Customer Reviews

Developing PeopleSoft Applications with PeopleTools 8.1

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I've been developing peoplesoft apps for almost 4 years and found this book very limited. I was expecting this book to cover some of the new technologies that are incorporated in version 8, like business interlinks, application messaging, XML, and some of the other integration technologies.

Peoplesoft 8.0 is also very heavy into Application Engine incorporated with Peoplecode, and again, i saw nothing of any use on this. This book has the look and feel of something that was put together in about two weeks and rushed to market to beat other books that are going to be coming out. With the exception of the new peoplecode syntax (version 8 still supports 7.5 syntax) and some mention of new features in app designer, this book is no different than one for developing apps in version 7.5. There are several hundred pages of SQR syntax which, as peoplesoft will tell you, is being phased out and will most likely be completely gone be version 9.

This might be a good book for someone who's new to peoplesoft, but if you have any experience developing with their toolset then don't buy it. It was definetly a waste of [money]

Covers the v8 changes in peoplecode pretty well, which is what I bought it for; but is marred by a weird conversational tone (almost as if the text had been transcribed verbatim from a dictaphone recording of someone walking through the process) and infuriatingly poor proofreading - including the cover, which promises "New Bugging Techniques" (though I see from the Amazon cover image that this at least has since been corrected). Here's a representative quote from page 347, about Grid objects - I guarantee all errors are in the original:

"With that said then why is there a Gird objects with methods and properties? Well there are special commands that you can use to manipulate Girds a bit more effectively."

See what I mean?

The information contained in this book is largely accurate, but I wish it were a lot more polished.

The book has a decent amount of technical information although it lacks the organization found in other books of its kind.

Also, the screenshot quality is horrendous and it has many typos.
I also didn't like the fact that it didn't cover such an important tool as App. Engine. It's basically an App. Designer, PeopleCode book with a small, although useful SQR section.

But... you need to give credit to the author for putting the effort and delivering something for the PeopleSoft developer community. Other than this book there is virtually nothing else worth purchasing for version 8.x

The book price deserves a revision as well.

Consider the caveats before purchasing. You should buy this book only if you are new to PeopleCode and your company or yourself cannot afford a PeopleCode and/or SQR course.

I would wait for a new edition.

I have not seen in the past, a PeopleSoft book that covered as much of the PeopleTools basics as this one. Not only does it cover App designer and PeopleCode, but the basics of SQR, Crystal Reports, Security and Debugging. Never have I seen all of these covered in one book.
The writing is explainitory and down to earth in more of a "programmer to programmer" style than a dry "tech writer to programmer" style. As a basic book on the subject it covers the skills needed for most PeopleSoft development work. Very enjoyable and a great reference handbook.

This is an excellent book (5 stars) for PeopleSoft beginners, if only they can finish this book. This book has tons of errors including typos (in contents and code examples), and missing instructions (fatal). I am about 30 pages from the finish and can't continue because of the wrong instruction included in the book.

It's a shame, I rather enjoyed the book and it could be one of the best PeopleSoft books in the market.

This book has many, many deficiencies. In many ways, it is simply dreadful. Grammar is dubious, spelling errors abound, and the author's mastery of the subject matter is often rather questionable. Despite all of these shortcomings, though, it's still the only book available on the topic. As an independent contractor, I try to avoid costly vendor training classes whenever possible, opting instead for whatever third-party publications are available. This book makes for an inexpensive -- albeit deeply flawed -- alternative to spending a week in a Peoplesoft training class.

I am a mid-level PeopleSoft developer and found a lot of useful information in this book. If you are an expert this book is not for you. If you are new or your company won't spend money to train you then this book will be helpful. NOTE: the construction quality is severely lacking. It looks like it was printed from a Word Processing program and bound in someone's garage. My book fell apart after a couple of months. The other books from this author/publisher were all good quality, but this one looks like it was put together by someone in jr high.

This is one of the best books I read on PeopleSoft. Explanations are excellent and simple. As a learner I enjoyed reading the book a lot, especially PeopleCode part of it.