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Chatbots in PeopleSoft

Chatbots are widely used these days and PeopleSoft is going to embrace this technology real soon. Check out how chatbots are used in PeopleSoft.

PeopleSoft Roadmap for 2019

Here is a roadmap for PeopleSoft in 2019 that was recently shared by Oracle in their PeopleSoft Talks.

PUM for PeopleSoft Functional users

Whenever the word ‘PUM’ a.k.a ‘PeopleSoft Update Manager’ is mentioned it’s assumed that it’s only a job of PeopleSoft Administrator or a PeopleSoft developer to understand and implement it. Many Functional users either think it’s too technical for them or they assume it’s not needed for them to understand the PUM functionality. I am […]

Certifications for PeopleTools 8.57

In case you haven’t heard, PeopleTools 8.57 has been released and is available for PeopleSoft customers to install and deploy. Just like every new PeopleTools version, this release also comes with lot of new features. You can go through all the new features for PeopleTools 8.57 here. What is PeopleTools certifications? PeopleTools certifications is the […]

5 fairly new terms in PeopleSoft applications you may not know about

In last few years, PeopleSoft technology has evolved a lot with addition of new tools, techniques and processes. If you haven’t been paying attention and are still working on old PeopleTools then you’re missing a lot on these exciting new features such as Fluid, Classic Plus, PUM , Elastic search etc. Introduction of all these […]

7 things every PeopleSoft consultant should know to have command in PeopleSoft

Role of a PeopleSoft consultant has changed over the years. Not only you have to be an expert in at least one area, but you must also be familiar with other PeopleSoft skills. I know many PeopleSoft consultants getting laid off because they couldn’t adapt to the changing technology. I’ve compiled a list of 7 […]

PT 8.57 – Preview Fluid Pages in Application Designer

Now you can preview PeopleSoft Fluid pages inside your Application Designer without even leaving the Application Designer window. This new feature is enabled in PeopleTools 8.57 application designer and can be used anytime you’re working on page design. In below example, here is a delivered Fluid Page and you can see how it will appear […]

PUM: How To Change Colors in Oracle Virtual Box Terminal

If I tell you that I was really unhappy with the coloring scheme of Oracle Virtual Box terminal then I am sure, I won’t be the only one. PeopleSoft Images are delivered with Oracle Linux OS which needs to be deployed on Oracle Virtual Box. If you happen to login as root on the VM […]

Find security vulnerability in PeopleSoft and get featured by Oracle

Do you know that if you find and report security vulnerability in PeopleSoft you can get featured by Oracle? Yes, that is absolutely true. Working on PeopleSoft application for many years can make you very much familiar with how PeopleSoft works. Someone who digs deeper in the code can figure out some code issues to […]

PeopleSoft Critical Update includes 15 remotely exploitable flaws

Oracle’s critical security update is out and it includes 284 flaws for Oracle products. Out of these 284 flaws, 20 impacts PeopleSoft applications such as HCM, SCM, Campus community, PeopleTools 8.55, 8.56 and even the latest PeopleTools release 8.57. What is Oracle Critical Patch update? A Critical Patch Update is a collection of patches for […]

PeopleTools 8.57 – Page field property window in Application Designer

One of the newest features in PeopleSoft development area is ‘Page Field property window’ in Application Designer. This feature added in PeopleTools 8.57 is an excellent addition and is sure to improve developers’ productivity as it comes in really handy and provides easy access to ‘Page Field Property’ information. When you open a page in […]

PeopleTools 8.57 – Database Name shown in Application Designer Title Bar

Every PeopleTools release comes with new features to help customers utilize PeopleSoft application to its fullest. It’s not just the end users who get benefited from latest features, but there are tools that improve productivity of PeopleSoft developers also. Latest version of PeopleTools – 8.57 is also packed with hundreds of features that are designed […]

PeopleTools 8.57 is available now

Long wait is over now… PeopleTools 8.57 which was available for Oracle Cloud customers for past few months, is now available for everyone. PeopleTools 8.57 was released on Jan 14, 2019 and can be downloaded from Oracle Software Delivery Cloud (known as edelivery). These new files are now available in DPK format only as VCDs […]

Benefits of Fluid User Interface

If you access PeopleSoft application on any of the recent PeopleTools (e.g. PT 8.54 onwards), chances are that you have interacted with PeopleSoft Fluid User interface. PeopleSoft Fluid is very effective in use and attractive in design. Not only that, fluid pages easily adapts and responds very well on mobile devices & tables. Even if […]

LIBTUX_CAT:250: ERROR: tpsvrinit() failed

When you try to boot process scheduler or appserver domain, you may observe that the domain does not start and instead errors out with the message: LIBTUX_CAT:250: ERROR: tpsvrinit() failed The most irritating part of this error is that often it does not provide enough clues as to what is wrong. Basically what this error means […]

New Features in PeopleTools 8.57

This post includes concise information about the new features in PeopleTools 8.57. We will post about these features in detail in other posts for PeopleTools 8.57. Below is based on comparison of features between PeopleTools 8.56 and PeopleTools 8.57. Quick Navigation Application DesignerApplication EngineBI PublisherIntegration BrokerPeopleCodePeopleSoft Deployment PackagesFluid User InterfacePivot GridPortal TechnologyProcess SchedulerSearchSecurity AdministrationSystem […]

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