Although Peoplesoft applications are designed such that multiple users can access data in a single database, each Recreation, Inc. location maintains its own separate Peoplesoft database for financial...

Although Peoplesoft applications are designed such that multiple users can access data in a single database, each Recreation, Inc. location maintains its own separate Peoplesoft database for financial information. All non-financial information, such as customer relationship management, technical service, plant engineering, etc., is maintained in the corporate database and is shared by all functional areas and locations. When corporate accounting requires consolidated financial information, an ad hoc query retrieves financial information from the individual locations and consolidates the information into the corporate financials. Other than corporate accounting personnel, only accounting and sales personnel at each location have access to their respective Peoplesoft financial databases.