PeopleSoft Basic Terms

These are basic terms of PeopleSoft that you might not know but its there, it better to know


  1. Jolt require at web server to connect application server  ( part of PIA installation)
  2. Tuxedo is Database library and Queue managment ( install App server and Prcs Server)
  3. Connect ID ("people" user only require three tables (PSOPRDEFN,PSACCESSPRFL,PSSTAUS) select access to connect database and get preliminary information and get access id), Its database user
  4. Access id has right of Select, DML and  DDL on database, its database user and stored in PSACCESSPRFL table as encrypted.
  5. PeopleTools comprise of five servers ( that i describe in earlier post)
  6. Admin ID is dba id
  7. Cobol runtime require to run Peoplesoft cobols and compiler require to compile Peoplesoft Cobol, Peoplesoft ships source cobol files for every platform, that you may need to compile.
  8. PIA ( Peoplesoft internet architecture) or sometime refer 3 tier architecture where client uses browser and request goes over Webserever to App Server to database server
  9. App Designer , Data Mover , PS Query builder are tools to build or customize PS application that directly connect to database.
  10. PeopleSoft store all data in database include component, pages, .... information.
  11. PeopleSoft Debugger is used for debug PS code and embed with App Designer and service runs on App Server, you must need to connect to app server via app designer to use debugger
  12. WSL and JSL are listener that require to setup on App Server, JSL require for Web Connection over App Server and WSL require App Designer to connect over app server.
  13. Integration Broker , Integration Engine are peoplesoft core services that uses to build and manage web services.
  14. Pagelet can be desgine in peopleSoft to create important information and/or place on main screen