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PeopleTools 8.50 Release NotesSeptember, 2009

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Release Notes for PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools 8.50

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Contents

PeopleTools Enterprise PeopleTools 8.50 Release Notes Preface .....................................1

PeopleSoft Release Information Publications....................................................................1

Release Value Proposition .............................................................................................1

Prerelease Notes ............................................................................................................1

Release Notes ................................................................................................................2

Additional Information.........................................................................................................2

PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools 8.50 Value Proposition .................................................1

Before You Begin...................................................................................................................1

Platform Support Enhancements...........................................................................................2

Whats Added and Dropped From Support ........................................................................2Deprecation Notice For PeopleTools Mobile Technology and Mobile Agent.....................4

Dropping Support for HP-UX PA-RISC For IBM DB2 Database Environments ................4

Dropping Support for Oracle Application Server................................................................4

JRE Support .......................................................................................................................4

BusinessObjects Enterprise Support .................................................................................5

System Administration Enhancements..................................................................................6

Installation Changes...........................................................................................................6

PeopleSoft Internet Architecture Installation Location....................................................6Installation Programs......................................................................................................7

PeopleTools Running on Windows.................................................................................8

Verity Installation ............................................................................................................8

Oracle Tuxedo Environment Variables in psconfig.sh....................................................8

Oracle Configuration Manager Installation .....................................................................9

PeopleSoft Configuration Manager ................................................................................9

Decoupled PS_HOME Binary and Configuration Files ....................................................10

Search Server...................................................................................................................12

Search Server Failover .................................................................................................12

Increased Support for Search Server (Type-3) Configurations ....................................13

HP Itanium Support ......................................................................................................13

PSADMIN Search Domain Administration Menu..........................................................13

Windows Service Now Includes Search Server Domains ............................................13

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Search Server Configuration File Changes..................................................................14

PSADMIN.........................................................................................................................14

Spawning ......................................................................................................................14

Number of PSAPPSRV Processes in Delivered Templates.........................................15

Windows Service ..........................................................................................................15

Maximum Open Cursors...............................................................................................15

JavaVM Options ...........................................................................................................15

PeopleSoft Environment Management Plug-in for Oracle Enterprise Manager ..............16

PeopleSoft Environment Management Plug-in Documentation ...................................16

Oracle Enterprise Manager 10.2.0.5 Certification ........................................................16

Process Monitor Integration..........................................................................................16

Usability Enhancements ...............................................................................................17

Security Enhancements................................................................................................18

Loading Shared Cache Performance Improvements .......................................................18

PeopleTools Security .......................................................................................................20

User Profile Synchronization ........................................................................................20

SAML support for Web Services Security ....................................................................20

Oracle Access Manager Integration .............................................................................20

PeopleSoft Encryption Technology Changes...............................................................20

LDAP Library Changes.................................................................................................21

Oracle Database Enhancements .....................................................................................21

Optimize Database CPU Usage with Oracle Control Groups ......................................22

Support for Oracle Transparent Data Encryption .........................................................23

Enhanced MODULE and ACTION Monitoring Information ..........................................23

Oracle Database Vault Support....................................................................................24

Enhanced User ID Monitoring Information ...................................................................24

Increase in Oracle Long Object (LOB) File Size Limit ..................................................25

Increase in Oracle Minimum Number of OPEN_CURSORS........................................25

FIRST_ROWS Hint Feature No Longer Used..............................................................25Microsoft SQL Server Enhancements..............................................................................25

Access ID......................................................................................................................25

SQL Server 2008 ..........................................................................................................26

IBM DB2 Enhancements..................................................................................................26

DB2 LUW AUTORESIZE..............................................................................................26

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DB2 z/OS Database Level Auditing Changes ..............................................................27

Increased Monitoring Information.................................................................................28

Data Mover ....................................................................................................................... 28

IMPORT Command Modifications ................................................................................28

Data Mover Environment Variable Modifications..........................................................29

PeopleSoft Performance Monitor .....................................................................................30

Save and Ping PPM Button ..........................................................................................30

PPM Console Display and Security..............................................................................31

General System Administration Enhancements...............................................................32

Tuxedo Log Directory Character Limit..........................................................................32

Timeout Settings...........................................................................................................32

Jolt ................................................................................................................................33

Signon Trace Link.........................................................................................................33

IDDA Logging ...............................................................................................................34

WebLogic Session Cookie Name Changes..................................................................34

SYSAUDIT Additions ....................................................................................................34

Authentication Timeout Setting.....................................................................................35

URL PROPERTIES PAGE ...........................................................................................35

Development Tools Enhancements.....................................................................................36

User Interface...................................................................................................................37

Asynchronous JavaScript and XML..............................................................................37

Partial Page Refreshes.................................................................................................37

Modal Prompt Pages and Modal Alert Dialog Boxes ...................................................37

Modal Grids and Long Edit Boxes ................................................................................38

Menu Navigation...........................................................................................................38

Floating Drop-Down Navigation....................................................................................38

Favorites Menu Enhancements....................................................................................40

Type Ahead ..................................................................................................................41

Processing Icon Changes.............................................................................................42Search Page Enhancements........................................................................................42

Style Sheet Modification ...............................................................................................43

Cascading Style Sheet (CSS) Based Tabs ..................................................................43

Application Designer ........................................................................................................44

Radio Button Label Changes........................................................................................44

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Free Form Stylesheets .................................................................................................44

Command Line Password Prompt................................................................................45

Summary Attribute for Tables in Pages........................................................................45

Active Hyperlinks on Display Only Pages.....................................................................45

Scrollable Grid Layout (Grid Enhancements)...............................................................46

Image Definition Changes ............................................................................................48

Integrated Rich Text Editor...........................................................................................48

Long Character Field Limit............................................................................................49

PeopleTools Portal Technologies ....................................................................................50

Related Content Framework.........................................................................................50

Pagelet Wizard Enhancements ....................................................................................51

Pagelet Drag and Drop.................................................................................................51

Pagelet Search .............................................................................................................52

Pagelet Help .................................................................................................................52

OBIEE to PeopleSoft URL Integration..........................................................................52

OBIEE Report Integration.............................................................................................52

PeopleCode......................................................................................................................53

Search Events for Prompt Dialogs ...............................................................................53

PeopleCode Debugger .................................................................................................54

PeopleCode Editor........................................................................................................54

PeopleCode Functions .................................................................................................54

File Processing .............................................................................................................55

Meta-SQL......................................................................................................................55

Charting ........................................................................................................................55

PeopleCode API ...........................................................................................................58

Global Technology ...........................................................................................................65

Changes to Supported Character Sets.........................................................................65

Changes to the Swap Audit Report ..............................................................................66

New PeopleSoft Language Codes ...............................................................................67Non-ASCII Characters in File Names Uploaded to FTP Servers Prior to 8.50 ............67

PeopleSoft Hot Keys Do Not Function As Expected on a non-U.S. Keyboard ............67

Time Zone Data ............................................................................................................67

Translating Application Definitions ...............................................................................68

