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Glossary of PeopleSoft Enterprise Terms

absence entitlement This elem ent defines rules for granting paid time off for valid absences, such as sick

time, vacat

ion, and maternity leave. An absence entitlement element defines the

entitlement amount, frequency, and entitlement period.

absence tak

This elemen

t defines the conditions that must be met before a payee is entitled

to take pai d time off.

academic c

areer

In PeopleS

oft Enterprise C ampus Solutions, all course work that a student undertakes

at an academic institution and that is grouped in a single student record. For example,

a university that has an undergraduate schoo l, a graduate s ch ool, and various

professio

nal schools might define several academic careers—an undergraduate career,

a graduate career, and separate careers for each professional school (law school,

medical school, dental school, and so on).

academic institution In PeopleSoft Enterprise C a mp us Solutions, an entity (such as a university or college)

that is independent of other similar en tit ies and that h a s its own set of rules a nd

busines

s processes.

academic organization In PeopleSoft Enterprise Campus Solutions, an entity that is p art of the adm in istrativ e

structu

re within an academic institution. At the lowest level, an academic organization

might be an academ ic departm ent. A t the highest level, an academic organization can

represent a division .

academic plan In PeopleSoft Enterprise C ampus Solutions, an area of study—su ch as a major, mino r,

or specialization—that exists within an academic program or academic career.

academic program In PeopleS oft Enterprise Campus Solu tions, the entity to which a student applies and is

admitted and from which the student graduates.

accounting class In PeopleSoft Enterprise Performance M an agem ent, the accounting class defines how

a resource is treated for generally accepted accounting practices. The Inventory

class

indicates whether a resource becomes part of a balance sheet account, such as

inventory or f ixed assets, while the Non-i nventory class ind icates that the resource is

treated as an expense of the period during which it occurs.

accounting date The accounting date indicates when a transaction is recognized, as opposed to the date

the transaction actually occurred. The accounting date and transaction date can be the

same

. The accounting date determines the period in the general ledger to w hich the

transaction is to be posted. You can only select an accounting date that falls within an

open period in the ledg er t o which you are posting. The accounting date for an item

is n

ormally the invoice date.

accounting split The accounting split method indicates how expenses are allocated or divided among

one

or more sets o f accounting Ch artFields.

accumulator You use an accumulator to store cumulative values of defined items as they are

ocessed. You can accumulate a single value over time or multiple values over

time. For example, an accumulator could consist of all voluntary deductions, or all

company deductions, enabling you t o accumu late amounts. It allows total flexibility

r time periods and values accum ulated.

action reason The reason an employee’s job or employment information is updated. The action

ason is entered in two parts: a personnel action, such as a promotion, termination, or

change from one pay group to another—and a reason for that action. Action reasons

are used by PeopleSoft Enterprise Human Resources, PeopleSoft Enterprise Benefits