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PeopleSoft Campus Solutions

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What is PeopleSoft Campus Solutions?

Oracle's PeopleSoft Campus Solutions is a student management system option.

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PeopleSoft Review

7 out of 10
January 19, 2019
Incentivized
It's being used in my organization for everything. PeopleSoft is the main software that my organization uses. It is used for payroll, …
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Product Details

What is PeopleSoft Campus Solutions?

Oracle's PeopleSoft Campus Solutions is a student management system option.

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Oracle's PeopleSoft Campus Solutions is a student management system option.

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Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • There are only edge situations where this product doesn't have the tools you need already built in.
  • Oracle customer support continues to be dedicated to adding features and supporting the product.
  • Security is often updated and we haven't had any concerns.
  • The user community is active and solutions are available quickly.
  • Oracle has committed to supporting the product deep into the future.
  • Often the government is slow with their specifications which means that it can take time to get the newest features implemented.
  • Some bugs persist and will continue to unless enough other users request the issue be corrected.
  • There are some modules that PeopleSoft Campus Solutions does not handle well and Oracle seems content to let 3rd party vendors fill the void.
  • The product is certainly not cheap.
  • Implementation will likely take years and cost a significant amount of money.
  • New cloud solutions (SaaS) might be poised to take over some of the space.
Erica Terry | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • Degree progress for students and tracking
  • Tracking of course enrollment and progress for individual students
  • Housing all things pertaining to each student as a whole
  • Tracking students success as they reach graduation
  • Setting up classroom scheduling
  • User interface design, looks of the site
  • Search capabilities using more indicators
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • The Query Manager tool is useful - especially for users who are not comfortable writing SQL queries. Query Manager also allows Security staff to dictate exactly what access to grant to query writers.
  • Campus Solutions offers several batch-style functions, such as batch transcript requests and batch degree conferral. There is a Population Selection option that allows you to use a query or Excel file to specify the students who are in the batch.
  • The Communication Generation process allows users to create batch emails or letters that include mail-merge style data for each individual receiving the communication. There is a Microsoft Word plugin that allows you to craft the message that will be sent, and they can be sent on a set schedule or when certain trigger conditions occur.
  • The process for reporting enrollment and degrees to the National Student Clearinghouse is not very flexible or comprehensive. In fact, there is no option for creating an extract file for sending degrees, and since the NSC requires this, each institution must create a custom process for this. Regarding enrollment reporting, the delivered Consolidated Statistics process does not provide accurate reporting for our university. Some students who are in multiple programs at once only get reported for one of the programs, so manual checks and corrections are needed.
  • There are many areas where Campus Solutions did not meet our needs, so we outsourced those particular areas to different vendors. Examples are: Course catalog maintenance, creating new classes each term, student advising, and room scheduling.
  • Campus Solution offers a fluid interface that allows students to register for classes using a mobile device, but we encountered so many bugs with the Fluid Class Search that we have had to abandon it for now.
Matthew Deakyne | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 6 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • Handles large amounts of data really well. Based on Oracle databases, the data processing for a large University is pretty impressive. We base many integrations on nightly exports that run without issue 99.99% of the time.
  • Allows for massive amounts of configurations. We've highly configured the system to provide more meaningfully arranged information to end users. We've also hired consultants to make the systems mobile friendly.
  • Permissions are handled pretty well. Different users need different access to student data. This is handled pretty neatly within the access tables.
  • The user interface is lacking. This may improve with new support for Fluid, which allows for configuration of pages using HTML and CSS - but the interface as it stands looks like it's from the 90's. Everything is nested and it's hard to search for anything.
  • Data integrations are difficult. Currently, we think of data integrations as moving a .csv or .xml file for consumption by another service. It may just be our organization's approach, but Peoplesoft seems to lack RESTful APIs and other data flow that would make modern integrations much easier. Many of our systems rely on views directly into the database, which is concerning.
  • Upgrade cycle is continuous. This may sound like a good thing, but instead it ties up resources to always be applying a Bundle or handle an Upgrade. It consumes most of our developer time, so there is hardly any time to reimagine processes or to restructure customizations. Most effort is spent just keeping the system updated and running, rather than focusing on improvements.
  • Customizations create headaches. Every upgrade typically removes customizations that have to be reapplied and retested. While the customization is nice, it creates longer term headaches down the road.
Score 4 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • It is web based so one can access it from anywhere, even outside of the university's network. Providing a way for staff/faculty to easily access student records from anywhere in the world provided they have a reliable internet connection.
  • It is relatively easy to use for basic tasks like looking up a student's bio-data information especially if you are not working in custom bolt-on's configured and developed to work on top of Peoplesoft CS. Once users know how the system works they find it relatively easy to use with little to no issues.
  • All the different functions can be found on one easy-to-read menu and that the menu never changes. That's important for a tool that is used several times a day!
  • The system can be customized to meet the demands of your university. Each university can customize the tool so it better serves its community. Custom views can be created and different screens can be provided depending on the need of the particular department.
  • Security is high and all data is secure. We have it configured with our SSO, so we can control the people who have access to the system. Permissions and privileges can also be given to different modules in Peoplesoft CS so different users have access to different areas of the system and different information. This provides security to sensitive information that may not be intended for all PS users.
  • We don't like that you cannot export student grades and information into an excel spreadsheet or document that allows you to edit when necessary. Other tools do this but for a system us robust as PeopleSoft we are surprised you are not able to do this.
  • Continuing with the schedule, in order to see how many students are registered in a section one has to click on that section which is another waste of time. Each section has a blue square meaning full and a green circle meaning not full. Why can't the number of students be shown instead, or in addition? And to top it off, the number of students is shown so low that one has to scroll each time to see it.
  • Occasionally, PeopleSoft will randomly stop work, and you will lose all the information you were working on, so I recommend saving your work frequently. PeopleSoft is also not the most user-friendly student information systems. The new update did improve its aesthetic appeal though.
  • Relying on Oracle system administrators to do all updates and handle any problems that may occur. Sometimes you feel a little helpless and too reliant on the vendor. It takes a while for our admins to update the software because we have so many custom configurations and custom bolt-ons so they all have to be tested thoroughly to make sure nothing breaks when migrated to production. Because of this, our university is always behind when it comes to system updates.
Mark Fitzgerald | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • I think it is a great repository of information
  • We are able to handle a wide array of types of classes and students. Highly flexible.
  • They have been focused on improvements year over year and worked with us.
  • It is big and it takes a lot of resources.
  • The UI, even using the newest fluid interface, still feels dated.
January 19, 2019

