Equations Engine Rel 9

This two day course examines the advantages of using Equation Engine as a method to specify rules or equations as part of your business process. It describes the Equation Engine’s capability to read any table for which you have security access and to perform various arithmetic operations and external call subroutines.

During the course, you learn the about the structure of an equation, write some basic equations, then edit and test a range of equations.

The course is designed for functional users with a minimum of 6 months experience using PeopleSoft Campus Solutions and who have an understanding of SQL. It is designed to provide a basic understanding of PeopleSoft Equation Engine and introduce users to the ability to write equations.

Learn to:

• Write equations using language constructs
• Edit and test equations
• Apply Equation Engine to Financial Aid
• Apply Equation Engine to Population Selection
• Apply Equation Engine to Student Financials

A Live Virtual Class (LVC) is exclusively for registered students; unregistered individuals may not view an LVC at any time. Registered students must view the class from the country listed in the registration form. Unauthorized recording, copying, or transmission of LVC content may not be made.

Audience

• Functional Implementer
• End Users

Course Topics Writing Equations using Equation Engine language constructs

• Describing the Equation Engine process
• Describing the basic elements in an equation
• Writing an equation
• Describing global and local variables
• Describing equation keywords, operand types and operators
• Describing equation tables and fields
• Describing equation runtime errors

Editing and Testing Equations

• Copying and editing equations
• Testing equations

Describing Equation Engine Security

• Describing Equation Engine security components
• Describing equation security trees
• Describing authorization levels

Using Equation Engine in PeopleSoft Financial Aid

• Describing Packaging equations
• Selecting equations for the CommonLine loan validation process
• Selecting equations for the CRC loan validation process
• Selecting equations for the CommonLine and CRC loan hold and release process
• Selecting equations to use with the Form Engine Financial Aid Award Notification letter
• Viewing Packaging equations

Using Equation Engine in PeopleSoft Student Financials

• Describing PeopleSoft Student Financials equations
• Viewing Student Financials equations

Using Equation Engine in Population Selection

• Describing Population Selection equations
• Viewing Population Selection equations

Course Objectives

• Edit and test equations
• Describe Equation Engine security
• Use Equation Engine in PeopleSoft Student Financials
• Use Equation Engine in PeopleSoft Financial Aid
• Use Equation Engine in Population Selection
• Write equations using Equation Engine language constructs