Technical data

General Preface

Region Identifiers

Regions are ide

ntified by the region name. The following region identifiers may appear in PeopleBooks:

• Asia Pacific

• Europe

• Latin America

• North America

Industry Identifiers

Industries are

identified by the industry name or by an abbreviation for that industry. The following industry

identifiers m

ay appear in PeopleBooks:

• USF (U.S. Federal)

• E&G (Education and Government)

Currency Code

Monetary amounts are identified by the ISO currency code.

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Common Elements Used in PeopleBooks

As of Date

The last date for which a report or process includes data.

Business Unit

An ID that r

epresents a h igh-level organization of business information. You

can use a bu

siness unit to define regional or departmental units within a

larger org

anization.

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Effective Date

The date on which a table row becomes effective; the date that an a ction

begins. For example, to close out a ledger on June 30, the effective date for the

ledger closing would be July 1. This date a lso determines when you can view

and change the information. Pages or panels and batch processes that use the

information use the current row.