This week on the podcast, Dan and Kyle discuss the new PeopleSoft Cloud Manager and our initial impressions. We also talk about testing database backups, getting app server error reports and an Adventure in MOS.

Alliance 2017 Sessions

• Kyle: PS Single Sign-on with WAP and ADFS
• Dan: Take Control of Logs with Elasticsearch and Enhance and Extend the DPK

Show Notes

• PeopleTools CPU page for Jan 2017 @ 2:45
• PeopleSoft Talk with Rebekah Jackson @ 4:15
• GitLab Database Incident @ 7:00
  • Live blogging the recovery efforts
• CPU Follow-up: Tuxedo Patches @ 14:15
• Reverse Engineering PS Query Idea @ 17:15
• MailErrorReport in psappsrv.cfg @ 22:00
• Refresh Scripts Process @ 26:00
• Adventure in MOS: Do you or don’t you support a feature? @ 38:45
• PeopleSoft Cloud Manager @ 41:30
  • PeopleBooks - Cloud Manager
  • Cloud Manager Lift and Shift Requirements
  • Patching PeopleTools when Lifting and Shifting

This week, Dan and Kyle talk about IDDA logging, managing queries and different SAML options for PeopleSoft.. Then they talk about different strategies for using Demo databases and the pscipher utility.

Show Notes

• Alliance Presentations
  • Kyle: PS Single Sign-on with WAP and ADFS
  • Dan: Take Control of Logs with Elasticsearch and Enhance and Extend the DPK
• PeopleSoft and SAML Overview @ 4:00
• New Window Link for Fluid Desktop @ 7:30
  • Sasank has a customization to get that working now
• PSSpreadsheet - Sasank @ 9:00
  • Idea for improving PSSpreadsheet
• KeePass Tip @ 13:00
• IDDA Logging @ 20:00
  • Blog post on IDDA logging
• Scheduled PSQUERY @ 23:15
• Managing and Writing Queries @ 26:30
• Zip Files @ 30:45
• Applying Patches to DMO @ 34:00
• Uses for Demo Databases @ 41:30
• pscipher @ 47:00
  • PSCipher Decoupled Home Idea

This week on the podcast Kyle and Dan start deploying Elasticsearch, monitoring failed logins, and working with YAML files. They also discuss watching log files and recap a PeopleTools 8.56 preview webinar.

Show Notes

• Starting Elasticsearch Deployments @ :30
• Color Syntax Follow-up @ 5:45
• Security Deployment Reference Grid @ 7:45
  • PS_EOPM_REF* Views
• Running a PUM Compare Report @ 12:45
• PrintProject Compare Reports @ 19:00
• Kyle’s YAML Pain @ 23:45
• ACM and YAML @ 31:00
• Do you ever sit back and watch log files? @ 33:45
• Monitoring Failed Logins @ 38:00
• PeopleTools 8.56 Preview Webinar @ 41:45
  • SES End of Support in April 2018
  • Expanded Event Mapping
  • Classic+

This week on the podcast, Charlie Sinks joins us to talk about Image “Catch-up Projects”. We talk about different strategies to simplify customization retrofits, reviewing bugs and new features, and application testing strategies. We also talk about making architecture changes to work with the DPK, and Charlie shares an Oh No! story.

Show Notes

• OS Change Update @ 1:30
• First “catch-up” projects @ 6:45
  • Strategies to Simplify Retrofitting @ 9:30
• Reviewing New Images @ 17:30
• Testing “catch-up” projects @ 23:30
• Charlie’s Introduction @ 29:00
• Implementing Rundeck @ 34:00
  • Joining
  • HR File Integration Framework
• Architecture Changes with the DPK @ 42:00
  • Oracle Flexible Architecture
• What is one app you hate to close? @ 51:00
• Charlie’s Oh No! Story @ 60:00