Updated Font Support ..................................................................................................68

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Using Extended Japanese Characters.........................................................................69

Reporting and Analytic Tools ...............................................................................................70

Process Scheduler ...........................................................................................................70

Increase Process Instance and Report IDs..................................................................71

Viewing Limitations .......................................................................................................71

Report Distribution By Role ..........................................................................................71

Retention Days .............................................................................................................71

Data Mover Scripts to Delete Reports..........................................................................72

Renaming Database in Process Request Data Tables ................................................72

New Process Category LOADCACHE .........................................................................73

Runtime Parameters.....................................................................................................73

Reporting Console ........................................................................................................73

Process Scheduler Web Service ..................................................................................75

XML Publisher ..................................................................................................................75

Descriptive Names........................................................................................................76

Deprecated Data Sources ............................................................................................76

Deprecated Schema Files ............................................................................................76

Connected Query Data Source ....................................................................................77

Global Properties Settings............................................................................................77

Performance Enhancements ........................................................................................78

PDF Full Path Mapping.................................................................................................78

Alternate XML Preview .................................................................................................78

Iterative Template Design.............................................................................................78

Support for Email ..........................................................................................................78

Query Access Service ......................................................................................................78

Connected Query .............................................................................................................79

Crystal Reports for PeopleSoft.........................................................................................79

BusinessObjects Enterprise XI Release 3.1 Upgrade..................................................80

Crystal Reports and Crystal Report Print Engine 2008 Upgrade .................................80HKEY_CURRENT_USER ............................................................................................80

Local Directory of crw32.exe ........................................................................................80

Crystal Reports 2008 Runtime Environment ................................................................81

Crystal Reports Concepts.............................................................................................81

Crystal Reports Execution Environments.....................................................................82

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Service Operation Routings..........................................................................................16

Service Operation Queues ...........................................................................................22

Web Services................................................................................................................23

WSDL Documents ........................................................................................................23

Transformations............................................................................................................24

Integration Broker Security ...........................................................................................25

Integrations with Oracle ESB-Based Services .............................................................28

Integration Broker Logging, Tracing and Debugging....................................................28

Tuning Messaging System Performance......................................................................29

Integration Broker Service Operations Monitor ............................................................31

Integration Broker Testing Tools and Utilities...............................................................35

PeopleSoft Feed Publishing Framework..........................................................................38

Overview.......................................................................................................................38

My Feeds ......................................................................................................................38

Integration Broker Generic Message Feeds.................................................................38

Worklist Feeds ..............................................................................................................38

Query Feeds .................................................................................................................39

Developing New Feed Data Types...............................................................................39

Component Interfaces......................................................................................................39

Excel to Component Interfaces Utility...........................................................................39

Viewing Log Files..........................................................................................................41

MultiChannel Framework .................................................................................................42

CTI Screen Popup ........................................................................................................42

SSL Support for Email ..................................................................................................42

Sample Pages ..............................................................................................................42

Web Chat Enhancement...............................................................................................42

Debug Tracer Enhancement.........................................................................................42

Virus Scanning for Email Attachments .........................................................................43

Lifecycle Management Enhancements................................................................................44Running Upgrade Steps With Process Scheduler ...........................................................44

Additional Database Definition Available .........................................................................46

Exporting Change Assistant Templates ...........................................................................47

Retaining Manual Modifications to Change Assistant Templates ....................................47

Automatic Merge Process for Integration Broker Projects...............................................48

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Update Gateway Detects and Downloads Superseded Change Packages ....................49

Update Gateway Now Points to Oracle Metalink .............................................................49

Creating Projects With Multiple Definition Types .............................................................49

Deploying Files Performance Improvements ...................................................................50

New Step Property: From Tools Release ......................................................................52

Review and Apply Option Added to Apply Change Packages Wizard ............................53

#NT Step Parameter Modifications ..................................................................................54

Compare Report Improvements.......................................................................................54

Command Line Option to Filter Report Output .............................................................55

Database Name Appears on Compare Report Output.................................................56

Alter Analyzer ...................................................................................................................56

Dropped Support for Upgrade Assistant ..........................................................................56

PeopleBooks Enhancements...............................................................................................57

PeopleSoft Application Designer Lifecycle Management Guide......................................57

Deprecated Documentation..............................................................................................57

Document Change History...................................................................................................58

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How will an upgrade or new implementation affect other systems?

How will these changes affect the organization?

After the project team has reviewed and analyzed the prerelease notes, business decisionmakers should be able to determine whether to allocate budget and initiate implementation

plans.

Prerelease notes are published before a release.

Release Notes

Release notes are published when the product is made generally available and validate thefinal scope of the release. The release notes discuss the features and enhancements that areavailable with the GA release of each product, describing the finalized functional andtechnical details that will enable project teams to confirm budgets and completeimplementation plans.

Additional Information

Upon the general availability of this release, you can find additional information on OracleTechnology Network and My Oracle Support. Resources include:

Hardware and Software Requirements guide

Installation guides

Upgrade guides

Oracle Consulting

Certification documents

See Also

PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools Documentation Homepageon My Oracle Support (DocID 847882.1)

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PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools 8.50Value Proposition

The PeopleTools 8.50 release continues Oracles commitment to protect and extend thevalue of your PeopleSoft implementation, provide additional technology options andenhancements that reduce ongoing operating costs, as well as improve the end usersexperience.

Key areas of investment include:

Extending the PeopleSoft service-enabled architecture.

Improving the user experience.

Lowering your total cost of ownership.

The value of PeopleTools 8.50 is grounded in our normal process of including accumulatedbug fixes as well as enhancements based upon customer feedback. As a result, we addedfeatures that will simplify the integration of your heterogeneous environments, run yourbusiness more efficiently, improve the end users experience, and increase costeffectiveness. Many of the enhancements of this release involve improving the end usersproductivity through improved usability enhancements, page performance, and integratedrelated content.

In sum, PeopleTools 8.50 continues to deliver unparalleled customer choice that ensuressupport of the latest technical innovation with the industrys lowest cost of ownership andimproved user satisfaction.

Key areas and features of PeopleTools 8.50 are:

Related content

Improved integration technology

Greater end-user productivity

Supported platforms

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Before You Begin

Before you upgrade to Enterprise PeopleTools 8.50, always make sure that you have read

any updates to the following: PeopleSoft upgrade documentation.

PeopleSoft installation documentation.

Hardware and Software Requirements documentation.

Certification information on My Oracle Support.

Operating System, RDBMS & Additional Component Patches Required for Installation on

PT 8.50.

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Platform Support Enhancements

This section covers some of the major changes for the platform support, including:

Whats Added and Dropped From Support.

Deprecation Notice For PeopleTools Mobile Technology and Mobile Agent.

Dropping Support for HP-UX PA-RISC For IBM DB2 Database Environments.

Dropping Support for Oracle Application Server.

JRE Support.

BusinessObjects Enterprise Support.

Whats Added and Dropped From SupportThe following table highlights some of the major support changes.

