PeopleSoft Enterprise CRM Call Center Applications Preface

This preface discusses:

PeopleSoft Enterprise CRM application fundamentals.
PeopleSoft Enterprise CRM call center applications.
PeopleSoft Enterprise CRM automation and configuration tools.
PeopleSoft Enterprise CRM services foundation.
PeopleTools PeopleBooks.

Note. All information found in this PeopleBook is applicable to PeopleSoft Enterprise CRM for High Technology.

PeopleSoft Application Fundamentals

The PeopleSoft Enterprise CRM 8.9 Call Center Applications PeopleBook provides implementation and processing information for your PeopleSoft Support and HelpDesk applications. However, additional essential information describing the setup and design of your system appears in a companion volume of documentation called PeopleSoft Enterprise CRM 8.9 Application Fundamentals PeopleBook. Each PeopleSoft product line has its own version of this documentation.

PeopleSoft Enterprise CRM 8.9 Application Fundamentals PeopleBook consists of important topics that apply to many or all PeopleSoft applications across the CRM product line. Whether you are implementing a single application, some combination of applications within the product line, or the entire PeopleSoft CRM system, you should be familiar with the contents of this central PeopleBook. It is the starting point for fundamentals, such as setting up control tables and administering security.

See PeopleSoft Enterprise CRM 8.9 Application Fundamentals PeopleBook.

PeopleSoft Enterprise CRM Call Center Applications

The PeopleSoft Enterprise CRM 8.9 Call Center Applications PeopleBook discusses three distinct applications to provide complete call center management for your internal and external customers:

PeopleSoft Enterprise Support manages your customer support operations.
PeopleSoft Enterprise HelpDesk manages your workforce support operations.
PeopleSoft Enterprise HelpDesk for Human Resources manages HR related inquiries and issues.

To help you take full advantage of the common foundation for these call center applications, this information in this PeopleBook encompasses all three applications. Common functionality is documented once, and differences between the applications are clearly noted.

In this book, the term call center always refers to PeopleSoft Enterprise Support, HelpDesk (IT), and HelpDesk for Human Resources.

PeopleSoft CRM Automation and Configuration Tools

The PeopleSoft Enterprise CRM 8.9 Automation and Configuration Tools PeopleBookdiscusses automation and configuration tools that are common to multiple CRM applications. This is an essential companion to your application PeopleBook.

There are three parts to the PeopleSoft Enterprise CRM 8.9 Automation and Configuration Tools PeopleBook:

Correspondence management.

This part discusses manual notifications and correspondence requests.
Automation tools.

This part discusses PeopleSoft CRM workflow, Active Analytics Framework (AAF), business projects, and scripts.
Configuration tools.

This part discusses configurable search pages, configurable toolbars, attributes, and industry-specific field labels and field values.

See PeopleSoft CRM Automation and Configuration Tools Preface.

PeopleSoft CRM Services Foundation

The PeopleSoft Enterprise CRM 8.9 Services Foundation PeopleBook discusses configuration options that are common to PeopleSoft Enterprise Integrated FieldService, Order Capture, and the call center applications.

There are three parts to the PeopleSoft Enterprise CRM 8.9 Services Foundation PeopleBook:

Solution management.

Solution management enables users to establish a set of predefined solutions that call center agents and field service technicians can use to resolve customer problems.
Transaction Billing Processor Integration.

PeopleSoft Transaction Billing Processor enables PeopleSoft FieldService, Support, and Order Capture to integrate with PeopleSoft Billing and General Ledger through the use of the PeopleSoft Enterprise Contracts architecture. The integration enables PeopleSoft CRM users to bill and book revenue for recurring, one-time, and on-demand services.
Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) integration.

The integration with ESRI, a mapping software, enables users to view the location of reported cases and the location of field service activities through the Map Dashboard.

See PeopleSoft Enterprise CRM 8.9 Services Foundation PeopleBook.

PeopleTools PeopleBooks

Cross-references to PeopleTools documentation refer to the Enterprise PeopleTools 8.45 PeopleBook.

About These PeopleBooks

A companion PeopleBook called About These PeopleBooks contains general information, including:

Related documentation, common page elements, and typographical conventions for PeopleBooks.
Information about using PeopleBooks and managing the PeopleBooks Library.
Information on the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) country and currency codes used within PeopleBooks.
A glossary of useful PeopleSoft terms that are used in PeopleBooks.