Recent Posts by David Bain

We are pleased to announce that PeopleTools 8.57 is generally available for install and upgrade on the Oracle Cloud.  As we announced earlier, PeopleTools 8.57 will initially be available only on the Oracle Cloud.  We plan to make PeopleTools 8.57 available for on-premises downloads with the 8.57.04 CPU patch in January 2019.   There are many new exciting features in PeopleTools 8.57 including: The ability for end-users to set up conditions in analytics that if met will notify...

Oracle recently announced in a Tech Update that PeopleTools 8.57 will be generally available to all PeopleSoft customers for use first in the Oracle Cloud.  Shortly after, most likely with the third PeopleTools patch (8.57.03) it will be available for on premises environments. This, understandably, has generated some questions so I thought I take a few minutes to clear things up.  When we talk about running PeopleSoft in the cloud, we are talking about taking one or more of...

I want to let everyone know about a great new Spotlight Training Video that is available on the PeopleSoft Information Portal.  It's a technical deep-dive into PeopleSoft Cloud Manager.  You'll find it on the Spotlight Training page in the PeopleTools training section.  The information in the training video is based on Cloud Manager image 05. This video is a great resource for anyone looking for a technical deep-dive that describes how to manage your PeopleSoft Applications in...

If you are a PeopleSoft customer you probably haven't seen this:.  https://blogs.oracle.com/ebsandoraclecloud/replatforming-your-oracle-applications-to-oracle-cloud-infrastructure:-forthcoming-regional-events After all, not many of us on the PeopleTools side monitor the EBS Blog!  But in this case, it's worth a look.  What will it tell you?  PeopleTools is going on the road to talk about running your PeopleSoft applications in the cloud.  What does it mean to run your...

Great news from PeopleSoft!  We are happy to announce that PeopleTools 8.56 is now generally available for install and upgrade.  As is the case with all major PeopleTools releases, it's loaded with new features.  In this release you will find: Ability to have a common look to the user interface in each application, regardless of the underlying Fluid or Classic technology An open source search technology with proven success, that will be easier to install and manage Lifecycle...

We’ve been talking about running PeopleSoft Applications on the Oracle Compute Cloud ever since the release of PeopleTools 8.55.  In release 8.55, we changed the way PeopleSoft is packaged and installed, using automated scripts for deployment and configuration. We call that the PeopleSoft CloudArchitecture.  Today, we make it even easier by automating processes like moving on premise environments to the cloud, provisioning of environments, defining topologies,...

There is new technology available from PeopleSoft that makes it very easy to configure Fluid Approvals. It’s called Enterprise Common Components Page Composer or often referred to as just Page Composer. With Page Composer, administrators can modify the contents, layout and format of Fluid Approval Pages without having to customize the underlying PeopleTools managed objects (pages and records). Fluid Approvals areoften one of the first product areas that many of you distribute...

There is a great new feature in the latest HCM and FSCM images. PeopleSoft now delivers sample PeopleSoft Test Framework (PTF) Scripts. This is a feature that many have asked for a long time, and we’re happy to make these available. The sample scripts will be very useful. They are nice to see what PTF test scripts are and learn some of the capabilities of PTF. You'll also use them to see some suggested techniques and bestpractices for automating your PeopleSoft Application...

PeopleSoft just published a new Red-Paper that describes how to convert an existing Classic Component to a new Fluid UI Component.  It's a great resource for anyone that is interested in learning more about Fluid UI and the steps required to move a Pixel-Perfect Component to a new responsive Fluid UI Component. The Red-Paper is called Converting Classic PIA Components to PeopleSoft Fluid User Interface.  You can find it on My Oracle Support, document Id 1984833.1 There are a ...