Overview of PeopleSoft Security
PeopleSoft security in v8.9 uses a role-based security model. This is considered a security leading
practice as it allows the flexibility and robustness to maintain the integrity of the system and its data.
The concept of decentralizing security is also supported in PeopleSoft, as it makes it more convenient
for non-security administrators (e.g. super users, managers) to assign roles to end-users without exposing all security administration functionality. This course will cover the core components of PeopleSoft Security specifically geared towards non-security administrators.
A security definition refers to a collection of related security attributes that are created using PeopleTools Security. The three main PeopleSoft security definition object types are:
• User Profiles, Roles and Permission Lists Each user of the system has an individual User Profile, which in turn is linked to one or more Roles. To each Role, you can add one or more Permission Lists, which ultimately control what a user can and can't access. So a user inherits permissions through the role.
The panel below (Figure 1) shows the Base Navigation Page for PeopleSoft Security.
Navigation: PeopleTools > Security
PeopleSoft security in v8.9 uses a role-based security model. This is considered a security leading
practice as it allows the flexibility and robustness to maintain the integrity of the system and its data.
The concept of decentralizing security is also supported in PeopleSoft, as it makes it more convenient
for non-security administrators (e.g. super users, managers) to assign roles to end-users without exposing all security administration functionality. This course will cover the core components of PeopleSoft Security specifically geared towards non-security administrators.
A security definition refers to a collection of related security attributes that are created using PeopleTools Security. The three main PeopleSoft security definition object types are:
• User Profiles, Roles and Permission Lists Each user of the system has an individual User Profile, which in turn is linked to one or more Roles. To each Role, you can add one or more Permission Lists, which ultimately control what a user can and can't access. So a user inherits permissions through the role.
The panel below (Figure 1) shows the Base Navigation Page for PeopleSoft Security.
Navigation: PeopleTools > Security
