Peoplesoft Financials

Peoplesoft Financials

This PeopleSoft Financial Solutions Rel 9.2 New Features training teaches you how to use new functionality available with release 9.2. Expert Oracle University instructors will present this training in a seminar format, presenting an overview, along with interactive demonstrations.

Learn To:
    •	Utilize new user interfaces and style sheets and review usability changes in Tools 8.53.
    •	Track separate debits/credits without customization, have T-Account visibility and integrate with Hyperion Essbase.
    •	Understand the General Ledger Workcenter and dashboard.
    •	Reconcile GL to the feeder systems of expenses, billing and treasury.
    •	Understand account reconciliation.
    •	Activate combo editing by transaction source.
    •	Understand the tracking of a settlement date, mass journal approval and logical delete.
    •	Walk through the steps to create the new Express Bill Entry Template and enhanced integration with 
    	Accounts Payable for InterUnit Bills.
    •	Review the Accounts Receivable WorkCenter, partial unposting of payments, enhanced inquiries for customer hierarchy 
    	data and contracts data using collections workbench.
    •	Use the revised expense report pages, withdraw a submitted expense report, link attachments to the header or lines 
    	of the expense report, use new analytic pages, flag older transactions and use a configurable per diem rules calculator.
    •	Use the enhanced cost adjustments features, additional purchasing integration, enhancements for physical inventory, 
    	disposal worksheet improvements, asset visualization feature, printable view of assets, account for asset retirement 
        obligations and configure new depreciation bonuses.
    •	Use project summarization, rounding and accelerated processing for funds distribution, flexible rate sets, rate plan 
    	pricing, variance pricing, simplified capture of project costs and revenue, project costing workCenter, multi-dimensional 
        rate definition, manager transaction review and business-specific data elements.
Benefits to You You'll better understand the foundation and configuration options available in PeopleSoft Financials release 9.2. This will help you make improved decisions during your implementation or upgrade. You'll also be able to identify t he benefits of the new WorkCenters and dashboards. Enrolling in this course will teach you how to position, forecast and reverse accounting entries as well.
Additional Topics Expert Oracle University instructors will also help you develop a better understanding of how Contracts Workbench brings together contracts, grants and project costing data into a single location. You'll review new processing order templates, the approval workflow for commitment control budget journals, alternate description for budget journals and PO rollover improvements. Use supplemental data for grants and projects, enhanced features like award modification and funding page enhancements, increased field lengths and post award administrator.
Explore Dashboards

Review the ability to run an nVision report on a batch server without having Excel installed, run a Query-based DrillDown that contains prompts from the Web. Explore the Accounts Payable Dashboard, the Accounts Payable WorkCenter, Supplier Hierarchy and Supplier Registration.

INTRODUCTION TO PEOPLESOFT FOR FMS 8.9
    •	Navigating PeopleSoft Applications
    •	Signing into PeopleSoft Applications
    •	Identifying PeopleSoft Internet Application (PIA) components
    •	Identifying Shortcut Keys
    •	Personalizing Content and Layout
    •	Adding Favorites
    •	Retrieving Data
    •	Using PeopleBooks
    •	Understanding System Structure
    •	Explaining the PeopleSoft Internet Architecture
    •	Discussing the Structure of PeopleSoft Tables and Relational Databases
    •	Illustrating Effective Dating  Defining Business Units and Set IDs
    •	Identifying Types of PeopleSoft Tables
    •	Describing Business Units
    •	Explaining the Relationships of Business Units and Set IDs
    •	Using PeopleSoft Process Scheduler and Reporting Tools
    •	Describing PeopleSoft Process Scheduler
    •	Using the Process Monitor
    •	Identifying Reporting Tools
    •	Running Reports
    •	Performing Queries
    •	Submitting Reports Using PS/nVision
    •	Utilizing ChartFields
    •	Explaining ChartFields
    •	Identifying Delivered ChartFields
    •	Configuring ChartFields

