Shows
The PeopleSoft Administrator Podcast#345 - psadmin.io Announcements This week on the podcast, Kyle and Dan have some company announcements and announce the dates for psadmin.conf 2025. Show Notes Save the Date for psadmin.conf 2025 @ 1:00 May 19-21, 2025 in Minneapolis, MN psadmin.io Changes @ 3:15
2024-06-2411 min
The PeopleSoft Administrator Podcast#340 - PeopleTools 8.61 This week on the podcast, Kyle and Dan talk about the new features in PeopleTools 8.61 and discuss some of the hidden gems in this release. Show Notes psadmin.conf - May 20-22, 2024 @ 1:45 PeopleTools 8.61 is GA @ 4:15 UI Changes @ 5:00 Development Tools @ 11:00 Portal Technology @ 28:00 psadmin.io Stylesheets for 8.60/8.61 Reporting Tools @ 38:00 Integration Tools @ 43:30 Administration Tools @ 50:00 Lifecycle Management Tools @ 60:00
2024-01-261h 02
The PeopleSoft Administrator Podcast#337 - ACM and Load BalancersThis week on the podcast, Kyle and Dan discuss securing your public user and leaking information, how to speed up change assistant upgrade projects, and new ACM plugins to work with Load Balanced gateways. Show Notes psadmin.conf @ 1:00 Public Web Profile and Security @ 5:00 #140 - robots.txt io_portalwar DPK Module Change Assistant Filters @ 15:00 Slow Performance After Tools Upgrade @ 22:45 IDDA Logging IO ACM Plugins @ 32:00 #313 - ACM Execution #220 - ACM Runs #111 - ACM Plugins
2023-04-2842 min
The PeopleSoft Administrator Podcast#336 - 8.60 Themes and How we use the DPKThis week on the podcast, Kyle and Dan talk about the new psadmin.io Themes for 8.60, and then they discuss how they are currently using the DPK to build new environments and what has changed in the DPK since it was released. Show Notes psadmin.conf psadmin.io Themes for 8.60 @ 3:00 Working with CSS Variables io_weblogic - JVM -XX options @ 14:00 Connection Filtering in WLST How we use the DPK today @ 24:00 io_weblogic io_portalwar io_psigwwar io_eprfirewall io_homes
2023-03-0340 min
The PeopleSoft Administrator Podcast#335 - io_homes DPK ModuleThis week on the podcast, Kyle and Dan talk about the changes to the 8.60 database upgrade and the new PPTLS860 project. Dan also shares some updates to the IO_STYLE_859 project and discusses his new io_homes DPK module. Show Notes psadmin.conf 2023 - May 22-24 @ 1:00 PeopleSoft Now Episode - A school districts journey to modern PeopleSoft in the Cloud @ 5:00 New PeopleTools 8.60 Upgrade Projects - PPLTLS859 and PPLTLS860 @ 9:00 mosbot.app @ 19:00 gem install mosbot Updated IO_STYLE_859 Code @ 21:30 New DPK Module - io_homes @ 26:15 PS_VENDOR_HOME io_erpfirewall DPK Module
2023-02-0337 min
The PeopleSoft Administrator Podcast#334 - byop - Bring Your Own Patches - an Infra-DPK BuilderThis week on the podcast, Dan discusses a new tool he built to simplify CPU patches by using the same tools as the Infrastructure DPK. byop, or Build Your Own Patches, will take a list of patches to download and store them in a format that matches the Infrastructure DPK. Show Notes psadmin.conf @ 1:30 Infra-DPK Overview @ 4:45 Create Patched DPK Archives DPK Redeploy Option byop Overview @ 10:00 Patching Surgically @ 16:30 Apply CPU Patches with Infrastructure DPK @ 27:00 Dan's method to apply CPU patches Custom Fact to trigger Infrastructure-DPK processing /puppet/production/modules/pt_role/lib...
2022-12-2331 min
The PeopleSoft Administrator Podcastpsadmin.conf 2023 Registration is Open!You can now register for psadmin.conf 2023! Click here to see more information and register. psadmin.conf is a conference specifically for PeopleSoft Administrators. The conference features talks from expert admins on a variety of topics, as well as hands-on training from Oracle ACEs. The goal of the conference is to expand your knowledge of PeopleSoft Administration and network with admins from around the country. Registration is limited to 50 attendees, so register early to ensure your spot!
2022-12-1408 min
The PeopleSoft Administrator Podcast#328 - psadmin.conf 2022 RecapThis week on the podcast, Dan and Kyle recap the psadmin.conf 2022 conference. Show Notes Getting the Most Out of PeopleTools @ 2:30 Kibana Lab @ 10:15 Monday Open Lab @ 13:00 Automating Maintenance Windows @ 15:00 Journey to the Cloud @ 16:30 OCI Migration @ 18:45 Environment Validation Lab @ 21:30 psft-validation Repository Tuesday Open Lab @ 25:00 Securing PS with Apache Rules @ 27:00 PeopleTools Platform Overview @ 29:45 Lightning Talks @ 33:00 patchBot Repository Real-Time Indexing @ 41:30
2022-06-0344 min
The PeopleSoft Administrator Podcast#326 - Portal Registry Migration FixesThis week on the podcast, Kyle and Dan talk about what they learned about migrating Portal Registry objects. Show Notes psadmin.io Conference Agenda is Live @ 2:00 Puppet Acquisition @ 5:45 Syntax Highlighting for Notepad++ @ 11:00 Testing Look and Feel HTML Changes @ 12:30 This worked for me - Portal Registry Migration fix @ 15:00 Kyle's Manual Fix CY2 Directory Viewer - Symlinks @ 24:00
2022-04-1529 min
The PeopleSoft Administrator Podcast#325 - psadmin.io ThemesThis week on the podcast, Kyle and Dan talk about the new psadmin.io Themes for 8.59 (and 8.58), using the OCI Auto Scale project to save money on OCI, and the benefits of blogging. Show Notes psadmin.conf Registration ends April 30th, 2022 PeopleTools Blog has moved @ 4:30 Database-Heartbeat Blog OCI Auto Scaling @ 15:00 OCI Utils Image Cleanup @ 24:30 psadmin.io Themes for 8.58/8.59 @ 28:00 Release on Github
2022-04-0138 min
The PeopleSoft Administrator Podcast#324 - Certificate ManagementThis week, Kyle and Dan talk about Themes and SSO, and how to manage certificates for PeopleSoft with the DPK. Show Notes psadmin.conf Registration @ 1:00 MacroSets and SSO @ 2:45 IO Fluid Themes (8.56+) https://github.com/psadmin-io/io-styles-fluid IO Classic Themes - https://github.com/psadmin-io/styles-855 Cloud Manager FSS Bug @ 20:15 Certificate Management and pskey @ 26:30
2022-03-2541 min
The PeopleSoft Administrator Podcast#323 - patchBotThis week on the podcast, Dan discusses his experience running a DR test in Oracle Cloud. Dan and Kyle also talk about patchBot, a tool to get notifications about new patches on Oracle Support, and some updates to their Rundeck OCI Node Classifier. Show Notes psadmin.conf @ 1:00 FreeDOS @ 3:00 DR Testing in OCI @ 8:30 Rundeck OCI Node Classifier Update @ 14:45 patchBot @ 25:00
2022-03-1834 min
The PeopleSoft Administrator Podcast#322 - Control GroupsThis week on the podcast, Dan shares some follow-up on the 8.59 Infrastructure DPK and its advantages, and then Kyle and Dan talk about using Control Groups on Linux. Show Notes psadmin.conf Call for Presentations @ 3:00 8.59 Infrastructure DPK Follow-up @ 7:45 Relocatable Puppet in 8.59 @ 17:00 CGroups @ 23:00
2022-03-1137 min
The PeopleSoft Administrator Podcast#314 - log4shell and PeopleToolsOn this early release episode, Kyle and Dan talk about the log4shell vulnerability and how to mitigate the risk for PeopleSoft. Show Notes log4shell - Vulnerability issue with log4j @ 0:30 Affected Products - Oracle Affected Products - non-Oracle Overview of the Vulnerability Vulnerability Tester Remediation @ 18:45 Add "-Dlog4j2.formatMsgNoLookups=true" to your JAVA_OPTS parameter Scanner tool Dan's sample script to identify vulnerable libraries PeopleTools Patch for Log4Shell @ 29:00 psadmin.io Community Notes on log4j patching How does affect PS/Oracle products down the road? @ 40:00
2021-12-1452 min
The PeopleSoft Administrator Podcast#313 - ACM ExecutionThis week on the podcast, Dan shares some recent bash tips he learned, and Kyle and Dan discuss different ways to execute ACM and their pros and cons. Show Notes psadmin.conf 2022 Registration is Live! @ 4:00 Bash Tracing @ 6:45 Idempotent Bash Script tips @ 11:30 File Manager Utility @ 16:15 GitHub Project How to run ACM @ 19:00
