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PeopleSoft Administrator's Guide (Paperback)

by Darrell Bilbrey (Author)
2.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)


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This book is the only administrator's resource for PeopleSoft and covers not only the latest version, 7.5, but earlier ones as well. PeopleSoft installations are notoriously difficult to administer, and this book has everything administrators need to know, whether they are using the Human Resources, Financials, or other modules. Coverage includes setting up the system, security, performance tuning, dealing with upgrades, disaster recovery, troubleshooting advice, and planning for the future. The book also covers the development tools that an administrator must know about, because 90 percent of an administrator's problems are data-related. Bilbrey is a Human Resources IS manager and internal systems consultant for a large insurance company in the southeast. He has administered PeopleSoft systems for three years.

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  • Paperback: 535 pages
  • Publisher: Sybex Inc; 1st edition (February 11, 1999)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0782123961
  • ISBN-13: 978-0782123968
  • Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.5 x 1.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,064,093 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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2.0 out of 5 stars Not really an administrator's guide, August 16, 1999
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This book only provides an overview of the product, and should be not used as an administration guide.

It contains a good coverage of topics, although the level of detail is inconsistent. For example, the author spends 4 pages explaining how to create an FTP script; whereas more relevant topics are barely touched on.

Another dislike I have is that the material and the examples cover a Sybase implementation. Most PeopleSoft implementations are on Oracle.

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Awful writing, dry and kinda pointless, February 28, 2000
By Jimmy Owen (North Carolina, USA) - See all my reviews
Unfortunately, there are simply not very many good resources for PS admins out there. The only upside is that the ERP structure of the system is not so bad that you can't muddle through on your own.

This book was pretty much a waste of time. It meandered through several short chapters that basically amounted to 'hey we got it right' without bothering to explain exactly what said magic formula is. The source examples were uncommented and poorly explained, and really didn't shed any light on ADMINISTRATION (that IS was this was about right?) anyway. Some discussion of an RDBMS other that Sybase would have been nice, considering maybe 80% of PS installations run Oracle. That and the lack of performance tuning discussion of any kind, peopletools included, really kinda left me amazed. Of particular note, several of the .sqr examples were obvious performance problems for most RDBMS platforms, where they repeatedly scanned multiple tables with obfusicated and overly verbose WHERE clauses to reach an end. Ughhh.

The one redeeming factor is that it's perfectly suited to fit under the edge of my office door.

2 thumbs down.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars A good start but......, March 29, 2000
By Leon Mozell (Littleton, Colorado) - See all my reviews
A good book to have in your PeopleSoft library. It does give someone with a (very)good understanding of Database Administration a heads up about "PeopleSoft" and how to implement and plan integration with (different) Hardware Platforms.

As a seasoned DBA, I found the book lacking in depth and concentration on configuration and performance issues.

A good start but more is needed.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Informative and helpful
I'm new to PeopleSoft
I'm writing an interface to the PeopleSoft to
interface with our system.
This book is the best I have found so far.
Published on January 14, 2002 by Art Muszynski

2.0 out of 5 stars No depth
I bought this book, opened it once, and put it back on the shelf. It provides so little depth and detail that it is almost useless. Read more
Published on February 24, 2000 by Brian Melka

4.0 out of 5 stars Overall a good book capturing the various building blocks
Having been to the training sessions for Peoplesoft technical training, this book is a good summary for those who have already been through the training. Read more
Published on July 22, 1999 by Srini

3.0 out of 5 stars Good General Knowledge. Not much detail
Gave a good overall view of PeopleSoft. Not enough detail to be really useful.
Published on June 14, 1999

3.0 out of 5 stars Good try
Numerous topics were covered, however; some sections were hard to follow and were only specific to author's systems. Not geared for someone justing getting into Peoplesoft
Published on May 10, 1999

2.0 out of 5 stars PeopleSoft Consultant for 2 years
This book covers numerous topics, but did not go into depth on each. It definitely serves well as a check list of deliverables and guidelines for a successful implementation.
Published on May 8, 1999

3.0 out of 5 stars Touches a lot of topics but in depth on none
The book made mention of a great deal of PS topics but went into very little detail on any. Documentation standards would definitely have been helpful. Read more
Published on March 10, 1999

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