PeopleSoft security performs a critical task of controlling the access of system features to appropriate users. User security is a three-level hierarchical structure consisting of User Profiles, Roles, and Permission Lists. Permission Lists control which pages can be accessed and the mode of the access. A Role is assigned as many permission lists as needed. It can be considered a collection of system features. A user profile is created for each system user and is assigned as many roles as needed by the user.
While the user security controls which system pages can be accessed by a user, the Row-Level Security controls which rows of data can be accessed by a user. It limits the data retrieved by a user to specific values of a Business unit, SetID, Ledger, Book, Project, Pay cycle, or a Planning Instance. Row-level security options can be implemented by User ID (suited to a small user base) or Permission List (ideally suited for large user base with similar access requirements). In other...
