Compare Fields Between Two Records

By Chris Malek | Thu, Aug 7, 2025

This SQL snippet allows you to compare the fields of two records in PeopleSoft. You can use this to identify common fields between two records, which is useful for researching data structures.

I often need to find common fields between two records, especially when working with customizations or module I am not super familiar with. This SQL query will help you identify fields that are present in both records.

-- Compare Common Fields Across two records
SELECT
  BASEREC.RECNAME,
  BASEREC.FIELDNAME,
  COMPAREREC.RECNAME,
  COMPAREREC.FIELDNAME
FROM
  PSRECFIELDDB BASEREC,
  PSRECFIELDDB COMPAREREC
WHERE
  -- Input 1: This is your base table
  COMPAREREC.RECNAME = 'PAYMENT_TBL'
  -- Input 2: This is the record you are comparing to.
  AND BASEREC.RECNAME = 'QUICK_POST_TBL'
  and BASEREC.FIELDNAME = COMPAREREC.FIELDNAME;
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