Index
A
acceptance testing 185
Accounts Payable 6
Accounts Receivable 6
application 120
application design 120
Application Engine 48
Application Processor 38-39, 41
Application Upgrader 11, 162-163, 167
Asset Management 7
B
batch processing 47, 56
benchmark 192
best practice 166
Billing 7
business process 40, 97, 144-145, 149, 155-156, 160, 171, 173
business process diagram 149
business process reengineering 20, 23, 76, 113, 142, 146
business rules 142-143, 145, 152
business unit 6
C
C compiler 132, 138
change budget 104-105
changed management 170
chart field 141, 151-154, 157
chart field customization 174
chart fields 13
client/server 29
client/server architecture 14
COBOL 48-49, 64, 81, 132, 138, 161, 164, 167-168, 171
command buttons 40
computing, history of 28
consultant 148
consultants 117, 119-120, 122, 124-125, 128, 153
Crystal Reports 64, 71, 133, 136-137, 205, 207-208
customization 24, 113, 120, 141, 145, 154-156, 160-161, 163-167, 170-171, 194
D
data conversion 25, 156, 178-181
Data Designer 9, 33-34, 37, 65, 138
data mapping 178
data model 90
Data Mover 11, 53-54, 66, 138, 184
database administrator 9, 34, 53, 64, 66, 69, 74-75, 98, 114, 167, 193-194
database server 132
deployment 208
developer 113, 141, 148, 154, 157, 161-162, 167-168, 194
training 72-73
developer training 21
developers 191
training 73
development tools 30
documentation 88, 90
E
effective dating 12, 48
end users 97
event-driven programming 35, 82
executive briefings 89
executive management 70, 110-111, 121, 144-145, 189-190, 213
executive sponsor 96, 99, 101, 113
expectations 189, 212
setting 172
F
file server 131, 135-136
financial statements 198, 208
G
Gantt chart 107-108, 111
General Ledger 5
H
Help Designer 10, 47
I
implementation 118
implementation partner 117-118, 124, 126, 158, 175
implementation strategy 22
implementation team 93
Import Manager 11, 53, 182
performance 182
inquiry 199
installation 23, 127, 135-136, 138
installation team 133, 137
integration testing 186
interfaces 174-175
Internet 131
intranet 209
inventory 8
J
job scheduling 52
L
legacy programmer 80, 82-83, 90, 98
line manager 97
Lotus 1-2-3 205
M
Macintosh 129
Mass Change 11, 55-56
mass changes 48
Menu Designer 10, 41, 44, 67
Microsoft Excel 137, 200-201, 205, 209
Microsoft Windows 72, 77, 130, 133
Microsoft Windows Help System 47
N
network 130, 132, 136
nVision 18, 58, 133, 140, 200-201, 205, 207-208
O
Object Security 10, 62
online help 47
operational status report 110-111
Operator Classes 60
Operator Security 10, 60, 68
P
Panel Designer 10, 38, 40, 66
panel groups 39, 41, 44, 192
panels 39
parallel testing 188
parameter 155, 157
parameters 141, 157, 160
PeopleCode 9-11, 34-35, 37, 40, 53, 64, 66, 71, 168, 182
PeopleSoft database 137
PeopleSoft development steps 65
PeopleSoft Professional Services 120
PeopleSoft User Conference 121
PeopleTools 9, 16, 30-31, 62, 68, 121, 136, 161-162, 164, 169, 197
performance 33, 40, 114, 187, 191-195, 209
performance tuning 14, 26, 69, 75, 139, 191-192
politics 101, 108, 152, 178
power users 87, 97
printer 133
printing 205
prioritization 103
process menus 42
Process Scheduler 4, 11, 48, 52, 138, 206
production 177, 188, 190, 192
production cutover 25
programmers 98, 103, 121, 148, 160, 165
Project Costing 8
project leader 93, 95, 99, 101, 108, 110, 112-113, 166, 213
project leadership 213
project management 82, 95, 100, 105-106, 110, 112, 117-118
project plan 92, 99, 105, 107-108, 110, 211
project status report 89, 110-111
project team 93, 95, 105, 107, 113, 124
prompt table 40
prototype 155, 174
prototyping 68, 142, 149, 156-159, 176, 213
keys to 158
public sector 151
Purchasing 6, 8
Q
queries 48
Query 203
Query Tree 59
R
relational databases 34
relationships, data 57
remote access 139
reporting 157, 176, 196-200, 203, 205-206
Reports menu 42
risk assessment 106
risk assessment worksheet 107
risk variables 106
S
scope creep 103-105
scroll levels 40
search keys 66
Search Record 44
search records 46
security 60-61, 141
batch-processing 64
database 63
field-level 63-64
functional 63
row-level 63
specifications 108
SQR 48, 50, 64, 121, 132, 164, 167-168, 174-175, 183, 194, 205, 207
Start menu 41
status report 111
status reports 110-111
stress testing 187-188
Structured Query Language 34
subpanels 39
swap files 31, 33
T
tables
data 31
database system 31
PeopleTools 31, 34, 162
target date 99-100
target dates 101
TCP/IP 131, 195
team dynamics 27
technical consulting 119
testing 185
Total Quality Management 148-149
TQM 150
training 22, 69
cost of 79
end-user technical staff 90
functional 84
importance of 78
occasional users 88
PeopleSoft courses 78
Tree Editor 9
Tree Manager 11, 57-58, 152, 154
trees 56
financial 58
human resources 59
troubleshooting 139
U
unit testing 185-186
upgrade 145, 161, 163-164
user conference 17
V
views 46
W
Windows 3.1 77
Windows 95 77
Windows NT Workstation 77
Workflow 8-9, 11, 40
workflow 20, 61, 142-144, 158
Workstation 71
workstation 31, 72, 128-131, 135, 137-139, 193
World Wide Web 209