PeopleSoft Quality Preface

This preface discusses:

PeopleSoft application fundamentals.
Common elements used in this PeopleBook.
Pages with deferred processing.

Note. This PeopleBook documents only page elements that require additional explanation. If a page element is not documented with the process or task in which it is used, then it either requires no additional explanation or is documented with the common elements for the section, chapter, or PeopleBook.

PeopleSoft Application Fundamentals

The PeopleSoft Quality 8.9 PeopleBook provides you with implementation and processing information for the PeopleSoft Quality system. However, additional, essential information describing the setup and design of the system resides in companion documentation. The companion documentation consists of important topics that apply to many or all PeopleSoft applications across the Financials, Enterprise Service Automation, and Supply Chain Management product lines. You should be familiar with the contents of these PeopleBooks.

These companion PeopleBooks contain information that applies specifically to PeopleSoft Quality.

PeopleSoft Enterprise Application Fundamentals 8.9 PeopleBook
PeopleSoft Enterprise Order to Cash Common Information 8.9 PeopleBook
PeopleSoft Enterprise eProcurement 8.9 PeopleBook
PeopleSoft Enterprise Managing Items 8.9 PeopleBook
PeopleSoft Enterprise Supply Chain Management Integration 8.9 PeopleBook

Pages With Deferred Processing

Several pages in PeopleSoft Quality operate in deferred processing mode. Most fields on these pages are not updated or validated until you save the page or refresh it by clicking a button, link, or tab. This delayed processing has various implications for the field values on the page, for example, if a field contains a default value, any value you enter before the system updates the page overrides the default. Another implication is that the system updates quantity balances or totals only when you save or otherwise refresh the page.

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.

Common Elements Used in This PeopleBook

As of Date	The last date for which a report or process includes data.
Description	Freeflow text up to 30 characters.
Effective Date	Date on which a table row becomes effective; the date that an action begins. For example, if you want to close out a ledger on June 30, the effective date for the ledger closing would be July 1. This date also determines when you can view and change the information. Pages or panels and batch processes that use the information use the current row.
EmplID (employee ID)	Unique identification code for an individual associated with the organization.
Language or Language Code	The language in which you want the field labels and report headings of the reports to print. The field values appear as you enter them. Language also refers to the language spoken by an employee, applicant, or non-employee.
Process Frequency (group box)	Designates the appropriate frequency in the Process Frequency group box: Once: Executes the request the next time the batch process runs. After the batch process runs, the process frequency is automatically set to Don't Run. Always: Executes the request every time the batch process runs. Don't Run: Ignores the request when the batch process runs.
Report ID	The report identifier.
Report Manager	Accesses the Report List page, where you can view report content, check the status of a report, and see content detail messages that show you a description of the report and the distribution list.
Process Monitor	Accesses the Process List page, where you can view the status of submitted process requests.
Run	Accesses the Process Scheduler request page, where you can specify the location where a process or job runs and the process output format. For more information about the Report List page, the Process List page, and the Process Scheduler, see Process Scheduler Basics.
Run Control ID	A request identification that represents a set of selection criteria for a report or process.
User ID	The system identifier for the individual who generates a transaction.
SetID	An identification code that represents a set of control table information or TableSets. A TableSet is a group of tables (records) necessary to define the company’s structure and processing options.
Short Description	Freeflow text up to 15 characters.
Standard Unit of Measure (standard UOM)	A type of unit used for quantifying in PeopleSoft systems, and usually associated with items. Depending on the application, units of measure might describe dimensions, weights, volumes, or amounts of locations, containers, or business activities. Examples include inches, pounds, work hours, and standard cost dollars.
Unit (business unit)	Represents a high-level organization of business information. You can use a business unit to define regional or departmental units within a larger organization.
	When you click the Copy From button, the Copy Configuration Item page appears. Click this button if you want to create a new PeopleSoft Quality element by copying information from an existing element. The button is only available when you are adding a new element.
	Click the Move Down button to move a PeopleSoft Quality element down in the sequence order.
	Click the Move Up button to move a PeopleSoft Quality element up in the sequence order.
	Click the Enter Formula button to transfer to a Formula Definition page, where you can enter a formula for the characteristic.
	Click the Clear All Rows button to clear all rows on the page and in the buffer. If you haven’t saved a row, the changes to the row will be lost. You can only delete control plans that haven’t been previously saved. Clicking the button removes the previously created control plan from the working area, but doesn’t delete the plan.
Details	When you click the Details button, the Stream Details page appears.
Create Plans	Click the Create Plans (create control plans) button to create control plans with the criteria that you entered. The system generates a list of values determined by the settings in the Wildcard (optional) group box and applies the values in the configuration and hierarchy constants to each row in the list. This creates multiple new control plans; all having the same settings, except for the unique values generated by the wildcard you select.
	Click the Reset Control Limit Promotions button to reset process control limits.
Quality	When you click the Quality link, a new session is created and one of the two Data Entry pages (Subgroup Method or Sample Method) appear depending on the Data Entry Method associated with the control plan. From there, you can enter readings for the characteristics.
Delete Session	Click the Delete Session button to delete pending sessions.
Date From	Represents the starting date for a query or list.
Date Modified	Displays the current date and time when after you save new or changed values.
Modified By	Identifies who saved PeopleSoft Quality values.