Application Packages

An Application package(App. Package) in PeopleSoft is a group of custom classes which implements OOPS concept.

Those who know or worked on Core Java, the PS App Package acts same like a Package in Java.

This aritcle is to know how the custom classes can be developed, grouped together , terminology in PeopleSoft.

Terminology and tools used in Peoplesoft for App. Packages

App. Package : Group of Subpackages and custom classes.Noted as Parent for all the subpackages and classes comes under it.

SubPackage : Can be again a group of subpackages and custom classes but this subpackage term notes it is subset of the parent app package.

Class: Logical definition which contains its own methods and properties,which can private and public

Method : set of code which is executed whenever it is called from a related object

Properties: variables which stores value uniques for objects.

App. Package Editor: Graphical Tool which helps to correlate the App package->Subpackage->Subpackage->.....->Class

App. Package PeopleCode Editor: A typical peoplecode editor window to DEFINE(code) the class with its methods and properties.













Following link provides a good basics of App Packages.

http://www.scribd.com/doc/6002187/Peoplesoft-Application-Class-Application-Packages