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The PeopleSoft Administrator Podcast

Dan Iverson and Kyle Benson talk about PeopleSoft Administration.
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Jan 3, 2020

This week on the podcast, Kyle and Dan talk about the benefits of blogging for yourself, a fun SQL murder mystery game, and then they dive into the changes in the DPK for PeopleTools 8.58.

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Dec 27, 2019

This week on the podcast we talk about PeopleTools 8.58 and some of the new features we are most excited about. Dan also shares his experience with using Cloud Manager to auto-upgrade an environment to 8.58.

Show Notes

  • PeopleTools 8.58 is Out @ 1:30
  • Automatic PeopleTools Upgrade @ 4:30
  • New User Interface @ 6:45
  • Config/Customization Improvements @ 12:30
  • Reporting and Kibana! @ 18:45
  • Health Center and Logstash @ 22:00
  • Machine Learning Framework @ 30:00
Dec 20, 2019

This week on the podcast, Dan and Kyle talk about better password policies, the value of having real-time system information, and how easy it is to install Cloud Manager 10.

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Dec 13, 2019

This week on the podcast, Dan and Kyle announce registration for psadmin.conf 2020 and debate if the Frozen II sound track is better than the first. Then Kyle discusses how Unified Navigation communication can be confusing and how network topologies can impact Unified Navigation.

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Dec 6, 2019

This week on the podcast, Kyle and Dan talk about password limitations with the DPK and what your options are when working complex passwords. Kyle also shares how the REN server was causing issues with the Master Scheduler.

Show Notes

  • DPK Hashing Challenges @1:00
  • DPK Password Guidance @ 7:00
  • Cloud Manager Ideas @ 13:00
  • Master Scheduler and REN @ 21:45
Nov 29, 2019

This week on the podcast, Kyle and Dan share what they are thankful for. Then they talk about how to build out a deployment plan and some of the tips that make a good plan.

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  • Things we are thankful for @ 3:00
  • Deployment Planning @ 9:30
Nov 22, 2019

This week on the podcast, we discuss some feedback on using Shared Cache, options for non-production SMTP servers, and a chicken and egg problem with the Elasticsearch DPK silent install.

Show Notes

  • psadmin.conf 2020 Registration @ 3:00
  • Shared Cache Feedback @ 4:00
  • Clearing Shared Cache Gotcha @ 12:00
  • SMTP Configuration in Non-production @ 20:00
  • Elasticsearch Silent Install @ 27:00
Nov 15, 2019

This week on the podcast, Jim Marion joins us to talk about different options for masking data in PeopleSoft and locking components down for business processing. Then we discuss the different types of queries in PeopleSoft and how Jim would improve the query tools.

Show Notes

  • Data Masking @ 4:15
  • Component Lockout @ 13:00
  • Query Manager @ 18:00
  • Query Improvements @ 33:00
Nov 8, 2019

This week on the podcast, Jim Marion joins us to talk about how continuous delivery on the application side impacts PeopleTools. We also talk about Kyle's "PUM Scrum" idea and some of our favorite features in the upcoming PeopleTools 8.58 release.

Show Notes

  • 8.58 Excitement @ 3:00
  • Continuous Delivery Impacts on PeopleTools @ 7:15
  • "PUM Scrum" and PTF @ 23:00
Nov 1, 2019

This week on the podcast, Dan explains how he made the PeopleSoft Images run much faster and shares the code he used to make it happen. Dan and Kyle also talk about the advantages (and disadvantages) of using shared cache in your production environment.

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Oct 25, 2019

This week on the podcast, Dan and Kyle recap some of the great discussions and sessions at the 2019 Fall UMRUG meeting. Kyle also talks about some great ideas for using the ACCTLOCK field.

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Oct 18, 2019

This week on the podcast, Kyle shares some follow-up on the master scheduler changes he made, and Dan shares how he approached troubleshooting an Elasticsearch search issue.