GENERAL LEDGER REL 8.9
    •	Creating the General Ledger Structure
    •	Basic Elements of PeopleSoft General Ledger
    •	Implementation Steps for PeopleSoft General Ledger
    •	PeopleSoft General Ledger Table Structure
    •	Establishing General Ledger Business Units
    •	Applying General Ledger Tableset Sharing
    •	Setting Installation Options and Common Definitions
    •	Setting Up Installation Options
    •	Establishing User Preferences
    •	Establishing Account Types  Creating Detail Calendars
    •	Defining Business Calendars
    •	Defining ChartFields and ChartField Values
    •	Planning and Creating PeopleSoft Trees
    •	Defining the Significance of PeopleSoft Trees
    •	Defining Tree Manager Terminology
    •	Creating PeopleSoft Trees
    •	Modifying Trees Using Tree Manager
    •	Preparing for Journal Processing
    •	Defining Ledger Templates
    •	Defining Ledgers and Ledger Groups
    •	Associating Ledgers with a Business Unit
    •	Maintaining Accounting Periods
    •	Defining Journal Entry Templates
    •	Defining Journal Sources, Classes and Speed Types
    •	Implementing ChartField Combination Editing
    •	Defining ChartField Combination Edits
    •	Link Combination Edits to Business Units
    •	Building the Combination Edit Data Tables
    •	Maintaining Combination Edits
    •	Inquiring on Combination Edit Data
    •	Describing the Journal Process Flow
    •	Processing PeopleSoft General Ledger Data
    •	Reviewing Journals and Determining their Status
    •	Editing and Posting Journals
    •	Maximizing PeopleSoft General Ledger Processing
    •	Automating Journals  Selecting a Statistical Method
    •	Setting Up Suspense Error Handling
    •	Analyzing Financial Information
    •	Processing General Ledger Data Importing Spreadsheet Journals
    •	Preparing the Workbook for Journal Upload
    •	Configuring the Spreadsheet
    •	Creating the Workbook
    •	Importing Spreadsheet Journals
    •	Performing Year End Close
    •	Defining PeopleSoft Year End Close
    •	Defining ChartField Value Sets
    •	Defining Closing Rules
    •	Processing PeopleSoft Year End Close
    •	Running the Closing Trial Balance Report
    •	Describing the Archiving Process
    •	Implementing Interunit and Intraunit Accounting
    •	Selecting an Appropriate Interunit Approach
    •	Defining Interunit and Intraunit Transactions
    •	Performing Required Interunit and Intraunit Setup
    •	Reconciling Interunit Activity
    •	Unposting Interunit Journals
    •	Reporting Results with PS/nVision
    •	Defining the PS/nVision Elements
    •	Creating PS/nVision Layouts
    •	Running PS/nVision Reports
    •	Implementing Documenting Sequencing for General Ledger  Defining Document Sequencing
    •	Preparing for Document Sequencing
    •	Processing Document Sequencing

