Why we generate compare reports in PeopleSoft : Working with compare reports

PeopleSoft Compare Reports provide a medium to compare PeopleSoft objects between two databases. compare reports can be fetched between at a Project level or at database level.it is very handy tool during an upgrade for retrofitting and keep drop analysis.

In this post we will are going to show you different statuses that are shown on a PeopleSoft Compare Reports when one project of a database is compared against another database.

What does different Statuses mean in a PeopleSoft Compare Reports

PeopleSoft shows the following statuses on Compare Reports. Each status has it own meaning and significance during an upgrade. Let’s look at each one of them.

Note : In an upgrade project generally SOURCE is a higher version (e.g. HCM 9.2 PT 8.54) then of TARGET (e.g. HCM 9.1 PT 8.52) and objects are copied from source to target.

Same

The compared definitions are defined the same in both databases that are compared. Such definitions need not be migrated to the other database.

Absent

This status is shown when the definition is present in one of the databases but not in the other. If the target database does not have the definition, it may have to be migrated.this status generally comes when customer has created its own bolt-on objects.

Unknown

This is the default status for all non-comparison definitions. PeopleSoft doesn’t compare the definitions that show this status. They may have to be compared manually or using a non-PeopleSoft utility.

Changed

This status states that there is a change in the definitions that are being compared, across the databases. This also states that the change was carried out by PeopleSoft (Oprid PPLSOFT)

*Changed

This status states that there is a change in the definitions that are being compared, across the databases. But unlike the previous status, in this case, the change was carried out NOT by PeopleSoft.

Unchanged

Unlike the meaning of this status, there were changes found in this case as well. But the date time stamp on such definitions is prior to the release date time stamp on the compared databases. It also states that the change was carried out by PeopleSoft.

*Unchanged

This status is similar in meaning to the above status except that the changes to the objects in this case was carried out NOT by PeopleSoft.

For taking a compare report go to menu

1. Select Tools, Compare and Report, To Database
2. Sign on to the target database; Select Options

If you have any queries and suggestion regarding the compare reports drop a comment or mail us at csdoon@gmail.com.

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