PeopleSoft Financials Maintenance Pack-12 Cumulative Feature Overview
Feb 03, 2016
PeopleSoft Financials Maintenance Pack-12 Cumulative Feature
Overview
Presentation Agenda
• Why apply Maintenance Packs?
• Overview of New Application Updates
• Common Challenges
• Provides access to new functionality and applications updates that can help keep us be better positioned to meet our business objectives
• Leverage new and advanced functionality “out-of-the-box” solution with lower maintenance
• Minimize cost of ownership through retiring customizations
• To stay current with PeopleSoft support
Why Apply Maintenance Packs
Feature Overview
Overview of Application Updates and Features includes in this release
Asset Management
• Accounting Entries – Chartfields are now copied from Parent to Child asset– Depreciation entries corrected to balance by split-funded assets– Depreciation Close now validates the accounting date correctly
• Leases– Modified code to resolve rounding issue when a Leased Asset is
created/updated – Fix to update Lease Obligations correctly
• Interfaces– Modified PO/AP/AM Interface so that the voucher updates the cost
of asset
• Reporting is enhanced
CommitmentControl
• KK Budget Checking– Fixed encumbrance data after PO_REOPNE of a PO with previously
closed lines– KK Liquidation missing valid PO distribution data
• KK Flat File Budg Jrnl Import– Corrected issue with wrong header status after flat file import
• KK Budget Checking– KK Activity incorrect in KK_LIQUIDATIONS
• KK Budget Inquiry– Resolved error thrown when users click the Go to source inquiry
link in the Budgets Overview Activity Log
eSettlements
• Administration– Self Service now displays all Invoices for a Supplier
• Usability– Users are now able to see Attachments in the Review Invoice page
• Functionality– Fix the issue related to the Print Invoice button/link
Expenses
• Approvals– Fixed issue so that reassigned and resubmitted expense reports do
not skip the approval step
• Usability– Users are now able to see Attachments in the Review Invoice page
• Functionality– User can now attach receipt images from a mobile device (iOS6) to
the header or line– Corrected issue where budget status is incorrect for expense report
after the approver modifies the accounting defaults
General Ledger
• Journal Edit– Fixed poor performance issue during Journal Edit
• Combo Edits– Modified the Combo Rebuild process when master selector tables
need to be rebuilt during an edit
Payables
• Voucher Budget checking available for Single Pay Vendors in batch process
• Voucher on Demand Processes feature improved performance when waiting for process to be completed
• Voucher Inquiry scheduled payments link available for paid vouchers
• Voucher Build and voucher save now updates Activity Date on PO
• AP Withholding Post features improved performance (runs faster)
Project Costing
• Interfaces– Modified PC_CA_TO_PC process works properly when a reversal is
initiated for a revenue plan– Modified the PC Pricing engine to not overwrite the
BI_DISTRIB_STATUS for unbillable source rows– Modified the PC/AM integration processes to send the remaining
three PC fields: Resource Type, Resource Category, and Resource Subcategory
Receivables
• Direct Journal– Modified code to not allow unbalanced deposits to be entered in the
Create Acct Entries page
• Combo Edits– Corrected issue with Combo Edit not working for AR_Line in 9.1
General FSCM Enhancements
• Direct Journal– Modified code to not allow unbalanced deposits to be entered in the
Create Acct Entries page
• Journal Edit– Modified process to improve poor performance issue
• Combo Edits– Change made to build dynamic selector table when tree version
changes
• Integration with HCM– SpeedType Description now published to HCM
• KK Budget Checking– SpeedType Description now published to HCM
Common Application Update Challenges
• Inadequate timeframes to deploy
• Inadequate process analysis of human impacts of the new technology
• Considerations for scalability and tuning
• Determination of sufficient Testing methodology and risk management
Questions?
Questions?