PeopleSoft Object Types Definitions
Definitions for Record Object Types
The following are stored on the PSRECDEFN table on RECTYPE field. RECTYPE = 0 Corresponds to: SQL Table Comments: The record will be built as an actuall database table.
RECTYPE = 1 Corresponds to: SQL View Comments: The record will be built as an actuall database view.
RECTYPE = 2 Corresponds to: Derived/Work Record Comments: This type of record provides a working storage in the component. This is NOT a database object.
RECTYPE = 3 Corresponds to: SubRecord Comments: SubRecords are used to group fields together or other subrecords. Subrecords are added to records and they are not database objects.
RECTYPE = 5 Corresponds to: Dynamic View Comments: Does not correspond to a database object. A dynamic view is an SQL executed by PeopleTools.
Definitions for Field Object Types
The following are stored on PSDBFIELD table on the FIELDTYPE field. FIELDTYPE = 0 Data Type: Character
FIELDTYPE = 1 Data Type: Long Character
FIELDTYPE = 2 Data Type: Number
FIELDTYPE = 3 Data Type: Signed Number
FIELDTYPE = 4 Data Type: Date
FIELDTYPE = 5 Data Type: Time
FIELDTYPE = 6 Data Type: Date Time
FIELDTYPE = 8 Data Type: Image
FIELDTYPE = 9 Data Type: Image Refrence
Definitions for SQL Object Types
The following are stored on PSSQLDEFN on SQLTYPE field. SQLTYPE = 0 Data Type: Stand alone SQL objects
SQLTYPE = 1 Data Type: Application engine step
SQLTYPE = 2 Data Type: SQL belongs to a view
SQLTYPE = 5 Data Type: These are querries for DDDAUDIT and SYSAUDIT (very interesting SQLs)
SQLTYPE = 6 Data Type: Application engine XML definition.
Pages, components, menus and other PeopleSoft objects are also stored as numbers in PSPROJECTITEM table (stores PeopleTools project objects). Check this post for a list of object types. I think this covers it all, let me know if I've missed something!