Platform Added Discontinued

Operating System AIX 6.1

IBM z/OS 1.9, 1.10

Oracle Enterprise Linux 5.1 x86-64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5.1x86-64

SuSE Enterprise Linux (SLES) 11 x86-64

Windows Server 2008 (64-bit)

IBM z/OS 1.6, 1.7

iMac OS 9

Oracle Enterprise Linux (OEL) 4.x

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 4.x

SuSE Enterprise Linux (SLES) 9 & 10

Solaris 9Windows Server 2000, 2003 32-bit

RDBMS IBM DB2 zOS 9.1

IBM DB2 UDB 9.1, 9.5

IBM Informix 11, 11.5

Microsoft SQL Server 2008

Oracle 11g

IBM DB2 UDB on HPUX PA RISC

IBM DB2 UDB 8.2

IBM DB2 zOS 7.1

IBM Informix 9.4

Microsoft SQL Server 2000

Web Server IBM WebSphere 7.0

WebLogic 10gR3

IBM WebSphere 6.1

Oracle Application Server 10g

WebLogic 9.2

Application Server 64-bit binaries on Linux 32-bit Linux

Tuxedo Tuxedo 10gR3 BEA Tuxedo 9.1

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Platform Added Discontinued

Verity Verity 6.2.1 Verity 6.1.2

Enterprise Manager Enterprise Manager 10gR5 Enterprise Manager 10gR3, 10gR4

Crystal Crystal Reports 2008 SP1

BusinessObjects Enterprise XI 3 .1

Crystal 9

BusinessObjects Enterprise XI 2

Browser Firefox 3.5.1

Internet Explorer 7, 8

Safari 3.1.x, 3.2.x

Firefox 1.5, 2.0

Internet Explorer 6

Mozilla

NetscapeSafari 2.0.4, 3.0.4

JRE Java 6 Java 4

Java 5

Importan!!!The table above does notcontain a comprehensive list of our support policy, nordoes it replace what appears in the certification pages of My Oracle Support (see Doc ID747587.1). The information provided is a snapshot of the current plans for platform supportas of general availability for this release.Alwaysrefer to Doc ID 747587.1 on My Oracle

Support for the current and most comprehensive support information.

See Also

Enterprise PeopleTools 8.50 Hardware and SoftwareRequirements

My Oracle Support:Planned PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools PT 8.50 Certifications(DocID 804670.1)

My Oracle Support: PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools Certifications(Doc ID 747587.1)

My Oracle Support: Tech Update - Main Page(Doc ID 764222.1)

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JRE 1.4x or JRE 1.5x is not provided or supported for PeopleTools 8.50.

BusinessObjects Enterprise Support

As of the PeopleTools 8.50 release date, PeopleTools 8.50 Integration with BOE XI 3.1

running on HP-UX for PA-RISC is pending certification. Oracle expects to release thisintegration as a post-release certification in a PeopleTools 8.50 patch and will announcesupport in the accompanying patch documentation. In the interim, you can install BOE XI 3.1on other certified platforms (Windows, Linux, AIX, or Solaris).

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System Administration Enhancements

This section discusses enhancements made in the area of server administration, including:

Installation Changes

Decoupled PS_HOME Binary and Configuration Files

Search Server

PSADMIN

Loading Shared Cache Performance Improvements

PeopleTools Security

SYSAUDIT Additions

Oracle Database Enhancements

Microsoft SQL Server Enhancements

DB2 Enhancements

Data Mover

PeopleSoft Performance Monitor

General System Administration Enhancements

Installation ChangesThis section describes the major changes to the PeopleTools installation process, including:

Installation Programs

PeopleTools Running on Windows

Verity Installation

Oracle Tuxedo Environment Variables in psconfig.sh

Oracle Configuration Manager Installation

PeopleSoft Configuration Manager

PeopleSoft Internet Architecture Installation Location

With PeopleTools 8.50, you have the option of installing the PeopleSoft Internet Architecture(PIA) outside of PS_HOME. In previous releases, the PeopleSoft Internet Architectureinstallation program prompted you to install PIA within the PS_HOME directory structure.

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PeopleTools 8.50 PeopleSoft Internet Architecture installation program

Now, the installation program to specify a custome location for the PIA install, which could beinside or outside the PS_HOME directory structure. Some sites may choose to install PIA intoseparate directory structures or separate server machines. Decoupling your PIA installationfrom PS_HOME can provide a more modular and flexible implementation, if desired.

For example, you may elect to install PIA to a directory outside PS_HOME if you areimplementing a secure PS_HOME. Or, in some cases, having multiple PIA installations on

multiple servers referencing a single PS_HOME installation is desired.

Because the location of where you can install PIA can vary, you will notice that in thePeopleTools documentation a new variable appears, PIA_HOME. For example, to illustratewhere PIA has been installed, the documentation uses PIA_HOME\webserv, as opposed toPS_HOME\webserv.

Note.Decoupling PIA installations from PS_HOME was technically possible in previousPeopleTools releases, however, it is not until PeopleTools 8.50 that Oracle formally tests andsupports this configuration option.

See Also

Enterprise PeopleTools 8.50 Installation

Installation Programs

The various installation programs (setup.exe) that you use to install PeopleTools andPeopleSoft application files to the servers in your environment have been updated to use theJava-based InstallAnywhere.

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PeopleTools Running on Windows

PeopleTools 8.50 is developed using Microsoft Visual C++ 2005. Microsoft, as part of VC++2005, changed the way applications use and ship the required C Run Time (CRT) files.These required files must now be installed onto each machine that will run PeopleTools 8.50

Programs.The Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable Package (x86) installs runtime components ofVisual C++ Libraries required to run applications developed with Visual C++ onto a computer.During your PeopleTools installation, the install programs automatically update the machineperforming the installation.

If, for some reason, the update does not take place during the install program run, you will notbe able to launch PeopleTools client or server executables on that machine and may receiveerrors. Likewise, if you are running PeopleTools executables from a machine on which thePeopleSoft installer did not run, the executables may not work and you may receive errormessages.

If you encounter these errors, you can update the Windows machines CRT files by runningvcredist_x86.exe manually.

To run vcredist_x86.exe manually:

1. Go toPS_HOME\setup\vcredist.

2. Run vcredist_x86.exe.

Verity Installation

In previous releases, Verity, the software used for PeopleSoft Search, was installedautomatically when you installed the PeopleTools software. In PeopleTools 8.50, theinstallation of Verity software has been decoupled from the PeopleTools installation.

Running the separate Verity integration installation is a mandatorystep after you haveinstalled the PeopleTools software into PS_HOME. The installation files for Verity are part ofthe PeopleSoft PeopleTools files that you download from Oracle E-Delivery.

Detailed information and step-by-step procedures are included in your PeopleToolsinstallation documentation.

See Also

Enterprise PeopleTools 8.50 Installation for

Oracle Tuxedo Environment Variables in psconfig.sh

Tuxedo environment settings are no longer included in psconfig.sh. The followingenvironment settings must now be set explicitly using the .profile file in user's home directory.

