PeopleSoft PeopleTools I / II Rel 8.55 Accelerated (D97725) – Outline

Detailed Course Outline

Explaining PeopleSoft Architecture

• Describing PeopleSoft Databases
• Explaining Data Transfer in PeopleSoft Pure Internet Architecture
• Identifying Requirements for the Development Environment

Developing Applications by Using the Eight Steps

• Describing the PeopleSoft Application Development Process
• Describing Application Designer Interface
• Organizing Definitions in a Project

Designing the Application

• Planning the Application
• Determining Functional Specifications
• Determining Technical Specifications
• Describing the Training Application

The Steps Used to Develop New and Customize Existing PeopleSoft Applications

• Defining Fields
• Creating Record Definitions
• Building SQL Tables
• Creating Page Definitions
• Defining and Registering Components
• Testing an Application
• Editing the Registry Structure
• Creating Menu Definitions

Analyzing the Impact of Design Changes

• Determining Relationships Among Definitions
• Synchronizing Record Definitions and Database Tables

Implementing Search Pages for Fluid Applications

• Describing How the PeopleSoft Fluid User Interface Uses Search Pages
• Using the Search Results Page
• Creating a Pivot Grid to Provide Search Page Capabilities

Managing Fluid Page Display with Cascading Style Sheets

• Describing Cascading Style Sheets 3.0
• Explaining How PeopleTools Uses CSS3 in Fluid Applications
• Working with Delivered PeopleTools Fluid Style Sheets
• Overriding and Extending the Default Styles
• Incorporating Custom Style Sheets

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 PeopleSoft Dynamic 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
• 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 Relationship

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

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
• Implementing FieldEdit, SaveEdit, RowInit, and FieldChange PeopleCode
• Using PeopleCode to Manipulate Fields

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 Among 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
• Creating Pop-up Pages