2021-12-1040 min
The PeopleSoft Administrator Podcast#296 - SSOTesterThis week on the podcast, Dan and Kyle discuss some edge-cases with Unified Navigation, how the SSOTester calls work, and some lessons learned when setting up Unified Navigation with Appsian. They also talk about 8.59 being available for on-prem customers and the July 2021 CPU release. Show Notes Jim Marion has another Developer Day - Aug 19 @ 3:30 psadmin.conf 2022 is being planned for in-person! @ 5:00 July 2021 CPUs are out @ 6:30 CI to REST Nimbus JWT Library SQR Vulnerability 8 8.59 is Generally Available @ 20:30 SSOTester iScript and Unified Navigation @ 30:00
2021-07-2340 min
The PeopleSoft Administrator Podcast#289 - psadmin.conf 2021 RecapThis week on the podcast, Kyle and Dan recap the psadmin.conf 2021 conference. We share our thoughts on the sessions, great takeaways from the event, and our favorite moments. Show Notes psadmin.conf 2021 is a wrap! @ 1:00 Graham Smith - PeopleSoft Performance Monitor @ 6:00 Jim Marion - PeopleTools Tips and Tricks @ 11:00 JSMPros GitHub Repository David Kurtz - Managing CBO Stats for PeopleSoft @ 13:45 GFCStats Package Dan Iverson - Well, That Didn't Go As Planned @ 19:15 Charlie Sinks - Monitoring WebApps with Rundeck @ 22:30 Sasank Vemana - Life Hacks for PeopleSoft @ 25:30 Kyle Benson - IB, I Hardly Knew Ye @ 27:45 Lightning Talks @ 31:30 Graham...
2021-05-1445 min
The PeopleSoft Administrator Podcast#286 - Database TriggersThis week on the podcast, Kyle wrestles with Windows and Linux services, and Dan spends time with database triggers and asks if they can become managed PeopleTools objects. Show Notes psadmin.conf 2021 Registration is closing soon What is tlisten for Tuxedo in Windows? @ 4:00 Systemd unit files and non-root DPK @ 9:30 nVision and Mixed Modes @ 19:00 Database Triggers and App Designer @ 26:30 E-AD: How to implement triggers in Custom Record Definitions through Application Designer Trigger Explanation Make Triggers a PeopleTools Object
2021-04-2340 min
The PeopleSoft Administrator Podcast#284 - PeopleTools 8.59PeopleTools 8.59 is Generally Available! Dan and Kyle talk through their favorite features and changes in the latest release of PeopleTools. PeopleTools Team Blog Post for 8.59 Show Notes PeopleTools 8.59 is GA @ 1:00 DPK Changes @ 3:30 UI Updates @ 14:45 Search Improvements @ 18:00 Notifications @ 24:00 Lifecycle Management @ 27:00 Configuration Improvements @ 37:00 Process Scheduler Improvements @ 44:00 Cloud Integration @ 46:30
2021-04-0951 min
The PeopleSoft Administrator Podcast#283 - Cloud Manager 12This week on the podcast, Kyle shares his thoughts on the different options with clustering PeopleSoft applications, and Dan and Kyle discuss the improvements in Cloud Manager 12. Show Notes Cloud Manager 12 @ 7:00 PICASO - Chatbot Frontend for PeopleSoft @ 18:00 Evaluating Clustered Navigation Options @ 20:00
2021-04-0240 min
The PeopleSoft Administrator Podcast#282 - Infra-DPK GotchasThis week on the podcast, Dan shares his good experience with the Infrastructure DPK and a few things that didn't work as expected, and Dan and Kyle discuss the 8.58 Login page and the Elasticsearch DPK Silent Install option. Show Notes Code CodeTour @ 3:30 Moving App Designer out of App Designer @ 8:00 Export Options for App Designer Login Page changes for 8.58 @ 12:00 Elasticsearch Silent Install @ 19:00 Infra-DPK Gotcha's @ 26:30 psvault Locations Using the DPK Redeploy Option for CPU Patching
2021-03-2638 min
The PeopleSoft Administrator Podcast#281 - Keystores GaloreThis week on the podcast, Kyle digs into the different Integration Broker processes and how messages are processed and Dan discusses some changes to simplify SSL management in PeopleTools. Show Notes psadmin.conf Registration @ 2:15 IB Question: How Does IB Message Metadata get into IB Tables? @ 4:30 Configuring IB Gateways @ 21:00 Clarification on pskey and Digital Certs @ 25:30 Simplify SSL Key Storage @ 28:00
2021-03-1939 min
The PeopleSoft Administrator Podcast#280 - Personal Development EnvironmentsThis week on the podcast, Kyle shares a fun way to learn Git and learn to be a better programmer, Dan shares some advantages of 3-Tier App Designer, and Kyle and Dan discuss personalized development environments. Show Notes Boost Your Programming Skills with the Git codebase @ 2:00 [Elastic 7 clustering changes](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/7.x/modules-discovery-bootstrap- cluster.html) @ 10:30 3-Tier Debugger @ 13:45 Personal Development Environments @ 20:00 Advantages of 3-Tier App Designer Connections @ 28:00
2021-03-1235 min
The PeopleSoft Administrator Podcast#279 - psvault ValidationThis week on the podcast, Kyle shares how to validate psvault's new keys, and Dan and Kyle discuss using Branding for different environments and roles, and PeopleTools 8.59 certifications. Show Notes psadmin.conf 2021 Registration How Often Should I Rotate My SSH Keys @ 2:00 ed25519-based Keys Validate psvault on app server @ 11:00 VisualCOBOL 6 @ 21:30 Branding Schemes for Non-Production @ 26:00 8.59 Planned Support @ 31:00
2021-03-0536 min
The PeopleSoft Administrator Podcast#278 - Sharing CodeThis week on the podcast, Dan and Kyle talk about sharing PeopleSoft code, a great new bolt-on tool from Cy2, and the joy of setting up Phire for the first time. Show Notes Windows Sandbox @ 4:00 Appsian PeopleSoft Innovation Summit Replay @ 7:45 Graham Smith on PeopleSoft Chat @ 10:00 This is How I Work Series is running again @ 11:30 PeopleSoft Server Directory Viewer @ 14:30 Sharing PeopleSoft Code @ 19:00 Dan's Idea to Share Code Using Phire for the First Time @ 27:00
2021-02-2638 min
The PeopleSoft Administrator Podcast#277 - Monitoring ToolThis week on the podcast, Dan discusses some issues with installing VisualCOBOL, Kyle and Dan talk about paying for software and a PeopleSoft Monitoring Tool that is based on Queries. Show Notes VisualCOBOL Installation @ 3:00 32-bit/64-bit Trick for Windows and Oracle Client LastPass Free Changes @ 11:45 Paying for Software @ 17:00 Manually Creating a Database @ 20:30 PeopleSoft Monitoring Tool Plugin @ 26:00
2021-02-1937 min
The PeopleSoft Administrator Podcast#276 - LDAP BrowserThis week on the podcast, Dan discusses a great LDAP tool to help with troubleshooting, Kyle and Dan discuss some Idea Space changes and also share a great Excel-to-CI training video. Show Notes David Vandiver training on Excel-to-CI @ Subscribe to PeopleSoft Weekly Email Compiler changes for PS @ 8:45 Idea Space Updates @ 19:00 You are here Download to Excel 8.58 Enhancement Download To Excel From Grid Generates Deprecated XLS file instead of XLSX Kibana for PeopleSoft Data LDAP Browser @ 27:30
2021-02-1240 min
The PeopleSoft Administrator Podcast#275 - Puppet LookupThis week on the podcast, Kyle and Dan announce psadmin.conf 2021, they discuss environment naming conventions, and Dan follows up on the Puppet lookup options from last week. Show Notes psadmin.conf 2021 Registration is Open @ 1:00 Lookup Options Follow-up @ 5:00 Login Bug in 8.56 @ 23:15 Environment Naming Conventions @ 26:00
2021-02-0543 min
The PeopleSoft Administrator Podcastpsadmin.conf 2021 Registration is Open!We are excited to announce that registration for psadmin.conf 2021 is open! This year, psadmin.conf will be a virtual conference held on May 10-12, 2021. psadmin.conf is a conference specifically for PeopleSoft Administrators. The conference features talks from expert admins on topics like PeopleSoft automation, open source tools to simplify your job, and success stories on upgrades and patching. This year, the conference offers you the option to sign up for 1, 2, or 3 hands-on guided labs that you won't get anywhere else. The goal of the conference is to expand your knowledge of PeopleSoft Administration and network...