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Variable Description

$TUXDIR $TUXDIR must be set to the correct Oracle Tuxedo installation directory. Forexample:

TUXDI R=/ home/ user / Or acl e/ t uxedo10gR3; export TUXDI R

$TUXDIR/lib $TUXDIR/lib must be prepended to LD_LIBRARY_PATH, LIBPATH, orSHLIB_PATH, whichever is appropriate for your platform. For example:

LD_LI BRARY_PATH=$TUXDI R/ l i b: $LD_LI BRARY_PATH; expor tLD_LI BRARY_PATH

$TUXDIR/bin $TUXDIR/bin must be prepended to PATH. For example:

PATH=$TUXDI R/ bi n: $PATH; export PATH

Oracle Configuration Manager Installation

Oracle Configuration Manager (OCM) is used to collect configuration data from customerenvironments and upload it the customer configuration repository (CCR) at Oracle. OCM is

delivered to customers through My Oracle Support and can be configured for PeopleSoftdeployments for collecting customer configuration data and providing services to thecustomer. With PeopleTools 8.50, you will have the option of installing and configurationOCM as part of the PeopleTools 8.50 installation.

Some of the benefits of using Oracle Configuration Manager are:

Reduces time for resolution of support issues.

Provides proactive problem avoidance.

Improves access to best practices and the Oracle knowledge base.

Improves understanding of your business needs and provides consistent responses and

services.

Including OCM a part of PeopleTools installer enables Oracle support representatives toanalyze environment and configuration data and provide better service to customers.

See Also

Enterprise PeopleTools Installation for

Enterprise PeopleTools 8.50 PeopleBook: System and Server Administration, Working withOracle Configuration Manager

PeopleSoft Configuration Manager

This section discusses these changes to PeopleSoft Configuration Manager:

Registry structure changes.

ODBC installation.

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Registry Structure Changes

The structure of the registry for PeopleSoft settings has changed beginning with PeopleTools8.50. While this is transparent for most situations, it will be noticeable if you intend to run priorversions of Configuration Manager on the same workstation where you will also run theConfiguration Manager for PeopleTools 8.50. The Configuration Manager for PeopleTools

8.50 will delete settings stored in the registry by previous versions of PeopleTools.

See Also

Enterprise PeopleTools 8.50 PeopleBook: System and Server Administration, UsingPeopleSoft Configuration Manager

ODBC Installation

In previous releases, on the Client Setup tab there is an option to Install PeopleSoft ODBCDriver. This option has been removed for PeopleTools 8.50.

See Also

Enterprise PeopleTools 8.50 Installation for your platform

Decoupled PS_HOME Binary and ConfigurationFiles

With PeopleTools 8.50 you can implement improved security and streamline administration ofyour servers by taking advantage of the new PS_HOME directory structure that, by default,stores binary files and configuration files in different locations.

The PS_HOME directory refers to the high-level directory into which you install thePeopleSoft software. The new feature discussed in this section refers onlyto the PS_HOMEdirectory structure on the following PeopleSoft Servers:

PeopleSoft Application Server.

PeopleSoft Process Scheduler Server.

PeopleSoft Search Server.

In previous releases, the PS_HOME directory on these servers contained both the staticbinary files, such as .EXE and .DLL files, as well as the dynamic and modifiable files, such asconfiguration files, log files, and scripts. Because of this varied collection of file types sharingthe same location, administrators had difficulty limiting write access to the PS_HOMEdirectory structure. For example, while an administrator may have wanted to restrict writeaccess to PS_HOME, many of the processes running within a domain required write accessto PS_HOME for generating log and trace files.

To address this challenge, in PeopleTools 8.50 the default implementation of an applicationserver, a Process Scheduler server, or a search server, splits the binary files from theconfiguration files. When you install the PeopleSoft software to your server, just as inprevious releases, the system installs all of the necessary files for that server to the specifiedPS_HOME directory. This directory can be referred to as the PeopleSoft Binary Home.Then, when you create a domain, PSADMIN creates the domain and its associatedconfiguration files in a separate location, referred to as PS_CFG_HOME, or the PeopleSoftConfiguration Home.

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By default, the system creates the PS_CFG_HOME directory in the user directory of theowner of the domain. For example, depending on the operating system of the server, thesystem creates PS_CFG_HOME in the following location.

Operating System PS_CFG_HOME Location

UNIX/Linux $HOME/psft/pt/Windows %USERPROFILE%\psft\pt\

After you create a domain, the domain exists under PS_CFG_HOME\appserv\.Domains can exist on the same physical machine or a different physical machine asPS_HOME. That is, multiple domains on different machines can leverage a single installationof PS_HOME installed on a location accessible through your network.

Splitting the location of the server binary and configuration files provides a variety of benefits,enabling you to:

Restrict write access to server binary files and domain configuration files to one user,

limiting the possibility of accidental or malicious tampering with installed binaries anddomain configuration.

Deploy PeopleTools binaries to a single location that multiple domains can use, reducing

the time and complexity involved with installations.

Save significant disk space.

Streamline upgrades and updates because the upgrade, update, patch, or bundle needs

to be installed to fewer locations.

Note.If you do not want or need to split the location of the PeopleSoft server binary andconfiguration files, you can configure your installation to operate the same as previous

releases, with the binary files and domain configuration files existing within the samedirectory structure.

Note.If you are an existing customer, consider that some of the previous configurationsettings will have new default values. For example, in situations where an output directorywas previously located within PS_HOME, that output directory setting will now need toreference a location under PS_CFG_HOME or some other writeable location. By default, thePS_HOME directory is now designed to be read only. So, when configuring nVision, ProcessScheduler, Data Mover, and so on, be careful in considering any output locations.

Note.In environments that include the IBM z/OS operating system, in many cases the lengthof the default PS_CFG_HOME directory will exceed z/OS character limits (70 in somecases). In these cases, you have the option to override the default PS_CFG_HOME value,replacing it with a shorter path value. Or, you can also symlink the directory and use the shortpath from inside your JCL scripts. Oracle developers are currently addressing this.

See Also

Enterprise PeopleTools 8.50 PeopleBook: System and Server Administration, Working withDomain Configurations

Enterprise PeopleTools 8.50 Installationfor your platform

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Search Server

This section discusses enhancements to the search server technology:

Search server failover

HP Itanium support.

Edit configuration/log files menu

Windows service now includes search domains.

Search Server Failover

PeopleTools 8.50 enables you to configure a failover search domain for search serverconfigurations (Type-3) in case the primary search domain is unavailable. Being able todefine and configure backup, or complementary, search domains provides higher availabilityand greater resilience for your search functions. The failover domain begins handling searchrequests only when the primary search domain becomes unavailable, which may be causedby such issues as network failure, machine outage, or a problem in the search domain itself.

ApplicationServer

Domain 1

ApplicationServer

Domain 2

ApplicationServer

Domain n

PrimarySearch Server

Domain

Failover

Search ServerDomain

Multiple application server domains configured to use the same primary and failoversearch domains

You configure an application server domain to connect to a failover search domain bymodifying the Remote Search Server Credentials parameter in the [Search] section inPSADMIN, or PSAPPSRV.CFG, for the application server domain.

