PeopleSoft: PeopleTools II Rel 8.48

Course Overview

PeopleTools II expands on the skills acquired in PeopleTools I. In this five-day course, students gain advanced development and troubleshooting experience as they create applications that incorporate complex features such as views, multiple occurs levels, tableset sharing, subrecords, subpages, links, and PeopleCode.

Learn to:

• Troubleshoot applications
• Create records and pages that maintain parent child relationships
• Enhance application and page functionality
• Create and use sub records and sub pages
• Write basic PeopleCode programs
• Create and use views

Audience

• Application Developers
• Developer
• Forms Developer
• Support Engineer
• System Analysts
• Technical Administrator
• Technical Consultant

Prerequisites

• Working knowledge of PeopleSoft Architecture
• Working knowledge of PeopleSoft Data Organization and Validation
• Experience with the Eight Steps of Application Development
• Application Designer 8.1 to 8.4 Delta
• PeopleTools I Rel 8.48

Skills Gained

• Apply PeopleSoft Design Methodology in developing applications
• Create and use views as the basis for summary pages, search records, and prompt tables
• Explain and implement table set sharing
• Create records and pages that maintain parent child relationships
• Explain the buffer allocation process and its impact on application performance
• Create and use sub records and sub pages in an application
• Write PeopleCode programs to satisfy business requirements and enhance applications
• Enhance application and page functionality using advanced PeopleTools features, such as images, links, and deferred processing
• Troubleshoot common problems in PeopleSoft applications

Course Outline

Developing Applications with PeopleTools

• Designing an Application
• Creating Data Structures
• Creating User Interfaces
• Testing Applications

Applying Advanced Design Concepts

• Explaining the PeopleSoft Design Methodology
• Evaluating a Potential Change to an Application

Using Views in PeopleSoft Applications

• Stating the Purposes of Views
• Writing SQL Statements to Retrieve Data
• Creating PeopleSoft SQL Views
• Creating PeopleSoft Query Views

Creating Summary Pages Using Views

• Explaining the Purpose of Summary Pages
• Creating Summary Pages Based on PeopleSoft Views
• Determining the Key Structure for a Summary View

Creating and Using Search Records

• Explaining the Role of Search Records in Components
• Using Views to Provide Additional Search Criteria
• Implementing the Add Search Record in a Component

Using Views as Prompt Table Edits

• Setting Up a Prompt Table Edit that Uses a View
• Explaining the Mechanics of Prompting
• Creating Views that Take Advantage of Prompting Mechanics

Explaining TableSet Sharing

• Explaining the Functional Aspects of TableSet Sharing
• Explaining the Technical Aspects of TableSet Sharing
• Implementing TableSet Sharing

Creating Parent-Child Relationships

• Explaining Methods That Enforce Referential Integrity
• Creating Parent-Child Record Definitions
• Enforcing Parent-Child Relationships on Page Definitions

Explaining Buffer Allocation

• Discussing Buffer Allocation
• Determining the Effect of Buffer Allocation on Performance

Creating Subrecords and Subpages

• Stating the Purpose of Subrecords
• Creating and Maintaining Subrecords
• Stating the Purpose of Subpages
• Creating and Maintaining Subpages
• Identifying the Caveats for Using Subrecords and Subpages

Using Deferred Processing

• Explaining the Purpose of the Application Server
• Distinguishing Between Processing Modes
• Changing the Processing Mode of a Definition

Introducing PeopleCode in an Application

• Explaining the Purpose of PeopleCode
• Accessing PeopleCode Programs
• Identifying Elements of PeopleCode Syntax
• Using PeopleCode to Validate User Input
• Managing PeopleCode Programs Using Comments
• Creating Error Messages Using the Message Catalog
• Using PeopleCode to Manipulate Fields

Creating Custom Objects with Application Classes

• Describing Application Classes
• Organizing Application Classes Using Application Packages
• Editing Application Classes
• Calling Application Classes

Using Images in PeopleSoft Applications

• Implementing Image Definitions
• Implementing Image Field Definitions
• Retrieving Images with PeopleCode
• Differentiating Between Image Definitions and Image Fields

Designing Pages Using Style Sheets

• Viewing Relationships Between Style Sheet Elements
• Overriding the System Style Sheet
• Using PeopleCode to Modify the Style Property of a Field Object

Designing More Advanced Pages

• Using the Message Catalog in Page Design
• Creating Pages with Alternate Data Displays
• Creating Links to Internal and External Pages

Follow On Courses

• Application Engine Rel 8.48
• Integration Tools Rel 8.48

PeopleSoft: PeopleTools II Rel 8.48 / D17687GC20