Peoplesoft Technical Interview Questions & Answers

1.Can we insert sub record into another subrecord?
Ans:Yes,we can insert a Sub-record into another Sub-record.When a Sub-record definition is opened goto Insert and Sub-record.


2.Difference between Save Prechange & Save Postchange?
Ans: In Save Prechange we can get the data from Component Buffer for that particular Component where as in SavePost change Component Buffer is cleared we have to get data from Database and this is used to update values outside the database.


3.What is naming convention of SQR program?
Ans:The program must End with ‘.SQR’ extension and the length of name must be <=8 characters.4.Can we run SQR program through a push button from a page?Ans: Yes we can run using properties of Push Button. That are Specifying Destination = ProcessProcess Type = SQR Report andName = SQR report name.5.Order of Execution of Deferred processing?Ans: This is similar to Interactive Processing where as in this Field Change, Field Edit Peoplecode events & System edits will be differed until we press the Save Button.6.What are Data Buffer Classes in Peoplesoft?Ans: There are totally 4 Data Buffer Classes in Peoplesoft. They are1.Row Class 2.Rowset Class 3.Field Class 4.Record Class.7.Define Signon Process?8.What are Different Functions in PeopleCode?Ans: There Are Totally 4 types of Functions in Peoplecode. They are1.Builtin Functions 2.Internal Peoplecode Functions3.External Peoplecode Functions & 4.External Non-Peoplecode functions9.Does Save Edit & Save Prechange Are in Component Level or Comp[onent Record Level?Ans: These are available in Component Level.10.What are Heading And Footing SQC’s?Ans: These SQC’s are useful for Heading & Footing Sections of an Report. One of the important Footing SQC is ‘RESET.SQC’ . Some of Heading SQC’s are some “PATxxHDG.SQC’.11.What is Application Messaging?Ans: This is mainly used to publish or subscribe Messages to other Systems . This is kind of communication as per my knowledge.12.Where and when do we use SQR?Ans: 1.Where the Programing logic is more.2.If We need to Generate different kinds of reports.3.Background SQL processing.4.File Interfacing. Etc…13.People Code Event sequence ExecutionAns: 1.Search Init 2.Search Save 3.Row Select 4.Prebuild 5.Field Default 6.Field Formula7.Row Init 8.Postbuild 9.Activate 10.Field Edit11.Field Change12.Row Insert13.Row Delete14.Save Edit15.SavePrechange16.Work Flow17.SavePostchange14.Steps for Running SQR in PeopleSoft Environment?Ans: There are mailnly 3 steps for running SQR in PeopleSoft Environment.1. Making our SQR program API aware.2. Creating Run Control Table and Run Control Page (Using PRCSRUNCNTL_SBP subpage).3. Scheduling our program in Process Scheduler. (PATH: Peopletools -> Process Scheduler -> Processes).


15.How to change the prompt table Dynamically?
Ans: Using PeopleCode function “%Edit Table”.


16. How do you perform People Code Debugging?
Ans:1.First we have to set the Debugger mode by selecting “Enter Debugger Mode” in “Debugg” menu in the ApplicationDesigner.
2.Next we have find which variables we need to Debugg,this we can do by selecting local,component or Global variables from the “Debugg ” menu.
3.Next we have to set the BreakPoints using “Toggle Break at Cursor” or “Break Point at Start” from the menu items of the “Debug” menu


17.How do you conect to Client Database?
Ans: Using VPN (Virtual Protocol Network) Protocol. In our company we use ‘Cytrix’ or ‘Terminal Software’ Softwares.


18. What is PS Enterprize Portal?


19.What is Effective Date?
Ans: This is an important Concept for an ERP using this we can enter more than one values to row for the same key fields depending on date. Here we can maintain History, Current & future rows. We can also maintain more number of rows for same effective date using Effective Sequence. This concept is minly used in most of the Control Tables.


20.What is SETID & BUSINESSUNIT?
Ans: These are two high level key fields for Control tables & Transaction Tables respectively. These fields play a vital role in Peoplesioft.


21.How to build customer indexes?
Ans; By using Key fields & Alternate search key we can create system indexes. Where as we can create User defined indexes using App. Designer. Path is: In menus Tools -> Data Administration -> create indexes.


