The PeopleSoft Portal Solutions 9.1 Multi-Language
Maintenance Pack 1 media component has been added to the PSFT Portal
Solutions 9.1 Translations Media Pack. This is available now on the Oracle Software Delivery Cloud. Requests for physical shipment will be processed on a
build-to-order basis.
Many people don't realize that they can craft a rich, web site-based user experience with PeopleSoft. Now there is a new Red Paper available that provides a practical guide for technical users, installers, system administrators, and programmers who implement, maintain, or develop applications for your PeopleSoft system. This red paper, provides a guide on how to configure a contemporary user experience using PeopleSoft Applications Portal.
The red paper contains information on the following essential topics:
The paper also cover application integration with Portal:
In addition to the Portal, the new workcenter framework is also covered, as are Collaborative Workspaces.
There is great detail provided in this paper, and should prove useful to anyone deploying PeopleSoft's Applications Portal.
Oracle/PeopleSoft is happy to announce the first feature pack release of the PeopleSoft Applications Portal. This is the first release in the new continuous release model, which we believe will enable us to make new functionality and features available to customers faster. We also expect that the new features will be easier to uptake in more fine-grained packages. The release continues Oracle’s commitment to protecting and extending the value of PeopleSoft applications. It provides valuable enhancements that improve the productivity of end users, as well as improvements to help reduce the total cost of ownership. While the feature pack contains many enhancements, in this post we'll highlight the major enhancements, including the following:
In addition, there are some collaborative capabilities that are provided by the Applications Portal that will also be enhanced. These enhancements will extend beyond the use of the portal.
The English and Multi-Language CD recuts for the PeopleSoft Portal Solutions 9.1 Feature Pack 1 enhancements are now available on the Oracle Software Delivery Cloud (OSDC). Physical CD shipments will be ready by January 30, 2012. Documentation updates are also complete and available on OSDC and My Oracle Support.
The recertified upgrade scripts are posted to My Oracle Support here:
PeopleSoft Portal Solutions 8.9 to 9.1 Feature Pack 1 Upgrade
PeopleSoft Portal Solutions 9.0 to 9.1 Feature Pack 1 Upgrade
The Feature Pack recut CD is intended for organizations that are implementing PeopleSoft Portal Solutions 9.1 newly, or are upgrading from an earlier release. Feature pack enhancements and maintenance through PeopleSoft Portal Solutions 9.1 Maintenance Pack 1, and PeopleSoft Portal Solutions Bundle #6 are included in these recuts.
Instead of large Portal releases that occur every two or three years, Oracle-PeopleSoft is moving the Applications Portal to a new release model based on Feature Packs. Feature Packs are a new delivery mechanism supplementing the existing delivery mechanisms of bundles and maintenance packs.
Feature Packs will consist of a roll-up of new features and updates, and in addition, at the delivery of Feature Packs, Oracle will include the roll-up of capabilities and updates previously delivered in bundles and maintenance packs as well as re-certify upgrades and integrations.
Setting up the PeopleSoft Applications Portal for use with other PeopleSoft applications has been a manual process prior to Feature Pack 1 (FP1). For example, using Applications Portal to access PeopleSoft HCM and other application pages, an administrator sets up the node and registry entries for each CREF and assigns the security information manually. To automate this process in Applications Portal, we are providing a Workcenter specifically supporting Unified Navigation. The Workcenter will guide administrators through the process, and bring all the necessary pages together to streamline the process. The Unified Navigation framework federates all PeopleSoft application nodes in one place so everything can be managed from Applications Portal. Unified Navigation supports systems using PeopleTools 8.50 and above.
Content management is an important part of Applications Portal, and the following new features make it more useful and powerful:
The content management WorkCenter offers the ability to more easily manage and consume content, and it also provides the ability to capture and display (in related content) additional contextual information such as ratings, tags, and discussions associated with any piece of content. This enriches the user experience by providing users with additional valuable collaborative information about the content they are viewing. The WorkCenter also makes it easier to navigate among published content items.
A few new features are included to facilitate collaboration and other Enterprise 2.0 activities. This includes improvements to Related Attachments and the calendar.
Related Attachments is a new feature provided by Portal’s Related Links service. This service can be used by any application using the Related Content Framework, enabling users to attach files to virtually any PeopleSoft page or component. The Related Links service is context-sensitive, so related attachments can be keyed to specific data on a page.
Calendars in Portal and Collaborative Workspaces will now support aggregating user tasks, worklist tasks, and action items. This brings all relevant time/date dependent events into a user’s calendar, making them easier to manage and act upon. This consolidated calendar streamlines user event management by enabling users to refer to a single calendar to manage their work.
Some of the enhancements that are extending the value of the PeopleSoft applications to customers include the following:
Additional and detailed information is available in my.oracle.support:
Configuring a Contemporary User Experience in PeopleSoft Applications Portal Red Paper (Doc ID 1399586.1)
Portal Solutions Cumulative Feature Overview Tool [ID 793160.1
PeopleSoft Applications Portal Solutions 9.1 Documentation Homepage (Doc ID 887960.1)
(Note: Existing PeopleSoft customers on earlier PeopleTools releases who want to upgrade to PT 8.52 can now download and upgrade to PT 8.52! Don't forget that the PeopleTools 8.52.03 Product Patch is required at install or upgrade when moving to PT 8.52.)
Documentation:
The Release Notes, Hardware / Software requirements, Install Guides,
PeopleBooks, and much more can all be found on http://support.oracle.com
linked from the 8.52 Documentation homepage:
The PeopleTools 8.52 Upgrade documentation, templates, and related files, have been posted to My Oracle Support and can be found at the following location:
PeopleSoft PeopleTools 8.52 Upgrade Documentation and Files (ID 1362049.1)We provide PeopleSoft consultancy for production support, upgrade, tuning requirements, monitoring and customizations. We are specialized in setting up monitoring and health check tools for PeopleSoft and Database to provide care-free days with near 100% up time for your users and customers.