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FAQ in PeopleSoft PeopleTools

1. Which of the following links are found in PeopleBook

a. Customer Connection, Process Scheduler, People Code Language

Referenceb. Developers Portal, Query, Tree Manager

c. Query, Process Scheduler, Application Engine

2. Which of the following two servers used by Process scheduler to run a processa. PSPRCSRV

b. PSDSTSRV

c. PSAESRV

d. PSMSTPRCS3. Which of the following data type accepts null value ?

a. Date

b. Binary

c. Number d. Long Char

4. Department Manager should approve the each Business activity before it goes tonext step. How would u implement this in Work Flow ?

a. Rule

b. Rolec. Users

5. A Business manager logged in to the system. He is not able to see the specific

menu name in that. What would be the reason ?

a. Permission is not grantedb. Setting has to be done in Configuration Manager.

c. Options has to be set in Application Designer6. In which of the following code would be automatically generated when u drag thecomponent? (multiple answers)

a. File Layout

b. Component Interfacec. Application Engine

7. What is the default format of SQR Reports

a. Txt

b. PDFc. HTML

d. CSV

1. Which of the following is applicable for UPGConvert ?Options like

a. Conversion of Data, consists of cobol programs

b. Conversion of Data, consists of SQR programsc. Data conversion, consists of AE programs.

2. Criteria in PSQuery refers which of the following in SQL

a. Where

b. Select

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c. Insert

d. Commit

3. Where report would be processed?a. Process Scheduler

b. Application Server

c. Clientd. Workstation

4. Which of the following would be stored in to the database. (Choose 3)

a. SQL Tableb. SQL View

c. Dynamic View

d. Derived Work/Record

e. Temporary Table

5. How many keys you can set for Dyanmic View ?

a. 0

b. 1c. 2

d. 3e. 4

6. Which of the following are the ways to execute AE Program? (choose 4)

a. Bat fileb. Application Designer Run Button

c. Process Scheduler

d. People Code

e. SQR f. Cobol

7. Which is correct SQR Comment Syntax?

a. !b. /* */

c.

d. Remark8. Which is correct People Code comment Syntax (choose 2)

a.

b. /* */

c. Comments9. People Soft Partner wants to know the implementation information. Where he can

get it ?

a. Customer Connectionb. Partner Connection

c. Partner Alliance

d. People soft University10. U downloaded some patches. What are all the things that might come with those

patches?

a. SQR

b. People Code

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c. Upgrade template

d. Some other options

11. Entity Relationship diagram means?a. Business process map

b. Work flow process

c. A flow chart that indicates each entity and its relationship

12. Which of the following is applicable for LDP? (Choose 2)a. Central security

b. Streamline various people soft applications.

c. some other options

13. Regarding Deferred processing which of the following is correct?

a. u can easily find out the answer

14. Where the default style sheet should be stored if user wants it to reflect throughout the portal?

a. Application Designerb. Configuration manager

c. Configuration. properties

d. People Tools - Utilities - Options - Style Sheet

15. Where u would give the parameter values for Process to run?

a. Run control table

b. State recordc. Some other options

16. Simple SQL Select Question ?

17. Simple SQL Delete Question ?18. Which is of the following is valid Variable scopes.

a. component , Record ,Global

b. Component, Local,Fieldc. Local, Global, Component

1. PeopleSoft reserves ALL WinHelp context numbers (in Utilities, PeopleTools Options) upto which number?

a) 10,000,000b) 12,000,000

c) 14,000,000d) 16,000,000e) 18,000,000

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2. You just finished customization work that involved the creation of many new objects. Youmust now migrate these objects from your development database (source) to a testingdatabase (target) to conduct more elaborate testing.

Referring to the above information, why would adding your objects to a Project streamlinethe migration to a new database?

a) Projects do not copy the actual objects, but only the Project Definition.You must still migrate the objects individually.

b) Projects automatically overwrite the same objects in the target databaseand, thus, reduce the need for consistency checks.

c) Migrating projects automatically produces a comparison report of theobjects in the Project and those same objects in the target database.

d) Projects enable migration of individual objects only which ensures you donot overwrite objects in the target database unknowingly.

e) Projects provide the ability to migrate all objects at once or eachobject type individually. *

3. PeopleSoft has its own naming convention for system and non-system (application)tables. In the list below, RECORDNAME refers to the name of any table or record.

Referring to the above information, which one of the following identifies the namingconvention PeopleSoft uses for system tables?

a) PS_RECORDNAME

b) SYSRECORDNAME

c) PS$RECORDNAME

d) PSRECORDNAME

e) SYS_PSRECORDNAME

4. Your company obtained the newest Application Release of PeopleSoft, and you need to

prepare for the upgrade. Upon reading the new Release Notes, you notice that changeswere made to two COBOL modules (batch programs).

You need to decide how to compare the current versions of these COBOL programs with theversions delivered with the new PeopleSoft application release. Which would be the fastestmethod of comparing these different versions?

a) Find Object References.

b) Application Designer, Compare Batch Programs.

c) Application Designer, Upgrade View.

d) Use non-PeopleSoft comparison tools.

e) Application Designer, Tools, Upgrade, Compare & Report.

5. Which one of the following tree types is NOT supported in the PeopleSoft tree manager?

a) Node-Oriented trees

b) Query trees

c) Detail trees

d) Summary trees

e) Combination trees

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6. Which of the following menu options allows you to modify the Last Process InstanceNumber used within the system?

a) Process Scheduler, Use, Job Definitions

b) Process Scheduler, Use, Process Servers

c) Process Scheduler, Use, Process System

d) Process Scheduler, Use, Administratione) Process Scheduler, Use, Process Definitions

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7. Which one of the following PeopleCode debugging tools automatically converts values ofany data type other than object into string values for viewing during debugging?

a) MsgGetText

b) MsgGet

c) MessageBoxd) WinMessage

e) ExpandBindVar

8. In which one of the following views would you see the fields, criteria, and other detailsassociated with the current query?

a) Object view

b) Record view

c) Component view

d) Designer view

e) Query view

9. In which PeopleCode event does ALL data validation take place?

a) SavePostChange

b) FieldFormula

c) SavePreChange

d) FieldEdit

e) FieldChange

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10. Which one of the following is NOT a valid PeopleSoft query type?

a) Message agent queries

b) Reporting queries

c) Role queries

d) Ad-hoc queries

e) View queries

11. The following is an entry from the application reviewer LOG File:

start Field=PERSONAL_DATA.EMPLID-RowInit Temps=1 Stack=4 Source=233

What does the Source=233 parameter in the above LOG file entry identify?

a) The statement being executed is line 233 of the PeopleCodeprogram.

b) The number of references to the PERSONAL_DATA.EMPLID field

c) The log file line number 233

d) The value contained in the PERSONAL_DATA.EMPLID field

e) The length of the PeopleCode program

12. Which one of the following is the primary purpose of the application designer's SQL Alterfunction?

a) To update the database table to be in sync with the PeopleToolsobject definition of that table

b) To alter the definition of a PeopleTools object without affecting the actualobject within the database

c) To drop and recreate a table that must be changed as the result of acustomization

d) To modify a table that needs changes as part of a customization

e) To update the PeopleTools object definition to be in sync with thedefinition of that table in the database

13. Which one of the following PeopleSoft Objects CANNOT be locked by developers as part ofChange Control Locking as displayed above?

a) Process Definitions

b) Business Process Maps

c) Panel Groups

d) Fields

e) Records

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14. How do you define the names of the application servers being used to access PeopleSoft?

a) In Configuration Manager, under the Application Servers tab.

b) In Application Designer, under the Tools menu.

c) In Application Designer, using the Create New Object option.

d) In Security Administrator, under the Define Profiles option.e) In the Application Servers parameters of the configuration file,

PSAPPSRV.CFG.

15. PeopleSoft has its own naming convention for system and non-system (application) tables. Inthe list below, RECORDNAME refers to the name of any table or record.

Referring to the above information, which one of the following identifies the naming conventionPeopleSoft uses for non-system(application) tables?

a) SYS_PSRECORDNAME

b) PS_RECORDNAME

c) SYSRECORDNAME

d) PSRECORDNAMEe) PS$RECORDNAME

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16. PeopleSoft tracks object changes using a system table. Which PeopleTools System table isused to track object changes?

a) SYSRELEASE

b) SYSOBJECTS

c) PSRELEASEd) PSOBJECTS

e) PSVERSIONS

17. Suppose the CEO wants a list of the departments whose MINIMUM salary is greater than$100,000. Your manager asks you to determine the quickest method to deliver this data to theCEO. Since writing an SQR will take too much time, you decide to use PeopleSoft query.

