Introduction
The Student Information System (PeopleSoft) requires both a First and Last Name in Name related fields. If an individual only has a singular legal name, family name or surname for example, the following standard should be followed when entering the name associated with the individual.
Information
The Student Information System (PeopleSoft) requires a First and Last Name in Name related fields. If an individual only has a singular legal name, family name or surname, the following standard should be followed when entering the name associated with the individual in PeopleSoft:
First Name Field: A period "." should be entered into the First Name field (without quotation marks).
Last Name Field: The one name, typically a family name, should be entered into the Last Name field.
When searching by name within PeopleSoft, some portion of the Last Name must be entered when some portion of the First Name is entered. You can not search for an individual by populating the First Name search field only. The Last Name and First Name search fields are used in conjunction with each other. In order to utilize the First Name search field, some search data must be entered in the Last Name search field as well. For this reason, it was decided to enter the singular name for an individual in the Last Name field, so the individual can be searched by Last Name only.