Essential Guide to PeopleSoft Development and Customization [Paperback]

Tony Delia (Author), Galina Landres (Author), Prakash Sankaran (Author), Isidor Rivera (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 2000

Design and development techniques for implementing PeopleSoft.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

DeLia has over 15 years' experience working with client-server and relational database development.

Galina Landres has developed IS solutions for Waldenbooks, Entex, Coopers & Lybrand, Seagram, and Universal Studios. Vlad Landres has 25 years of experience with systems design, programming, and project management for the banking and insurance industries. They live in Stamford, Connecticut.

Sankaran has been developing PeopleSoft applications for nine years since its original release.

Rivera is a computer professional with over 19 years of experience in financial applications and PeopleSoft.

Product Details

• Paperback: 1104 pages
• Publisher: Manning Publications (August 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1884777929
• ISBN-13: 978-1884777929
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.4 x 2.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #829,212 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fill in the gap between classes and on the job training, June 16, 2001

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W. Rodgers (TX United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Essential Guide to PeopleSoft Development and Customization (Paperback)

For many of us, attending PeopleSoft classes are a luxury. Often technical manuals are not available at work. Maybe you're in between jobs or assignments and want to polish up certain areas of expertise that you haven't had an opportunity to work with recently.

The Essential Guide does all this and more. I have taken PS 5.0 technical classes and worked with 7.5 for several years, but this is the first book that I have come across that fills the gaps on Tools I, II, Peoplecode, COBOL, and App Engine. You can't find this kind of information anywhere else. The only way to beat this book is to be able to sit down in a room with the original PeopleSoft developers.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must-have development tool, September 12, 2000

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Cindy Finnigan (New Milford, NJ United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Essential Guide to PeopleSoft Development and Customization (Paperback)

The authors of this book are very technical and knowledgeable on the subject at hand. One in particular, Prakash Sankaran, has attended annually the PeopleSoft Conference where he has presented materials on Cobol, SQR, PeopleTools, and PeopleCode. In addition, he has presented materials at the PeopleSoft Northeast Regional User group meetings. He knows first hand the traps that developers encounter in customizing the application. PeopleSoft supplies the tools to use; this book supplies the tips and techniques to get the job done.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Experts at Your Fingertips, January 19, 2001

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Angela Collins (West Linn, OR USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Essential Guide to PeopleSoft Development and Customization (Paperback)

As soon as I heard about this book, I placed an order. I have read and re-read this book several times. The authors give expert advice. I use it often as supporting evidence. It is like having several experts at your fingertips.

This is not a re-hash of the PeopleSoft courses. It goes beyond. The tips are full of years of insight. Some of PeopleSoft's technical courses make you feel that you can customize all you want. This book give you practical tips to avoid many of the customization pitfalls. I know I went through many myself and learned a great deal. If I had this book on my first implementation, I could have avoided pitfalls by applying the tips in this book.

This book de-mystifies PeopleSoft's COBOL. The explanation is thourough and very readable. Previously, I thought of the COBOLs as black boxes. Now, I have a better understanding of how they work.

I think I will never finish reading the book as I keep getting more information from it. I think sometimes I am not ready to hear what is said until a later date. I really think this book is filling a void and will be greatly appreciated. It is a very insightful book.