2021-02-0211 min
The PeopleSoft Administrator Podcast#274 - Prompt Table OverridesThis week on the podcast, Dan learns about a new way to enable Hiera hashing in the DPK and laments about a DPK bug that still exists, and Kyle and Dan discuss the new Prompt Table Override feature in 8.58. Show Notes Conference Updates @ 1:00 Prompt Table Overrides @ 4:00 PeopleTools 8.58 HomePage > Implementation > Prompt Table Overrides Lookup Options for Hiera @ 13:30 DPK Scheduler Bug @ 26:30
2021-01-2932 min
The PeopleSoft Administrator Podcast#273 - SAML2 and Single Sign-OnThis week on the podcast, Kyle shares some upcoming changes to psadmin_plus, testing strategies for PeopleTools Patches, and Dan discusses how SAML2 works for PeopleSoft Single Sign-On. Show Notes January 2021 CPU Patches @ 1:00 Upcoming psadmin_plus Improvements @ 13:30 PUBSUB Support Improve Multi-CFG_HOME Support Ignore invalid domains SSO with SAML and Appsian@ 22:00
2021-01-2237 min
The PeopleSoft Administrator Podcast#272 - Dynamic Role RulesThis week on the podcast, Dan talks about Dynamic Role Rules, Kyle shares an experience with the DPK and temp directories, and they also discuss if Coherence patches are necessary when apply security patches. Show Notes CPU Patching - Coherence @ 3:30 Are Coherence patches required? DPK and /tmp @ 13:45 Dynamic Role Rules @ 23:00 Security Automation with Mark Danielson Setting a Recurrence for Dynamic Role Rules
2021-01-1537 min
The PeopleSoft Administrator Podcast#271 - Domain Connect PasswordThis week on the podcast, Dan and Kyle share some updates to psadmin_plus and a DPK module, how report posting works and some thoughts on handling large reports, and Dan shares why you should be using the Domain Connect password in your domains. We apologize for the audio this week. Show Notes io_portalwar Index Redirect Changes @ 3:30 psadmin_plus updates @ 9:00 ACM Search Framework Improvement? @ 15:00 Domain Connect Password @ 20:45 Web server connecting to wrong app server after refresh Report Posting @ 28:00
2021-01-0839 min
The PeopleSoft Administrator Podcast#270 - Rundeck OCI PluginThis week on the podcast, Kyle shares his Rundeck plugin for OCI that will dynamically provides OCI nodes to Rundeck, and then Dan and Kyle discuss the difference between sync and async messaging and how that affects the Integration Broker. Show Notes PsMpWebAppDeployInstall Follow-up @ 1:30 SR Codes @ 4:30 Integration Broker Infrastructure: Sync vs Async @ 5:45 Rundeck OCI Plugin @ 20:00 OCI SDK for Python
2021-01-0133 min
The PeopleSoft Administrator Podcast#269 - Excel Add-in ToolsThis week on the podcast, Kyle talks about repackaging .jar files with the DPK, Dan discusses his mishap the VisualCOBOL runtime, and why he likes the Excel Add-in Tools for PeopleSoft. Show Notes psadmin.conf Registration Coming Soon @ 2:00 Excel Add-in Tools @ 4:00 You Suck at Excel Journal Upload Changes VisualCOBOL licensing @ 13:15 Andy Dorfman's pscobol DPK Module Re-packaging .jar files for DPK @ 20:30 pschiper, psvault and Web Server Passwords psvault Decoupled Home Support Idea
2020-12-2837 min
The PeopleSoft Administrator Podcast#268 - Connection IssuesThis week on the podcast, Dan and Kyle discuss password rotation and safety, a great tip to speed up the NavBar, and Kyle's app servers having connection issues. ShowNotes CentOS is dead, long live CentOS. @ 4:30 https://github.com/rocky-linux/rocky https://linux.oracle.com/switch/centos/ Password and rotation @ 11:00 Speed up the NavBar @ 17:30 App Server connection issues @ 23:30
2020-12-1834 min
The PeopleSoft Administrator Podcast#267 - systemd User ServicesThis week on the podcast, Kyle shares more information about systemd User Services, Dan discusses some recent DPK improvements, and then they discuss the upcoming changes to Job Data's user interface. Show Notes Fireeye hack @ 2:30 systemd User Services @ 8:15 Recent DPK Improvements @ 17:30 Andy Dorfman's COBOL Puppet Module for Windows Job Data Modernization @ 33:30
2020-12-1142 min
The PeopleSoft Administrator Podcast#266 - dotfilesThis week on the podcast, Kyle and Dan take a tangent deep into the world of dotfile repos and how they are used. Show Notes Perl Program that is a Magic Eye @ 2:00 Handy little shell history trick @ 4:30 MobaXterm Cmder dotfiles for PeopleSoft Servers @ 11:45 Dan's dotfiles Kyle's dotfiles JR Bing's dotfiles dotfiles with SSH and Servers @ 24:30 systemd User Unit Files @ 31:00 Timers vs Cron
2020-12-0437 min
The PeopleSoft Administrator Podcast#265 - Rundeck and Windows NodesThis week on the podcast, Dan runs into more password issues and get frustrated with the PUM Dashboard color schemes. Then Kyle and Dan talk about using Rundeck with Windows Nodes and OpenSSH. Show Notes More Password Issues @ 3:00 PeopleSoft URLs are Function Calls @ 9:00 PUM Dashboard Color Scheme @14:30 E-PG: Lifecycle Dashboard Colors Red/Blue Incorrectly Displayed for Applied/Unapplied Rundeck and Windows Nodes @ 22:30 OpenSSH for Windows Andy Dorfman's Github Repos Rundeck and GitLab Overlap @ 32:00
2020-11-2741 min
The PeopleSoft Administrator Podcast#264 - 8.59 Planned FeaturesThis week on the podcast, Kyle and Dan look through the PeopleTools 8.59 Planned Features and highlight the changes they are excited to see. Show Notes PeopleTools Planned Features and Enhancements Life Cycle Management @ 5:00 Integration @ 16:15 User Interface @ 19:30 Configuration @ 24:00 Search @ 27:00 Security and Privacy @ 32:30 Monitoring @ 34:00
2020-11-2043 min
The PeopleSoft Administrator Podcast#263 - WebLogic AppsThis week, Dan shares a story about HealthCare.gov and builds his first Fluid page, and then he and Kyle discuss ways to make WebLogic more secure. Show Notes Story of HealthCare.gov @ 2:00 Dan Builds a Fluid Page! @ 7:30 PeopleTools Sound Bytes PeopleSoft Fluid UX Standards Configurable Search for Job Data @ 15:00 Image Highlights, PeopleSoft HCM Update Image 36 Disable Console on your WL Installations @ 20:15 Disable PORTAL, PSIGW, PSOL, etc @ 23:00
2020-11-1332 min
The PeopleSoft Administrator Podcast#262 - Cloud Manager BackupsThis week on the podcast, Kyle learns how the Cloud Manager repository download and tracks files, and Dan shares how he configured backups for Cloud Manager in OCI. Show Notes History of Markdown @ 1:00 Emergency WL CPU Patch @ 6:00 Repackaged Infra DPK Corrupted CM DPK Repo Subscriptions @ 14:30 E-CLOUD: How to Re-download the Corrupted/Failed PUM Image DPKs into Repository Using Cloud Manager? E-CLOUD: Cloud Manager 11 Repository Subscribe Channel Gave Error "Duplicate process. Another process is already downloading artifacts for the same product, release, platform combination" OCI SR Creation @ 22:30 Cloud Manager Backups @ 26:45 Delivered backup options Cloud Manager Backup Module...
