PeopleSoft HRMS Interview Questions, Answers, and Explanations

PeopleSoft HRMS Interview Questions, Answers, and Explanations

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Compiled by Terry Sanchez

PeopleSoft HRMS Interview Questions, Answers and Explanations

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Table of Contents

Question 1: Adding a new SS transaction in MSS

Question 2: Difference and Upgrade of Security in HRMS 8.9

Question 3: Missing Employee ID value on PS_APPLICANT

Question 4: Converting EMP to CWR in HR8.9

Question 5: Contingent Workers in PS 8.9

Question 6: Add new action on Job data page

Question 7: COMBO CODE Set Up

Question 8: ID assignment at the top of the chain?

Question 9: Code dynamic prompt tables on the MSS HCM 8.9 for LOA

Question 10: PS Global Payroll Country Extension Payroll Calculation

Question 11: Calling PeopleSoft page from non-PeopleSoft page

Question 12: Steps involved in conversion during implementation

Question 13: Remote Call error

Question 14: Joining 2 tables

Question 15: Check Print

Question 16: Deleting dependent info of an employee

Question 17: Processes in HCM 8.9

Question 18: Competency Management 8.9

Question 19: Handling 401k % change of 0 in PSFT 8.9 to pass to ADP

Question 20: Reversal/Adjustments after Pay Cycle Closed to Off-Cycles

Question 21: Programs to insert new hire

Question 22: Changing home and mailing address self-service

Question 23: Difference between HCM 8.8 and 8.9

Question 24: Hide a text field in PeopleCode

Question 25: Alpha-Numeric Employee ID

Question 26: Payroll Balance Adjustments

Question 27: Security in talent acquisition manager 8.9

Question 28: Grossing Up

Question 29: Regular Workflow Settings in Marital status change

Question 30: Importing merit raise data into PeopleSoft

Question 31: Job data change error

Question 32: Push Button appears enabled to some, disabled to others

Question 33: Delete an EMPLID from all tables

Question 34: Session Administration in 8.3 for Training Module

Question 35: HR Service Centers

Question 36: PS 8.9 Person Model

Question 37: Set up action for retro pay

Question 38: Row-level security: view rows from same department

Question 39: Crystal Reports Print Engine error text

Question 40: Session timed out while entering new employee

Question 41: Unable to see the data Via PIA

Question 42: Recognizing fields behind a form in Lawson

Question 43: Hiring discrepancy

Question 44: Increase size of field Step for Salary plan

Question 45: Processing Manual Benefit Program

Question 46: Deleting Dependents

Question 47: Encryption of SSN in HR

Question 48: Help - HRIS Analyst Interview

Question 49: Payroll Element Segmentation

Question 50: Global payroll segmentation issue

Question 51: Emergency_cnct as comp and page

Question 52: Terminations

Question 53: List of Tables

Question 54: Canceling GP Processing

Question 55: Child tables for job, personal data, and employment

Question 56: EMPL_RCD

Question 57: Social Security

Question 58: Global Payroll developers

Question 59: BanAdmin 8.3 Question

Question 60: Table Loading Sequence

Question 61: ORIG_HIRE_DT and HIRE_DT

Question 62: Action/Reason Global Payroll links

Question 63: Global Payroll – Identify

Question 64: PERS Rate Change during Split Earnings Payroll

Question 65: Job Function & Job Family Issue

Question 66: Non Employee Concept

Question 67: Original hire date vs. hire date

Question 68: Manage Hire Issue in Talent Acquisition Mgr (E Recruit) 8.9

Question 69: M&A activities

Question 70: HR Tables Content Question

Question 71: Add a new translate value to a field

Question 72: Recruitment Issue Related to Business Unit

Question 73: Mid-year Pay-period change from Semi-monthly to Bi-weekly

Question 74: Maintain Contractors/Temp Employees in HCM88 SP1

Question 75: PeopleSoft or SAP - HRMS

Question 76: Electronic Pay Stubs

Question 77: archive PSAUDIT

Question 78: Global Payroll performance

Question 79: Approvals in Talent Acquisition Manager 8.9

Question 80: Bug in Talent Acquisition Mgr 8.9

Question 81: eRecruit v8.9

Question 82: How to debug COBOL program

Question 83: Improve processing times of HR

Question 84: Conversion: Employee Data Loading Sequence

Question 85: Question on use of Ben Status field

Question 86: Import data in a Row into a Pre-Populated Word Template

Question 87: Imputed income configuration with vendors

Question 88: Deadlock victim

Question 89: Rate Code/Step Pay

Question 90: Compensation Rate

Question 91: PS_PERSONAL_DATA and PS_JOB

Question 92: Benefits Reconciliation

Question 93: e-Development Training Administrator

Question 94: Implementation and Customization Projects

Question 95: Benefits

Question 96: Human Resources Module PeopleSoft vs. SAP

Question 97: Salary Increase after MASS CHANGE - 8.8

Question 98: PS Gross up

Question 99: HCM 8.9 Upgrade or New Implementation

Question 100: Multiple Pay Entities

Question 1: Adding a new SS transaction in MSS

The business need is to create a new transaction on MSS so that the managers can give ad hoc stock awards to their team. Currently using variable compensation, it can be achieved but with complications. The security that exists in MSS does not exist in Variable Compensation. That is purely delivered from an administrative standpoint.

Is it possible to add any new self service transactions on E-Profile Manager Desktop?

How difficult is it to add a new self service transaction on MSS?

A. Your objective is not a trivial effort. If you need approval functionality, it gets even more complex. I did the mod back in 8.3 SP1 and it took about a month to design code and test each transaction. Unless you are very familiar with the direct reports frame-work, the computer interfaces, workflow, role queries and advanced component processing, I