Technical data

Glossary
Administration, PeopleSoft Enterprise Stock Administration , and the COBR A
Administrati
on feature of the Base Benefits bu siness process.
action template In PeopleSoft Enterprise Receivables, outlines a set of escalating actions that the
system or user
performs based o n the period of time that a customer or item has been in
an action p lan for a sp ecif ic condition.
activity In PeopleSof
t Enterprise Learning Management, an instance of a catalog item
(sometimes called a class) that is available for enrollment. The activity defines
such things as the costs that are associated with the offering, enro llment limits and
deadlines, a
nd waitlisting capacities.
In PeopleSoft Enterprise Performance Managem ent, the work of an organization and
the aggregation of actions that are used for activity-based costing.
In PeopleSo
ft Enterprise Project Costing, the unit of work that p rovides a further
breakdown of projects—u sually into specific tasks.
In PeopleSoft Workflow, a specific transaction that yo u might need to perform in a
business pr
ocess. Because it consists of the steps that are used to perform a transaction,
it is also k now n as a step map.
address usa
ge
In PeopleSo
ft Enterprise Campus Solutions, a grouping of address types defining the
order in which the address types are used. For example, you might define an address
usage code to process addresses in the following order: billin g address, dorm itory
address, h
ome address, and then work address.
adjustment calendar In PeopleSoft Enterprise Campus S olutions, the adjustment calend ar c o ntrols how a
particula
r charge is adjusted on a student’s account when the student drops classes
or withdraws from a term. The charge adjustm ent is based on how much time has
elapsed from a predetermined date, and it is determ ined as a percentage of the original
charge am
ount.
administrative function In PeopleSoft Enterprise Campu s Solutions, a particular functional area that processes
checkli
sts, commun icati on, and comments. The adm inistrative functi on identifies
which variable data is added to a person’s checklist or communication record w hen a
specific checklist code, comm unication category, or comment is assigned to the
student
. This key data enables you to trace that checklist, communication, or com ment
back to a specific processing event in a functional area.
admit t
ype
In Peop
leSoft Enterprise Campu s Solutions, a designation used to distinguish
first-year applications from transfer applications.
agreem
ent
In Peop
leSoft Enterprise eSettlements, provides a way to group and specify processing
options, such as payment terms, pay f rom a bank, and notification s by a buyer and
supplier location combinatio n.
allocation rule In PeopleSoft Enterprise Incentive Management, an expression within compensation
plans that enables the system to assign transactions to nodes and participants. During
trans
action allocation, the all ocati o n engine traverses the compensation structure
from the current node to the root node, checking each node for plans that contain
allocation rules.
alternate account A feature in PeopleSoft Enterprise General Ledger that enables you to create
a statutory chart of accounts and enter statutory account transactions at the
deta
il transaction level, as required for reco rding and reporting by some natio nal
governments.
ana
lysis database
In P
eopleSoft Enterprise Cam pu s Solutions, database tables that store large amounts
of student inform ation that may not appear in standard report form ats. T he analysis
database tables contain keys for all objects in a report that an application program can
use
to reference other student-record objects that are not contained in the printed
report. For instance, the analysis database contains data on courses that are considered
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