Defining the Page

As a PeopleSoft Developer myself, I have found that the best place to learn how to become a PeopleSoft Developer is by developing a Page definition it is here that I find myself fixing issues the most.  A page definition, when you open it, will have two tabs: a layout tab, and an order tab. 

The idea of the layout tab is for you to place the page controls on the page. It is the visual design tool.  

The order tab enables you to view and access “occurs levels”. The value in the “occurs levels” column (LVL) indicates the relationship among the tables that the page accesses. “Occurs level” zero is the very first “occurs level” on any PeopleSoft page. 

Occurs level numbers begin at zero and increase to a maximum of three. The occurs level number indicates a hierarchical relationship among the records referenced on the page. Zero is the only required level and must always start the sequence. Level zero represents the base or parent record. You can add references to other records by adding higher occurs levels. A higher occurs level number indicates a child relationship to the preceding number. Level one is a child of level zero, level two is a child of level one, ect. 

Most pages that we use have occurs levels other than level zero. Remember an increased level number indicates a one to many relationship. To increase an occurs level you insert a scroll area or grid on the page. These controls include an occurs level property that you configure and also visually, both the scroll area and grid controls group related subordinate fields in a container under the preceding level.