Custom Settings, Configuration Groups and Config Management Flashcards
*What are two ways to control the behavior of PSA?
Configuration options and custom settings
What does PSA use to process specific data elements based on individual customer requirements?
Configuration values
How are configuration options organized?
By Groups, Options, and Values
What does PSA use configuration values for?
To process specific data elements, based on individual customer requirements
What levels does PSA track actuals at prior to billing?
Region, practice, group, resource, and project level
What does the “Adjust Hours Strategy Respects Holidays” field indicate?
Whether the scheduling strategy respects work calendar holidays and sets hour to zero for zero hour holidays
In what circumstances are schedule exceptions created for holidays?
When the “Adjust Hours Strategy Respects Holidays” field is set to true and a non-working holiday is during a weekday or a working holiday occurs on a weekday or a weekend.
*What contains settings for column preferences across multiple UIs in PSA and for the day to use as the start of the week?
Common Setting Custom Setting
How can timecard entry pages be controlled?
Custom or configuration settings (depending on time entry screen)
What calculations is Week Start Date used in?
Utilization, Backlog, Missing Timecard
What controls the way in which PSA handles exchange rates?
Currencies configuration group
What governs the hierarchal behavior of regions, practice, groups, and projects?
Hierarchy Configuration Group
*How would you add additional fields to the PSA Contact Card Lightning Component?
Modify the field set that you want to use to add additional fields
*How might you be able to add additional fields to the PSA Contact Card component on the Resource Request lightning page?
(1) Modify the field set on the contact, (2) navigate to the Resource Request Lightning Page, (3) select the new (or updated) field set from the Custom FIelds Field Set picklist on the component
Can you customize PSA Lightning components?
Yes
What does the PSA Scheduled Actions component enable you to do?
Schedule Backlog Calculation, Missing Timecard calculation, Time Variance Calculation, Utilization Calculation
*What does the PSA Administration tab enable you to do?
Run and schedule PSA actions (such as bath jobs) and configure PSA
Can you add formula fields and roll-up summary fields to a field set?
Yes, however, you will get errors and it is not advised since they are not editable
Can changes be made to packaged field sets?
Yes but any changes will be lost when the package is updated. New field sets from the package overwrites the customized one
*How do you change columns that appear in lists?
Changing the field sets associated with that page
*How do you enable Intelligent Staffing?
Select Include Recommended Resources Default to set the Include Recommended Resources field in the Resource Filter to True
*Where can you find the release version of PSA that the organization is on?
PSA Administration Page
*What Enables you to control when you activate specific features in your FinancialForce application?
Feature Console
*When your FinancialForce application is updated to the latest version what kind of features are disabled by default?
Any features that might have a signification impact on your data or business proceses
What are some steps you must follow to enable a feature?
(1) Add fields or buttons to page layouts, (2) update action overrides, (3) assign permission or page layouts, (3), add picklist values, (4) update context-sensitive help links or field-level help text, (5) Update custom settings, (6) display tabs that were previously hidden
What can you update to confirm whether you have completed a step or decided to skip it?
Feature Console
*What does the Feature Console tab display?
The features that you can enable for a particular application and release