PAYABLES REL 8.9
    •	Defining Core Tables
    •	Setting Installation Options
    •	Utilizing TableSets
    •	Establishing User Preferences
    •	Creating Locations
    •	Identifying Currency Options
    •	Defining ChartFields
    •	Creating Accounting Entry Templates
    •	Setting Up Sales and Use Tax Options
    •	Setting Up Payables Business Units
    •	Identifying General Ledger Business Units
    •	Viewing Commitment Control Options
    •	Creating a Payables Definition
    •	Modifying Payables Options
    •	Defining Banks
    •	Identifying Common Banking Terms
    •	Identifying the Basic Steps of Bank Setup
    •	Defining Banks
    •	Setting up Bank Branches
    •	Defining External Accounts
    •	Setting up Payment Data
    •	Entering Payment Terms  Setting up Additional Payment Data
    •	Adding Vendors
    •	Explaining Vendors
    •	Establishing Vendor Information
    •	Adding Vendors
    •	Explaining Vendor Conversations
    •	Deactivating Vendors
    •	Entering Miscellaneous Data
    •	Enabling Entry Events
    •	Defining Landed Costs
    •	Processing Vouchers
    •	Identifying Voucher Basics
    •	Identifying Voucher Types
    •	Manually Uploading Vouchers
    •	Creating Quick Invoice Entries
    •	Closing, Unposting and Deleting Vouchers
    •	Updating Open Items
    •	Correcting Voucher Errors
    •	Approving Vouchers
    •	Utilizing Control Groups
    •	Creating Control Groups
    •	Deleting a Control Group
    •	Running the Control Group Register
    •	Creating Voucher Contracts
    •	Describing Voucher Contracts
    •	Establishing Contract Set Controls  Defining Voucher Contracts
    •	Closing Voucher Contracts
    •	Processing Batch Vouchers
    •	Creating a Pay Cycle
    •	Identifying Payment Creation Steps
    •	Running the Pay Cycle
    •	Viewing Payment References
    •	Creating a Manual Positive Payment
    •	Managing Trouble Shooting
    •	Posting Payments
    •	Matching
    •	Explaining Matching
    •	Entering Match Rules and Tolerances
    •	Creating Debit Memos
    •	Viewing Matching Reports
    •	Creating and Managing Payments
    •	Using Express Checks
    •	Creating Manual Payments
    •	Canceling Payments
    •	Processing Escheated Payments
    •	Processing Rescheduled Payments
    •	Creating Drafts
    •	Running Batch Processes
    •	Running Journal Generator
    •	Viewing Open Liabilities  Running Inquiries and Reports
    •	Viewing PeopleSoft Payables Inquiries
    •	Viewing Payables Metrics
    •	Running Payables Reports

 RECEIVABLES REL 8.9
    •	Describe PeopleSoft Enterprise Receivables 8.9
    •	Implementing Receivables
    •	Integrating with Other PeopleSoft Enterprise Products
    •	Establishing PeopleSoft Receivables Business Units
    •	Establishing a PeopleSoft Receivables Business Unit
    •	Defining SetIDs
    •	Using Record Groups
    •	Defining Receivables Tables
    •	Establishing Installation Options and User Preferences
    •	Setting up Core Credit and Collection Options
    •	Setting up Action Owners and Audit History
    •	Setting Up Payment Terms
    •	Establishing Reference Qualifier Codes
    •	Setting Up Detail Calendars
    •	Setting Up Receivables Options
    •	Setting Up Customers
    •	Entering and Maintaining Customer Information
    •	Modifying Customer Credit Profiles
    •	Establishing Customer Contacts  Defining Item Processing Tables
    •	Setting Up Origin IDs
    •	Setting Up Distribution Codes
    •	Identifying System Functions
    •	Identifying Entry Types and Entry Reasons
    •	Establishing Item Entry Types
    •	Entering Items
    •	Entering Items Online
    •	Receiving External Pending Items
    •	Performing the Receivable Update Process
    •	Managing Item and Customer Inquiries and Maintenance
    •	Reviewing Item Information
    •	Updating Item Details
    •	Using Conversations
    •	Researching Customer Accounts
    •	Defining Payment Processing
    •	Setting Up Deposit Types
    •	Defining Bank Account Information
    •	Establishing Automatic Entry System Functions
    •	Entering Payments
    •	Entering Regular Deposits
    •	Entering Express Deposits
    •	Processing Cash Drawer Receipts
    •	Receiving Electronic Payments
    •	Correcting Errors in Deposits
    •	Journaling Payments Directly  Managing Payment Worksheets
    •	Building Payment Worksheets
    •	Applying Payments Across Business Units
    •	Analyzing Overpayments
    •	Applying Underpayments
    •	Inquiring on Payments Set to Post
    •	Applying Payments to Items Using Multiple Currencies
    •	Running the Journal Generator Process
    •	Performing Payment Inquiries
    •	Using Payment Predictor
    •	Constructing Payment Predictor Methods
    •	Using the Payment Predictor Process
    •	Analyzing Payment Predictor Reports
    •	Managing Item Maintenance
    •	Using Maintenance Worksheets
    •	Unposting a Payment
    •	Using Transfer Worksheets
    •	Using the Automatic Maintenance Process
    •	Setting Up Automatic Maintenance
    •	Aging Receivables
    •	Defining History Elements
    •	Setting Up Aging Control Tables
    •	Creating History Inquiries and Aging Requests
    •	Generate Aging Reports  Setting Up Exception and Collection Processing
    •	Describing Exception and Collection Processing
    •	Setting Up Actions and Action Templates
    •	Setting Up Collection and Assessment Rules
    •	Using Credit, Collections, and Exceptions
    •	Working with Actions
    •	Obtaining D&B Information
    •	Generating Statements
    •	Reviewing Customer and Item Information
    •	Explaining the Correspondence Process
    •	Creating Statements

