Get Table Details

Sometimes when you're documenting you need to get a list of fields, fieldnames, types and their length. This little piece of SQL marries an Oracle system table and two PeopleSoft tables to furnish this information.

select ATC.COLUMN_ID,
       ATC.COLUMN_NAME,
       LAB.LONGNAME,
       CASE
         WHEN FLD.FIELDTYPE = 0 THEN 'Character'
         WHEN FLD.FIELDTYPE = 1 THEN 'Long Character'
         WHEN FLD.FIELDTYPE = 2 THEN 'Number'
         WHEN FLD.FIELDTYPE = 3 THEN 'Signed Number'
         WHEN FLD.FIELDTYPE = 4 THEN 'Date'
         WHEN FLD.FIELDTYPE = 5 THEN 'Time'
         WHEN FLD.FIELDTYPE = 6 THEN 'Date Time'
         WHEN FLD.FIELDTYPE = 8 THEN 'Image or Attachment'
         WHEN FLD.FIELDTYPE = 9 THEN 'ImageReference'
         ELSE                        'Unknown'
       END as TYPE,
       FLD.LENGTH
  from ALL_TAB_COLUMNS ATC,
       PSDBFLDLABL     LAB,
       PSDBFIELD       FLD
 where ATC.TABLE_NAME    = 'PS_JOB'
   and ATC.COLUMN_NAME   = LAB.FIELDNAME
   and LAB.DEFAULT_LABEL = 1
   and LAB.FIELDNAME     = FLD.FIELDNAME
 order by ATC.COLUMN_ID Asc

SQL to Find the Rules that SQL contain a Given SQL Object

select TL_RULE_ID
 from PS_TL_RULE_STEPS
where SQL_ID = 'XXX'

Getting Details Of A Table's Columns

The following Oracle SQL gets the columns in a table.

-- -------------------
-- Get Table's Columns
-- -------------------
select COLUMN_NAME,
       DATA_TYPE
  from ALL_TAB_COLUMNS
 where TABLE_NAME = 'PS_TY_TL_SDF_EVT'

Changing PeopleSoft Passwords by the Back End

If the same password key is used across multiple PeopleSoft environments you can set the password in one account equal to that in another by creating a database link between the two and using the following SQL: -

update PSOPRDEFN@HR89XXX OPXXX
   set OPXXX.OPERPSWD = ( select OP.OPERPSWD
                            from PSOPRDEFN OP
                           where OPXXX.OPRID = OP.OPRID
                        ),
       OPXXX.ACCTLOCK = 0,
       OPXXX.LASTPSWDCHANGE = SYSDATE
 where OPXXX.OPRID = 'USERNAME'

Along with changing the password you also need to set the last password change date, LASTPSWDCHANGE equal to the current date. Otherwise you could change your password, but have it expire on you immediately.

It also makes sense to reset the account locked flag, ACCTLOCK, in case the account has been locked.

Last User Exit To Brooklyn

T&L rules can include PeopleCode steps by making them User Exit rules. To create a user exit rule, do the following.

1. Open the TL_TA_RULES application engine and create a new section for your rule. For this section you must check the Access Pulblic check box.
2. Add your rule steps to this section.
3. Navigate to Home > Setup HRMS > Product Realted > Time and Labor > Validation Criteria > AE Section Definition and define your newly created section. The program name is TL_TA_RULES and theprocess type should be Rule (User Exit).
4. Navigate to Home > Setup HRMS >System Administration > Utilities > Build Time And Labor Rules > Rules and create a rule definition, checking the User Exit box and entering the name of the AE section you created earlier.
5. Add the new rule to any desired rule programs.
6. In the DMS script you use to migrate your rule you will need to include the table PS_TL_AE_SECTION which contains user exit section details. The migration project will need to contain your AE Section and any associated steps.
   

PeopleSoft Hints

The PeopleSoft password hints table, PSUSERATTR, is not encrypted, so avoid using any hint that you use elsewhere, such as What is your Mother's Maiden name?

If you are forced to use a standard question give a bogus answer not one which will compromise your personal security e.g. What is your favourite Sport? response WIBBLE.

Getting Oracle Table Information

The following SQL gets useful information about tables in an Oracle Database, such as the tablespace used.


select TABLE_NAME,
OWNER,
INITIAL_EXTENT,
PCT_USED,
NEXT_EXTENT,
MIN_EXTENTS,
MAX_EXTENTS,
PCT_INCREASE,
TABLESPACE_NAME
from dba_tables
where TABLE_NAME in ( 'PS_TY_TL_RAP_H_HST',
'PS_TY_TL_RAP_T_HST',
'PS_TY_TL_RPT_T_HST',
'PS_TY_TL_PAY_T_HST',
'PS_TY_SCH_AD_D_HST',
'PS_TY_SCH_MN_S_HST',
'PS_TY_TL_TR_CO_HST' )