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  • Regex processing explained @ :45
  • [Run Control Framework VFO](PeopleSoft Update Run Control Dates Framework) @ 5:00
  • Master Scheduler Follow-up @ 8:00
  • Use the DPK to add a pluggable database to a CDB @ 22:30
  • Troubleshooting Search Issues @ 27:00
Oct 11, 2019

This week on the podcast, Kyle and Dan discuss how to use the Update Manager Dashboard for improving Event Mapping lifecycle management, the upcoming Infrastructure DPKs, and integrating Kibana into more of PeopleSoft.

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Oct 4, 2019

This week on the podcast, Graham Smith and Sasank Vemana join Dan to discuss even more PeopleSoft announcements from Oracle OpenWorld 2019. We cover the new Infrastructure DPKs, the end of support for Classic Navigation, and Lifecycle Management concerns with the configuration tools.

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Sep 27, 2019

This week on the podcast, Graham Smith, Sasank, Vemana and Jim Marion join Dan at Oracle Open World 2019 to recap the big PeopleSoft announcements. The group discusses the upcoming UI changes in PeopleTools 8.58, the upcoming Kibana visualizations capabilities for application data, and a discussion about search security.

Show Notes

  • 8.58 UI Changes @ 3:00
  • Kibana Visualizations @ 10:00
  • Search Security @ 18:00
  • Chatbots and demos that go wrong @ 27:00
Sep 20, 2019

This week on the podcast, Dan shares a few tips he's learned on writing better bash scripts, how the OpenDistro Elasticsearch plugins can be used, and how to generate dump files for App Designer. Then Kyle and Dan discuss how the approached an issue with slow process starts and why understanding the technology stack is so important.

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Troubleshooting Framework

  1. Work to Replicate the issue/Look at code (if possible)
  2. MOS/Local Knowledge Base (wiki or tickets)
  3. Isolate the cause/Eliminate variables/Research Logs
  4. Attempt to understand the flow/technology/stack
  5. Develop root-cause theory
  6. Test to prove/disprove theory
Sep 13, 2019

This week on the podcast, Kyle shares some tips on escalating your SR's and what to expect when you do escalate. Dan dives into a DPK Password issue and how he approaches troubleshooting with the DPK.

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Troubleshooting Steps

  1. Work to Replicate the issue/Look at code (if possible)
  2. MOS/Local Knowledge Base (wiki or tickets)
  3. Isolate the cause/Eliminate variables/Research Logs
  4. Attempt to understand the flow/technology/stack
  5. Develop root-cause theory
  6. Test to prove/disprove theory
Sep 6, 2019

This week on the podcast, Dan finds a great feature in Royal TSX, Kyle talk about a Macroset issue, and we start a small series on building a troubleshooting framework for PS Admins.

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Aug 30, 2019

This the 200th PeopleSoft Administrator Podcast! Kyle and Dan share some fun stories from the first 199 episodes. Jim Marion joins us to talk about registering components, configuring and working with with node security, and things you can do in PeopleTools but shouldn't do.

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Aug 23, 2019

This week on the podcast, Kyle and Dan share some fun talks, YAML tips, and YAML history from a Red Hat User Group, Dan's slow conversion over to Vim, and how to use the Puppet environment name in a custom Fact.

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Aug 16, 2019

This week on the podcast, Kyle and Dan talk about learning to use Git and GitHub, strategies to work as different users in non-production environments, and how to use PSPing to help diagnose performance issues.

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Aug 9, 2019

This week on the podcast, Kyle shares his experience working with the CompanyInfo Banner, his thoughts on Branding Roles, and his discovery of the Introspection Page for Integration Broker.

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Aug 2, 2019

This week on the podcast, Jim Marion joins us to talk about upcoming improvements to Page and Field Configurator, and how Federation and Application clustering work with PeopleSoft.

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Jul 26, 2019

This week on the podcast, Matthew Haavisto joins us to talk about Fluid, Interaction Hub, Federation and planning for new PeopleTools releases.

Jul 19, 2019

This week on the podcast, Sasank Vemana joins us to talk about Event Mapping performance, not doing Selective Adoption to make Selective Adoption easier, and how the Fluid Back button works.

Show Notes

  • PeopleSoft Customers @ 2:00
  • Chatbot integration @ 5:00
  • EM Perf @ 9:30
  • Selective Adoption @ 20:15
  • Unpublished Bugs @ 27:30
  • The Back Button @ 34:15
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