Referring to the above, what function would you use, in combination with the aggregate function"Minimum" to produce the result set required?

a) JOIN

b) SUB-SELECTc) UNION

d) EXPRESSION

e) HAVING CRITERIA

18. What is the minimum number of objects an object group can consist of?

a) 0

b) 1

c) 2

d) 3

e) 4

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19. Where do you create the process security groups?

a) Application Designer

b) Process Scheduler

c) Define Business Rules, Define General Options

d) Security Administrator

e) Process System

20. What effect would making a change to the EMPLID field in the above project have?

a) No effect on the field itself, but only on the field's definition.

b) Changes would occur globally; meaning the field is changedeverywhere else in the database.

c) Changes to the field cannot be made unless you rename the field.

d) Changes to the field do not take effect until you build or rebuild the entireproject.

e) Changes to the field are only reflected within the current project.

21. Which security administrator profile provides the necessary IDs and passwords for thebehind-the-scenes database logon that occurs when an operator signs on to PeopleSoft?

a) Class

b) Operator

c) Access

d) Tree

e) Object

22. You are asked to perform some security-related tasks. You determine the quickest method todo this is using the Data Mover utility and the GRANT_USER and ENCRYPT_PASSWORDcommands. However, to perform these commands you must login to Data Mover in bootstrap

mode.

Referring to the above, how do you launch Data Mover in bootstrap mode?

a) Login using the SYSADM user ID and password.

b) Login using the database access ID and password.

c) Login using your regular user ID without a password.

d) Login using your regular user ID and password, and execute SETBOOTSTRAP.

e) Login using your regular user ID and password.

23. UPDATE PSLOCK SET SECURITY_OPTION = '';

What function does the above SQL statement perform?

a) Disables the PSLOCK security option for ALL users.

b) Enables the PSLOCK security option for the current user ONLY.

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c) Suspends the PSLOCK security option for the current transaction.

d) Enables the PSLOCK security option.

e) Disables the PSLOCK security option for the current user ONLY.

24. &OPRID = %OperatorId;

Where would the above PeopleCode event be found on a Run Control Record?

a) SearchInit

b) RowDelete

c) RowSelect

d) RowInsert

e) RowInit

25. The example below demonstrates the use of SQR flags in theconfiguration manager directories folder:

-F C:\PSHrms\Sqr\

What do the above SQR flags signify to the SQR Report Writer upon execution?

a) Directs log messages to the specified file

b) Specifies the output path

c) Specifies the path to SQC include files

d) Specifies the path to the ALLMAXES.MAX file

e) Sets full path to and name of the SQR initialization file

26. What application server service initiates a COBOL program to run a transaction?

a) Jolt Internet relay

b) Remote call

c) Database agent

d) Jolt relay

e) Message agent

27. After going live with your new application, you realize that one of the values being used forcomputing Employee Leave Accruals is not correct. You've narrowed the problem down to asection of PeopleCode within the application. You now need to execute the process and display

the values of the variables being used to determine where the problem is occurring.

Referring to the above information, how would you display the in-question value of the LeaveRatevariable contained in the PeopleCode?

a) WinMessage("The value is: ", &LeaveRate, 64);

b) WinMessage("The value is: ", ShowVar &LeaveRate, 64);

c) WinMessage("The value is: ", Show &LeaveRate, 64);

d) WinMessage("The value is: ", DisplayVar LeaveRate, 64);

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e) WinMessage(DisplayText "The value is: ", DisplayVar LeaveRate, 64);

28. Which one of the following is NOT a standard enforced by Data Mover?

a) With the exception of double-dash (--) comment statements, statementsmay span multiple lines.

b) With the exception of double-dash (--) comment statements, everycommand statement must be followed by a delimiter.

c) Statement text is case-sensitive.

d) Command statements may contain any amount of white space betweenitems.

e) You must add a space after the double-dash (--) before you start yourcomments.

29. Which one of the following files are NOT stored in the process scheduler logging directory?

a) Application server logs

b) COBOL trace logs

c) Process scheduler logs

d) Application engine trace logs

e) Process request logs

30. Which process requests will run through the process scheduler server?

a) All processes submitted on the server

b) All SQR and COBOL processes ONLY

c) All processes submitted on the client

d) Application related processes ONLY (no PeopleTools processes)

e) All processes submitted on the client or server

31. The major types of Trees that can be created using the Tree Manager?

a) Position, Succession, Department, Access Group

b) Detail Trees, Summary Trees, Node Oriented Trees, Query

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Access Trees

c) Detail Trees, Summary Trees, Node Oriented Trees,Reporting Trees

d) Reporting, Succession, Department, Access Group

e) Summary Trees, Node Oriented Trees, Dimensional Trees,Query Access Trees

32. 1. View2. SQL Table

3. Derived/Work Record

4. Sub Record

5. Query View

Which of the above record definitions is NOT stored on the database and is therefore NOTrequired to be built?

a) 1b) 2

c) 3

d) 4

e) 5

33. You created a new menu with three new data entry panels. The panels were created byanother member of the development team. You must now add these panels to the new menu sousers can key data into the system.

Referring to the above information, which one of the following objects would you add to a menu toinclude the series of new panels?

a) Panelb) Business process mapc) Projectd) Business processe) Panel group

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34. Which one of the following PeopleCode events should NOT contain the WinMessagefunction?

Choice 1SearchInit

Choice 2SavePreChange

Choice 3FieldChange

Choice 4SaveEdit

Choice 5RowInit

35. The Process Scheduler Logging detail can be manipulated using the TraceSQL feature.Following is a sample use of this feature: TraceSQL=4

What items will be included in the Process Scheduler log, given the above value of theTraceSQL parameter?

Choice 1COBOL statement timings and SQL statements

Choice 2Set select buffers

Choice 3SQL statements

Choice 4SQL connect, disconnect, commit, and rollback

Choice 5SQL statements and variables

36. Which of the following shortcuts would you install on a developer's workstation to allow quickaccess to the PeopleSoft applications while also allowing them to change the database to whichthey access?

Choice 1Configuration Manager and PSADMIN Utility

Choice 2Security Administrator and Import Manager

Choice 3PeopleTools and Configuration Manager

Choice 4Security Administrator and PSADMIN Utility

Choice 5

PeopleTools and Application Server

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37. The Application Reviewer is not working correctly, and you are in a hurry to find theproblem with a piece of PeopleCode that's been causing problems. You need a quick method tofind all the fields being referenced by the PeopleCode program without having to read through theentire program.

Referring to the above, how do you determine ALL the fields referenced by thePeopleCode program without having to read every line of code?Choice 1

Run the delivered PeopleSoft report, XRFMNPC.Choice 2

Run the delivered PeopleSoft report, XRFPNPC.Choice 3

Run the delivered PeopleSoft report, XRFPCFL.Choice 4

Run the delivered PeopleSoft report, XRFPCMN.Choice 5

Run the delivered PeopleSoft report, XRFFLPC.

38. Before performing an upgrade, it is a good idea to validate the consistency of thedatabase in which the upgrade will occur. This helps ensure a "clean" starting point for the

upgrade process.Referring to the above information, which Utility program would you run to ensure the

underlying database is consistent with the data structures defined in PeopleTools?Choice 1

Stamp the PeopleSoft DatabaseChoice 2

Upgrade Compare & ReportChoice 3

Perform a PeopleSoft System AuditChoice 4

Validate PeopleSoft ProjectChoice 5

Run a PeopleSoft Database Audit

39. Which one of the following is NOT a task performed by Data Mover?Choice 1

Transfer application data between PeopleSoft databases.Choice 2

Rename record and field names within PS Database.Choice 3

Re encrypt passwords globally for a single operator.Choice 4

Move Object definitions contained in the PeopleTools tables.Choice 5

Imports into an existing PS Database.

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40. As a last resort, query will write the default Crystal Report to which directory?Choice 1

CRWRPTPATH directoryChoice 2

Root directory of the PeopleSoft application serverChoice 3

Server %TEMP% directoryChoice 4

Windows %TEMP% directoryChoice 5

User's language directory beneath the CRWRPTPATH directory

41. The Security Administrator is not available. You are in a hurry to grant a user the ability tostart an application server, and you decide to make the change in the actual application serverconfiguration file, rather than using the Security Administrator.

Referring to the above information, how would you grant a user the ability to start anapplication server using the application server configuration file, PSAPPSRV.CFG?

Choice 1Add the OPERATOR ID to the PSAPPSRV.CFG file, and update the STARTAPPSVR

column of the PSOPRDEFN table to a value of 1.Choice 2

Add the OPERATOR ID to the PSAPPSRV table, and update the STARTAPPSVRcolumn of the PSOPRDEFN table to a value of 1.Choice 3

Add the OPERATOR ID to the PSOPRDEFN table, and update the STARTAPPSVRparameter in the PSAPPSRV.CFG file to a value of 1.Choice 4

Add the OPERATOR ID to the PSAPPSRV.CFG file, and update the STARTAPPSVRparameter in the PSAPPSRV.CFG file to a value of 1.Choice 5

Add the OPERATOR ID to the PSAPPSRV table, and update the STARTAPPSVRparameter in the PSAPPSRV.CFG file to a value of 1.