2020-11-0637 min
The PeopleSoft Administrator Podcast#261 - Improving with Marginal GainsThis week on the podcast, Kyle and Dan talk about improving yourself and your team with compounding marginal gains. We discuss ways you become a better admin or developer and simplify your work. Show Notes Marginal Gains @ 2:30 Automation @ 6:45 XKCD Automation Chart Working Notes @ 14:30 Building Mental Models @ 21:30 Working with MOS @ 26:00 Technical Debt @ 29:45 Be Preventative and Learn @ 33:00 Jim Marion Configuration Day Be a Documenter First @ 37:15 Pace Your Improvements @ 45:00
2020-10-3050 min
The PeopleSoft Administrator Podcast#260 - PeopleTools Patch Rollback5 years of The PeopleSoft Administrator Podcast! This week on the podcast, Kyle and Dan celebrate 5 years of podcasting and then take a detour into PeopleTools Patching. They discuss what rolling back a PeopleTools Patch would look like and share some thoughts on how to make PeopleTools Patch testing easier. Show Notes 5 Years @ 1:30 CPU Patching @ 4:30 PeopleTools Patch Rollback Planning @ 9:30 Testing PeopleTools Patches @ 27:00
2020-10-2336 min
The PeopleSoft Administrator Podcast#259 - Multiple IB Front EndsThis week on the podcast, Kyle finds that Cloud Manager removed a feature and Dan discusses some architectural designs for Integration Broker. Show Notes Boundary Project @ 1:30 Where in the CM is psft_customization.yaml? @ 8:00 Baking more than PI with OCI Adventures in MOS @ 15:45 Multiple IB Front Ends @ 18:30 Failover Testing IB Jolt Failover Episode
2020-10-1639 min
The PeopleSoft Administrator Podcast#258 - Reconnect 2020 RecapThis week on the podcast, Charlie Sinks joins us to recap the Reconnect 2020 conference. We share our favorite sessions from the week, some of the things we learned this week, and what we liked about the virtual format. Show Notes Virtual Format Likes and Dislikes @ 1:30 Session Recaps @ 17:00 PeopleSoft Product Update PeopleTools Roadmap Elasticsearch Best Practices Remote Client Functionality Platform Overview File Integration Framework Baking more than PI with OCI Taking PeopleSoft Swimming in an Instance Pool Running PeopleSoft on OCI Jim Marion Sessions PeopleTools Product Panel
2020-10-091h 17
The PeopleSoft Administrator Podcast#257 - CFO ToolThis week on the podcast, Dan shares a tool he uses to work with certificates and keystores, Kyle gives a tip when working the Linux services, and then they talk about the CFO tool and why you should use it. Show Notes Appsian PeopleSoft Innovation Summit Recordings @ 4:45 Keystore Explorer @ 5:15 Rundeck and MS Team Notifications @ 9:00 DPK Linux Services Failing @ 16:45 Cumulative Feature Overview Tool @ 21:00
2020-10-0232 min
The PeopleSoft Administrator Podcast#256 - psadmin.io Cloud OperationsThis week on the podcast, Dan and Kyle talk about psadmin.io Cloud Operations. .io Cloud Ops is the methodology and tools we use to run PeopleSoft on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. We discuss what it is and talk about the new open source tools that help us run PeopleSoft on OCI. Show Notes PSUG - OCI Fireside Chat @ 1:00 PeopleSoft Innovator Summit - Advanced PeopleSoft Administration @ 3:00 psadmin_plus Upcoming Openings for Dan and Kyle @ 6:30 Why DPK? Automation? @ 8:30 io_portalwar DPK Module psadmin.io Cloud Operations @ 12:00 ioco io-tf-ps-module Resource Manager Drift Detection @ 25:00 Cloud Manager Installation with Resource Manager
2020-09-2530 min
The PeopleSoft Administrator Podcast#255 - Rundeck Script ManagementThis week on the podcast, Kyle and Dan discuss Rundeck and how to manage scripts used by Rundeck, share their virtual meeting tips, get back on the conference speaking circuit. Show Notes Upcoming sessions at events @ 1:00 PSUG OCI Fireside Chat Appsian PeopleSoft Summit - Advanced PeopleSoft Administration Reconnect Running PeopleSoft on OCI (Dan) Taking PS swimming in an OCI Instance Pool (Kyle) Baking more than PI with OCI (Kyle) .conf 2021 @ 9:00 Virtual Meeting Tips @ 10:00 Rundeck Script Management @ 23:30 Where does Rundeck fit? @ 33:00
2020-09-1839 min
The PeopleSoft Administrator Podcast#254 - Vagabond UpdatesThis week on the podcast, Kyle and Dan discuss Cloud Managers Start/Stop feature, Dan shares some Vagabond project updates, then they discuss the benefits of simple systems. Show Notes Graham Smith on App Engine Debugging @ 1:00 CM Start/Stop Functionality @ 3:30 Start and Stop Bug OpenXML and nVision @ 10:00 Vagabond Updates @ 13:00 Simple Systems @ 21:00
2020-09-1133 min
The PeopleSoft Administrator Podcast#253 - The Login ProcessThis week on the podcast, Dan shares a terrible idea that he wants to try and an Adventures in MOS. Then Kyle and Dan discuss the login process in PeopleSoft and why it's important to understand when troubleshooting. Show Notes Using Git for Word Docs @ 1:45 Adventures in MOS @ 6:00 The Login Process @ 10:45 E-SEC: 2-Tier Logon Error "Invalid ID and Password for Signon" A Moment of Appreciation for PeopleCode Tracing @ 27:45 App Engine Debug Mode
2020-09-0433 min
The PeopleSoft Administrator Podcast#252 - Elasticsearch Direct TransferThis week on the podcast, Kyle and Dan talk about Elasticsearch Direct Transfer architecture and a few edge cases with the setup. They also remind everyone about mosbot, and also talk about accessing metadata on OCI instances. Show Notes Jim Marion Developer Day @ 3:00 mosbot.app @ 7:30 Autonomous Database Support in Cloud Manager @ 13:15 Elasticsearch Direct Transfer Architecture @ 16:00 OCI Metatdata Access @ 24:00
2020-08-2833 min
