PeopleSoft HRMS Interview Questions and Answers : Part 3

Below are some of the basic Interview Questions asked on PeopleSoft HRMS/HCM Module.

What isEffective Date?
Information Component /Record linked to the data EFFDT. Information changes based on the EFFDT.

What is Effective Sequence?
Identifier to find the order of multiple transactions occurring on a same EFFDT.

What is the effective sequence’s default number?
0

What’s the difference between a position number and a job code?
Position number is the unique identification number for driven by business unit , department ,location , job code and other parameters

What is the purpose of update/display mode?
To add the new information current and future as well view the current data.

What is the purpose of correct history mode?
To correct the past and current information based on the EFFDT.

What is the purpose of include history mode?
To view the past information based on the EFFDT.

What is Employee Record Number?
Number to identify an employee’s different organizational relationships.

What are all the mandatory fields need to key in while add a person on the system?
1) Name
2) Organizational relationship
National ID , Address, Birthdate gives us warning message.

What is employment instance?
Employee relationship with organization. Where employee can have multiple relationship (instances) with the organization.

What is the difference between Set Id and a Business Unit?
Where a Business Unit organizes your company or your organization,
SetIDs help you organize your data within the system. The HRMS system uses tables
(Control Tables or Prompt Tables) that use a high-level key that enables
you to identify and retrieve data from the system. A secondary high-level
key,referred to as a SetID, has also been added on various tables. SetIDs are
simply the labels used to identify a TableSet. Business Unit and SetID
functionality in PeopleSoft also provides you with a higher business
level for reporting purposes and other business data roll-up.

What is HCCPALL?
Delivered primary permission list with access to all the components and pages

What is HCDPALL?
Delivered row level security permission list with full access.

What is the default tree name need to give while creating the new tree?
Dept_Security followed by any name as per your requirement.

What would be the default effective date for creating the new tree?
1/1/1900 or 1/1/1901

What are all the components will have data permission security control access?

People who read this, may find the below Interesting