42.1. .b 2. print " " 3 BLANKLINE = 1 4. .B 5 display " "Which of above SQR statements allows you to print a blank line within a document when

creating a letter within SQR?Choice 1

1Choice 2

2Choice 3

3Choice 44

Choice 55

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43. Which one of the following PeopleCode events can run in both two-tier and three-tierenvironments on either the client or application server?Choice 1

SavePostChangeChoice 2

SavePreChangeChoice 3

FieldEditChoice 4

RowInitChoice 5

FieldChange

44. How many security administrator profiles does PeopleSoft Security Administrator use?Choice 1

1Choice 2

2

Choice 33

Choice 44

Choice 55

45. How do you set up table-sharing in PeopleTools applications?Choice 1

Add the field, SETID, as a key field to each table you want to share, and then definethe set control field.Choice 2

Add the field, BUSINESS_UNIT, as a key field to each table you want to share, and thendefine the set control field.Choice 3

Add the field, SETID, as a key field to each table you want to share.Choice 4

Add the fields, BUSINESS_UNIT and SETID, as key fields to each table you want toshare.Choice 5

Add the field, BUSINESS_UNIT, as a key field to each table you want to share.

46. When running PS Query to output to Excel as demonstrated above, how would youprevent the space between Excel columns being printed?

Choice 1Set Space between Query Columns to " " within the nVision tab of the Configuration Mgr.Choice 2

Set Space between Query Columns to 999 within the nVision tab of the ConfigurationMgr.Choice 3

The default setting is no spaces.Choice 4

Write a macro within Excel to delete all columns with no data.

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Choice 5Set Space between Query Columns to 0 within the nVision tab of the Configuration Mgr.

47. select max(effdt) from ps_car_alloc where emplid = &EMPLID and effdt

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50.PeopleSoft reserves ALL Message Sets (in Utilities, Message Catalog) up to which

number?Choice 1

10,000Choice 2

19,999Choice 3

30,000Choice 4

40,000Choice 5

50,000

51. In which one of the following views would you see the fields, criteria, and other detailsassociated with the current query?Choice 1

Component viewChoice 2

Object viewChoice 3

Query viewChoice 4

Designer viewChoice 5

Record view

52. Why is the record description as displayed above important when creating a new record?Choice 1

It is used for Upgrade processes.Choice 2

PS Query and Tree Manager use it to identify the record.Choice 3

It is a required description.Choice 4

Record Description is not used.Choice 5

To help search for records within the Application Designer.

53. Which one of the following Data Types is NOT supported by the PeopleCode programmingenvironment?Choice 1

OBJECTChoice 2NUMBER

Choice 3TIMESTAMP

Choice 4DATE

Choice 5STRING

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54. As a member of the development team, you are asked to create a new record definitionto be used in an existing PeopleSoft application.

Referring to the above information, in which one of the following workspaces would youcreate a new Record definition?

Choice 1Project workspace

Choice 2Project workspace, upgrade view

Choice 3Object workspace

Choice 4New object workspace

Choice 5Project workspace, development view

55. What is the default Crystal Report that PeopleSoft Query tool creates?

Choice 1DEFAULT.RPT

Choice 2ACTQRY.RPT

Choice 3CRYQRY.RPT

Choice 4QRYCRY.RPT

Choice 5QUERY.RPT

56. Which one of the following steps is NOT part of performing an upgrade?

Choice 1Apply all outstanding patches, prior to upgrade.

Choice 2Perform a comparison of objects between the source and target databases.

Choice 3Populate a project to be used for the upgrade.

Choice 4Stamp the target database.

Choice 5Copy the project to the database being upgraded.

57. Application engines are comprised of one or more steps and are quite similar, in

construct, to other programming language constructs.Referring to the above information, which one of the following has the equivalentconstruction of an application engine?Choice 1

A SQL scriptChoice 2

A database agentChoice 3

A message agentChoice 4

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A SQR programChoice 5

A COBOL paragraph

58. \ProcessName_ProcessInstance.logWhich one of the following log files does the above log file naming syntax and path

location identify?Choice 1

Process server message agent logChoice 2

Process server agent logChoice 3

Process server COBOL or SQR traceChoice 4

Process server SQL traceChoice 5

Process monitor log

59. PeopleSoft uses which one of the following tables to automate the process of creatinglarge volumes of users on tables?Choice 1

PSOPRCLASSChoice 2

PSOPRLOADChoice 3

PSOPRDEFN_INTFCChoice 4

PSOPRDEFNChoice 5

PSOPRCLASS_INTFC

60. Your UNIX system administrator have just informed you that they are reorganizing somedirectory structures on the UNIX machine. They want you to determine if the PeopleSoftarchitecture will be affected. You quickly realize that your CAB and JAR files locations will bechanged.

Referring to the above, how do you ensure the Web client will perform correctly oncethese directory structures have changed?Choice 1

Modify the ARCHIVE parameter to point to the new directory.Choice 2

Modify the JAR parameter to point to the new directory.

Choice 3Modify the LOCALE parameter to point to the new directory.Choice 4

Modify the CAB parameter to point to the new directory.Choice 5

Modify the CODEBASE parameter to point to the new directory.

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61. How would you run SQL Alter to alert you to discrepancies between your recorddefinitions and underlying SQL tables, without actually performing changes to the object in thedatabase?Choice 1

Run as a user with AUDIT permissions to the underlying database.Choice 2

Run as a user with SELECT ONLY permissions to the underlying database.Choice 3

Run as a user that has NO permissions to modify the underlying database.Choice 4

Run the SQL Alter in Report Mode.Choice 5

Run the SQL Alter in Audit Only Mode.

62. When do configuration changes made using the configuration manager take effect?Choice 1

Immediately upon saving the changes.Choice 2

After exiting PeopleSoft and rebooting your workstation.Choice 3

Once you save the changes and exit the Configuration Manager.Choice 4

Once you exit PeopleSoft and log back in.Choice 5

After you shutdown the database and application servers and then reboot.

63.Which command is valid in both bootstrap and regular mode when operating the data

mover?Choice 1

REPLACEChoice 2

RENAME

Choice 3EXPORT

Choice 4REPLACE_VIEW

Choice 5GRANT_USER

64. How many security layers are involved in the PeopleSoft environment?Choice 1

1Choice 2

2Choice 3

3Choice 44

Choice 55

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65. How are PeopleCode programs saved within the database?Choice 1

Saved as ASCII text, and stored in the field definition.Choice 2

Saved as binary, and stored in the field definition.Choice 3

Saved as ASCII text, and stored in the field definition with a copy ALSO saved as binaryand stored in a separate PeopleTools table.Choice 4

Saved as binary, and stored in a separate PeopleTools table.Choice 5

Saved as ASCII text, and stored in a separate PeopleTools table.

66. What is PeopleSoft's recommended way to access panel groups and the business logicassociated with them outside of PeopleSoft online panels?Choice 1

Component InterfaceChoice 2

Application engineChoice 3

Database agentChoice 4

Application designerChoice 5

Web client

67. Which events occur when an error or warning is issued during a FieldDefault PeopleCodeevent?Choice 1

Displays the Error or Warning message, and continues processing.Choice 2

Causes a runtime error, and forces cancellation of the PeopleCode program ONLY.Choice 3

Causes a runtime error, and forces cancellation of the entire panel group.Choice 4

Displays the Error or Warning message, and prompts the user for a default value to beused.Choice 5

Displays the Error or Warning message, and discontinues processing of the PeopleCodeprogram.

68. Your manager requests that you modify the label of the Leave Accrual menu item fromLeave Accrual to Monthly Leave Accrual. Your manager does not tell you the name of the menuon which the Leave Accrual menu item exists. To make the change, you must know on whichmenu the item is located.

Referring to the above information, which step(s) will help you find the menu that must be

updated?Choice 1Open Security Administrator. Open Menu Items. Choose Find Menu.

Choice 2Choose Open. Select Object Type of Menu, and choose Menu Name Search.

Choice 3Open the panel within the Application Designer. Choose Edit, Find Object References.

Open Panel Group. Choose Edit, Find Object References.Choice 4

Choose Edit, Find in PeopleCode, and choose Find Menu.

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Choice 5Open the panel. Choose Edit, Find Menu.

69. Which one of the following database management systems requires that you key theSERVER NAME in lower case in the configuration manager signon defaults?Choice 1

Microsoft SQL ServerChoice 2

InformixChoice 3

OracleChoice 4

SybaseChoice 5

DB2

70. Which one of the following is NOT a component of the Process Scheduler?Choice 1

Process scheduler server shutdownChoice 2

Process monitorChoice 3

Process scheduler server agentChoice 4

Process scheduler PeopleToolChoice 5

Process scheduler request dialog

71. Your application users are experiencing problems with one of the customizations yourdevelopment team has recently worked on. The customization involved changes to a PeopleCodeobject within the database. You decide to use Application Reviewer to debug the PeopleCode.When you try to start the Application Reviewer you receive an error that the Reviewer cannot bestarted.

