The PeopleTools I portion of the course introduces the PeopleSoft methodology of application development. This part of the course provides a general description of PeopleSoft's system architecture and the tool set used to develop new or customize existing PeopleSoft applications. The PeopleTools II portion of the course expands on the skills acquired in PeopleTools I. In this part of the course, students gain advanced development and troubleshooting experience as they create applications that incorporate complex features such as views, multiple occurs levels, tableset sharing, subrecords, subpages, links, and PeopleCode. Students receive hands-on experience with the PeopleSoft Application Designer to create and modify PeopleSoft definitions such as fields, records, pages, and components. This course covers the content of the PeopleTools I and PeopleTools II Rel 8.48 courses - please see the individual course descriptions for a comprehensive list of the topics covered. Learn to: * Develop new and customize existing PeopleSoft Enterprise applications * Create and deploy a PeopleSoft internet application * Enhance application and page functionality * Create and use sub records and sub page * Create and modify PeopleSoft Definitions * Create and use views

Target Audience
Application Developers Developer Forms Developer Support Engineer System Analysts Technical Consultant Technical Administrator

Key Topics

• Explaining PeopleSoft Architecture
• - Describing PeopleSoft Databases
• - Explaining Data Transfer in PeopleSoft Pure Internet Architecture
• - Identifying Requirements for the Development Environment
• Identifying Requirements for the Development Environment
• - Describing the PeopleSoft Application Development Process
• - Describing the PeopleSoft 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 of Development
• - 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
• - Incorporating Upgrades in the Development Strategy
• Searching Applications by Using the Verity Search Engine
• - Describing and Performing a Verity Search
• - Generating a Registry Search Collection
• - Adding Keywords to a Search Collection
• Performing Data Audits
• - Discussing Advantages and Disadvantages of Implementing Audits
• - Implementing Field-Level Audits
• - Implementing Record-Level Audits
• Importing and Exporting Projects
• - Describing How Projects Transport Definitions Between Databases
• - Exporting Projects
• Applying Advanced Design Concepts
• - Explaining the PeopleSoft Design Methodology
• - Evaluating a Potential Change to an Application
• 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 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
• Determining the Key Structure for a Summary View
• - Explaining the Role of Search Records in Components
• - 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 Relationships
• - 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
• - Using PeopleCode to Manipulate Fields
• Using Objects in PeopleCode
• - Defining Object-Oriented Terms
• 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 Between 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

Objectives

• Describe PeopleSoft application design and the technology behind this process
• Navigate PeopleSoft applications
• Describe the elements of PeopleSoft Pure Internet Architecture
• Describe PeopleSoft data organization and validation
• Implement the eight steps of application development
• Describe additional application development considerations
• Search and audit application data
• Organize definitions into projects
• Demonstrate competence in PeopleSoft application development methodology
• Apply PeopleSoft Design Methodology in developing applications
• Create and use views as the basis for summary pages, search records, and prompt tables
• Explain and implement table set sharing
• Create records and pages that maintain parent child relationships
• Create and use sub records and sub pages in an application
• Write PeopleCode programs to satisfy business requirements and enhance applications
• Enhance application and page functionality using advanced PeopleTools features, such as images, links, and deferred processing

Required Skills/Experience

• General knowledge of Windows environment
• General knowledge of relational database system

Fee: $7,500.00

Course Schedule:
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Austin

• Jan 12 - Jan 16

Charlotte

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Columbia

• Feb 02 - Feb 06

Hunt Valley

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Lansing

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Madison

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Milwaukee

• Mar 16 - Mar 20

Minneapolis

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Oklahoma City

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Phoenix

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Raleigh

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San Antonio

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Schaumburg

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Tulsa

• Feb 16 - Feb 20

Washington DC

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