[ Sear ch]Depl oyment Type=3Appl i cat i on Ser ver Por t =7077Remote Search Server Credentials=SRCH_PRIMARY|st-

sun04:7777,SRCH_FAILOVER|st-sun05:7777

Where SRCH_PRIMARYand SRCH_FAILOVERrepresent the Domain ID value in the[Domain Settings] section of PSADMIN.

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See Also

Enterprise PeopleTools 8.50 PeopleBook: System and Server Administration, ConfiguringSearch and Building Search Indexes, Configuring a Separate Search Server (Type 3),Setting up Failover Search Domains

Increased Support for Search Server (Type-3) Configurations

In previous releases, only select operating systems could host the PSSRCHSRV process inthe Type-3, search server configuration. The Type-3 configuration, involves the use of aremote search server domain handling the search requests from application server domains.In this scenario, the application server domain acts as a client submitting requests to theserver (the remote search domain).

The feature enables system administrators to take full advantage of PeopleSoft searchcapabilities even when native support for search features are not available for the operatingsystem on which their application server domains are installed. There is also the addedbenefit of a centralized solution for search facilities, bringing efficiency to administration,configuration, and usage.

With PeopleTools 8.50, the Type-3 search configurations (both the client and serverelements) are supported on all the same operating systems that are also supported forrunning the application server.

See Also

Enterprise PeopleTools 8.50 PeopleBook: System and Server Administration, ConfiguringSearch and Building Search Indexes, Configuring a Separate Search Server (Type 3)

HP Itanium Support

HP Itanium is now supported as a Type-1 search server. In previous releases, Itanium searchserver support was limited to specific configuration types.

PSADMIN Search Domain Administration Menu

The PSADMIN menu PeopleSoft Search Domain Administration now contains these menuoptions:

Edit configuration/log files menu option. This is the equivalent option that appears on the

PeopleSoft Domain Administration menu for the application server.

Domain Gateway TUXEDO command line option. Provides dmadmin Tuxedo command

line options specific to the domain gateway, similar to the tmadmin command line.

See Also

Enterprise PeopleTools 8.50 PeopleBook: System and Server Administration, ConfiguringSearch and Building Search Indexes, Configuring a Separate Search Server (Type 3)

Windows Service Now Includes Search Server Domains

A search server domain can now be configured to start automatically as a Microsoft Windowsservice, just as application server and Process Scheduler server domains in previousreleases.

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Number of PSAPPSRV Processes in Delivered Templates

The number of PSAPPSRV server processes configured, by default, in the delivered domainconfiguration templates (small, medium, large, developer) has changed.

Configuration Template PeopleTools 8.49: DefaultNumber of PSAPPSRVS PeopleTools 8.50: DefaultNumber of PSAPPSRVS

Small 3 2

Medium 5 8

Large 9 25

Developer 2 2

Windows Service

The name of the configuration file for the Windows service that starts an application server

domain on Windows automatically has been changed. In previous releases, the name of theconfiguration file was PSNTSRV.CFG. In PeopleTools 8.50, the configuration file isPSWINSRV.CFG.

See Also

Enterprise PeopleTools 8.50 PeopleBook: System and Server Administration, UsingPSADMIN Menus, Setting up the PeopleSoft Windows Service

Maximum Open Cursors

In the [Database Options] section of PSADMIN, you can now configure the maximum numberof open cursors for your database using the PSDB Maximum Cursors parameter.

The maximum number of cursors that can be open at one time within PeopleTools is 64,000.However, some database platforms place greater restrictions on the number of cursors thatcan be open at one time. You can now set this value as needed per your database andsystem requirements.

The default value is 1024 cursors.

See Also

Enterprise PeopleTools 8.50 PeopleBook: System and Server Administration, SettingApplication Server Domain Parameters, Database Options

JavaVM Options

With PeopleTools 8.50, you can now include custom Java options per server process. Inprevious releases, you set Java options per domain by modifying the JavaVM Options settingin the [PSTOOLS] section in the PSAPPSRV.CFG and PSPRCS.CFG configuration files. Youcan now add that option to any configuration settings section for a server process to specifycustom Java Options for that server process. This applies to any server process, such asPSAPPSRV, PSQRYSRV, PSAESRV, and so on.

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See Also

Enterprise PeopleTools 8.50 PeopleBook: System and Server Administration, SettingApplication Server Domain Parameters, PSTOOLS Options, JavaVM Options

PeopleSoft Environment Management Plug-infor Oracle Enterprise Manager

This section discusses changes and enhancements users of the PeopleSoft EM Plug-in forOracle Enterprise Manager can take advantage of, including:

PeopleSoft Environment Management Plug-in documentation.

Oracle Enterprise Manager 10.2.0.5 Certification

Process Monitor Integration

Usability Enhancements

Security Enhancements

PeopleSoft Environment Management Plug-in Documentation

The documentation has been updated based on the 8.50 version of the PeopleSoftEnvironment Management Plug-in for Oracle Enterprise Manager. For this release, theinstallation instructions and the implementation guide have been split into two separatedocuments, which you can find in the following locations:

Installation documentation: You can find the installation instructions with the plug-in

software you downloaded from E-Delivery in the Disk1\doc folder.

Implementation guide: You can download the PeopleSoft Enterprise Environment

Management Plug-in 8.50 for Oracle Enterprise Manager Implementation Guidefromhttp://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E15815_01/psft/html/docset.html.

Oracle Enterpr ise Manager 10.2.0.5 Certi fication

PeopleSoft EM plug-in is now certified on Oracle Enterprise Manager 10.2.0.5, which offersthe Add-On Framework, providing a single consistent interface for all Add-Ons to use whileconfiguring and installing the add-ons.

Process Monitor Integration

With PeopleTools 8.50, you can now monitor and manage PeopleSoft processes and jobs

run through the Process Scheduler using the Process Monitor interface in the EM Console.Several new pages appear in the EM Console enabling you to perform various administrationtasks such as set up the Process Monitor target, schedule processes, view processes,analyze performance, and so on. If youve used the Process Monitor before, many of thepages will appear familiar.

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Process Monitor in Enterprise Manager Console

See Also

PeopleSoft Enterprise Environment Management Plug-in for Oracle Enterprise ManagerImplementation Guide

Usabil ity Enhancements

With PeopleTools 8.50, a variety of usability enhancements are available including animproved method for viewing targets on the PeopleSoft Target page. In previous releases,

PeopleSoft targets were displayed in a list form without showing any relationship to aparticular environment. Now, PeopleSoft targets are shown in a hierarchical form wherechild targets, such as application servers, Process Scheduler servers, and search serversappear nested within the environment they belong. That is, the page displays theirassociation with a particular database.

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PeopleTools Security

This section discusses the changes to PeopleTools Security, including:

User Profile Synchronization.

SAML support for Web Services Security.

Oracle Access Manager integration.

PeopleSoft Encryption Technology changes.

LDAP library changes.

