specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: PeopleSoft
providerId: peoplesoft
created: '2026-05-04'
# Provenance stamped 2026-08-11: this artifact was written by the API Evangelist
# bulk sweep dated 2026-05-04, not harvested from the provider. See roadmap#35.
method: generated
modified: '2026-05-05'
reconciled: false
notes: No public pricing. Oracle license + support is bundled across modules and named users;
  this artifact captures the structural FOCUS-shape only.
tags:
  - FinOps
  - FOCUS
  - ERP
  - HCM
  - Enterprise Software
description: Structural FinOps definition for Oracle PeopleSoft. Licensed via Oracle's enterprise
  channel with module-, user-, and processor-based metering plus annual support; APIs are
  bundled.
sources:
  - https://docs.oracle.com/en/applications/peoplesoft/index.html
  - https://focus.finops.org/focus-specification/v1-3/
alignedWith:
  framework: FinOps Foundation Framework
  frameworkUrl: https://www.finops.org/framework/
  dataSpec: FOCUS
  dataSpecVersion: '1.3'
  dataSpecUrl: https://focus.finops.org/focus-specification/v1-3/
publisherName: Oracle Corporation
serviceCategory: Enterprise Software
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Perpetual License + Annual Support (or OCI Cloud Credits)
  billingFrequency: Annual
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
    - Purchase
    - Usage
    - Tax
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Oracle PeopleSoft
  ServiceCategory: Enterprise Software
  ProviderName: Oracle
  PublisherName: Oracle Corporation
  InvoiceIssuerName: Oracle Corporation
  BillingCurrency: USD
  ChargeCategory: Purchase
meters:
  - name: named_user_licenses
    description: Named-user PeopleSoft licenses by module
    unit: user-year
    aggregation: max
    dimensions:
      - module
      - environment
  - name: processor_licenses
    description: Processor-metric licenses for unlimited-user deployments
    unit: processor-year
    aggregation: max
    dimensions:
      - module
      - server
  - name: annual_support
    description: Oracle annual support / maintenance fee
    unit: year
    aggregation: count
    dimensions:
      - csi
  - name: oci_credits
    description: OCI cloud credits consumed by hosted PeopleSoft deployment, where applicable
    unit: credit
    aggregation: sum
    dimensions:
      - tenancy
      - region
principles:
  - name: Visibility
    description: Visibility comes from Oracle CSI-level invoices, the License Management
      Service (LMS) audit trail, and OCI billing for hosted deployments — there is no PeopleSoft-native
      cost API.
  - name: Allocation
    description: Allocate by module (HCM / Financials / SCM / CRM / Campus Solutions) and
      by environment (prod / non-prod); apportion named-user licenses to business units.
  - name: Optimization
    description: Optimize by retiring unused named-user licenses at renewal, consolidating
      to processor licensing where user counts grow, and tuning PeopleTools batch / IB workloads
      to reduce OCI credit burn.
  - name: Accountability
    description: ERP system owner / CIO accountable for the Oracle contract; module owners
      accountable for license-utilization at renewal.
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com