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PeopleTools 8.53

Upgrade is the way to goUpgrade is the way to go

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Agenda

• Why upgrade PeopleTools • 8.53 enhancements• New features• User experience enhancements• System administration• Reporting changes• Other enhancements• Q&A

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Why Upgrade PeopleToolsWhy Upgrade PeopleTools

Provide Access to New functionality

Latest Performance and Usability Enhancements

To remain eligible for highest level of Product support

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Added/Changed Product SupportComponent Added Discontinued

Server Operating System

Oracle Linux 6 (64-bit)Red Hat 6 (64-bit)Windows Server 2012 (64-bit) (Post GA)zOS 1.13

zOS 1.11

Development Workstation OperatingSystem

Windows 8 Windows Vista

RDBMS SQL Server 2012 DB2 zOS 8.1Informix 11.1Oracle 11.2.0.2Sybase 15.0

Web Server WebLogic 10.3.6 with JDK 7 (64-bit)WebSphere 8.5 with JDK 7 (64-bit)

WebLogic 10.3.4, 10.3.5WebSphere 7

Browser Chrome - current level at 8.53 GAFirefox - 17 (extended support release) & current level at 8.53 GAInternet Explorer 10Safari 6Safari for iPad iOS 6

Chrome <19Firefox <17Internet Explorer 7Safari 4Safari for iPad iOS 4.3.3

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Added/Changed Product Support -contdComponent Added Discontinued

Browser Workstation Operating System

Windows 8 Windows XPWindows Vista

Application Server Tuxedo 11.1.1.3 64-bit (all Linux x86-64)Tuxedo 11.1.1.2 64-bit VS2010 64-bit(Windows

Tuxedo 10gR3

JRE 1.7 1.6

COBOL Net Express 5.1 WP6Server Express 5.1 WP6IBM COBOL for zOS 3.4, 4.1, 4.2IBM COBOL for AIX 3.1, 4.1IBM RDz 7.6, COBOL for Windows 7.6

Net Express 5.1 WP4Server Express 5.1 WP4

Browser Chrome - current level at 8.53 GAFirefox - 17 (extended support release) & current level at 8.53 GAInternet Explorer 10Safari 6Safari for iPad iOS 6

Chrome <19Firefox <17Internet Explorer 7Safari 4Safari for iPad iOS 4.3.3

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8.53 Enhancements In a Nutshell8.53 Enhancements In a Nutshell

- New PS_CUST_HOME

- Secure By Default

- Support for Oracle DBFS

- PeopleSoft Update Manager

- Increased Offload capability

for ADG and Data guard

- PeopleSoft Search Framework

- Integration Network

- Reporting Console

- Pivot Grid

- PS Query

- PTF

- Tree Manager

- Application Designer

- Data Migration Workbench- New Online Help- Related Content- Work Centers

- Activity Guides

- Granular control of

Auto complete

configuration

- New Look and Feel

- Process Centric Model

Power Users/DevelopersAdministrators

End Users

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8.53 New Features

• Data Migration Workbench

• Activity Guides

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Data Migration WorkbenchData Migration Workbench

Data Migration Workbench (DMW)A new tool to identify data and extract from one PeopleSoft environment and to import the same data to another PeopleSoft environment.

The Data Migration Workbench is designed to manage the complexity of migrating configuration data across multiple PeopleSoft systems

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Data Migration WorkbenchData Migration Workbench

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Activity GuidesActivity Guides

• New feature in 8.53

• Users are presented a list of actions or tasks to be completed online by a guided process

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User Experience EnhancementsUser Experience Enhancements

• New look & feel

• Autocomplete enhancements

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User Experience Enhancements - New StylesheetUser Experience Enhancements - New Stylesheet

New Stylesheet PSSTYLEDEF_TANGERINE in 8.53

Existing Stylesheet PSSTYLEDEF_SWAN in 8.52

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User Experience Enhancements - AutocompleteUser Experience Enhancements - Autocomplete

More Granular control on 8.53 at Page level

No Autocomplete in 8.52 at Page level

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System Administration System Administration EnhancementsEnhancements

• New PS_CUST_HOME

• Increased Offloading Capabilities

• DBFS Support

• Oracle VM Templates

• PeopleSoft Search Framework

• PeopleSoft Update Manager

• Integration Enhancements

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PT 8.53 Server Component – New PS_CUST_HOMEPT 8.53 Server Component – New PS_CUST_HOME