PeopleSoft Review

Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • It is very diverse and can be used throughout multiple departments
  • It's a uniform system so you only need to be trained in it once
  • It's very easy to use and not much training is needed.
  • It definitely shuts down on you after a certain amount of time
  • Since we can only use PeopleSoft, we can't add in other software
  • It can be very glitchy, and that makes it difficult to work on it
Score 5 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • It organizes data and information in a more concise and easy to follow manner. I think this is a strength for PeopleSoft due to the user interface and layout.
  • You can easily run reports out of it and customize them to a certain extent as well. The customizable fields aren't endless, but it gives you enough options to report out what you need. This is a strength because every organization has different needs and wants to uncover different information, so making it customizable is great.
  • The training modules and sessions were helpful and easy to follow. They don't inundate you with information you don't need and only give you things you do need. It's also presented in a clear and concise manner, easy to follow and easy to remember.
  • There was sometimes a lot of lag time between clicks and commands. I'm not sure if this was an issue related to the platform itself or the server, but there were long delays sometimes.
  • Creating more customizable fields and options for reporting would be nice. Although it does give you some options and variability, offering more with newer releases or updates would be best. Again, every organization needs different information and more options would help other companies adapt and get what they need.
  • There weren't many upgrades or releases to the platform. And the ones that were released rarely offered anything of great value. There were small security updates and glitch fixes, but nothing earth shattering that set it apart from the others.
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • Organization of data. The menu type layout makes it easy to navigate to an area of interest. Once there, the pages are fairly intuitive.
  • Data Input. Data is entered into the system in a very logical way and most data is effective dated. This means you can pull your data for just about any 'snapshot' in time you are looking for.
  • Data Extraction. Querying data has been made easy using PeopleSoft Query. It's a SQL language developed for Oracle products. It's very similar to standard SQL and by using features like Expressions, it can be pretty powerful.
  • There are some nuances that could be improved upon. One would be the issue of not being able to cancel a query once you launch it. They provide a button to cancel the query, but it actually does nothing. Sometimes, if the query is large, it will time out and lock up your screen or simply boot you out of the system.
  • Scheduling queries could be much easier. There are several steps you need to get familiar with if you want to, say, schedule reoccurring queries and have the results emailed to select recipients. It can be done, but not without a bit of procedural training.
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