The PeopleSoft Administrator Podcast#251 - Developer to PM w/ Thamizh SaminathanThis week on the podcast, we talk with Thamizh Saminathan about his transition from a developer to project manager. Kyle and I have worked with Thamizh closely over the last 10 years and wanted to share his experience and the lessons he learned while moving from an developer to a project manager. Show Notes Introducing Thamizh @ 2:00 Starting as a Developer @ 4:45 Working with a Strong Project Manager @ 11:00 First Technical Lead Experience @ 15:00 Learning How to Be a Tech Lead @ 22:30 Becoming a Project Manager @ 27:30 Project Manager Skillsets @ 32:30
2020-08-2140 min
The PeopleSoft Administrator Podcast#250 - Pre-ProductionThis week on the podcast, Dan and Kyle discuss autonomous database and linux support with PeopleSoft, Kyle shares some follow-up on Instance Pools, and Dan explains why a Pre-Production environment is important. Show Notes Autonomous DB Support @ 3:00 OCI Autonomous Linux and CM @ 6:30 Instance Pools Follow-up @ 9:00 Why pre-prod environment matters @ 23:00
2020-08-1439 min
The PeopleSoft Administrator Podcast#249 - App Designer Crash LogsThis week on the podcast, Dan shares a tip to generate App Designer crash logs, Kyle talks about adapting and learning to new technologies and some tips for using the OCI CLI. Show Notes Adapting to new things @ 1:30 App Designer Dump Files @ 6:00 PeopleTools 8.58 Overview Course @ 10:15 Cloud Manager 11 Backup and Restore @ 12:45 Cloud Manager Start/Stop Domains @ 18:00 oci_cli_rc @ https://docs.cloud.oracle.com/en-us/iaas/tools/oci-cli/2.9.7/oci_cli_docs/cmdref/setup/oci-cli-rc.html https://docs.cloud.oracle.com/en-us/iaas/tools/oci-cli/2.12.6/oci_cli_docs/cmdref/setup.html https://eclipsys.ca/install-oci-cli-in-5-minutes/
2020-08-0732 min
The PeopleSoft Administrator Podcast#236 - psadmin.conf 2020 RecapThis week on the podcast, Dan and Kyle recap the sessions and labs from psadmin.conf 2020. We discuss some of our favorite moments from the sessions and lab, and share some of the great things we learned from the event. Show Notes Future of ELK with PeopleSoft @ 5:00 Automated Migrations @ 16:30 Using a Master Inventory @ 19:00 PeopleSoft Script Framework Making Life Complicated with PeopleSoft GitDevOps @ 23:00 Propagating Cache to App Servers @ 27:30 psoftbeat 2.0 @ 30:15 Platform Overview @ 33:00 Infrastructure DPK Bug Lab reviews @ 37:30
2020-05-0842 min
The PeopleSoft Administrator Podcast#234 - pt_piaThis week on the podcast, Kyle and Dan discuss some tips for better communication when working remotely, a strange App Engine bug, and some tips when using the pt_pia DPK profile. Show Notes GitLab's Guide to Remote Work @ 2:30 psadmin.conf Registration Ends Soon @ 8:00 OCI Updates @ 9:30 App Engine log_output Bug @ 15:30 POC for Bug pt_pia Profile Failures @ 19:30
2020-04-2430 min
The PeopleSoft Administrator Podcast#233 - Cloud Manager Self UpdateThis week on the podcast, Dan and Kyle are excited that PeopleTools 8.58 is available for on prem. We discuss the VisualCOBOL support timeline change, and Dan discusses his experience with the Cloud Manager Self Update feature. Show Notes psadmin.conf Agenda @ 1:30 VisualCOBOL Migration Deadline Change @ 3:00 Homepages v. Dashboards @ 7:30 8.58 is out for on-prem @ 9:30 PeopleTools Patch Homepage 8.58 Homepage Cloud Manager Self Update @ 17:00 Applying PRP Fails Self Update PI's @ 29:00
2020-04-1734 min
The PeopleSoft Administrator Podcast#232 - PeopleSoft and Prometheus w/ Cory FazziniThis week on the podcast, Cory Fazzini joins us to talk about Prometheus, the ps-jmx_exporter, project, and why you might use Prometheus with the Elastic Stack. Show Notes [Fox in Sox with Dr. Dre](FOX IN SOX | Dr. Seuss Raps over Dr. Dre Beats) @ 3:00 psadmin.conf @ 4:00 Prometheus @ 6:00 psoftbeat Prometheus Architecture @ 16:00 ps-jmx_exporter @ 20:00 ps-prometheus Grafana @ 36:30 ELK and Prometheus Use Cases @ 39:00
2020-04-1052 min
The PeopleSoft Administrator Podcast#229 - Working RemotelyThis week on the podcast, Kyle and Dan share their tips for working remotely. With many people working from for the first time, or more than normal, we share our tips to help you stay productive and sane. Show Notes psadmin.conf going Virtual @ 2:00 Kyle and Dan's Tips for Working Remotely @ 8:45
2020-03-2037 min
The PeopleSoft Administrator Podcast#223 - Single Sign OutThis week on the podcast, we talk about switching to DuckDuckGo for searching and Kyle finds the Windows Clipboard History feature. Then Dan shares his discovery of the IB Automated Integration Tester and Kyle talks about Single Sign Out with multiple environments. Show Notes psadmin.conf 2020 @ 1:30 Windows Clipboard History @ 4:30 DuckDuckGo Traffic @ 11:00 Firefox Containers IB Automated Integration Testing @ 16:30 Single Sign Out @ 24:30
2020-02-0732 min
The PeopleSoft Administrator Podcast#218 - 8.58 DPKThis 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. Show Notes SQL Murder Mystery @ 2:30 HTML Compare Reports @ 7:30 Domain Name Changes @ 9:30 Opitmal Flexible Architecture PeopleTools 8.58 DPK @ 19:00 PIA Secure Admin Port Idea DPK Patch Repo psadmin.io DPK Modules Weblogic PORTAL.war App Server IB Gateway Appsian/ERP Firewall
2020-01-0335 min
The PeopleSoft Administrator Podcast#216 - Cloud Manager InstallationThis 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. Show Notes David Kurtz @ 3:00 The Value is running an ELK Stack @ 5:00 Load Testing Lab at psadmin.conf 2020 NIST 2019 Password Recommendations @ 14:00 Correct Battery Horse Staple Cloud Manager 10 Installation @ 23:15 Video Features Overview
2019-12-2038 min
The PeopleSoft Administrator Podcast#215 - Unified Navigation and NetworksThis 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. Show Notes psadmin.conf 2020 @ 1:00 Appsian Frozen II @ 3:45 Installing PUM on your Laptop @ 8:45 DIY Chatbots @ 10:00 https://pe0ples0ft.blogspot.com/2019/11/diy-peoplesoft-chatbots.html https://pe0ples0ft.blogspot.com/2019/10/create-external-site-in-pum-image.html TransferPage and Interaction Hub @ 13:30
