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Is there the equivalent of a Suspense File in PeopleSoft somewhere?
There is no such thing as a suspense file in PeopleSoft. (In fact, there are no files at all, as all data are stored as rows on Oracle relational database tables.)
Each module (e.g., AP, GL, AR) has one or many transactions (like CUFS documents) that are done within that module. Generally, transactions that are entered online all reside on the same tables whether they are fully processed or have errors. For instance, general ledger journal entries are on the tables PS_JRNL_HEADER and PS_JRNL_LN. There are various status fields (columns) on these tables identifying whether a journal has errors (e.g., combo edit, budget checking) or if the various edits are complete and the journal is posted to the ledger. These error statuses are essentially equivalent to the CUFS suspense file, but while there are similarities, they can be different for each PS module and transaction.
The good news is that the online system is built to make this information readily apparent. Each transaction a user accesses has a search page that allows selection by various criteria including the different statuses. Searching for transactions with an error status is similar to how people would have looked for suspense documents in CUFS.