumulation of Industry best practices and a packaged solution. An ERP system also provides tools to integrate disparate systems and information across the organization, setup a single source of truth and reduce cost and … Continue reading Using XML report bursting

eCompensation enhancement in PeopleSoft 9.2

PeopleSoft came out with a completely revamped e-Compensation product in 9.2. Product was enhanced with better integration, manager self service and easy administration.  Even with the impressive set of features, e-Compensation product still lacked: Better analytical reporting – Reporting provided as graph and charts are not very user friendly to use and do not provide … Continue reading eCompensation enhancement in PeopleSoft 9.2