Referring to the above, why is the Application Reviewer unable to start in your normalthree-tier client configuration?Choice 1

The three-tier database server is not configured to allow Application Revieweraccess.Choice 2

The database connectivity software has not been installed on the workstation you arecurrently using.Choice 3

The database server software has been disabled not allowing it to accept incomingrequests from the workstation you are currently using.Choice 4

Access to the Application Reviewer has not been granted through the Security

Administrator.Choice 5The PeopleCode object you are trying to debug is currently being modified by another

member of the development team.

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72. You created a new menu with three new data entry panels. The panels were created byanother member of the development team. You must now add these panels to the new menu sousers can key data into the system.

Referring to the above information, which one of the following objects would you add to amenu to include the series of new panels?Choice 1

ProjectChoice 2

PanelChoice 3

Panel groupChoice 4

Business process mapChoice 5

Business process

73. Why would the File, New and File, Delete menu items be disabled in the securityadministrator interface?Choice 1

You have not been granted access to the menu items within security administrator.

Choice 2You have not been granted access to department security.

Choice 3You have not been granted object security access.

Choice 4You do not have access to the tree manager.

Choice 5You have not been granted access for creating and deleting operator and class

definitions.

74. Your delivered PeopleSoft reports do not contain enough information in the headings.Your users want more detailed information in the headings.

Referring to the above information, which one of the following utilities allows you to

customize the headings in your SQR Reports?Choice 1

Message catalogChoice 2

Language settingsChoice 3

Control tablesChoice 4

Strings tableChoice 5

General options

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75. When naming system (non-application) tables in PeopleSoft, there is one exception of whichyou need to be aware.

Referring to the above information, which one of the following records is theaforementioned exception for PeopleSoft System tables?Choice 1

XLATTABLEChoice 2

SYS_LOCKSChoice 3

SYS$VIEWSChoice 4

SYSXLATTABLEChoice 5

SYSVIEWS

76. How would you track ongoing changes to PeopleTools objects within your database?

a) Use change control administrator's Lock All Objects option.b) Use change control administrator's Use Change Control Locking option.c) Use change control administrator's Use Change Control history option.

d) Perform PeopleCode trace.e) Run online SQL traces.

77. The example below demonstrates the use of SQR flags in the configuration managerdirectories folder: -F C:\PSHrms\Sqr\


a) Specifies the path to the ALLMAXES.MAX fileb) Directs log messages to the specified filec) Sets full path to and name of the SQR initialization filed) Specifies the output pathe) Specifies the path to SQC include files

78. A user requests a new field to be added to the data entry application used by thecompany. This new field will capture large amounts of text, up to 2000 characters long. As adeveloper, you must decide what type of field to use to store this data.

Referring to the above information, which one of the following field types would youcreate to store this amount of data?

a) Long characterb) Long textc) Variable characterd) Texte) Character

79. Which of the tools below would you use to view the business process map display?

a) Tree managerb) Security administratorc) Utilitiesd) Application designere) Navigator

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80. Where do you define the properties for Process Scheduler process security groups?

a) Define Business Rules, Define General Optionsb) Security Administratorc) Process Systemd) Process Schedulere) Application Designer

81. In the above workspace, which one of the following folders would you choose to display theresults of a search through PeopleCode?

a) Find in PeopleCode folderb) Validate folderc) Results folderd) Find Object References foldere) Upgrade folder

82. PeopleSoft Query is split into which of the following two views?

a) Query view and data view

b) Record view and field viewc) Component view and designer viewd) Object view and field viewe) Object view and results view

83. The TUXEDO Connect String is designed for advanced configuration to support dynamicload balancing. The following example illustrates a sample TUXEDO Connect String://ip1:port1|//ip2:port2|//ipn:portn where ip = IP Address and port = port number

Which one of the following identifies the purpose of the above example?

a) Specifies multiple application servers to which the client will arbitrarily connect.b) Specifies multiple application servers to which the client will connect in sequential

order.

c) Specifies a single web server, and allows Web clients to connect to a common URL.d) Specifies multiple application servers to which the client will always connect.e) Specifies multiple web servers, and allows Web clients to connect to a common URL.

84.Which one of the following situations requires the installation of database connectivity

software on the client workstation in a three-tier environment?

a) If you run application designerb) If you wish to run a process on the serverc) If you run a SQL statement traced) If you wish to change an object in the databasee) If you need to perform an application upgrade

85. If an object is removed from the database, it will NOT automatically be removed from theproject(s) to which it was added. How do you determine if a project contains valid objects withoutchecking every object manually?

a) Open Project. Choose Edit, Find Object References.b) Open Project. Choose Edit, Find in PeopleCode.c) Open Project. Choose Tools, Validate Project.d) Open Project. Choose Build, Build Project.e) Open Project. Choose Tools, Upgrade, Compare & Report.

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86. Which query type requires the use of aggregate functions on the columns being selectedin the query?

a) Reporting queryb) PS/nVision matrix queryc) Ad-hoc queryd) Search querye) Search dialog box query

87. Which option best describes the term, upgrading, in PeopleSoft?Choice 1

Migrating PeopleSoft objects from one database to another.Choice 2

Installing new executables that increase the current software version to a higher version.Choice 3

Migrating PeopleSoft objects and transactional data from one database to another.Choice 4

Migrating objects from one database to another, and updating system componentssuch as software.

Choice 5Obtaining up-to-date skills on more recent versions of the products.

88. Following is an example of a command line used to login to a database in three-tiermode. However, something is wrong with this command. PSTOOLS -CTAPPSERVER -CDRVDB-CODVB -CPDVB

Why will the above command line fail?Choice 1

The database type parameter value is incorrect.Choice 2

The operator ID parameter's value is not specified.Choice 3

The operator password parameter's value is not specified.

Choice 4The database name parameter is incorrect.

Choice 5The database type parameter is not specified.

89. Which one of the following is NOT a component of the various tree types in thePeopleSoft tree manager?Choice 1

RootChoice 2

Setid/Effective dateChoice 3

Record definition

Choice 4Tree structureChoice 5

Category

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90. You have a situation where a field value changes, and you don't know how it changed.There are two ways to find all references to a field.

Referring to the above information, which of the following two tools will help you find ALLreferences to a field?Choice 1

Find in PeopleCode (in Application Designer) and Find Object References (in ApplicationDesigner)Choice 2

Find in PeopleCode (in Application Designer) and Cross Reference ReportsChoice 3

Find Object References (in Application Designer) and PeopleSoft QueryChoice 4

Find in PeopleCode (in Application Designer) and PeopleSoft QueryChoice 5

Find Object References (in Application Designer) and Cross Reference Reports

91. Which one of the following situations requires the installation of database connectivitysoftware on the client workstation in a three-tier environment?Choice 1

If you need to perform an application upgradeChoice 2

If you run a SQL statement traceChoice 3

If you run application designerChoice 4

If you wish to change an object in the databaseChoice 5

If you wish to run a process on the server

92. Which one of the following tasks CANNOT be performed using PeopleSoft's ProcessScheduler?Choice 1

Schedule a process to run monthly, daily, hourly, and even by the minute.Choice 2

Schedule recurring processes.Choice 3

Schedule the startup and shutdown of the application server.Choice 4

Create jobs (groups of processes).Choice 5

Schedule a job to run several processes, each dependent on the prior.

93. Which one of the following security administrator profiles does NOT have a

password associated with it?

Choice 1

TreeChoice 2

AccessChoice 3

Operator

Choice 4

ObjectChoice 5 Class

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94. Which one of the following components is NOT part of the PeopleSoft three-tier

architecture?

Choice 1Application server

Choice 2

Batch serverChoice 3

Web server

Choice 4

Client workstation

Choice 5

Database server

95. What does the ACCEPT operation of the application reviewer LOG file do?

Choice 1

Causes control to transfer to the next level-1 statement.

Choice 2Duplicates the value of the top element or the stack.

Choice 3Passes control to the specified instruction location.

Choice 4

Adds the contents of the top two items on the stack, and pushes the result onto thestack.

Choice 5

Retrieves the value of record.field, and pushes it onto the stack.

96. Which one of the following database management systems requires the use of the

Connect ID and Connect Password in the configuration manager signon defaults section?

Choice 1

DB2

Choice 2

Microsoft SQL ServerChoice 3

SQLBase

Choice 4

OracleChoice 5

Sybase

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97. A system user wants a new report added to the Reports menu of the Administer

Human Resources (US) menu. As a developer, you need to add this new report to the

menu and provide the user access to use the new item.Referring to the above information, which of the following tools would you use to

add the new item to the Reports menu and grant access to the item?

Choice 1Utilities and Object Security

Choice 2

Security Administrator and Query SecurityChoice 3

Application Designer and Security Administrator

Choice 4

Query Security and UtilitiesChoice 5

Object Security and Security Administrator

98. You have a situation where a field value changes, and you don't know how itchanged. There are two ways to find all references to a field.

Referring to the above information, which of the following two tools will helpyou find ALL references to a field?