EXPENSES REL 8.9
    •	Defining General Options
    •	Defining Installation Options for Expenses
    •	Setting Up Expenses Options
    •	Setting Up Expenses Business Units
    •	Defining DCAA Requirements (USA)
    •	Identifying Common Data and Global Features
    •	Setting up Security and Approvals
    •	Setting Up Expense Users and Permission Lists
    •	Defining Approval and Audit Rules
    •	Defining Approval Options
    •	Setting Up Expenses Structure
    •	Defining Business Rules for Expenses  Setting Up Expense Management Functions
    •	Setting Up Locations and Rates
    •	Creating Expense Templates
    •	Setting Up Employee Data
    •	Loading Employee Data
    •	Maintaining Employee Profiles
    •	Processing Travel Authorizations
    •	Creating Travel Authorization Templates
    •	Creating Travel Authorizations
    •	Processing Expense Transactions
    •	Modifying User Defaults
    •	Processing Cash Advances
    •	Preparing Cash Advances
    •	Creating Time Reports
    •	Approving Expense Transactions
    •	Describing Summary Approval Options
    •	Performing Approvals and Audits
    •	Modifying Approved Transactions
    •	Processing Payments
    •	Describing the Expenses Payment Process
    •	Staging Payments for Processing
    •	Processing Payments in PeopleSoft Payables
    •	Sending Payments to Payroll
    •	Reviewing Payments
    •	Integrating with PeopleSoft Project Costing  Processing Project-related Expense Transactions
    •	Sending Transactions to Project Costing
    •	Integrating with PeopleSoft General Ledger
    •	Posting Liabilities and Payments
    •	Examining Accounting Entries
    •	Establishing Links with the General Ledger
    •	Using the Journal Generator
    •	Rolling Over Travel Authorization Encumbrances
    •	Managing Expense Transaction Exceptions
    •	Canceling Expense Payments in Payables
    •	Unposting Expense Reports
    •	Modifying and Closing Cash Advances and Expense Reports
    •	Creating Accounting Adjustments for Expense Reports
    •	Reconciling Cash Advances
    •	Processing External Data
    •	Describing External Expense Data
    •	Reconciling Airline Tickets
    •	Processing Imported Credit Card Data
    •	Using Automated Teller Machine Data
    •	Using Benchmark Data
    •	Examining and Archiving Expense Information
    •	Running Expenses Queries
    •	Running Reports
    •	Archiving Expense Transactions