2019-12-1335 min
The PeopleSoft Administrator Podcast#212 - Chicken and EggThis 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 MailCatcher MailHog Elasticsearch Silent Install @ 27:00
2019-11-2233 min
The PeopleSoft Administrator Podcast#208 - 2019 Fall UMRUG RecapThis 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. Show Notes Keynote by Sentinel Software @ 2:00 nVision Performance Issues with 8.56/8.57 @ 6:45 David Kurtz Tuning Scripts for nVision PeopleTools Integration Broker Missing Manual @ 11:00 MOS Tips and Tricks @ 12:45 Charlie Sinks on Rundeck @ 14:00 psadmin.conf 2017 Talk PT Infrastructure Roadmap @ 19:00 PeopleTools support for Java Licensing Change Account Locking @ 24:00
2019-10-2534 min
The PeopleSoft Administrator Podcast#190 - Metadata GeneratorThis week on the podcast, Dan shares some Cloud Manager installation issues, we discuss David Kurtz's PeopleTools Metadata Generator project, and Kyle talks about building community DPK standards. Show Notes PeopleTools Metadata Generator @ 1:30 Cloud Manager Installation @ 4:45 psadmin-plus Run Control Framework @ 15:00 David Vandiver's Run Control Manager Community DPK Standards @ 19:45
2019-06-2135 min
The PeopleSoft Administrator Podcast#185 - psadmin.conf 2019 recapThis week on the podcast, Dan and Kyle recap psadmin.conf 2019 and share some of the great things they learned from the conference. Show Notes DPK Day (Monday) @ 5:30 Analytics Day (Tuesday) @ 10:30 psoftbeat Sessions (Wednesday) @ 15:00 Run Control Manager Monitoring Tool Plugin Process Monitor 2.0 Feedback from this year and for upcoming years
2019-05-1732 min
The PeopleSoft Administrator Podcast#182 - PeopleSoft and Appsian w/ Chris HellerThis week on the podcast we interview Chris Heller. Chris shares fun stories from his days working at PeopleSoft and also talks about the work he is doing at Appsian. We want to thank Appsian for sponsoring psadmin.conf 2019. Today is the last day to register! Show Notes Introducing Chris Heller @ 1:50 PeopleTools History @ 4:00 Building PeopleTools 8 @ PeopleTools Wishlist @ Starting GreyHeller @ 39:00 Application Security Platform @ 45:30 New Things at Appsian @ 53:00 Accessibility Improvements @ 59:00
2019-04-261h 04
The PeopleSoft Administrator Podcast#172 - PsMPPIAInstallThis week on the podcast, Dan and Kyle announce the psadmin.io Wiki! The wiki is available to share tidbits and knowledge about PeopleSoft Administration, and help document some of the good practices for other PeopleSoft Administrators. Kyle also talks about some of the encryption changes in PSCipher in PeopleTools 8.57, and Dan explores some of the changes to the PIA installer. Show Notes psadmin.io Wiki @ 2:00 GitHub Repository App Designer Shortcuts @ 7:30 8.57 Encryption Updates @ 10:30 PSCipher Overview PsMPPIAInstall @ 21:30 ELM Dummy Emails @ 33:30
2019-02-1534 min
The PeopleSoft Administrator Podcast#166 - Refresh ProcessesThis week on the podcast, Kyle shares a great MOS document that explains how psadmin issues tuxedo commands and asks if we could hook into that setup. Then Dan and Kyle discuss their ideal refresh process if they were to start from scratch. Show Notes Beyond Passwords - Troy Hunt @ 1:45 Improving Nav Collections @ 5:00 FS Image 30 @ 9:00 Run Control Idea PSADMIN Utility Fails to Shutdown Domain @ 14:30 Refresh Processes @ 25:00
2019-01-0442 min
The PeopleSoft Administrator Podcast#165 - Top 5 - Agile PeopleSoft (#105)This week on the podcast, Charlie Sinks joins us to talk about the Upper Midwest Regional User Group. We talk about using Agile with PeopleSoft, our experiences with Elasticearch, the Idea Space for PeopleTools, and using Git with PeopleSoft. Show Notes Chatbots Demo @ 3:30 Agile and PeopleSoft @ 11:00 SCRUM Kanban SAFE Elasticsearch Experiences @ 33:45 PeopleTools 8.56 Updates @ 43:30 Testing Effort for Certifications @ 45:30 AIX/Solaris: pspuppet.sh is used to prepare the environment. Need to invoke if the bootstrap or puppet failed and you need to re-run Idea Space @ 50:15 Advanced PS Admin Talk @ 56:30 psadmin.io Puppet Modules io_portalwar io_weblogic psadmin-plus...
2018-12-281h 19
The PeopleSoft Administrator Podcast#163 - Top 5 - Elasticsearch with Wayne Fuller (#54)This week on the podcast we welcome back Wayne Fuller to talk about Elasticsearch. Wayne gives an excellent introduction into using Elasticsearch with PeopleSoft, some lesson’s learned from his testing, and highlights the benefits of switching to the new search tool. One quick note - after recording, Wayne got clarification that you cannot cut over to Elasticsearch by index, only by user. -dan We want to make this podcast part of the community discussion on PeopleSoft administration. If you have comments, feedback, or topics you'd like us to talk about, we want to hear fr...
2018-12-141h 04
The PeopleSoft Administrator Podcast#162 - Top 5 - Intro to Elasticsearch (#25)This week Dan talks about using a PS_APP_PATCH_HOME environment variable, Kyle discusses PeopleSoft features that require Windows servers and then we give an introduction to Elasticsearch. We want to make this podcast part of the community discussion on PeopleSoft administration. If you have comments, feedback, or topics you'd like us to talk about, we want to hear from you! You can email us at podcast@psadmin.io or tweet us at @psa_io. You can listen to the podcast here on psadmin.io or subscribe with your favorite podcast player using the...
2018-12-071h 04
The PeopleSoft Administrator PodcastAnnouncing psadmin.conf 2019!We are excited to announce the dates and location for psadmin.conf 2019! The conference will be held May 6-8, 2019, in Minneapolis MN. Visit the psadmin.conf page to learn more and listen to a special podcast about the 2019 conference. Submit your presentation proposals now and registration opens 12/15/2018!