22.What are types of instances in which you are working?
Ans: In our company we have Development & Tesing Instances of databases. I worked on Development Instance.


23.How do you interact with client and how do you deliver output to client?
Ans:


24.Current Version working?
Ans; I am presently working on Tools 8.42 & HRMS Application 8.8 .


25 Purpose of Upgrade Tab?
Ans: This is mainly used for version upgradation.


26.How do you send project to client and How do you test the project?


27.How to Debug AE program and Ways of running AE Program?


28.Which Server do you use & What are the views purposes and different between Search Views & Fast Views?


29.How do you solve Bugs?
Ans: Using Debugging Techniques and Messaging in that particular area.


30.Difference between Query Views & Dynamic Views?
Ans: 1.Query Views are designed using Query Manager Tool where as we write SQL in Dynamic Views.
2.Query View is Built and Exists in the Database where as Dynamic View can’t be build so it doesnot exists in Database.


31.How work will be assigned in Production Envoronment?
Ans: Actually I don’t know because I am in Development Environment.


32.How do you assign Search Record to Component?
Ans: By going to the component properties , Use Tab and Specifying the search record in that particular area ie; ‘Add Search Record’ Property.


33.How do you move data from legacy system to Peoplesoft?
Ans: We can use some Integration Tools such as Component Interface, File Layout & Integration Broker and alse using Flat files in SQR. We have some specific commands in Flat files handking in SQR such as OPEN, CLOSE, FOR WRITING, FOR READNG & FOR APPENDING, WRITE and Finally READ commands.


34. Interaction with client?


35. What is your Team size?


36.Say about your team?


37.What is your Role in the Current Project?


38.How will be the interaction with the Team Leader?


39.How do you open a file?
Ans: In SQR the Syntax is OPEN ‘filepath’ AS number FOR READING/FOR-WRITING/FOR-APPENDING…


40.Can we use multiple printers in SQR?
Ans: Yes we can use. In SETUP section By Defining printers what we need . we have some SQC’s.


41.What are the variables used in peoplecode?
Ans: System Variables, User Defined Variables. & Derived Work record Fields


42.How can we Know whether we are in a particular mode?
Ans: Using ‘%Mode’ Built in function.


43.How to Execute App.Engine Program?


44.What are Record Types?
Ans: There are totally 7 Record Types. They are
1.SQL Table. 5.Query View
2.SQL View 6.Subrecord
3.Derived/work Record 7.Temporary Table.
4.Dynamic View


45.Difference between Interface, Report & Process?
Ans: Interface: This is used to interact with other system may be PS or Legacy Syatem
Report: This has an user interaction to execute or generate.
Process: This is Scheduled in Batch Server so ther is no need for the user to especially run it. It Automatically Executes.


46.What is State Record?
Ans: These are Used in Application Engine Programs to pass values between Actions & Sections.


47.How many actions are there in App. Engine?
Ans: There are Totally 9 Actions. They are
1.Do When 4.Do Select 7.SQL
2.Do While 5.People Code 8.Log Messages
3.Do Untill 6.Call Section 9.XLAT


48.Difference between Do Select & Do When?
Ans: Do Select is like FOR Loop in C. How many rows it retrives that many times it performs the Do When & SQl actions below it. Where as Do When is like a condition operator such as IF statement in C.


49.Pupose of App. Engine?
Ans: 1.Backgroung SQL processing.
2.To pass data between Modules.
3.To pass data between Databases.
4.To populate Reporting tables using data in Transaction Tables.
5.For integration purpose.
6.Validation of data
7.Data Manipulations.
8.For Version Up gradation.
9.Archive Data .Etc….


50.Performance Tuning in SQR?
Ans: 1.Using LOAD-LOOKUP & LOOKUP.
2.Using ARRAYS.
3.Multiple Reports.
4.Using –S & -Bnn.
5.Using SQT file.
6.Running on Batch Server.
7.Using Proper programming logic in sQR such as BREAK statement in Evaluate.
8.Using proper SQL Statements.