User Profile Synchronization

User Profile synchronization across multiple databases now has two types of behavior:

Standard user profile synchronization

Configurable user profile synchronization

Standard User Profile Synchronization (SUPS)

Standard user profile synchronization is the same as in past releases.

Configurable User Profile Synchronization (CUPS)

Configurable user profile synchronization is comparable to the standard type. However,CUPS enables you to configure which fields the subscribing database receives. Thepublished message is the same; it is the message on the subscribing database that isconfigurable.

See Also

See Enterprise PeopleTools 8.50 PeopleBooks: Security Administration, Working with UserProfiles Across Multiple Databases

SAML support for Web Services Security

Security Assertion Markup Language is an XML standard for exchanging authentication andauthorization data between entities. SAML provides a standard security tokena SAMLassertionthat can be used with standard web services security frameworks.

PeopleSoft applications now support the use of the SAML token for WSS. All SAML tokenmessages are digitally signed, but security administrators also have the option of encrypting

the token.

Oracle Access Manager Integration

PeopleSoft applications now support Oracle Access Manager (COREid) for Single Sign On.

PeopleSoft Encryption Technology Changes

PeopleSoft Encryption Technology changes include:

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Encryption terminology.

Application Engine programs to encrypt and decrypt tables.

Encryption Terminology

PeopleSoft Pluggable Encryption Technology is now referred to as PeopleSoft EncryptionTechnology.

Appl ication Engine Programs to Encrypt and Decrypt Tables

There are two Application Engine programs that do full table encryption and decryption:

PTENCRYPTPET: If you use Data Mover to export data from a PeopleTools version that

pre-dates PET to the current tools version, run PTENCRYPTPET on the target database

after the import to encrypt the table data.

PTDECRYPTPET: If you use Data Mover to export PET table data from the currentversion into a version of PeopleTools that predates the introduction of the encrypt anddecrypt field object methods, run PTDECRYPTPET on the source data prior to exporting

to decrypt the table data.

See Also

Enterprise PeopleTools 8.50 PeopleBooks: Security Administration, Using ApplicationEngine Programs to Encrypt and Decrypt Tables

LDAP Library Changes

PeopleTools 8.50 uses only JNDI libraries for LDAP clients to connect to LDAP DirectoryServers. JNDI requires no added installation as it is part of the standard PeopleToolsinstallation.

Oracle and Sun Libraries are no longer supported.

See Also

Enterprise PeopleTools 8.50 PeopleBooks: Security Administration, Employing LDAPDirectory Services

Oracle Database Enhancements

PeopleTools 8.50 offers a variety of features incorporated for sites using the Oracledatabase, including:

Optimize Database CPU Usage with Oracle Control Groups.

Support for Oracle Transparent Data Encryption.

Enhanced MODULE and ACTION Monitoring Information.

Enhanced User ID Monitoring Information.

Increase in Oracle Long Object (LOB) File Size Limit.

Increase in Oracle Minimum Number of OPEN_CURSORS.

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FIRST_ROWS Hint Feature No Longer Used.

Optimize Database CPU Usage with Oracle Control Groups

PeopleTools now provides a way for you to monitor and manage the database resource

usage of PeopleTools executables through the features of the Oracle Database ResourceManager. This integration between PeopleTools and Oracle database technology enablesyou to manage and optimize a fundamental system resource, the CPU, and how the CPUallocates its resources to the PeopleSoft application processes running on the system.

With PeopleTools 8.50, PeopleTools delivers a set of predefined PeopleSoft ResourceGroups to which one or more PeopleTools executables are assigned. For example, PSRUNis assigned to the COBOL resource group and PSQRYSRV is assigned to the QUERYSERVER resource group. If you want to limit the amount of CPU resources a long-runningquery can consume on the database server, then you could create a resource plan with aconsumer group, named PSFT Query,for example. You then manage PeopleSoft QuerysCPU usage by specifying the appropriate parameters when you define the correspondingconsumer group.

After you have created the consumer groups, you use the Pt Ora Resource page to map theOracle consumer groups to the predefined PeopleSoft resource groups.

Pt Ora Resource page

After mapping the appropriate PeopleSoft resource group to its corresponding consumergroup, the system automatically imposes the limits that you have defined in the consumergroup upon the PeopleTools executables within that resource group.

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Taking advantage of this new feature enables database administrators a flexible andconfigurable method of aligning database resources with the real-world demands of yourbusiness on your PeopleSoft system and realigning those resources as demand changes.

See Also

Enterprise PeopleTools 8:50 PeopleBook: Data Management, Administering PeopleSoftDatabases on Oracle, Working With Oracle Resource Groups

Oracle Database Administrators Guide, Using the Database Resource Manager

Support for Oracle Transparent Data Encryption

PeopleTools now supports the use of Oracles Transparent Data Encryption (TDE), whichenables encryption of sensitive data in database columns as it is stored in the operatingsystem files. In addition, it provides for secure storage and management of encryption keys ina security module external to the database.

Using an external security module separates ordinary program functions from those thatpertain to security, such as encryption. Consequently, it is possible to divide administration

duties between DBAs and security administrators, a strategy that enhances security becauseno administrator is granted comprehensive access to data. External security modulesgenerate encryption keys, perform encryption and decryption, and securely store keysoutside of the database.

TDE is a key-based access control system that enforces authorization by encrypting datawith a key that is kept secret. There can be only one key for each database table thatcontains encrypted columns regardless of the number of encrypted columns in a given table.Each table's column encryption key is, in turn, encrypted with the database server's masterkey. The Master key is stored in an Oracle wallet, which is part of the external securitymodule.

To implement this feature within your PeopleSoft system you need to:

Set up the Master key in the Oracle wallet.

Determine the fields to be encrypted with TDE, and in Application Designer, in the Field

Properties dialog box, select Encrypt check box.

Enter the desired encryption algorithm in the Database Encryption Algorithm edit box on

the PeopleTools Options page.

Enhanced MODULE and ACTION Monitor ing Information

With PeopleTools 8.50, PeopleTools populates the MODULE and ACTION fields of theV$SESSION and V$SQL views.

This provides increased monitoring capabilities if you use Oracle performance monitoringutilities, such as Oracle Enterprise Manager, Oracle Database Resource Manager, Oracle

Automatic Workload Repository, and so on.

You can now view system resource usage per these PeopleSoft application modules thatpopulate the module and action fields as described in the table.

PeopleSoft Connection Type Module Action

Application Server (PIA connections) PeopleSoft component PeopleSoft page (PIA page)

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Integration Broker service operation PeopleCode event

Application Engine PSAE program name

See Also

Enterprise PeopleTools 8:50 PeopleBook: Data Management, Administering PeopleSoftDatabases on Oracle, Monitoring PeopleSoft Database Connections

Oracle Database Vault Support

PeopleSoft databases are now certified to use Oracle Database Vault to increase yourinformation security.

PeopleTools has validated the use of Database Vault 9i, 10g, and 11g with PeopleToolsPT8.50.

