With a steady stream of videos released on our YouTube channel, we crossed the 12,000 subscribers mark in 2024. This feat has been made possible through your constant support and interest towards PeopleSoft-based content. In 2024, we also saw a release of over 120 features across both HCM and FSCM product pillars. In my previous blog post, you must have gone through the list of the Top 5 Video Feature Overviews (VFOs) in 2024. But did you know there were a few VFOs which you may have given a miss too!
Here’s a list of 5 VFOs released in 2024 that you might have missed…
The PeopleSoft Grants Award Portal Insights dashboard is a user-friendly tool designed to analyze both financial and non-financial data for active awards, tailored to the role of the logged-in user, such as principal investigators or contract administrators. It features customizable date filters for displaying awards based on end dates and attributes like award status and sponsor. Key components of the dashboard include high-level award details, financial comparisons, milestone tracking, funding modification trends, and open proposals. The overall goal of the portal is to streamline award management processes by reducing reliance on traditional offline tools and improving access to essential information.
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This VFO on “PeopleSoft Supplier Activity Analytics” introduces the Supplier Performance Insights Dashboard, which was released in PUM 49. This dashboard allows users to analyze supplier performance across quality, delivery, and responsiveness to purchase order acknowledgments. It aggregates data from Purchasing and Inventory modules, enabling users to compare suppliers and buying organizations over the past year, monitor pending and overdue purchase orders, and assess delivery performance.
The insights gathered can identify quality issues through shipment rejections, facilitating better negotiations for supplier enhancement. Furthermore, the video underscores the importance of analytics tools within PeopleSoft that track adherence to service level agreements (SLAs), purchase order statuses, and acknowledgment statuses, empowering users to make informed decisions about supplier relationships and drive profitability. Overall, the dashboard serves as a crucial asset for improving supplier management strategies and ensuring compliance with SLAs.
The Fluid Contracts WorkCenter provides tools to update contract billing and revenue information across the organization. It is structured into three main areas: Billing Exceptions, Revenue Exceptions, and Recurring Tasks, which assist users in managing various configuration issues. Users can review contracts that are on hold or overdue, perform bulk billing updates, resolve invalid billing details, and manage letter of credit document IDs for Grants applications. The interface streamlines the activation of pending contracts, allowing contract administrators and billing specialists to efficiently address common invoicing and revenue recognition challenges.
This VFO discusses the integration of PeopleSoft eProcurement with the Oracle Business Network (OBN), which facilitates the management of punchout Supplier Catalogs for customers by connecting them to a wide supplier network for free. It illustrates the setup process for new punchouts using Staples and CDW as examples, showing how requesters can easily shop on supplier websites and return to PeopleSoft to complete their purchases. Additionally, users are able to create templates for frequently ordered items, improving purchasing efficiency.
PeopleSoft HR Helpdesk now offers the Solution Management Insights Dashboard. Which enhances the effectiveness of solutions and the knowledge base for Content Owners and Subject Matter Experts. Accessible from the HR Service Manager Homepage, the dashboard provides metrics on Total Solutions, Case Usage, and Self-Service Usage to provide insights into solution performance and usage trends. Users can filter data to visualize the status of solutions, identify those that need updates, and assess their visibility based on the presence of a Library. Additionally, the dashboard allows for analysis of the popularity and success rates of various solutions in relation to case categories, making it an essential resource for improving solution management within PeopleSoft.