ASSET MANAGEMENT REL 8.9
    •	Business Process Overview
    •	Defining the Asset Lifecycle Management (ALM) Solution
    •	Describing the Asset Transaction Flow
    •	Describing Asset Management System Integration
    •	Describing the Implementation of Asset Management
    •	Describing the Conversion Process for Asset Management
    •	Navigating through Asset Management
    •	Defining General Options
    •	Setting Up Installation Options
    •	Defining User Preferences
    •	Defining Locations, Calendars and ChartField Values
    •	Setting Up Asset Management
    •	Creating Asset Books
    •	Creating Business Units
    •	Defining Open Periods
    •	Setting Up Value Added Tax (VAT) Defaults
    •	Adding Assets
    •	Describing the Methods for Adding Assets Online
    •	Describing the Tables Used for Asset Management
    •	Adding Assets Using Express Add
    •	Adding Assets Using Basic Add
    •	Identifying Hazardous Assets
    •	Managing Asset Insurance, Maintenance, Warranties and Repair
    •	Tracking Asset Insurance
    •	Defining and Tracking Asset Maintenance  Tracking Asset Maintenance Contracts
    •	Creating and Applying Warranties
    •	Reviewing Maintenance History
    •	Maintaining Leased Assets
    •	Desribing Lease Types
    •	Defining Lease Payment Schedules
    •	Creating Leased Assets
    •	Defining Step Leases
    •	Generating Lease Reports
    •	Adjusting, Recategorizing and Transferring Assets
    •	Adjusting Asset Information
    •	Reviewing Asset Cost History
    •	Recategorizing Assets
    •	Transferring Assets Within and Between Business Units
    •	Summarizing Cost Rows
    •	Retiring and Reinstating Assets
    •	Retiring Assets Manually
    •	Retiring Fully Depreciated Assets Automatically
    •	Using the Disposal Worksheet to Retire Assets
    •	Describing Retirement Integration with Other PeopleSoft Applications
    •	Reinstating Assets
    •	Maintaining Parent and Child Assets
    •	Adding Parent and Child Assets
    •	Adjusting Parent and Child Assets
    •	Recategorizing Parent and Child Assets
    •	Performing Transfers of Parent and Child Assets
    •	Retiring of Parent and Child Assets  Reviewing the Net Book Value of Parent-Child Assets
    •	Depreciating Assets
    •	Describing How Asset Management Calculates Depreciation
    •	Reviewing and Modifying Open Transactions
    •	Performing the Depreciation Calculation Process
    •	Recalculating Depreciation and Performing What-If Calculations
    •	Depreciating Assets – France
    •	Configuring and Depreciating Assets Using the Derogatory Method
    •	Creating Accounting Entries for Derogatory Depreciation
    •	Configuring and Reporting Business Tax
    •	Revaluing Assets
    •	Running Statutory Reports
    •	Depreciating Assets – India
    •	Describing Depreciation Processing for India
    •	Processing Tax Depreciation for India
    •	Depreciating Assets – Japan
    •	Using Special and Increased Depreciation Methods
    •	Using Advanced and Composite Depreciation
    •	Setting Up Currency Rounding Options
    •	Generating Local Tax Reports
    •	Calculating Consumption Tax When Selling Retired Assets
    •	Maintaining Asset Book Information
    •	Describing Asset Books and Required Information for Calculating Depreciation
    •	Describing Remaining Value and Life-to-Date Depreciation Methods
    •	Reviewing Changes Made to Asset Books  Reporting and Charting Asset Information
    •	Describing Asset Management Reporting Options
    •	Generating Asset Management Reports
    •	Generating Asset Charts
    •	Generating Asset Accounting Entries
    •	Creating and Reviewing Accounting Entries
    •	Closing Depreciation
    •	Closing Asset Accounting Periods
    •	Listing Common Month-End Processes
    •	Allocating Depreciation Expense
    •	Describing Depreciation Allocation
    •	Defining Transaction Groups
    •	Creating Allocation Entries
    •	Integrating with PeopleSoft General Ledger
    •	Defining the General Ledger to Accept Journal Entries
    •	Defining the Link Between Asset Management and General Ledger
    •	Running the Journal Generator Process
    •	Integrating Asset Management with Other Products
    •	Integrating with PeopleSoft Purchasing and Payables
    •	Using On-Demand Processing
    •	Consolidating and Unitizing Assets
    •	Integrating with PeopleSoft Project Costing
    •	Planning for Capital Asset Acquisitions
    •	Describing Asset Budgeting and Capital Acquisition Planning
    •	Defining Capital Acquisition Plans (CAP)  Link Assets to a CAP
    •	Review and Adjust CAP information
    •	Performing Mass Changes to Assets
    •	Defining and Running the Mass Change Process
    •	Reviewing the Results of Mass Change
    •	Running the Transaction Loader Process
    •	Final Course Activity
    •	Defining the Various Control Tables Required to Perform Transactions
    •	Calculating Depreciation on Open Transaction
    •	Creating Accounting Entries and Running Depreciation Close
    •	Running the Journal Generator Process
    •	Reviewing Results