See Also

Enterprise PeopleTools 8:50 PeopleBook: Data Management, Administering PeopleSoftDatabases on Oracle,

ORACLE DATABASE VAULT Certification With Oracle PeopleSoft Applications

http://www.oracle.com/technology/deploy/security/database-security/pdf/ds_database_vault_peoplesoft.pdf

Enhanced User ID Monitor ing Information

Additional monitoring information was included enhancing the availability of PeopleSoft userinformation in Oracle products like Oracle Audit Vault and Oracle Enterprise Manager.

PeopleSoft user ID information is also stored in the CLIENT_IDENTIFIER column of the

V$SESSION table. The CLIENT_IDENTIFIER column contains only the user ID, whereas theCLIENT_INFO column also contains the user ID value, but it is typically accompanied byother user information, like machine name for example. Displaying only the user ID simplifiesthe retrieval of user information by products like Oracle Audit Vault and Oracle EnterpriseManager to obtain the User ID information from PeopleSoft applications.

Database administrators can also retrieve the information directly from the database withqueries similar to the following:

SELECT modul e, cl i ent _i dent i f i er , cl i ent _i nf oFROM v$sessi on where modul e =' psi de. exe' ;

MODULE CLI ENT_I DENTI FI ER CLI ENT_I NFO

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

psi de. exe QEDMO QEDMO, bng2, BENG-PC, , psi de. exe,

See Also

Enterprise PeopleTools 8:50 PeopleBook: Data Management, Administering PeopleSoftDatabases on Oracle, Monitoring PeopleSoft Database Connection

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Increase in Oracle Long Object (LOB) File Size Limit

Beginning with PeopleTools 8.50, the LOB size limit for the Oracle database has increased to50 MB. In previous releases, the largest LOB that could be stored was 2 MB. In addition toallowing larger amounts of data in a single database field, this new limit allows much larger

file attachments to be stored in the database without having to be divided into separatechunks.

Increase in Oracle Minimum Number of OPEN_CURSORS

The new minimum number of OPEN_CURSORS required for PeopleSoft applications on anOracle database is 1000. In previous releases, the minimum was 255.

See Also

Enterprise PeopleTools 8.50 Installation for Oracle

FIRST_ROWS Hint Feature No Longer Used

PeopleSoft applications no longer utilize the FIRST_ROWS hint feature on an Oracledatabase for the SQL generated for search lists appearing on application pages. The originalintent of adding the hint was to provide a performance benefit.

The Oracle implementation of FIRST_ROWS hint works differently than on other RDBMSplatforms, and the PeopleSoft application usage of the FIRST_ROWS hint feature, asoriginally implemented, did not provide any clear performance benefits for the Oracleplatform. In addition, the use of this hint made the analysis of other reported performanceissues difficult.

Going forward, there is no longer a need to enable or disable the use of this feature. InPeopleTools 8.50, the OracleDisableFirstRowsHint parameter has been removed from theapplication server configuration file (PSAPPSRV.CFG).

Microsoft SQL Server Enhancements

This section discusses these Microsoft SQL Server enhancements:

Access ID.

Microsoft SQL Server 2008.

Access ID

On PeopleTools 8.50 the SQL Server login utilized as an ACCESSID does not require beinga member of the SQL Server sysadmin server role.

This restricts the type of activities this login can be used for which enhances overallapplication security. The PeopleSoft ACCESSID is now a member of the following fixeddatabase roles:

db_datareader

db_datawriter

db_ddladmin

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Additionally it is necessary to grant ALTER TRACE permissions to the ACCCESSID in orderto be able to utilize different tracing capabilities available in PeopleTools.

On PeopleTools 8.50 you will find the installation scripts were updated to reflect the changesabove.

It is important to take into consideration that utilizing these roles for the PeopleSoftACCESSID login will restrict the ability to run administrative tasks not required for PeopleSoftapplications like creating backups and restoring them, defining new server logins, modifyingserver settings, creating databases, dropping them, and so on.

See Also

Enterprise PeopleTools 8.50 Installation

Enterprise PeopleTools 8:50 PeopleBook: Data Management, Administering PeopleSoftDatabases on Microsoft SQL Server

SQL Server 2008

With PeopleTools 8.50, PeopleTools supports Microsoft SQL Server 2008.

IBM DB2 Enhancements

This section discusses enhancements for IBM DB2, including:

DB2 LUW AUTORESIZE

DB2 z/OS Database Level Auditing Changes

Increased Monitoring Information

DB2 LUW AUTORESIZE

With PeopleTools 8.50, PeopleSoft databases running on the DB2 LUW platform can takeadvantage of the IBM DB2 Auto-Resize option for table spaces. The auto-resize optioncreates a table space that automatically increase its size, in configurable increments, toaccommodate system needs with no limit.

Implementing auto-resize reduces manual ad hoc and preplanned intervention byadministrators to increase table space sizes to keep up with the insertion of transactionaldata. Table spaces that can dynamically increase their size as needed enable you to set areasonable, initial size and appropriate resize increment. This reduces the initial footprint ofyour database and translates into optimized space usage as your transactional databasegrows.

In previous releases the delivered table space create scripts appeared similar to the

following;CREATE TABLESPACE PTTLRG MANAGED BY DATABASE USI NG(FI LE ' / data1/ psdb2/ pt dbname/ PTTLRG. DBF' 18000

) EXTENTSI ZE 16 PREFETCHSI ZE 48 DROPPED TABLE RECOVERY OFF;

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In this example, table space PTTLRG will be created with 18000 4k pages. The number ofpages is hard-coded in the script. If the actual numbers of records loaded into table spacePTTLRG exceeds the 18000 4k page capacity, a table space full condition occurs. To addmore free space to the table space, the DBA can either add more free pages or add morecontainers, manually.

In PeopleTools 8.50, the delivered table space create scripts appear similar to the following:CREATE TABLESPACE PTTLRG MANAGED BY DATABASE USI NG(FI LE ' / data1/ psdb2/ pt dbname/ PTTLRG. DBF' 10 M

) EXTENTSI ZE 16 PREFETCHSI ZE 48 DROPPED TABLE RECOVERY OFFAUTORESIZE YES INCREASESIZE 10 M MAXSIZE NONE ;

Here, the script will create the PTTLRG table space with an initial allocation of 10 Mb of freespace, space will be increased by DB2 automatically in increments of 10 Mb when the filecontainer becomes full, with no maximum size limit other than that imposed by the amount ofspace on the server machine. The automatic space management activity is transparent toany application connected to the database.

Note.For new PeopleSoft databases, the delivered DDL scripts create table spaces withauto-resize one, by default. For existing databases, you can submit a SQL ALTER commandto enable auto-resize for desired table spaces.

See Also

Enterprise PeopleTools 8.50 Installation for DB2 UDB for Linux, UNIX, and Windows

Enterprise PeopleTools 8.50 PeopleBook: Data Management, Administering PeopleSoftDatabases on DB2 UDB for Linux, UNIX, and Windows

DB2 z/OS Database Level Auditing Changes

In previous releases of PeopleTools, users of the database level auditing feature for DB2 onz/OS were required to create a user defined function (UDF), named AUDIT01, using IBMz/OS assembler language. The audit triggers created by the PeopleSoft Audit Triggers pagerequired the AUDIT01 program to capture the user information that the system eventuallyinserted in the audit tables.