Choice 1

Find in PeopleCode (in Application Designer) and Cross Reference ReportsChoice 2

Find Object References (in Application Designer) and Cross Reference Reports

Choice 3

Find Object References (in Application Designer) and PeopleSoft QueryChoice 4

Find in PeopleCode (in Application Designer) and Find Object References (in

Application Designer)

Choice 5

Find in PeopleCode (in Application Designer) and PeopleSoft Query

99. Which query type requires the use of aggregate functions on the columns being

selected in the query?

Choice 1Reporting query

Choice 2

Search dialog box queryChoice 3

Search query

Choice 4

PS/nVision matrix query

Choice 5

Ad-hoc query

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100. 1) REM This is an example of commenting PeopleCode;

2) /* ----- Logic for Compensation Change ----- */ 3) /*Recalculate compensation for

next row. Next row is based on*/ 4) prior value of EFFDT 5)calc_next_compchg(&OLDDT, EFFSEQ, 0);

Which line of code in the above statement contains an error?

Choice 1 1Choice 2 2

Choice 3 3

Choice 4 4

Choice 5 5

101. Message definitions are created using which one of the following tools?Choice 1 EDI manager

Choice 2 Application engine

Choice 3 Application designer

Choice 4 PeopleTools utilitiesChoice 5 PeopleSoft query

102. Which one of the following programming languages does PeopleCode most

closely resemble?

Choice 1 COBOLChoice 2 Fortran

Choice 3 C

Choice 4 C++

Choice 5 Pascal

103. How does granting a user authority to start an application server affect other

authorizations granted to that same user?Choice 1

None of the user's current authorizations are affected by the change.

Choice 2All other authorizations are disabled until the user starts an application server.

Choice 3

Only authorizations granted to PeopleTools objects are disabled.

Choice 4The user is no longer allowed to start a process scheduler service.

Choice 5

The user is granted full System Administrator access to the database in the three-tier mode.

1. Which one of the following is true about PIA?

2. What BEA product is used for DB transaction in PS

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Tuxedo

3. How do you login into BS mode?DB Access Id

4. What commands are valid in BS mode?

ENCRYPT_PASSWORD

5. What event gets fired after DB Update?

SavePostChange

6. PeopleCode events pertaining to Record Field:FieldEdit, SaveEdit and RowDelete

7. Changing Prompt Table with NO Edit to Prompt Table with Edit?

Only selection of existing data is possible

8. Question relating to purpose of State Record?

9. (Some scenario) Find which is not part of AE Program, Options would be

1. Action,Section,Step,Event

10. Which RDBMS uses Tablespace?Oracle

DB2

Other Options: SQL Server, Informix, Sybase

11. (Some scenario) Question relating DBA Purging Temporary Table?

Update Statistics

12. Optimizer values passed in Oracle

13. Database Connectivity Drivers should be installed in the following System

(choose four)Client Workstation in two tier mode (Yes)

App Server (Yes)Batch Server (Yes)

File ServerData Mover (Yes)

Web Server

14. Regarding UPGCONVERT Project used?

15. Customization done in Dev DB, Which tool i will use to move it to Prod DB?Use App Designer -> Copy DB

16. Simple Select Statement and Find the Results

17. PS Query definition is stored on which server?

DB Server

18. Regarding One to Many Relationship

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19. What are the People Tools available for Integration Broker?

Appl. MessagingComponent Interface

File LayoutMessage Agent (Not an Integration Broker tool)

20. In which platform does Crystal and Psnvision works?Windows (Correct)

Unix

21. Update and Fixes: R-* files refers toApplication Updates and Fixes

22. What are the Search Keys you use to find Patches and Fixes

ReleaseUpdated date time

Platform

Report Id

23. When a business requirement in Fit/Gap Analysis does not meet by PeopleSoftthen

Some options:Customize PS application (Yes)

Buy third party software (Yes)Change policies and procedures to meet the requirement

Call PS Development Center for Enhancement (Yes)

24. A Customer wants to use a new Image in HRMS, where it is stored? - doubtFile Server

Web ServerBatch Server

DB Server

25. Where will you configure for failover of Application Server (Scenario) - doubt

Configuration ManagerPSAPPSRV.cfg

Configuration.properties

26. What are Menu types available?

Component

PeopleCode

Separator

27. WorkItem is available in WorkList Record

28. What is added as new option in Build apart from Create Tables, Indexes, Views? Create Trigger (Just Check)

29. What views available in Application Designer project workspace?

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Development and Upgrade

30. I have created a Menu and a Page and given user access to that page, which ofthe tables gets affected on this (Scenario)

PeopleTools Tables

31. SYSAUDIT finds for Orphaned Records

32. What hyperlinks available in PeopleBooks? Some options with different hyperlinksnot available in peoplebooks, select the correct one

Study all hyperlinks in the first page of people books.

33. What Record Changes does not affect Database?

Change in List box in Record Field properties (correct)Deleting a fieldRemoving the search key and alternate search key

34. Question on Connect Id, Shared Key used to connect to the DB

35. In PeopleCode Debugger what are the valid values (Just Check)

GoCommit

Step Over

View Variable Value

36. Which Web Services is only used as a Proxy Server (Just Check)

MS IIS

ApacheWeb Logic

Web Sphere

37. Which of the following are part of an AE program ? (choose 3)Section

ProcedureStep

FunctionAction

38. Where are workflow work items found ?

Email

WorklistFormsFile server

39. Where do you need to install connectivity software? (choose 3)

file serverweb server

batch serverApp server

two tier client

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40. Which process is used for running AE programs which are to be run at afrequency of less than a day ?

PSAppsrvPSAESRV

PSDAEMONPSQCKSRV

41. In the following url

http://localhost/Peoplesoft/EMPLOYEE/PSFT_HR/c/PROCESS_SCHEDULER.PRCSTYPEDEFN.GBL

which one is the component definition?EMPLOYEE

PSFT_HRc

PROCESS_SCHEDULER

PRCSTYPEDEFN.GBL

42. Which of the following are Record field events ? (choose 3)

FieldChange

SearchSaveScrollEditRowSave

SavePreChange

43. Which of the following fires after the database is updated?SavePreChange

SavePostChangeSaveEdit

RowDelete

44. If you want to log into DataMover in Bootstrap mode, you would login as..

Database superuserPeoplesoft superuserData Mover Superuser

Security Administrator

45. Which of the following commands can be run in Bootstrap mode?

EXPORTRENAME_VIEW

ENCRYPT_PASSWORD

46. Your Onsite DBA has called you up and told you that one of the tablesPS_ABC_TAO has grown very big in size. Based on the standard naming convention,

you have determined that the record is a temporary record since it ends with _TAO

You look into the database and decide that that the data is not required any more.

You ask the DBA to delete the data in the table.

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Next day you get a call from an irritated user who says that a daily process that tookonly 1 minute to run is taking about 2 hours today. You look into his process and

find that it uses PS_ABC_TAO as a temporary table.

What would you suggest the DBA to do ?

Drop tableRe-create table

Update statistics on the tableRefresh the table with yesterdays data

47. You want to update your password and enter a hint for forgotten password. What

would you access?Access Profile

Permission Lists

User ProfilePrimary Permission List

48. For downloading patches and fixes , you have gone to the customer connectionand looking under 8 april, 2000 and see Report IDS like R-CCHEN-VP14JM. Whatdoes R stand for ?

Tools

ReleasedRequired

ApplicationResolved

49. After logging into customer connection, you wish to search for fixes/patches.

What are the search criterias available ? (choose 3)

Report IDDate / timePlatform

ReleaseDeveloper ID

50. You are a PeopleSoft Partner and wish to get information on database

performance benchmark ( or something like this)Where would you look for the info ?

Partner AllianceAlliance Partner

PeopleSoft Knowledge basePartner knowledge base

(there was one more choice)

51. You have downloaded an Application fix as a project from the customerconnection. Whrere would you upgrade it to ?

Demo

Production dbdevelopment db

Application upgrade

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52. Which one of the following is a trasaction control statement ..

insertdelete

createCommit

53. Given a SQL Statement, we have been asked to check the right syntax ..

54. Select the components which form the part of Integration Broker

Msg. Agent

File Layout

CIapp. messaging

55. How many Message nodes are possible for a database.

1

10100

Unlimited

56. Question based on changing prompt table, what happens when changing fromNO EDIT TO EDIT option

user can type own values

user can type only prompt table valuesuser can type only prompt table values and the default values gets

populated from the database.

57. How will you get a single ouptut by combining two or more queries...

UNIONOuter joinInner Join

Sub query

58. what are the views available in App. Designer project workspace(multipleanswer)

DevelopmentUpgradeResultsValidate

Reference

59. PeopleSoft has its own naming convention for system and non-system (application) tables. Inthe list below, RECORDNAME refers to the name of any table or record.

Referring to the above information, which one of the following identifies the naming conventionPeopleSoft uses for system tables?

