Various IDs in PeopleSoft

You might have come across various Ids used to for signing on to PeopleSoft Application. User Id, Connect and Access Ids are most important of them. So what are they? What do they really do?

Here is a brief description of various Ids

User Id

The User Id is the ID associated with the individual user logging onto the PeopleSoft application, via PeopleTools.Validation of this ID is performed by the PeopleTools themselves at log-in time, by virtue of verifying that a row has been defined in the PSOPRDEFN table for this ID. The row in the PSOPERDEFN table contains information pertinant to PeopleSoft internal security administration, such as the access profile defining what areas of the application this ID will have access to, and a link to the ACCESS ID (defined later) associated with the UserId.

Connect Id

The Connect Id is the actual ID that makes the initial log on connection to the database.It requires SELECT ONLY access to three tables: PSSTATUS, PSOPRDEFN, and PSACCESSPRFL.Once the row is located in PSOPRDEFN associated with the User Id entered, the associated Access Id is validated within PeopleTools, and the Connect Id is disconnected, and the Access Id is logged on.

Symbolic Id

The Symbolic Id isn't really an Id at all, but is referred to as such in the PeopleTools documentation. The Symbolic Id provides the "link" between the row containing the User Id in table PSOPRDEFN with the row containing the corresponding Access Id and Password in table PSACCESSPRFL. The Symbolic Id field is a regular field on table PSOPRDEFN and the key field on table PSACCESSPRFL. For each Access Id defined, you should define a unique Symbolic Id within the PeopleTools table PSACCESSPRFL. The Access Id is associated with the unique Symbolic Id in table PSACCESSPRFL, and the Symbolic ID is then linked with the specific User Id in table PSOPRDEFN, by updating the PSOPRDEFN.SYMBOLICID column.

Access Id

The Access Id is the ID under which all DML is initiated.