2018-10-1106 min
The PeopleSoft Administrator Podcast#152 - PSDbPrivsThis week on the podcast, Dan shares an open source project to manage your Oracle Database grant permissions from the PIA. Kyle gives Dan some tips on using SSH aliases, and Dan shares how to trace FTP transactions with PeopleSoft. Show Notes Elasticon Recap @ 1:00 GreyHeller is now Appsian @ 9:00 SSH Aliases @ 10:00 Data Mover and Select All @ 14:45 PSDbPrivs project now part of the psadmin-io GitHub org @17:30 FTP Upload Errors @ 25:45
2018-09-2830 min
The PeopleSoft Administrator Podcast#151 - psadmin_plus 2.0This week on the podcast, Kyle shares a fix for deep links with the PIA and Dan discovers a bug with the Processing Indicator. Then Kyle and Dan talk about the new release of psadmin_plus and the improvements of version 2.0. Show Notes COLLABORATE19 - Call for presentations is Open @ 2:45 Deep links issue with 8.56 @ 4:45 Progress Indicator Not Displaying @ 8:15 APPSRV.log on the Process Scheduler @ 14:45 psadmin-plus 2.0 @ 18:45 gem install psadmin_plus JR Bing's Rundeck Plugins
2018-09-2138 min
The PeopleSoft Administrator Podcast#140 - robots.txtThis week on the podcast, Kyle and Dan discuss how to hide public PeopleSoft pages from search results using the robots.txt file, good ideas gone bad when debugging, and how to contribute custom ACM plugins to the community (Thanks Cory!). Show Notes Push Notification Flag @ 2:00 Andy Dorfman on Setting up Push Notifications Robots.txt @ 10:30 IB Access Logging @ 18:45 ACM and Web Profiles @ 22:00 Psadmin.io ACM Plugins Web Profile Homepage Caching @ 27:00
2018-07-0632 min
The PeopleSoft Administrator Podcast#134 - psadmin.conf 2018 RecapThis week on the podcast, Kyle and Dan recap the psadmin.conf 2018 conference. Show Notes Vulnerability Testing During Happy Hour @ 1:30 DPK Lab and Open Lab @ 4:45 Kyle and Team Save the World @ 11:30 JR Bing on Kuebernetes and Elasticsearch @ 13:00 Greg Wendt on GH Insights @ 18:00 Frank Dolezal on Monitoring PeopleSoft @ 21:30 David Vandiver's Process Monitor 2.0 @ 29:00 Nate Werner on Protecting Secrets @ 31:30 Kyle and Dan on using Terraform with PeopleSoft @ 37:00 Brad Carlson on the open source IB Monitor @ 39:00 Scott Hirni on PeopleMobile UX @ 43:00 Tech Roundtable @ 47:00 Mark Hoernemann on the PeopleTools Roadmap @ 49:30
2018-05-2554 min
The PeopleSoft Administrator Podcast#124 - Search SecurityThis week on the podcast, Dan shares a quick review on Classic Plus and tip when using App Designer. Then Kyle and Dan discuss how the Search Framework implements security on search results. Show Notes psadmin.conf Agenda @ 0:45 GreyHeller Interview with GitLab co-founder @ 4:15 Classic Plus Quick Review @ 7:45 App Designer Tip @ 14:30 Search Framework Security @ 16:00
2018-03-1637 min
The PeopleSoft Administrator Podcastpsadmin.conf 2018Announcing psadmin.conf 2018! The conference is May 6-8, 2018 in Minneapolis MN. psadmin.conf features talks and hands-on labs from expert PeopleSoft Administrators on a variety of topics. The conference will expand your knowledge of new PeopleSoft technologies and let you network with admins from around the country. If you want to speak at psadmin.conf, the Call for Presentations closes on February 15, 2018. Registration for psadmin.conf opens in less that a month. Head over to psadmin.io/conference to see the agenda and learn more.
2018-01-1909 min
The PeopleSoft Administrator Podcast#110 - Vagabond and psadmin-plus UpdatesThis week on the podcast, we share a database migration Oh No! story. Then Dan and Kyle talk about updates to the Vagabond and psadmin-plus projects. Show Notes Oh No! Story @ 1:45 Vagabond - Windows Support @ 6:00 psadmin-plus for Windows @ 20:30
2017-12-0833 min
The PeopleSoft Administrator Podcast#108 - Our Favorite Tools 2.0This week on the podcast, Dan and Kyle revisit their favorite tools and what has changed in the last two years. Show Notes VisualStudio Code and Vim @ 2:00 Git @ 5:30 GitLab Community Edition @ 7:00 psadmin.io GitHub Repository OneNote @ 10:31 Instiki Vagrant @ 13:15 Vagabond Trello @ 16:00 Linux Tools @ 18:30 watch nohup Inline commands Cmder @ 23:00 Powershell Modules @ 26:00 posh-git posh-ssh Chocolatey Dotfiles @ 29:30 JR's Repo TextExpander @ 32:15
2017-11-2435 min
The PeopleSoft Administrator Podcast#105 - Agile PeopleSoftThis week on the podcast, Charlie Sinks joins us to talk about the Upper Midwest Regional User Group. We talk about using Agile with PeopleSoft, our experiences with Elasticearch, the Idea Space for PeopleTools, and using Git with PeopleSoft. Show Notes Chatbots Demo @ 3:30 Agile and PeopleSoft @ 11:00 SCRUM Kanban SAFE Elasticsearch Experiences @ 33:45 PeopleTools 8.56 Updates @ 43:30 Testing Effort for Certifications @ 45:30 AIX/Solaris: pspuppet.sh is used to prepare the environment. Need to invoke if the bootstrap or puppet failed and you need to re-run Idea Space @ 50:15 Advanced PS Admin Talk @ 56:30 psadmin.io Puppet Modules io_portalwar io_weblogic psadmin-plus...
2017-11-031h 18
The PeopleSoft Administrator Podcast#101 - Build SettingsThis week on the podcast, Dan shares how to disable PSWATCHSRV and how the Fluid Navigator broke. Kyle finds a bug with Facter. Then Dan and Kyle discuss default build settings in App Designer and what is "safe by default" when building projects. Show Notes Psadmin.conf Thank You @ 3:30 Java EE has a new home @ 6:30 SublimeText 3.0 @ 8:15 Elasticsearch and PeopleTools 8.55.19/8.56.04 @ 9:00 Change Password, Fluid, Homepages @ 15:45 Disabling PSWATCHSRV @ 22:00 Breaking the Navigator and the Node Network @ 32:00 Facter and FQDN Bug @ 39:00 Default Build Settings @ 46:45
2017-10-061h 04
The PeopleSoft Administrator Podcast#100 - Live from psadmin.conf This week on the podcast, Brad Carlson and Nate Werner interview Dan and Kyle. We discuss the history of the podcast, where Dan and Kyle want to take the site, our favorite things about the PS Admin community, and answer some fun questions.
2017-09-2950 min
The PeopleSoft Administrator Podcast#92 - Advanced Puppet with the DPKThis 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 in PeopleBooks. Show Notes psadmin.conf @ :30 PeopleBooks Screenshot @ 3:00 Self Service Scheduling @ 4:00 Odd Database Platform Support @ 5:45 Signing GitHub Commits @ 7:30 Elasticsearch Ideas @ 8:30 Cursor Focus Path in Search Results Sasank's Cursor Focus Workaround Interaction Hub, Unified Nav and My Favorites Issue @ 13:00 Search data in non-production environments @ 19:30 Using ACM with...
2017-08-041h 11
The PeopleSoft Administrator Podcastpsadmin.conf--- title: 'psadmin.conf' description: 'The first conference for PeopleSoft Administrators.' long_description: > psadmin.conf is a 1 day conference specifically for PeopleSoft Administrators. The conference features talks from expert admins on a variety of topics. The goal of the conference is to expand your knowledge of PeopleSoft Administration and make you a better admin. location: 'University of Minnesota (West Bank Office Building)' address: '1300 2nd Street S, Minneapolis, MN, 55455' date: 'September 12, 2017' start-time: '09:00' end-time: '17:00' attendees:
2017-07-2807 min
The PeopleSoft Administrator Podcast#89 - GotchasThis week Kyle and Dan discuss UI improvements from Sasank and Dan's new Fluid Stylesheets, using Git and GitLab to manage DPK files, managing Favorites with Unified Navigation and some "Gotchas" Kyle found during his 8.55 upgrade project. Show Notes Windows 6 month release schedule @ 4:00 Puppet 5 @ 8:00 Adding Breadcrumbs to Fluid @ 9:30 Sasank's UI Fixes: Search Box Focus Auto-expand the Navigator Fluid Background Images @ 13:00 psadmin.io Fluid Stylesheets @ 13:30 App Designer on Ubuntu @ 25:45 Enhancing Forms with Event Mapping @ 26:45 New Window Behavior @ 28:00 Jim Marion's New Window Bookmarklet Using the DPK to deploy POC's @ 33:00 Gitlab Follow-up @ 35:30 POSH-GIT @ 41:30 Kyle's DPKFiles Setup @ 45:15 WebLogic and MP4...