51.File types in SQR?
Ans:1. “.SQR”=This is nothing but the SQR source file.
2. “.SQC”=This is a used as functional Libraries.
3. “.Lis”=This is Line Printer Output file.
4. “.SPF”=This is a Portable format file.
5. “.SQT”=This is Complied time file.
6. “.INI”=These files are used to set the default Environment for our SQR Report.
7. “.MAX”=These are used to increase the memory size.
8. “.ERR,.LOG,.DAT”=These are used for Error Handling purpose.


52.List Out some CommandLine Flags in SQR?
Ans:-S,-A,-KEEP,-ZIV,-XMB,-ZMF,-E,-O,-Debug,-RS,-RT etc…


53.Purpose of the Arguments in the LOAD-LOOKUP?
Ans:To Create a Load-Lookup array as per requirement in the arguments.


54.Commands in the File-Handling?
Ans:1.Open for-Reading
For-Writing
For-Appeding.
2.Close
3.Read
4.Write


55.Diff between ASK & INPUT Commands?
Ans:”ASK”
1.This is used in the Setup section i.e . Compile Time Variable.
2.This prompts for the values during the compilation time.
3.This does not have the datatype and length.

“INPUT”
1.This can be used in other than the Setup section i.e. Run tTime Variable
2.This prompts for the values during the Execution Time.
3.Here,we can specify the datatype and the length.


56.Debugging in SQR?
Ans: Using Debugging commands we can do debugging in SQR.They are
1.Display(to display only one variable)
` 2.Show(to display more than one variable)
3.#IF Debug
#END-IF


57.Effdt and EffSeq Quries?
Ans:Select * from Table1 A where A.EffDt= (Select Max (B.EffDt) from Table1 B where A.keys B.keys AND A.EffDt<= as of Date)

Select * from Table1 A where A.EffDt= (Select Max (B.EffDt from Table1 B where A.keys B.keys AND A.EffDt<= as of Date AND B.EffSeq=(Select Max(C.EffSeq from Table1 C where B.keys=C.keys AND B.EffDt=C.EffDt AND B.EffSeq=C.EffSeq)


58What is SQC , List out some of them?
Ans: SQC is used as Functional Library mainly used to re-use code and get some predefined functionalities used for our SQR programs.
Some of the Important SQC are STDAPI.SQC,SETENV.SQC,RESET.SQC,SETUPxx.SQC,NUMBER.SQC,STRING.SQC,DATETIME.SQC etc..


59.What is ProcessScheduler?
Ans: This is a Peopletool used to Schedule and monitor the Execution of any Process or Report or Program in Peoplesoft Environment.


62.What is Scroll Area ? How many can we keep on a Page?
Ans: Scroll Area is a Page Control which contains Child Records’-Fields which is used to maintain the Parent-Child Relationship between Tables. We can place any number of scroll areas on a page.


63.Duration of the Project?


64.What is DataMover?
Ans: DataMover is a Peopletool which is used to move Data between different DataBases.


65.Diff between Migration , Import and Export?


66.What are Upgrade Instances of Databases?.


67.To Whom you will Report ? Who Will give Specification to you?


68.Why you are Leaving Current Organization?


69.Where is the Location of the Current Organization?



70.Can we send SQR Output to Ms-Word or Crystal Reports?
Ans: Yes.


71.How do we refer Component Buffer in the Object-Based or Procedural-Based PeopleCode?
Ans:In Procedural Based Peoplecode by using scrollpath we can refer. In Object-Oriented Peoplecode by Instantiating Objects to Record , Row , Row Set ,Field we can refer the Component Buffer.


72.Limitaion of SQL Exec function in Peoplecode?
Ans:1.Used in only SavePrechange , WorkFlow , SavePostchange, and for DML commands and for Select statements used other Event types.
2.Results only one Single row of data.


73.What is the StateRecord?
Ans: State Record is used to pass values between Sections.


74.What are the Actions available in the AE Program?


75.How will you read Data from the CSV file or Excel file and Upload it into the Database using AE Progrm?
Ans: Using File Layout Integration Tool.


76.Why are SQC files used in SQR?


77.Which SQC is used to read Data from the Translate table?
Ans: ReadXlat.SQC


79.How will get the SystemDate in Oracle?
Ans:


80.Effective Date Event in SQR?


81.What is a Sub-Query? Why it is used?


82.Why is Load-Lookup used in SQR?
Ans: Used to increase the performance mainly in the case of Master Detail Reports.


