Differences between User Id, Symbolic Id, Access Id, Connect Id

The connect ID has been introduced from PeopleTools 8x+ and was implemented to replace the need for PeopleSoft to create users in the database. The connect ID performs the initial connection to the database [RDBMS]. The connect ID is a valid database user that is used during two-tier (database) signon. It applies to tools such as application designer, application engine command line run and datamover. connect ID has Read-only rights to a) PSDBOWNER (For Oracle/DB2) b) PSSTATUS c) PSOPRDEFN d) PSACCESSPRFL Peoplebooks give exact differences between User Id, Symbolic Id, Access Id, Connect Id User ID Symbolic Id Access Id

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Used For

A PeopleSoftuser ID is the ID you enter at thePeopleSoft sign-in dialog box. You assign eachPeopleSoft user a user ID

The PeopleSoft access ID is the RDBMS ID with Used to map the which PeopleSoft applications are User Id to Access Id ultimately connected to your database without exposing after the PeopleSoftsystem connects the Access Id using the connect ID and validates the The conne information. User ID and password. An access ID performs t typically has all the RDBMS privileges connection All the User Id's are necessary to access and manipulate database associated with a data for an [RDBMS].U Symbolic Id (on entirePeopleSoft application. The 2-tier, App User Profile Page). access ID should have S elect, Batch Serv A Symbolic Id is Update, and Delete access connect th associated with database d Access Id in Users do not know their Sign-in. PSACCESSPRFL corresponding access IDs. They just record (Access Id is sign in with their user IDs and encrypted in this passwords. Behind the scenes, the record). system signs them into the database using the access ID.

Obtains all the PeopleSoftApplication Does not require to rights/permission from Full RDBMS rights Permissions have any PS Roles Roles/Permission Lists

Read-only a) PSDBOW (For Oracle b) PSSTAT c) PSOPRD d) PSACCE

Type of Account User exists in Database

PeopleSoftAccount

Peoplesoft Account RDBMS Account Yes

RDBMS Ac Yes

No, PeopleSoft no No longer creates users at

User ID the database level.

Symbolic Id

Access Id

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Example

ELLISONLARRY

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sysadm [Encrypted in PSACCESSPRFL]. Usually it is schema people owner.