It looks like the Software as a Service (SaaS) model is gaining popularity. PeopleSoft’s founder, David Duffield has signed some major customers for his new “Workday” solution. See this “Information Week” article for more info…
I came across an interesting software application for generating a “Manager/Supervisor Manual”. I would be interested to hear if anyone has used it. http://www.gneil.com/products/employee-handbook-software/default.aspx Tags: hrmanual, policies, procedures, software, hr
I came across an insightful post on ERP systems: …when you purchase an ERP system, you should treat it like a marriage. Not like the crappy marriage your parents had, but a really good one like on The Cosby Show. If you don’t like one aspect of life with your spouse, you shouldn’t go have… Read More: Treat your ERP System like a marrage »
I recently had the pleasure of attending a HRMS conference attended by SAP, Oracle & PeopleSoft specialists. I was surprised to find there are many common/non-vendor specific issues. A definitive set of Competencies to work with is a good example. Competencies may be utilized throughout the employee life-cycle, including: Talent Acquisition/Recruitment, Performance Management, Remuneration, Training… Read More: Generic vs. Product Specific Skills/Knowledge »
You know more “Translate Values” than family/friends birthdays. You think that it’s efficient to send your design to another country on the other side of the world to be developed. The PeopleSoft menu structure makes sense to you. You have forgotten that “Effective Dating” involves sex. You understand your airline’s fare structure.
Testing if a Date Element is null within a Formula Element is simple, right? It is not as obvious as you may think. If you attempt to do this by comparing the date to a numeric value of zero you receive the following error when validating the formula “Mixed datatypes used as operands. (17000,1768) The… Read More: How to check if a Date Element is Null »
There is a common gotcha when attempting to pass parameters to a Payroll Message using the “MSG BINDn PTR” elements. If you get error number 508 from Message Set number 17005 saying “… Element pointer # has not been set.”, there is a good chance you have come across this issue. When passing your parameter… Read More: Passing Parameters to Payroll Messages »
When does a PeopleSoft upgrade become an implementation? And what is the difference anyway? There seems to be a commonly held view that a minor version change (e.g. 8.x to 8.x) is an upgrade. Whereas, a major version change (e.g. 7.x to 8.x) is a re-implementation. This view is challenged where the vendor provides an… Read More: Is it an Upgrade or an Implementation? »
With the announcement of the development of an open API for social networks (OpenSocial), the door is now open for organisations to interface their HRMS systems to Social Networking sites like LinkedIn, Salesforce.com, Viadeo and XING. This could be seen as a natural extension of the functionality offered by many HRMS systems. PeopleSoft offers a… Read More: HRMS 2.0, “OpenSocial” Opens the Door »
Per-hour absences are typically calculated based on the number of eligible hours an employee works in the current period. The eligible hours are usually sourced from other elements (e.g. Regular Earnings Auto-Assigned Units). By nature, these absence types do not forecast easily, as the forecast programme does not resolve the associated elements. This example shows… Read More: Forecasting Per-hour Absences »