PeopleTools Delta Rel 8.50 - 8.52

Many enhancements and new features were introduced in PeopleTools releases 8.51 and 8.52. This course explains these features and provides activities to implement and use these features.

Features include Application Designer enhancement, PeopleTools Portal Technology enhancements, system administration enhancements, reporting enhancements including Pivot Grid, common templates and rich text support for BI Publisher This course also provides an overview of PeopleSoft Test Framework and an introduction to PeopleSoft Search Framework.

Learn To:

• Use Application Designer enhancements
• Use new PeopleSoft Portal technologies
• Use new server administration features
• Use new reporting features
• Use PeopleSoft Test Framework
• Understand PeopleSoft Search Framework

Benefits To You:

Quickly start taking advantage of the long list of valuable enhancements and new features that were introduced in PeopleTools releases 8.51 and 8.52, so that you can more efficiently build and customize PeopleSoft applications to better meet your organizations business requirements.

Audience

• Developer
• System Administrator
• System Analysts
• Technical Administrator
• Application Developers

Course Topics Using Application Designer Enhancements

• Using the New Search Utilities
• Using New Record Field Properties
• Using New Page Designer Features
• Configuring Embedded Help for Group Boxes, Scroll Areas and Grids

Configuring and Managing Dashboard Pages

• Describing Dashboard Pages
• Creating and Configuring Dashboard Pages

Configuring WorkCenter Pages

• Describing WorkCenter Pages
• Describing and Defining WorkCenter Templates
• Describing the Development Process for WorkCenter Pages
• Describing the Development Process for WorkCenter Pagelets
• Managing WorkCenter Page Configurations

Integrating Related Content into Applications

• Describing Related Content
• Defining Related Content Services
• Assigning Related Content Services to Content References
• Configuring Related Content Services
• Configuring the Service Layout
• Managing Related Content Services

Working with SmartNavigation

• Describing SmartNavigation
• Describing SmartNavigation Elements
• Creating and Configuring SmartNavigation Folders
• Using Trees as a Data Source for SmartNavigation

Explaining Key Changes to the Installation Process

• Describing How to Implement PS_APP_HOME and Why
• Locating the PeopleSoft Internet Architecture

Working with PSADMIN Enhancements

• Recognizing the Reorganization of Process Scheduler Menus
• Using PSADMIN Orientation Information
• Replicating PS_CFG_HOME
• Switching to a Different PS_CFG_HOME
• Managing PeopleSoft Internet Architecture with PSADMIN
• Setting the Domain Connection Password
• Setting the Domain Connection Password
• Working with the Dynamic psserver Option

Working with System Administration and Data Management Enhancements

• Displaying a Signon Event Message
• Importing Data Using IMPORT WHERE
• Creating Preload Cache Projects and Enabling Database Caching

Working with File Attachment Enhancements

• Identifying Supported File Attachment Storage Locations
• Creating an HTTP File Attachment Storage Location
• Creating URL Definitions for File Storage Locations
• Preventing File Uploads and Downloads Using a File Extension List
• Describing How to Attach Multiple File Attachments

Using Rich Text in BI Publisher

• Describing Rich Text Support
• Using RTE in BI Publisher Reports
• Creating a Template that Includes Rich Text Editor Data
• Using Query or Connected Query as a Data Source
• Using XML File as a Data Source

Using Common Templates in BI Publisher

• Describing Common Templates
• Creating a Report Definition Using Common Template
• Using Oracle XSL Mapper

Introducing PeopleSoft Pivot Grid

• Describing PeopleSoft Pivot Grid
• Describing Pivot Grid Security
• Using PSQuery Data Source
• Using Pivot Grid Viewer
• Displaying and Manipulating Query-Based Charts
• Viewing and Manipulating Query-Based Grids

Using Pivot Grid Wizard

• Describing the Steps Used to Create a Pivot Grid
• Specifying Data Model and Data Options
• Viewing and Updating the Pivot Grid Data Model

Creating and Viewing a Pivot Grid Pagelet

• Creating and Viewing a Pivot Grid Pagelet Using the Pagelet Wizard

Drilling URLs in PeopleSoft Query

• Building Query Drilling URLs for Different Content Types
• Defining Free Form URL Widgets
• Selecting Query Result Columns

Introducing PeopleSoft Test Framework

• Explaining How PTF is Used
• Explaining Features and Benefits of PTF

Creating Tests and Test Cases

• Installing PTF Client Software
• Configuring PTF Clients
• Creating Tests
• Recording Tests
• Executing Tests
• Reviewing Execution Logs
• Cleaning Up Tests
• Creating Test Cases

Identifying Change Impacts

• Describing Change Impacts
• Creating Test Maintenance Reports
• Interpreting Test Maintenance Reports
• Creating Test Coverage Reports
• Interpreting a Test Coverage Report

Introducing the PeopleSoft Search Framework

• Describing the Types of New End User Searches
• Describing the PeopleSoft Search Framework Architecture
• Describing PeopleSoft Search Framework Development Definitions
• Describing the PeopleSoft Search Framework Administrative Tasks

Course Objectives

• Use Application Designer enhancements
• Use PeopleSoft Portal Technology enhancements
• Use system administration enhancements
• Use BI Publisher enhancements
• Create and use Pivot Grids
• Understand PeopleSoft Test Framework