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PS_RECORDNAMESYSRECORDNAMEPS$RECORDNAME

PSRECORDNAMESYS_PSRECORDNAME

60. Which one of the following tree types is NOT supported in the PeopleSoft tree manager? -doubt

Node-Oriented treesQuery trees

Detail treesSummary trees

Combination trees

61. PeopleSoft tracks object changes using a system table. Which PeopleTools System table isused to track object changes?

SYSRELEASESYSOBJECTS

PSRELEASEPSOBJECTSPSVERSIONS

62. The example below demonstrates the use of SQR flags in the configuration managerdirectories folder:

-F C:\PSHrms\Sqr\


Directs log messages to the specified file

Specifies the output pathSpecifies the path to SQC include filesSpecifies the path to the ALLMAXES.MAX fileSets full path to and name of the SQR initialization file

63. Which of the above record definitions is NOT stored on the database and is therefore NOTrequired to be built?

ViewSQL Table

Derived/Work RecordSub RecordQuery View

64. The Application Reviewer is not working correctly, and you are in a hurry to find the problemwith a piece of PeopleCode that's been causing problems. You need a quick method to find allthe fields being referenced by the PeopleCode program without having to read through the entireprogram.

Referring to the above, how do you determine ALL the fields referenced by thePeopleCode program without having to read every line of code?

Run the delivered PeopleSoft report, XRFMNPC.

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RENAMEEXPORTREPLACE_VIEW

GRANT_USER

1. What are the Tabs that you see in a Application Engines Program Properties?

(1). General (2). State Records (3). Advanced

(4). Section Filtering (5). Temp Tables

(a). 1, 2, 4, 5 & 3 (b). 1, 5, 2 & 4 (c). 1, 2, 5 & 3 (d). 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5

(c). 1, 2, 5 & 3

2. You have modified some values on a page and then accidentally clicked the navigation

headings in the breadcrumbs. Which of the following is true in that situation?

(a). The system will prompt you to save before the navigation takes place.

(b). The system will exit the page without prompting you to save any changes.

(c). The system will display a warning message before exiting the page.

(d). The system will exit the page but the changes are saved automatically.

(b). The system will exit the page without prompting you to save any changes.

3. What is the max length a record definition can have?

(a). 13 (b). 15 (c). 17 (d). 14(b). 15

4. The Section Filteringmenu options allow you to filter the current view so that you only

see Sections and Steps based on specified criteria. This feature will typically be used in

situations where you are developing Application Engine programs intended to run:

(a). in Multiple Markets (b). on Multiple Platforms

(c). with effective dated sections (d). All of the above

(d). All of the above

5. Why shouldnt you run the scripts (generated by the build process) through

DataMover?

(a). The scripts may contain syntax specific to your database platform that Data

Mover is not designed to process.

(b). The scripts generated may not include all the fields in the record definition.

(c). Data Mover can run any kind of scripts.

(d). None of the above

(a). The scripts may contain syntax specific to your database platform that Data

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Mover is not designed to process.

6. You can select deferred mode processing at the field level, page level and component

level. Which level will override the other two?

(a). Page level (b). Field level (d). Component level

(c). In order for a field on the component to run in deferred mode, deferred mode must beselected at each of those levels.(c). In order for a field on the component to run in deferred mode, deferred mode must beselected at each of those levels.

7. Pressing the Refresh button on a Page will force:

(a). processing on the application server to determine which fields have changed since

the last transmission; and to execute any processing logic associated with those

changes.

(b). processing on the Database server to determine which fields have changed since


changes.

(c). processing on the web server to determine which fields have not changed since

the last transmission changes.


(a). processing on the application server to determine which fields have changed since


changes.

8. While creating a Query (Public or Private) involving two tables using PSQUERY, what

happens as soon as you select a second record.

(a). Query will detect the second record and warns the user by displaying a warning message.

(b). Query executes the query displaying results.

(c). Query will detect the join and display the Join Criteria dialog box.

(d). Query includes only common key fields and will delete other fields in the fields tab.

(c). Query will detect the join and display the Join Criteria dialog box.

9. Which of the following is not provided by PSQUERY for formatting QUERY output?

(a). Change the column headings

(b). Specify a sort order for the result rows

(c).Display Translate Table values in place of codes.(d). Display Prompt Table Values in place of codes.

(d). Display Prompt Table Values in place of codes.

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10. Which of the following is correct in regards to the usage of ReUse statement in

App.Engine Programs:

(1). Don't use ReUse if you use %BIND variables to build parts of the SQL statement

(2). If you use STATIC option on the %BIND you can use ReUse.

(3). Don't use ReUse if you have %BIND variables in the field list of a SELECT

statement unless the value is constant.

(4). You can have Application Engine recompile a reused statement by using the %ClearCursor

function.

(a). 1 & 3 only (b). 2 & 4 only (c). 1, 2 & 3 only (d). 2, 3 & 4 only (e). All 1, 2, 3 & 4

(e). All 1, 2, 3 & 4

11. Which of the following is nottrue:

(a). Application Engine Definition is an Application Designer Object

(b). Application Engine Developers can take advantage of all the interface benefits that

Application Designer offers.

(c). Multiple window support, which allows a developer to have multiple Application Engine

programs open simultaneously.

(d). Change control support allows you to manage access to Application Engine objects by

locking records.

(e). You can easily launch the PeopleCode Editor and the SQL Editor from within the Application

Engine Designer interface, as needed.

(f). None of the above.

(f). None of the above.

12. What is the order of the standard boolean operators in people code?

(a). OR , AND, NOT (b). NOT, AND, OR (c). AND, NOT, OR (d). NOT, OR,

AND

(b). NOT, AND, OR

13. If the Component Processor encounters an Error in one of these events, the user can't

fix it . The user has no control over processing that occurs in these events:

1) FieldDefault 2)FieldFormula 3)RowInit 4)FieldChange5)Prepopup 6)RowDelete 7)SavePreChange

(a). 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6 only (b). 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7 only (c). 2, 4, & 7 only

(d). 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 7 only (e). 1, 2, 3 & 6 only (f). 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7 only.

(d). 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 7 only

14. What does the PeopleCode Built-in function Exactdo?

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(a). Compares two Date Variables (b). Compares two text strings

(c). Compares two string variables (d). Compares two numeric variables.

b). Compares two text strings

15. When you add or subtract 2 date values or 2 time values, the result is given in

(a). DATE (b). TIME (c). DATETIME (d). NUMBER(d). NUMBER

16. There are ___________ PeopleCode events that act as exit points from the ComponentProcessor Flow.

(a). 20 (b). 15 (c). 17 (d). 19

(d). 19

17. Which one of the following is incorrect in case of System Variables:

(a). Provide access to system information. (b). Prefixed with the & character.

(c).can be used wherever you can use a constant

(d).can assign their values to temp

variables.

b). Prefixed with the & character.

18.Usually RowInit is paired with

(a). FieldDefault (b). SaveEdit (c). FieldChange (d). RowDelete

(c). FieldChange

19.Which of the following are true with SQR Server 6.0?

(a). Expanded DDO functionality (b). Multi-byte encoding (c). Color-printing support

(d). All of the above (e). None of the above

(d). All of the above

20.Which SQR do you have to run to setup/create a sample database.

(a). aurefrsh (b). cretaedb (c). loadall

(d). setupdb (e). None of the above

c).loadall

21.Page numbers can be printed in a __________format with the PAGE-NUMBER and LAST-

PAGE commands.

(a). Page n of m (b).n of m (c).Page# n (d).n/m

(a). Page n of m

22.What happens if SQR commands in a SELECT paragraph are not indented at least by one

space.

(a). Nothing happens

(b). While compiling SQR automatically indents all SQR commands

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(c). They will be treated as COLUMN names and the SQR will abend.

(d). SQR treats them as Database columns but will not abend the SQR program.

(c). They will be treated as COLUMN names and the SQR will abend.

23.What will be the output in #loc?

LET $code = abcdefghfind cde in $code 0 #loc

(a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 4 (d) 3

(d) 3

24.When a business event is triggered, the system follows these 3 steps to decide to whom to

route the work item. Find out which does not.

(a). It binds the query's bind variables using data from the page that's triggering the event.

(b). It runs the query, checking each user's route control profile to determine whether the

user meets the selection criteria.

(c). It routes the work item to the appropriate role users.

(d). Assigns one of the roles provided for use with route controls.

(d). Assigns one of the roles provided for use with route controls.

25.Which function is used in every Workflow PeopleCode Program?

(a) TriggerWorkFlowEvent (b) OnRouteSubscriptionEvent

(c) TriggerBusinessEvent (d). None of the above

(c) TriggerBusinessEvent

26.Which of the following has Workflow as one of their events?

(1) Recordf Field (2) Component Record Field (3) Menu 4).Component

(a) 2 & 4 (b) 1 & 3 (c) 1 & 4 (d). 2 & 3

(c) 1 & 4

27.When using COM API bindings to access a component interface from a local client

machine or web server, you need three of the following. Find one which is not.

