Since the Deployment Packages were released with PeopleTools 8.55, one of my criticisms has been that the DPK is a bit of a sledgehammer. If you define multiple PeopleSoft environments on a server and you want to configure one web server, ALL the domains that the DPK knows about are… Read More »Using Puppet Environments with the DPK
This week on the podcast, we share Eric Bolinger’s DPK module for WebLogic, Graham’s 5 Things about PeopleSoft Images, more Fluid Ideas, and dive into ELM’s Find Learning page behavior. We finish the episode discussing about Matt Tremblay’s “Reverse Proxy Server with Docker” post. Show Notes Portal Navigation @ 4:00… Read More »#95 – You are here
In recent PeopleSoft Image updates, a new tool for implementing security changes was introduced. The Security Deployment tool simplifies the application of new security changes to your environment. But, the Security Deployment tool can be used to automate the application of custom security to your environments. In the video below,… Read More »Using Security Deployment with Custom Security
This week, Dan and Kyle talk about linting and the tnsnames.ora file, managing a Portal reimplementation proejct and follow-up on the TimesTen database. Then Kyle gives us a great overview of why you shouldn’t use LOCAL_NODE on Content References. Show Notes TimesTen Follow-up @ 1:00 PUM – Manual Upload @… Read More »#94 – LOCAL_NODE
The Related Content Framework has been part of PeopleTools for a while (8.50 I think), but recently I have rediscovered how great this framework is. In the video below, I walk through two improvements I’ve made to the User Profile component using the Related Content Framework.
This week on the podcast, Kyle recaps the Phire User Group meeting, his PTF talk, and shares a nice tip on integrating Usage Monitor with PTF scripts. Then, Dan and Kyle discuss the latest changes with HR Image 23 and PeopleTools 8.56 and forcing users to adopt new technologies. Show… Read More »#93 – Forced Adoption
The way PeopleSoft delivers Puppet and the Hiera backend, is that everything you define in psft_customizations.yaml overrides configuration defined elsewhere. This is a useful setup when getting started with the DPK and Puppet. But when using YAML files to manage your configuration across multiple servers, you’ll quickly find that you… Read More »Convert the DPK to use Hiera Hash Merging
This week on the podcast, Dan dives into some advanced Puppet configuration to use with the DPK. Dan and Kyle discuss Hiera hash merging, using Puppet environments, and using the ACM with the DPK. Kyle talks about a bug with the Interaction Hub and My Favorites and some odd finds… Read More »#92 – Advanced Puppet with the DPK
The PeopleSoft Cloud Architecture is built on two technologies: Deployment Packages (DPK) and Automated Configuration Management (ACM). On this site, we’ve talked about Deployment Packages quite a bit, but we haven’t discussed Automated Configuration Management. This post will introduce you to what the ACM is and how the DPK uses… Read More »Using Automated Configuration Management with the DPK