83.Why are Field Edit and Field Change Events Used?
Ans:


84.Why is Save Edit Event Used?


85.Why is SQLExec function is used and how many rows you can retrive using it?
Ans:This is mainly used to Directly access the Database by-passing the ComponentBuffer.


86.What is a Sub-Page? Why it is used?
Ans:Sub-Page is a Page control which is mainly used to insert Sub-Records.


87.Why is Derived Work record used?
Ans:DerivedWork record is mainly used for the Online page calculations and also used as Functional Libraries in PeopleCode.


91.How will you delete the button [Add,Update/Display,Update/DisplayAll and Correction] from a Page on the Browser?
Ans:By going to the Internet tab of the Component properties in the App.Designer and disabling the checkboxes as per our requirements.


93.Diff between the User-Profiles,Roles and the Permission Lists?
Ans:


94.What is the Diff between the Prompt Table and the Translate Table?
Ans:


95.What is the Purpose of the State-Record?


96.What is the diff between the Local and the Component Variables in the PeopleCode?
Ans:Local variable scope is upto that particular program where as the Component variable scope is upto the particular Component.


97.What are the Steps in the Implementation?


98.What are the types of the Table Joins?
Ans:1.Self Join
2.Cartesian Join
3.EquiJoin
4.OuterJoin
5.Inner Join


99.How many Objects are there in the PeopleSoft 7.5, 8.1.2 & 8.4.2?


100.How many Events are there in the PeopleCode,When do they get Fired?


101.What is the Architecture of the PIA? What are its Components?


102. How will you read Data from the CSV file or Excel file and Upload it into the
Database using SQR?
Ans:Using File-Handling and Unstring Commands.


103.Why is On-Break used?
Ans:1.To reduce the Redundancy of Printing the data.
2.For Group-Footing and Group-Headings.


104.Why is the Process Definition in Process Scheduler used and What are the options available in it?


105.What are the Object Classes available in the PeopleCode?
Ans:1.Field Class 2.Row Class 3.Record Class
4.Rowset Class 5.File Class 6.Array Class
7.SQL Class 8.Page Class 9.AE Class
10.Application Class 11.Component Interface Class
12.Bussiness Interlink Class 13.Grid Class 14.Query Class
15.Java Class


107.Diff between Update/Display,UpdateAll and the Correction modes?
Ans:


108.How will you display an Image in SQR?
Ans:Using Declare-Image Command.


109.Which Sql Commands can be used in the SQL-Paragraph?
Ans:Except Select command We can use DDL,DMLand DCL.


110.In which section Select Paragrarph Statement be used?
Ans:In the Setup,Program and the Procedure sections we can use the Select Paragraphs.


111.What is Effdt and the EffSeq?


112.SQR Debugging?


113.How will perform Error-Handling in SQR?
Ans:Using the command line flags –O,-L,-ZMF and –XMB
Using SQR commands ON-ERROR=Skip/Warn/Stop, ON-ERROR=Procedure_name


114.How are Multiple-Reports Generated in SQR?


115.What are the ways of Performance Tuning in PeopleCode?
Ans: Using Object-Oriented programming and Proper programming logic.


116.Why is ‘SETENV.SQC’ is used?
Ans: To set the default Environment for the SQR Report.


117.Why is Process Monitor used and in What is that Which Updates the Status of the Process Monitor?


118.What are the Key-Fields in the PS_JOB and the PS_EMPLOYMENT?


119.In Which record is the Status of the Employee Stored?
Ans: PS_JOB.


120.How will you draw a Line of Hyphens in SQR?
Ans: Using Fill argument in the Print Command.


121.When an incorrect value is entered in a Field and the Field turned Red then what is the action to be taken?
Ans: To Enter the Appropriate value which does not Violate the Field Edit & System Edits of that perticula Fields.


122.Can u Declare Multiple Heading sections in one SQR Program?
Ans: Yes, In Multiple Reports we can do that.


123.What are the Compile-Time Variables ? How to refer them?


124.What are the Run-Time Variables?


125.What is Dynamic Query Variable ? How to refer?


126.What is SQC ? Purpose of the ‘STDAPI.SQC’?
Ans: SQC is nothing but a Piece of REusabler code, just like a External function. STQAPI.sqc is used to make the SQR Program API aware.