(a) Third party application (non-PeopleSoft) (b) External API installation

(c) PeopleSoft_PeopleSoft.tlb (d). The Microsoft JDK

(d). The Microsoft JDK

28.How are the fields that appear on a search dialog box determined?

(a).All fields on the search record that have the search key, alternate search key

and the list box item checked on.

(b).All fields on the search record that have the search key or alternate search

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key.

(c).All fields on the search record that have the alternate search key.

(d).All fields on the search record that have the search key and the list box item

checked on.

29.List out the actions that can be performed using a PeopleSoft Page that is not Effective-dated?

(a).Add & Update/Display Only.

(b).Add, Update/Display, Update/Display All & Correction only.

(c).Add, Update/Display All & Correction only.

(d). Update/Display, Update/Display All & Correction only.

30Is Translate Table Effective Dated?

(a). No.

(b). If we include historical rows then it is Effective-dated.

(c). Yes

(d). None of the above.

31.When can more than one record be referenced under a scroll area?

(a). If you want to Add key values to a search record and if you specify Add Search

Record option in Component properties.

(b). If the search record is a SQL view and built at the database level.

(c).If it is a related Display field it can be used from another record.

(d). If Level zero keys are available in the scroll area we can refer to more than

one record in a scroll area.

32.What is the significance of Reasonable Date record field property?

(a). When the date entered is 45 days more than or 45 days less than the systemdate, a error is displayed.

(b). When the date entered is 30 days more than or 30 days less than the system

date, a warning is displayed.

(c). It does the field validation using PeopleCode if date is not entered in the

correct format.

(d). It correctly formats the date no matter in which format it was entered.

33.What happens if you do not make a check box required?

(a). You will get warning message Check Box is not marked as required when

you tab out of that field.

(b). You will be able to save the Page, but the Check Box will have the default

value of NO.

(c). The property is automatically set when the Record Definition is Built.

(d). You will get an error message Invalid On/Off Checkbox Value when you

save the Page.

34. What is the purpose of Inquiry Pages?

(a). To view the data and make changes if necessary in correction mode.

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(b). To view the data without making any changes.

(c). To update and view the data using Update/Display mode.

(d). To be able to Add an Inquiry using Add action.

35. Name a few Predefined formats for Character Field Type?

(a). Uppercase, Mixedcase

(b). Name, Number and SSN

(c). Both (a) & (b)

(d). Uppercase, Mixedcase, Name & Number only.

15. What is the difference between the development view and upgrade view?

Limit your answer to one sentence.

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36. What PeopleCode events are invoked before a Page is displayed?

(a). RowSelect, FieldDefault, FieldFormula, and RowInit.

(b). RowSelect, FieldChange, FieldFormula, and RowInit.

(c). RowSelect, FieldDefault, FieldChange, and RowInit.

(d). RowSelect, FieldDefault, FieldFormula, and RowDelete.

37. What PeopleCode events are invoked when a Component is saved? (a). Pre-popup, SavePreChg, Workflow, and SavePostChg.

(b). SaveEdit, SavePreChg, Workflow, and SavePostChg.

(c). SavePreChg, Workflow, Activate and SavePostChg.

(d). SaveEdit, SavePostChg, Activate and Workflow

38. What major difference is there between derived/work fields and other fields

on panel definitions?

(a). Derived/Work fields can be only on occurs level 0 and need to come from

the primary record definition for the level.

(b). Derived/Work fields can be only on occurs level 3 and do not need to come

from the primary record definition for the level.

(c). Derived/Work fields can be on any occurs level and need to come from


(d). Derived/Work fields can be on any occurs level and do not need to come from


39. In which sections , the Begin-Select paragraph is allowed.

(a). Begin-Program

(b). Begin-Procedure

(c). Both (a) & (b)


40. In SQL query, how do you use dynamic where clause?

(a). You should enclose it in forward slashes. Like /$dynamic_query/

(b). You should enclose it in backward slashes. Like \dynamic_query\

(c). You should enclose it in square brackets. Like [$dynamic_query]


41. Where can you use the other SQL DDL statements like Create, Drop, Alter ,

Grant, Revoke?

(a). You can use it in Begin-SELECT and End-SELECT paragraph.

(b). You can use it in Begin-SQL and End-Sql paragraph.

(c). You can use it in Begin-Program and End-Program paragraph.

(d). You can use it in Begin-SQC End-SQC paragraph.

42. What will be the output in #loc?

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LET $code = abcdefghfind cde in $code 0 #loc

(a) 2

(b) 1

(c) 4

(d) 3

43. In which section can you create an array?

(a). You can use it in Begin-SETUP and End-SETUP.

(b). You can use it in Begin-PROCEDURE and End-PROCEDURE.

(c). You can use it in Begin-Program and End-Program.

(d).All of the above.

1.For downloading patches and fixes , you have gone to the customer connection andlooking under 8 april, 2000 and see Report IDS like R-CCHEN-VP14JM. What does Rstand for ?

ToolsReleasedRequiredApplicationResolved

2. After logging into customer connection, you wish to search for fixes/patches. Whatare the search criterias available ? (choose 3)Report IDDate / time

PlatformReleaseDeveloper ID

3. You are a PeopleSoft Partner and wish to get information on database performancebenchmark ( or something like this)Where would you look for the info ?Partner AllianceAlliance PartnerPeopleSoft Knowledge basePartner knowledge base(there was one more choice)

4. You have downloaded an Application fix as a project from the customerconnection. Whrere would you upgrade it to ?DemoProduction dbdevelopment dbApplication upgrade

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apart from that there has been few questions which were concentrating on App.Messaging and work flow...and some of question were from ORACLE too....

as you all know there are have a couple of questions from Customer connection,upgrades and fixes also

1. Which one of the following is a trasaction control statement ..

a. insertb. deletec created Commit (A)

2.

Given a SQL Statement, we have been asked to check the right syntax ..

3.

Select the components which form the part of Integration Broker

a. Msg. Agentb File Layoutc. CId app. messaging

4

How many Message nodes are possible for a database.a 1b 10c 100d Unlimited

5. Question based on changing prompt table, what happens when changing fromNO EDIT TO EDIT option

1. user can type own values2. user can type only prompt table values

3. user can type only prompt table values and the default values getspopulated from the database.

6. How will you get a single ouptut by combining two or more queries...

a. UNIONb Outer joinc Inner Joind Sub query

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7. what are the views available in App. Designer project workspace(multipleanswer)

a. Developmentb Upgrade

c Resultsd Validatee Reference

one another ques. abt the significance abt the SQL Injection in Peoplecode ...

1. Which of the following are part of an AE program ? (choose 3)

Section

Procedure

Step

Function

Action

2. Where are workflow work items found ?

Email

Worklist

Forms

File server

3. Where do you need to install connectivity software? (choose 3)

file server

web server

batch server

App server

two tier client

4. Which process is used for running AE programs which are to be run at a

frequency of less than a day ?

PSAppsrv

PSAESRV

PSDAEMON

PSQCKSRV

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5. In the following url

http://localhost/Peoplesoft/EMPLOYEE/PSFT_HR/c/PROCESS_SCHEDULER.PRC

STYPEDEFN.GBLwhich one is the component definition?

EMPLOYEE

PSFT_HR c

PROCESS_SCHEDULER

PRCSTYPEDEFN.GBL

6. Which of the following are Record field events ? (choose 3)

FieldChange

SaveSearch

ScrollEdit

RowSave

SavePreChange

7. Which of the following fires after the database is updated?

SavePreChange

SavePostChange

SaveEdit

RowDelete

8. If you want to log into DataMover in Bootstrap mode, you would login as..

Database superuser

Peoplesoft superuser

Data Mover Superuser

Security Administrator

9. Which of the following commands can be run in Bootstrap mode?

EXPORT

RENAME_VIEW

ENCRYPT_PASSWORD

10. Your Onsite DBA has called you up and told you that one of the tables

PS_ABC_TAO has grown very big in size. Based on the standard naming convention,

you have determined that the record is a temporary record since it ends with _TAO

You look into the database and decide that that the data is not required any more.

You ask the DBA to delete the data in the table.

Next day you get a call from an irritated user who says that a daily process that took

only 1 minute to run is taking about 2 hours today. You look into his process andfind that it uses PS_ABC_TAO as a temporary table.

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What would you suggest the DBA to do ?

Drop table

Re-create table

Update statistics on the table

Refresh the table with yesterdays data

11. You want to update your password and enter a hint for forgotten password. What

would you access?

Access Profile

Permission Lists

User Profile

Primary Permission List

1.For downloading patches and fixes , you have gone to the customer connection and

looking under 8 april, 2000 and see Report IDS like R-CCHEN-VP14JM. What does Rstand for ?

ToolsReleasedRequiredApplicationResolved

2. After logging into customer connection, you wish to search for fixes/patches. Whatare the search criterias available ? (choose 3)Report IDDate / time

PlatformReleaseDeveloper ID

3. You are a PeopleSoft Partner and wish to get information on database performancebenchmark ( or something like this)Where would you look for the info ?Partner AllianceAlliance PartnerPeopleSoft Knowledge basePartner knowledge base(there was one more choice)

The People Tools certification exam is objective type and of 60 questions and 38 have tobe answered correctly to pass the exam. Duration of the exam is 60 minutes.

