Keeping its promise, of commitment to PeopleSoft, Oracle has delivered the new fluid company directory feature. We received positive response from our clients on the classic company directory functionality but the fluid UI has taken usability to a new level. Some of the noticeable features are: 1. Addition of recently viewed and favorites - This is a … Continue reading PeopleSoft Image 12 is out! New company directory feature released
Story of conversion done right
At a recent conversion project our team had to convert data to Peoplesoft 9.1 from a legacy system for 800 employees. Even though our team has done a lot of conversion projects, challenge always remain in prompt, xlat and relationship validation to make sure that all required setup values are created and that job, personal or … Continue reading Story of conversion done right
No PeopleSoft 9.3! Best thing I have heard in long time
At PeopleSoft talk, Marc Weintraub, Oracles' Senior Director of Product Strategy, explained why there might not be a PeopleSoft 9.3. Some people took this information as an indicator that Oracle is finally abandoning PeopleSoft. From a business point of view, abandonment does not make a lot of sense. ERP is generally a very sticky product, … Continue reading No PeopleSoft 9.3! Best thing I have heard in long time
Performing activities when we need them and where we need them – Related Action Framework
PeopleSoft is making big strides in closing the gap between itself and the so called modern HR platforms. One such feature which take PeopleSoft even beyond where other vendors are is related content/actions. Related content is a feature where context sensitive information can be used to display related information in a related content frame. Related content … Continue reading Performing activities when we need them and where we need them – Related Action Framework
RVP for PeopleTools 8.54 is out!!
Lot of new features (Fluid UI, enhancements to pivot grids, activty guides etc etc). Follow the link below to get to the document. https://support.oracle.com/epmos/main/downloadattachmentprocessor?attachid=1664634.1%3APEOPLETOOLS_854_RVP&docType=REFERENCE&action=download
Activity Guide – PeopleSoft 9.2/PeopleTools 8.53
Activity guide capability is now delivered in PeopleSoft through PeopleTools 8.53. Activity guide allow to create a streamlined business process within a given component (like ePerformance) or combining multiple steps (like IB configuration). This can be configured similar to business process within Workday. Even though this functionality is enabled through PeopleTools 8.53, PeopleSoft 9.2 offer … Continue reading Activity Guide – PeopleSoft 9.2/PeopleTools 8.53
Pivot Grids
I recently worked on the pivot grids in PeopleSoft 9.2 and wanted to share a small video I created that shows how much better it is compared to prior releases and other competing products in the market. Some of the features offered are: 1. Can be easily created using PS queries, hence providing a lot … Continue reading Pivot Grids
HR Notifications
Oracle has introduced a new notification and announcement feature in PeopleSoft 9.2. The HR notification functionality now allows communication/HR administrators to send out rich text announcements or personalized messages to employees or person of interest. There is no need for power users to mess around with not so useful notify functionality anymore. Publishers can publish … Continue reading HR Notifications
Hiding grid column(s) without customizations
Most of the time, PeopleSoft deliver the correct core processes and clients just customize the front end to their needs. This require customization of pages and hence not only PeopleSoft upgrade issues but a lengthy SDLC process. Here is a quick way to hide columns from the grid without doing customization. 1. Navigate to the … Continue reading Hiding grid column(s) without customizations
Building validations and edits without customizations
More than often PeopleSoft consultants are faced with edit, validation and alert requirements. Consultant end up designing the solution by suggesting customizations. Maybe a close observation of requirements, better understanding of the tools and some bit of convincing can help in reducing these customizations. One such tool at our disposal is the Event and Notification … Continue reading Building validations and edits without customizations
PeopleSoft Tricks and Tips 