2017-07-141h 09
The PeopleSoft Administrator Podcast#84 - No AgendaThis week on the podcast Dan and Kyle talk with no agenda. We discuss our week and talk about Portal, PeopleTools Bugs, Fluid, Git, Deployment Packages, Puppet, OneNote, Kanban Boards and more. Show Notes Portal Projects @ 1:45 PeopleTools Bugs and Puppet @ 10:45 psadmin.io Community @ 21:00 Job changes @ 23:30 Spreading the Fluid Excitement @ 25:00 Selecting Fluid Nav Images @ 28:00 The Git "Trojan Horse" @ 31:30 Git Hooks, Puppet Server and getting crazy @ 39:30 Changes to the DPK? @ 47:00 Kanban Boards @ 57:00 Svchost.exe @ 58:30 OneNote Templates @ 60:30 Kanban Boards and Task Management @ 71:00
2017-06-091h 22
The PeopleSoft Administrator Podcast#47 - Oracle OpenWorld 2016This week on the podcast, Kyle and Dan talk about announcements from Oracle Open World. We hit the highlights for PeopleSoft Administrators and grade our predictions from last week. Dan also shares why Windows 95 was connecting to PeopleTools 8.55 environments. Show Notes Windows 95 Users? @ 1:15 Elasticsearch/Kibana Graphs @ 6:00 psadmin Hidden Menu Follow-up @ 11:45 8.56 Release Date @ 13:30 Classic Plus @ 16:30 Classic UI Support @ 21:15 Page Composer @ 28:00 Elasticsearch Updates @ 30:30 Re-delivering Mobile Expenses Module in Fluid @ 36:15 Oracle Cloud Manager @ 38:45 Oracle Cloud on Premise @ 39:30 Oracle Community Ideas @ 42:30 Grading Our OOW Predictions @ 44:00 Thanks to Graham Smith and Javier Delgado for their write-ups and everyone on Twitter wh...
2016-09-2353 min
The PeopleSoft Administrator Podcast#46 - OpenWorld 2016 PredictionsThis week, Dan and Kyle discuss decommissioning software that isn’t used, PeopleCode documentation pet-peeves and how to start using Puppet before upgrading to 8.55. We end the episode with predictions for OpenWorld 2016. Show Notes OOW 2016 @ :30 psadmin.io Community Benefits @ 1:30 Hidden psadmin menu option @ 6:00 Elasticsearch Release Date Change @ 8:00 Missing Trace Files @ 10:45 PeopleTools Delta Projects @ 15:00 PeopleCode PeopleTools Check @ 27:15 #If #ToolsRel >= "8.54" #Then import PTPN_PUBLISH:PublishToWindow; #End-If PeopleCode Documentation Pet-Peeve @ 31:45 Two Roles for Applying PUM Maintenance @ 35:45 Adventures in MOS: UPK Support with 8.55 @ 37:00 Decomissioning Software @ 39:00 SR to Bug @ 41:30 Getting Started with Ru...
2016-09-161h 10
The PeopleSoft Administrator Podcast#44 - Changing Operating SystemsThis week on The PeopleSoft Administrator Podcast, Dan and Kyle talk about the psadmin.io Stylesheets, Enterprise Manager 13c, and new portal behavior in recent PeopleTools patches. Then, Kyle shares his thoughts about possibly changing Operating Systems. Show Notes Enterprise Manager 13c and the PeopleSoft Plugin @ 4:30 psadmin.io Stylesheets @ 19:00 Sasank’s Fluid Navigation Pitch @ 27:00 Chris Malek on PS Login Audit Table @ 32:45 PeopleSoft Image Troubles @ 34:00 robocopy c:\temp\emptyFolder c:\oracle\weblogic\.patch_storage /MIR WLST Examples @ 38:00 Regular Expressions in SQL @ 39:30 inPortalContext and Unified Navigation Behavior Change @ 41:00 2060292.1 Changing Operating Systems? @ 50:00
2016-09-021h 02
The PeopleSoft Administrator Podcast#37 - The REN ServerThis week, Dan and Kyle talk about Event Mapping, Report Node Validation, search App Packages, and the REN server. Show Notes Event Mapping Test Customization @ 1:30 Reconnect - Kyle will be there! @ 6:00 PeopleSoft and WAP/ADFS Presentation psadmin.io meetup at the Tuesday night reception Elasticsearch and Graph @ 9:00 App Designer - Alt+0, Alt+1 @ 12:00 ELM Homepage Tabs @ 14:00 8.55 - Report Node Validation @ 17:30 8.55.07 Dropped @ 22:00 8.55 SES Navigation Search @ 24:00 12c Patch 2 Issue @ 26:30 Find Records updated in an App Package @ 29:30 say_what? Conference Call Helper @ 34:00 Adventures in MOS @ 36:30 Using E-xxx for searching The REN Server @ 40:00 KnowNow Getting Started Guide InfoWeek Article on KnowNow REN...
2016-07-151h 07
The PeopleSoft Administrator Podcast#36 - Brace yourselves, Elasticsearch is comingThis week on The PeopleSoft Administrator Podcast, Kyle updates his psadmin-plus project, Duncan Davies shares an “Oh No!” story, Dan talks about some custom Puppet modules he wrote, and we talk about Elasticsearch’s 8.55.10 release. Show Notes psadmin.io Laptop Stickers - $8 psadmin-plus updates @ 2:30 SSL Best Practices @ 10:00 Office 2016 with BI Publisher and ExcelToCI @ 11:15 BI Publisher ExcelToCI Oracle 12.2 Cloud Only @ 14:30 PeopleTools 8.55 Project Issues @ 24:00 Custom Puppet Modules @ 32:00 Oh No! Story - Duncan Davies @ 47:00 Elasticsearch and PeopleTools 8.55.10 @ 55:00 April Accouncement June Accouncement
2016-07-081h 06
The PeopleSoft Administrator Podcast#34 - psadmin-plusThis 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...
2016-06-241h 04
The PeopleSoft Administrator Podcast#33 - Puppet and PeopleTools 8.55This 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 mach...
2016-06-1758 min
The PeopleSoft Administrator Podcast#31 - Change AssistantThis 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. We want to make this podcast part of the community discussion on PeopleSoft administration. If you have comments, feedback, or topics you'd like us to talk about, we want to hear from you! You can email us at podcast@psadmin.io, tweet us at @psa_io, or use the Twitter h...
2016-06-031h 00
The PeopleSoft Administrator Podcast#26 - WebLogic FiltersThis week we talk about HR Image 17, the new Security Automation tool, and share some comments from David Kurtz about PeopleSoft on 12c. Then, Kyle dives into WebLogic Servlet Filters and shares how filters can be used with PeopleSoft.
Show Notes
The psadmin.io Community
Security Deployment Tool - PeopleBooks Link
Disable the LLE warning in Interaction Hub Image 2: set LLE_DEPRECATION_WARN_LEVEL=NONE (or ONCE)
Kyle's PSEatCookies Filter
PeopleBooks - Kerberos Filter for Desktop Single Signon
Essentials of Filters
Chain-of-responsiibility design pattern
Episode #6 - TokenChpoken and Other Security Issues
2016-04-291h 06
The PeopleSoft Administrator Podcast#24 - App Server Tuning w/ David KurtzDan and Kyle discuss the new Ubuntu Bash shell for Windows 10, our plans to upgrade to Oracle 12c and introduce the new psadmin.io Community. We complete our interview with David Kurtz and talk about tuning the app server.
Show Notes
The psadmin.io Community - get a free invite here.
Regular Expressions w/ PS
BillyMaySQL - SQL Capitalization tool
Oracle DFS White Paper
David Kurtz Blog
PeopleSoft for the Oracle DBA
2016-04-1558 min