App Server / Process Scheduler Domains

Application Specific Code

File level Customization

PS_CFG_HOME

PS_APP_HOME

PS_CUST_HOME

PS_HOME

PT 8.53 Binaries (Read Only)

Newly introduced in 8.53

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Increased Offloading Capabilities for Oracle ADG and Golden Increased Offloading Capabilities for Oracle ADG and Golden GateGate

PeopleTools 8.53 adds out-of-the-box support for ADG & GoldenGate to offload PS/nVision functionality, including:

• PS/nVision reports• PS/nVision report drill downs• PS/nVision report books

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Implementing the Oracle Database File SystemImplementing the Oracle Database File System

Starting w/ PeopleTools 8.53, Oracle provides the infrastructure to use DBFS as the Report Repository with your PeopleSoft system (if Oracle DBFS is used at your site)

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Oracle Oracle VMVM Templates Templates

• Available from 8.50 onwards

• Pre Packaged ready to run PeopleSoft Middle Tier Environment comprising Application Server, Web Server and Process Scheduler tiers and can be connected to any PS Application database

• Reduces the time and effort required to perform a traditional PeopleSoft environment installation

• PeopleSoft will release production class middle-tier templates for use on Exalogic-based machines and non-Exalogic-x86 machines.

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Peoplesoft Search FrameworkPeoplesoft Search Framework

• PeopleSoft Application Search is a group of features that offers an improved means of searching for application content, business objects, and business process steps within a PeopleSoft application.

• The PeopleSoft Search Framework is the infrastructure on which the PeopleSoft Application Search, are built.

PeopleSoft server architecture with Oracle SES

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Enhancements to Change Assistant & Peoplesoft Update Manager

The new features for Change Assistant 8.53, including:

•Updated UI interface and wizards

•Three-way merge extended to include SQL and XSLT

•Filter queries

•Command line support

•Peoplesoft update manager

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Enhancements to Change Assistant & Peoplesoft Enhancements to Change Assistant & Peoplesoft Update ManagerUpdate Manager

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Integration Tools EnhancementsIntegration Tools Enhancements

Simple point-and-click Integration Network Setup. Improved Lifecycle Management of integration data. Bulk update of Service Operation Permissions.

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Other EnhancementsOther Enhancements

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Reporting ChangesReporting Changes

• Tree Manager

• Reporting Console

• Reporting Web Services

• Pivot Grids

• PS Queries

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Tree manager – New Export to PDF OptionTree manager – New Export to PDF Option

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Enhancements to Reporting Console Enhancements to Reporting Console

8.53

8.52

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Enhancements to Reporting Console Enhancements to Reporting Console

8.53 8.52

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Enhancement to Reporting ConsoleEnhancement to Reporting Console

Reporting Console to reorganize content in the My Favorites list, including:

•Move the folder to a different folder as child

•Reorder the position of the process bookmark as sibling.

•Move process bookmark to another folder as child.

8.53

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Reporting Web Services EnhancementsReporting Web Services Enhancements

8.53

New Service Operations for External applications to schedule and monitor process scheduler requests

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Enhancements to Pivot Grid – Multi Select Enhancements to Pivot Grid – Multi Select and Drill Downand Drill Down

New Multi Select Filters in 8.53

8.52

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Enhancements to PS Queries - Drill-downEnhancements to PS Queries - Drill-down

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Other EnhancementsOther Enhancements

• PTF

• Work Centers & Dashboards

• Relative Content Framework

• New Online Help Solution

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Enhancements to PTFEnhancements to PTF

8.52

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Enhancements to PTF – Log Manager Enhancements to PTF – Log Manager EnhancementsEnhancements

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Enhancements to PTFEnhancements to PTF

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WorkWork Center Look and Feel changesCenter Look and Feel changes

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Dashboard ChangesDashboard Changes

New Pagelet Search introduced in 8.53

8.52

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Relative content FrameworkRelative content Framework

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New PeopleSoft Online Help SolutionNew PeopleSoft Online Help Solution

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New PeopleSoft Online Help SolutionNew PeopleSoft Online Help Solution

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Time for QuestionsTime for Questions

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