The areas that were covered in the exam that I took are:

People Tools

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Topic Number of Questions

PeopleSoft Technical Knowledge 24Database Administration 6PeopleSoft General Knowledge 16Core Items 10

Consulting Skills 4Total 60

Some of the questions I recall are:1.) Which one is a transaction control statement listed below

a. Insertb. Updatec. Selectd. Commit - Correct

2.) Identify the below script?

a. HTMLb. Java Scriptc. Java

d. People codee. XML - Correct

3.) On customer connection report id for a patch reads as T-4582-abc, what does T mean?a. Resolvedb. Tools - Correctc. Applicationd. Tax Update

4.) On customer connection report id for a patch reads as R-4582-abc, what does R mean?a. Toolsb. Requiredc. Applicationd. Resolved

5.) When you drill down to a component the navigation path that appears on top of the pagein people soft is termed as what? (Breadcrumb)

6.) Which people code event is executed when a user tabs out of a field?a. Field Defaultb. Save Editc. Field Change -Correctd. Search Inite. Field Edit - Correct

7.) Which people code is executed when data in page buffer is loaded?a. Row Insertb. Search Savec. Field Defaultd. Row init - Correct

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e. Field Edit8.) Where are the report output files stored?

a. Application Server - Correctb. Batch Serverc. Web Serverd. File Server

9.) Client has a batch process that was running for one hour. Now it is taking four hours toexecute the same process without a considerable change in data. What would yousuggest to rectify this problem?

a. Delete client cache - Correctb. Restart the Process scheduler serverc. Tune Databased. Re write the program

10.) Which one is not part of PIAa. Web Serverb. Web Browserc. Windows Client - Correctd. App Servere. Batch Server

11.) Where is the default system style sheet is defined for the entire system

a. Web Serverb. App Serverc. Configuration Managerd. File Server

12.) When a SQL table is dropped or recreated in RDBMS, which of the below are restoredby People Soft?

a. Only the Viewsb. Only the tables indexesc. Only the grantsd. Views & Indexes - Correct

13.)How many settings can be done for a check box that appears in a search dialog box?a. One - Correctb. Two

c. Threed. None of the above

14.)Which one of the below is a correct order for developing a projecta. Design application, Create fields, Create Record, Create pages, Create

Component, Create Menu, Add security15.) What does system catalog tables store?

a. Application Datab. Record definitionsc. Database related informationd. Objects information Correct

1. PeopleTools 8.17 Certification Exam Sample Questions

1) Which of the following became obsolete with PS Ver8 ?

a. User Profiles

b. Permission Lists

c. Rolesd. Operator Class

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18) Where can u see the status of the jov report and details in secured way ?

a. Process monitor

19) If u change the long name of translate field wht obj to be altered ?

a. Page def

20) The field property is changed from Prompt with no edit to Prompt

with edit wht is the effect.a. No more data edit possible

21) Which of the following record is not found in database ?

a. Derived work record

22) Menu path provides path to ?

a. Component

23) Use of process profile ?(scenario based on process profile / process group)

a. Server o/p path override , process he can access

24) Leave went into LOP(scenarios based fit gap)

a. Requirement phase

25) Fit gap analysis --- implementation and upgrade

26) Customer Connection27) Where do I find the doc /// in customer connection---freequently updated .

thing like patches

28) Where do u maintain hierarchies & Create access groupsa. Tree Manager

29) Where do peopletools data is cached ?

a. app server30) where do u set the web server cache ?

a. webserver configuration.properties file

31) Connect id

32) can we access pia from mac OS? Yes

33) ps application logic reside where ? app server

PS Certification Exam Questions

PIA:1. Which one of the following is true about PIA?2. What BEA product is used for DB transaction in PS - Tuxedo

Data Mover:3. How do you login into BS mode? DB Access Id

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4. What commands are valid in BS mode? ENCRYPT_PASSWORD

People Code:5. What event gets fired after DB Update? - SavePostChange6. PeopleCode events pertaining to Record Field: FieldEdit, SaveEdit and RowDelete7. Changing Prompt Table with NO Edit to Prompt Table with Edit? Only selection of

existing data is possible

Application Engine:8. Question relating to purpose of State Record?9. (Some scenario) Find which is not part of AE Program, Options would beAction,Section,Step,Event

DBA:10. Which RDBMS uses Tablespace?OracleDB2Other Options: SQL Server, Informix, Sybase11. (Some scenario) Question relating DBA Purging Temporary Table? - UpdateStatistics12. Optimizer values passed in Oracle13. Database Connectivity Drivers should be installed in the following System(choose four)

Client Workstation in two tier mode (Yes)App Server (Yes)Batch Server (Yes)File ServerData Mover (Yes)Web Server

Upgrade14. Regarding UPGCONVERT Project used?15. Customization done in Dev DB, Which tool i will use to move it to Prod DB?

Use App Designer -> Copy DB

Query:16. Simple Select Statement and Find the Results17. PS Query definition is stored on which server? - DB Server18. Regarding One to Many Relationship

Integration Broker19. What are the People Tools available for Integration Broker?

Appl. MessagingComponent InterfaceFile LayoutMessage Agent (Not an Integration Broker tool)

Reporting20. In which platform does Crystal and Psnvision works?

Windows (Correct)Unix

Customer Connection:

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21. Update and Fixes: R-* files refers to Application Updates and Fixes22. What are the Search Keys you use to find Patches and Fixes

ReleaseUpdated date timePlatformReport Id

Fit/Gap Analysis23. When a business requirement in Fit/Gap Analysis does not meet by PeopleSoftthen

Some options:Customize PS application (Yes)Buy third party software (Yes)Change policies and procedures to meet the requirementCall PS Development Center for Enhancement (Yes)

24. A Customer wants to use a new Image in HRMS, where it is stored?File ServerWeb Server

Batch ServerDB Server

25. Where will you configure for failover of Application Server (Scenario)Configuration Manager (Correct)PSAPPSRV.cfgConfiguration.properties

Application Designer26. What are Menu types available?

ComponentPeopleCodeSeparator

27. WorkItem is available in WorkList Record28. What is added as new option in Build apart from Create Tables, Indexes, Views?Create Trigger (Just Check)

29. What views available in Application DesignerDevelopment and Upgrade

Security30. I have created a Menu and a Page and given user access to that page, which ofthe tables gets affected on this (Scenario)

PeopleTools Tables

Audit31. SYSAUDIT finds for Orphaned Records

PeopleBooks32. What hyperlinks available in PeopleBooks? Some options with different hyperlinksnot available in peoplebooks, select the correct one

33. What Record Changes does not affect Database?Change in List box in Record Field properties (correct)Deleting a field

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Removing the search key and alternate search key

34. Question on Connect Id, Shared Key used to connect to the DB

35. In PeopleCode Debugger what are the valid values (Just Check)Go

CommitStep OverView Variable Value

36. Which Web Services is only used as a Proxy Server (Just Check)MS IISApacheWeb LogicWeb Sphere

July 2,2003

1.load balancing and failover> which section of configuration.propertiesPeopleSoft Configuration Files

The following filesdelivered by PeopleSoftare the main configuration files related to thegeneral operations of the PIA architecture:

configuration.properties. This is the main PeopleSoft configuration file. If you makemodifications to the configuration files, you will find that you make most of yourmodifications to this file. It contains connection settings, security settings, portal settings,and so on.

pstools.properties. This configuration file contains selected Tuxedo parameters and thelocale_ settings for specifying global date and time values.

errors.properties. This file contains the error numbers and messages that the systemdisplays during the associated events. The errors.properties file is designed primarily fordisplaying error conditions and parameters. In most cases, you do not need to modify thisfile.

text.properties. This file contains the text for pages, which might be indicating a generalerror condition. In most cases, you do not need to modify this file.

configuration.properties

The following table contains the PIA configuration variables that are located inconfiguration.properties files. You will also find comments in the configuration.properties file foreasy viewing while editing the file.

Note. Variables marked with an asterisk (*) in the configuration.properties file must be reviewedbefore attempting to use PeopleSoft 8. These variables enable the basic connection to occurbetween PIA and Tuxedo.

Variable Description

General Settings

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Variable Description

*psserver=//machinename:port

The psserver parameter must point to your application server machine name or IPAddress, including the Jolt port. PeopleSoft recommends using the server machinename. The PeopleTools version on the application server must match the version of

the PeopleTools files on the web server. The syntax of the value is:Jolt port

UNIX servers require a domain name. For example,

NT:psserver=SERVER010499:9000

UNIX:psserver=server010400.peoplesoft.com:9000

To enable Jolt failover and load balancing, include multiple application serverdomains delimited by commas. For example,

NT:psserver=SERVER1:9000,SERVER2:9010

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