This week Kyle and Dan discuss the Diagnostic Plugin Framework, sourcing environment variables for PeopleTools, Kyle’s great new psadmin-plus project. Also, we find out who it a c:\temp person and who is a Desktop person.

Show Notes

• Windows scripting - cd /D to change Directory w/ a path @ 1:00
• Diagnostic Plugin Framework @ 5:00
  • List of all Plugins - 1488944.2
• COBOL Compile Debugging - curdir.bat @ 11:45
• Sourcing psconfig.sh in newer PeopleTools versions @ 13:30
  • Puppet module for Windows Environment Variables
• Multiple PI’s on a host @ 21:00
  • 2142933.1
• psft_patches.yaml in 8.55.06 @ 26:45
• TraceWizard updates @ 28:00
  • Download TraceWizard
• PT Client DPK - Archive Folder and Client Installation methods @ 33:00
• PT 8.55 MTP Thoughts @ 38:00
• “How Do You Do It?” - c:\temp or ‘Desktop’? @ 42:00
• psadmin-plus @ 47:30
  • Managing Environment Variables with Decoupled Homes
  • JR’s RunDeck Scripts

This week on The PeopleSoft Administrator Podcast, we discuss various ways to manage environment variables and a great package from Chris Malek to use with JSON files. Then we dig into using Puppet with PeopleTools 8.55 and how you can extend the DPK’s with your Puppet modules.

Show Notes

• DPK Quickstart Course
• psadmin.io Community
• PIA Download to Excel @ 2:00
  • Bug 11611861
• 8.55 Validate button on Report Node page @ 7:00
• Manage Environment Variables with Decoupled Homes @ 8:30
• JSONtoXML App Class from Chris Malek @ 18:30
• DPK 8.55.06 Patching Support @ 20:00
• Customizing DPK Roles @ 24:00
• Extending the DPK with Puppet Modules @ 30:00
• Multiple PUM NativeOS DPK’s on a machine @ 40:00
• Why Dan is limiting DPK usage, for now @ 44:30
• Future of DPK and using Puppet? @ 48:00
• Windows 10 Path Limitation @ 57:30

This week Dan gives a recap of the spring Upper Midwest Regional User Group meeting. The talks and roundtable discussions were great and we learned why PS_CUST_APP_HOME is gone in 8.55. Kyle and Dan also discuss IB development and the need for better App Class documentation.

Show Notes

• Fun Twitter Accounts @ :30 
  • Sad Server
  • Swift on Security
• Inconsistent Fluid Nav @ 3:45
• IB Development @ 6:30 
  • Helper Classes and JavaDoc
  • HCR_PUBLICATION_RULES:PersonBasicPublication
  • Undocumented App Class - %metadata
• Kyle’s Oh No! Story @ 13:30
• UMRUG Recap @ 20:00 
  • New Development Tools Talk and Supplemental Data
  • NativeOS DPK Image upgrades
  • Security Automation Tool
  • Interface Data Stores
  • QAS for interfaces
  • PeopleTools/PUM Support
  • 8.56 - PT Patching will support Continuous Delivery
  • 8.56 Release date?
  • Refresh Script strategies
  • PS_CUST_APP_HOME Answers
  • Data Masking
• PeopleTools 8.55 Certifications @ 49:00
• Custom Type and Resources for Puppet? @ 53:00 
  • pt_deploy and pt_config
• SUSE Linux Support @ 55:00
• 8.55 PT Upgrade Panel @ 57:00

This week on the podcast, we share a new trace analyzer tool, a great tip for managing Oracle Client versions, a fun game to learn VIM, and discovering the Oracle Cloud Migration DPK. Then we go in depth on the new features (and bugs) with Change Assistant 8.55.

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Show Notes

• psadmin.io Community @ 1:30
• DPK QuickStart Course @ 4:15
• PeopleTools 8.53 PUM Support @ 6:00
• TraceWizard @ 10:30
  • Get it on Github
• Managing Oracle 32-bit/64-bit Clients @ 12:00
• VIM Adventures @ 14:30
• CertBots for Let’s Encrypt @ 17:00
• Linux 2-Factor Auth for sudo @ 19:30
• Oracle Cloud Migration DPK @ 21:00
• First Operand of . is Null Tool @ 28:00
• Adventures in MOS @ 30:00
• Change Assistant Features with 8.55 @ 34:00
  • Upload Environment to PUM Bug (2117025.1)
• PeopleTools 8.55 Post Requisites @ 56:30