The PeopleSoft team has identified potential issues within Fluid Simplified Journals and has corrected them in order to create a more efficient process for users. One of the primary problems is that the Journal Entry Component Page has had a very large number of fields and links. Many of these fields and links are used on only a few journals and have very particular functions.

As part of PeopleSoft Global Day, Pravas Bhagat from Oracle spoke about several enhancements made to PeopleSoft Global Payroll over the past few years that are intended to make things easier for Payroll Developers and Administrators. Some of these enhancements include the Global Payroll WorkCenter, COBOL Trace Utility, and Global Payroll Element Browser. Pravas gave a demo of these features that shows the ease of personalizing view, running reports, issue resolution, and comparing elements.

Matthew Haavisto, part of the PeopleTools team, spoke about tools and methods that PeopleSoft users can leverage to help isolate customizations (one of PeopleSoft’s five major initiatives) within their system to help reduce the impact on the application lifecycle. Drop Zones were made available in PeopleTools 8.57 and the latest feature to help users modify application pages to include new fields without impacting delivered pages—ultimately isolating customizations within PeopleSoft.

Drop Zones are one of the latest tools added to PeopleSoft to help users configure their content to meet business needs. PeopleSoft delivers several tools that let you change the system to meet your needs without making it difficult to apply maintenance and adopt new features. Other tools like Event Mapping, Page & Field Configurator, Forms and Approval Builder let you configure and extend your PeopleSoft system.

In this episode of the PeopleSoft Spotlight Series, you’ll learn drivers behind developing PeopleSoft Fluid UI, what Fluid UI is and what it can do, and how to develop a strategic plan to roll out Fluid UI. Fluid User Interface represents PeopleSoft’s strategic direction for delivering a robust and intuitive, yet familiar experience for application users. Application usability is something that PeopleSoft has been working on for a long time. Each of the last few releases of PeopleTools has included enhancements to the user interface. PeopleSoft has been paying attention to the overall experience that users have as they work with applications. The goal has been to make systems more intuitive and easier to use.

Savannah River Nuclear Solutions (SRNS) is the Managing and Operating Contractor for the Department of Energy Savannah River Site. SRNS employs roughly 5,000 people. The Savannah River site is located in the central Savannah River region near Aiken, South Carolina. This site has over 15,000 acres devoted to industrial facilities, research labs, and supporting infrastructure. As the SRNS team utilized their PeopleSoft platform, they recognized a need for Page and Field Configurator in two use cases.

It’s time for you to reimagine the management of your financial operations. What would your business look like if you had a tool that could provide simple navigation, a focused user community, and the ability to get work done quickly? Lucky for you, you can have exactly that.

The newest version of PeopleTools is here and available on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. PeopleTools 8.57 is ready to impress with an enhanced user experience with friendlier, customizable homepages, dashboards, and Work Centers. To increase all-important productivity, PeopleTools helps users access pivot grids, conduct successful elastic searches more easily than ever, and set important notifications.

Robbin Velayedam, Senior Director of Product Management for PeopleSoft HCM, gave a presentation with an update on the HCM roadmap. PeopleSoft customer success stories are the foundation for creating a roadmap for HCM updates. This roadmap focuses on specific responsibilities of HR professionals including Benefits Open Enrollment, Timesheets, Payroll Work Centers, Compensation History, Onboarding, Company Directories, Privacy Frameworks, Year End Forms, and Employee Snapshots.