Technical data

CHAPTER 1

Getting Started with PeopleSoft Analytic

Calculation Engine

This chapter provides an overview of PeopleSoft Analytic Calculation E ngine and discusses PeopleSoft Analytic

Calculation Engine implementation.

PeopleSoft Analytic Calculation Engine Overview

PeopleSoft Analytic Calculation Engine comprises a calculation engine plus several PeopleTools features that

enable application developers to define both the calculation rules and the display of calculated data within

PeopleSoft applications for the purposes of multidimensional reporting, data editing, and analysis.

Specifically, application developers create analytic models to define the rules that are used to calculate data.

Application developers also create PeopleSoft Pure Internet Architecture pages with analytic grids to display

the data within PeopleSoft applications. Within the application, a PeopleSoft Pure Internet Architecture page

with an analytic grid may be referred to as an interactive report. End users view, analyze, and make changes to

analytic model data. When end users save their changes, PeopleSoft Analytic Calculation Engine recalculates

the data and sends the calculated data to the application database.

PeopleSoft Analytic Calculation Engine Implementation

The functionality to create your own analytic models is delivered as part of standard PeopleSoft PeopleTools

that are provided with all PeopleSoft products. However, you must complete these activities before you can

create analytic models:

Step Reference

Instal

l PeopleToo ls

See Ent

erprise PeopleTools Installation Guide for your

database platform.

Install the database that you want to use with your

applic

ation.

See the installatio n documentation for your databa se

platfo

rm.

Configure the application server. See Enterprise PeopleTools 8.49 PeopleBook: System and

Server Administration, “Using the PSADMIN Utility”.

Enabl

e the appropriate number of analytic server instances.

See En

terprise PeopleTools 8.49 PeopleBook: System

and Server Administration, “Managing An alytic Servers,”

Configuring a n d Starting A nalytic Servers.