127.What are the Debugging Commands in the SQR ?
Ans: -DEBUG xxx & #IF-DEBUG


128.What is Load-Lookup?In Which situation you use this Technique?
Ans: Load Look up is nothing but an Array, a temporary location for storing the data. This is used if we are retrieving data from more than one table.


129.What are the File-Manipulation Commands in the SQR?
Ans: Open, Close, Write & Read.


130.Is there any Limitations to Opening a File?
Ans:To Open a file we have to specify the mode of file, Path and the file must exists.


131.What are the Before and the After Procedures?How is the Execution Sequence?
Ans:Before Procedure Level Execution is from 1 to n Level and the
After Procedure Level Execution is from n to 1 level.


132.I want the Previous value of the On-Break ? Which is the Command Used?
Ans: ‘SAVE=Variable’


133.How to Identify the Document Variables?
Ans:By @.


134.What is the SPF File?What are the Flags required to make a file to SPF?
Ans:SPF is a PortableFormatFile and the command line flag used is –KEEP.


135.How to refer a Global Variables in the Local Procedures?
Ans.By prefixing the “_” underscore for the Variablename.


136.How the Output variables denote in the Local Procedures?
Ans:


137.What is –Bnn,--Tnn,--RS & --Rt Flags?
Ans: --Bnn for specifying default number rows to retrive from the database.
--Tnn used for Testing Which specifies the number of pages we want to test.
--RS is used to create an .SQT file.
--RT is used to run .SQT file.


139.What is Debug Command Line Flag?
Ans: -DEBUGxx.


140.How to Place and Appropiate Logo in SQR?
Ans: Using ‘Declare Image’ Command.


141.Diff between SavePreChange and the SavePostChange?


142.How to get the Most Current EffDt Row and the EffSeq Row?
Ans: select * from PS_ACTUAL_TBL A
Where A.EFFDT = ( select max(B.EFFDT) from PS_ACTUAL_TBL b
Where A.KEY1 = B.KEY1 ….(Upt o all Keys Above EFFDT field) and B.EFFDT <= sysdate)
AND A.EFFSEQ = (select max(C.EFFSEQ) from PS_ACTUAL_TBL C
Where A.KEY1 = C.KEY1 ….(Upt o all Keys Above EFFDT field including EFFDT))


143.When the Work-Flow Events fires?
Ans: After the successful Execution of the SavePrechange.


144.What are the DataBuffer Classes?
Ans: 1.Field Class
2.Record Class.
3.Row Class.
4.Rowset Class.


145.How to refer a SecondLevel Field value?


146.What is the Component Buffer?
Ans: Tempory memory area to Store data related to ‘Current Active Component’.


147.Can you write Error-Messaging in the FieldChange event?


148.What is the FieldFormula and the FieldDefault events?


149.What is the MessageGetFunction?What is the diff between MessageGet and the
MessageGetText functions?
Ans:
150.What are the Meta-Sql Commands?


151.How many SQR’s you modified Explain?


152.Why do we use SQR ? Explain them?
Ans: 1.Where ever Programming Logic is more.
2.For BackGroung SQL Processing.
3.For Interfacing.
4.Mainly it is a Powerful Reporting Tool.



153.What is the diff between Including the SQC’s at the Page-Header and the Page- Footer?


154.How can we use DML and the DDL Commands in the SQR?
Ans: Directly writing those commands in ‘Begin-SQL’ Paragraph.


155.How can you know the Status of the SQR Report?For that any SQC is needed or not?
Ans: We can Know by verifying in Process Monitor the SQC needed for it is ‘STDAPI.SQC’.


156.How can you Export or Import the Data in the Flat File to PSDatabase?
Ans: Using File Layout & Using File Handling Commands in SQR.
157.Diff between Load-Lookup and Arrays


158.Diff between ASK and the INPUT Command?


159.What is PIA?Explain each part?Functions of the AppServer?


160.Diff between Search-Record and the AddSearch-Record?


161.What are the events associated with the other events?
Ans:
162.How can you define Global variables and impact of it ?


163.Diff types of Functions in the PeopleCode?
Ans: 1.Built in Functions
2.Internal People Code Functions.
3.External People Code Functions
4.External Non-Peoplecode Functions
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