Recent Posts by David Bain

Now that you know PeopleTools 8.59 has been released, I'm sure you want to dig into the details and get as much information as you can.  You've probably already visited the information portal and watched the release highlight video, and now you want more.  There are a couple of great opportunities just around the corner. The first is the Health Industry User Group Interact conference.  All virtual this year (just like last year), this is an opportunity for those in the Health...

The first Reconnect Envision conference was held recently to a crowd of enthusiastic PeopleSoft customers.  This was the first time a Reconnect event has been held in the Spring, and the second that’s been held virtually.  One nice thing about the timing is it was held right after the PeopleTools 8.59 release.  I hope you had a chance to attend the session, if not, Quest will replay it during PeopleSoft Week in June, the 21st-25th. One of the things I did during the Technology...

Today, Oracle made PeopleTools 8.59 generally available for all PeopleSoft customers to run on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI).  This version is loaded with features that increase the value of your existing PeopleSoft Applications and goes a long way in reducing the operating costs necessary to run them.  Consistent with the PeopleSoft Support Policy, Oracle continues to invest in PeopleSoft Applications and has made available one of the most feature-rich versions of...

The original PeopleSoft Chatbots offers lots of great business value, but they were limited in what they could do. The problem was that they were broken into individual business functions. To ask an absence question you had to open the Absence Chatbot. To ask a question about expenses, you had to open the Expense Chatbot and so on. The functionality was great, but finding the right bot to use was time-consuming. They were all available on tiles and components with the hope...

One thing I miss about the pre-Covid world is attending conferences.  I miss presenting and attending sessions, the informal gatherings, the hall conversations, meeting customers and partners at the demo pod, and of course the food.  Our in-person conferences have been replaced by virtual conferences and while different, they have their benefits.  They offer live sessions, on-demand recorded sessions, online chat, and meeting rooms, and the biggest benefit is the cost. ...

The PeopleSoft Spotlight Series is a video-based learning resource that helps you get a deeper understanding of our latest Oracle PeopleSoft technologies, features, and enhancements. There is a new comprehensive series of five videos that cover PeopleSoft Cloud Manager.  The videos include the following: Installation of Cloud Manager - Covers preparation, installation, and setup of Cloud Manager. Provisioning and Managing Environments - In addition to provisioning and managing...

There is a great event coming up that all PeopleSoft developers should put on their calendar.  Our friends at jsmpros are hosting a Peoplesoft Developer Day.  It's a one day event on August 20 and it will be full of great content for the PeopleSoft developer.  Check out the video -   They will be covering Fluid page design techniques, Drop Zones, Event Mapping, best practices and tips, and much more.  Anyone that has taken a class from them or been to one of Jim Marion's...

Big changes are coming to the PeopleSoft Chatbots.  We’re changing the way they are delivered, installed, configured, and licensed.  And – this is all happening now. First, a quick review.  PeopleSoft Chatbots are built-with and run using the Oracle Digital Assistant technology. It’s a Platform as a Service offering that many organizations are using for digital assistants and Chatbots today.  To make it easy to use these Chatbots, PeopleSoft delivers the Chatbot...

I was on a call recently and the host asked me an interesting question.  She asked “What would you say is the most valuable feature in PeopleTools that you think the fewest customers are taking advantage of?”  The first thing that came to mind is the Customization Repository.  It’s a feature in PUM images that gives insight into conflicts between your customizations and changes delivered in PUM images.  Unfortunately, it hasn’t been widely adopted.   I think one of the reasons...