With PeopleTools 8.50, the AUDIT01 program is no longer required. PeopleSoft nowretrieves this information from these two sources, depending on the connection type:

Source When Used

Sqlseti (Set Client Information) Used for distributed connections, which areprocess using DB2 Connect, such as PIAtransactions and Process Scheduler servers

(running on Windows or UNIX).RRS DSNRLI SET_CLIENT_ID function Used for local connections, which are

processes running under UNIX System Services,such as Application Engine, Process Schedulerservers (running on OS/390), Report DistributionServer, and so on.

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If you are new to PeopleTools with the 8.50 release, or you have never used the databaselevel auditing feature (on DB2 for z/OS) you do not need to perform any additional steps toimplement this feature other than those described in PeopleBooks. However, if you haveused the database level auditing feature and you are upgrading from a previous release ofPeopleTools, you need to make sure to complete the steps described in your PeopleSoftupgrade instructions.

See Also

Enterprise PeopleTools 8.50 PeopleBook: Data Management, Employing Database LevelAuditing, Using DB2 for z/OS Trigger Information

Increased Monitoring Information

DB2 system administrators can gather increased information associated with specific DB2connections. Using the features of the DB2 Connects sqleseti API (set client information)function, PeopleTools previously provided information for tracing the user, the workstation,and the application server domain associated with a specific connection.

In PeopleTools 8.50, PeopleTools captures Module information and stores it in the DB2ACCOUNTING field as follows:

Module Value Captured

PIA component name

Integration Broker service operation name

Application Engine PSAE

See Also

Enterprise PeopleTools 8.50 PeopleBook: Data Management, Administering PeopleSoft

Databases on DB2 z/OS

Enterprise PeopleTools 8.50 PeopleBook: Data Management, Administering PeopleSoftDatabases on DB2 LUW

Data Mover

This section covers Data Mover enhancements, including:

IMPORT Command Modifications

Data Mover Environment Variable Modifications

IMPORT Command ModificationsThe Data Mover IMPORT command has been modified to allow the following usage:

I MPORT * AS record_name

This is allowed in cases where the imported data file consists only of a single record. Inprevious releases, the use of * with AS was not recommended or supported.

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See Also

Enterprise PeopleTools 8.50 PeopleBook: Data Management, Using PeopleSoft Data MoverCommands, IMPORT

Data Mover Environment Variable Modifications

Because of the decoupling of the executables and configuration files on the application serverand Process Scheduler server and the introduction of the secure PS_HOME option, some ofthe default Data Mover environment settings have changed. If you intend to implement asecure (or read-only) PS_HOME, then some of the environment variables from previousreleases (such as output locations) need to point to writeable locations.

See Also

Enterprise PeopleTools 8.50 PeopleBook: PeopleSoft Process Scheduler, Appendix: Usingthe PSADMIN Utility

Enterprise PeopleTools 8.50 PeopleBook: Data Management, Using the PeopleSoft DataMover Command-Line Interface

Data Mover Environment Variables on UNIX

For the PSDMTX command line interface, a new environment variable, $DM_HOME, hasbeen added. It defines the writeable location for Data Mover the output, log file and trace filepath. The default setting is $HOME/PS_DM.

Note.$DM_HOME applies only to the UNIX environment.


PS_DM_DATA This variable no longer exists in PeopleTools 8.50. It hasbeen replaced by PS_DM_DATA_IN.

PS_DM_DATA_IN Specifies the Data Mover input directory.

PS_DM_DATA_IN=$PS_HOME/data

PS_DM_DATA_OUT Specifies the Data Mover output directory.

PS_DM_DATA_OUT=$DM_HOME/data

PS_DM _LOG Specifies the location of PeopleSoft Data Mover log files.The default is $DM_HOME/log, as in$HOME/PS_DM/log.

TraceFile Specifies the trace file location.

TraceFile=%DM_HOME%/datamover.trc

Data Mover Environment Variables on Windows

For the Windows environment, these default settings in the Configuration Manager havechanged for Data Mover:

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Output Directory In previous releases, it pointed to PS_HOME\data.

Now, it should point to a writeable location, such asPS_CFG_HOME\data.

Log Directory This location must allow Data Mover write access in thecase of a read-only PS_HOME configuration. Thedefault is C:\Documents and Settings\admin\LocalSettings\Temp

Data Mover Settings Within the Process Scheduler Configuration

In the Process Scheduler configuration file (PSPRCS.CFG), the Data Mover OutputDir nowpoints to a location within PS_CFG_HOME, by default. For example,

Out put Di r =%PS_CFG_HOME%\ dat a

PeopleSoft Performance MonitorThis section discusses these changes to PeopleSoft Performance Monitor:

Save and Ping PPM button.

PPM Console Display and Security.

Save and Ping PPM Button

On the Specify Monitor page a new button, Save and Ping PPM, has been added, enablingincreased verification that your Performance Monitor configuration is ready for use. Inprevious releases, only the Ping Testbutton appeared on the page. The Ping Testbutton

verifies that the URL youve entered is in the correct format and that the URL is accessible.

The Save and Ping PPMbutton saves the new URL to the URL catalog, performsregistration, and launches the PPM console in a separate browser window displaying allregistered agents. This increased verification enables you to confirm that the agents arerunning and able to transmit data to your monitoring system.

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Specify Monitor page

Note.Because the Save and Ping PPM button saves the entered URL, the Savebutton hasbeen removed from the bottom of the page.

See Also

Enterprise PeopleTools 8.50 PeopleBook: PeopleSoft Performance Monitor, Setting Up thePerformance Monitor, Enabling the Required Elements on the Monitored System

PPM Console Display and Security

In previous releases, you enabled the PPM Console for display using the PPMConsole webproperty in the web profile. You now enable the PPM Console for display, by selecting EnablePPMconsole in the PPMConsole Settings group box on the Global Administration page.

In addition, you can now configure password security for accessing the PPM Console. Entera password in the Password text box, reboot the web server, and then any administratorrequiring access to the PPM Console will need to enter the password.

PPMConsole Settings group box on the Global Administration page

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See Also

Enterprise PeopleTools 8.50 PeopleBook: System and Server Administration, Appendix:PeopleSoft Timeout Settings, Web Server Timeouts

Jolt

This section describes changes made to Oracle Jolt, including:

Jolt Failover String

Jolt Session Pooling

Jolt Failover String

The syntax of the Jolt failover string, specified in the psserver property in theconfiguration.properties file, has changed slightly in PeopleTools 8.50. In previous releases,failover servers appeared within angled brackets, [ ]. In PeopleTools 8.50, to be compatiblewith both IPV4 and IPV6 specifications, the failover servers appear within curly brackets, { }.

PeopleTools Release Jol t Failover String

8.49 psser ver =: #wt [failover s