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2013PSFT-102620 Mastering PeopleTools: Exploiting PeopleTools Tips and Tricks

2013PSFT-102620 Mastering PeopleTools: Exploiting PeopleTools Tips and Tricks. Jim Ellis PeopleSoft Applied Technology.

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2013PSFT-102620 Mastering PeopleTools: Exploiting PeopleTools Tips and Tricks

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  1. 2013PSFT-102620Mastering PeopleTools: Exploiting PeopleTools Tips and Tricks Jim EllisPeopleSoft Applied Technology

  2. The following is intended to outline our general product direction. It is intended for information purposes only, and may not be incorporated into any contract. It is not a commitment to deliver any material, code, or functionality, and should not be relied upon in making purchasing decisions. The development, release, and timing of any features or functionality described for Oracle’s products remains at the sole discretion of Oracle.

  3. IT Project Justification Cost Value Low cost, High value

  4. Program Agenda • User Experience • Writing Code • System Administration Tips

  5. User Experience

  6. Great User Experience Evolving from UI to UXHigher Productivity, Information to Action • Interactive • Intuitive • Graphical, Visual • Proactive Delivery • Actionable • Event-based Look and Feel Content Process/ Navigation • Transactional • Business Process Orientation • Role-based Consoles

  7. Documented User Experience Techniques • PeopleTools 8.52 and 8.53 have incorporated some exciting new user experience capabilities – Interaction Hub, Dashboards, WorkCenters and more !

  8. iScripts PeopleSoft “Swiss Army Knife” • Create Dynamic URL’s • CREF’s that redirect to other targets • Serve Non-HTML pages • Images, JavaScript, CSS, etc • iCal, vCards, etc • Ajax/Flex Data Source

  9. iScripts Requirements • Defined in a record that begins with WEBLIB • iScript Function must begin with IScript_ • iScript Function has no Parameters • iScript Function does not Return a Value

  10. iScripts Application Designer – Derived/Work Record

  11. iScripts Web Library Security – Permission Lists

  12. iScripts Application Designer – Derived/Work Record

  13. Pagelet Wizard Configurable iScript • Create New Displays • Extend through new Data Types, Display Formats, & Transform Types • Not just for Home Pages • WorkCenters • Related Content • Stand Alone • Ajax

  14. Integration Broker Stateless UI • REST services • SOAP services • Serve HTML, JSON, JavaScript, XML, etc • Client-side Mash-up • Benefits: • Can be anonymous • Separate server • Can use HTTP Basic Auth

  15. JavaScript Injection Modify Behavior Without Modifying Code • Add JavaScript to the end of a common PT% HTML Definition • PT_PAGESCRIPT • PT_COPYURL • PT_COMMON (if PT 8.50 or higher) • Change Behavior/Appearance of Existing Pages w/o Modifying Pages • Warning: Must be properly managed – easy to introduce bugs…

  16. Static JavaScript Application Designer Definition

  17. Writing Code

  18. Martin Fowler Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code “Any fool can write code that a computer can understand. Good programmers write code that humans can understand.”

  19. Reference Named Definitions /* Find Definition References command won't find this */ If (&rec.Name = "PERSONAL_DATA") Then /* Too much overhead */ If (&rec.Name = CreateRecord(Record.PERSONAL_DATA).Name) Then /* Best */ If (&rec.Name = Record.PERSONAL_DATA) Then

  20. How to Truncate an Array Learn the Language - Really, Really Well ! Local object &Object; Local array of object &ArrObject = CreateArrayRept(&Object, 0); /* OK -- It Works, but DON'T DO THIS!! */ While (&ArrObject.Len > 0) &ArrObject.Pop(); End-While; /* BETTER: 1 line, no loop, but construction overhead */ &ArrObject = CreateArrayRept(&Object, 0); /* BEST: 1 line, no loop */ &ArrObject.Len = 0;

  21. PeopleCode Language Binary to Base64 – OLD Way Local JavaObject&f_in= CreateJavaObject("java.io.FileInputStream","c:\img.gif"); Local JavaObject&coder_in= CreateJavaObject("org.apache.commons.codec.binary.Base64InputStream", &f_in, True); Local JavaObject&reader = CreateJavaObject("java.io.BufferedReader", CreateJavaObject("java.io.InputStreamReader", &coder_in)); Local string &b64Data = ""; Local any &line; While True &line = &reader.readLine(); If (&line <> Null) Then &b64Data = &b64Data | &line | Char(13) | Char(10); Else Break; End-If; End-While;

  22. Keep up with Changes Binary to Base64 – NEW Way Local File &f = GetFile("c:\img.png", "R", %FilePath_Absolute); Local string &b64Data = &f.GetBase64StringFromBinary();

  23. Complex Logic Bugs love clutter…! &bPosEffdt = False; If &hdr.Name = "POSITION_DATA"And &fld.Name = "EFFDT"Then &bPosEffdt = True; End-If; If (&fld.IsKey) And &bPosEffdt = False Then &where = &where | " and " | &prefix | &fld.Name | %This.GetFieldSQLBind(&fld); End-If;

  24. Be Positive Use an Empty “If” - Instead of “Not” If ( &hdr.Name = Record.POSITION_DATA And &fld.Name = Field.EFFDT) Then REM ** Do nothing; Else &where = &where | " and " | &prefix | &fld.Name | %This.GetFieldSQLBind(&fld); End-If;

  25. Don’t Be So Negative -  It is harder to comprehend negative logic… If ( Not (&hdr.Name = Record.POSITION_DATA And &fld.Name = Field.EFFDT)) Then &where = &where | " and " | &prefix | &fld.Name | %This.GetFieldSQLBind(&fld); End-If;

  26. Administration Tips

  27. Troubleshoot with Fiddler HTTP Debugging Proxy Server Application • Report Node • Integration Broker • PeopleSoft Test Framework • User Interface

  28. Troubleshoot with Fiddler HTTP Debugging Proxy Server Application

  29. Troubleshoot with Fiddler

  30. Troubleshoot with Fiddler

  31. Modular Infrastructure Design Decoupled Homes • PS_CFG_HOME • Contains the PeopleSoft configuration content like cache, log files • PeopleTools 8.50+ • PS_APP_HOME – Location of the PeopleSoft Application • Install and run the PeopleSoft application independent of PeopleTools. • PeopleTools 8.52+, PeopleSoft Applications 9.0+ • PS_CUST_HOME – Location of Customizations • Designate a specific file system location for customizations (COBOL, SQR, etc.) • PeopleTools 8.53+

  32. Modular Infrastructure Design Decoupled PeopleSoft Homes • PS_HOME • Contains only file system artifacts deployed by PeopleTools installation programs • PS_CFG_HOME – Location of Configuration content like cache, log files • PeopleTools 8.50+ • PS_APP_HOME – Location of the PeopleSoft Application • Install and run the PeopleSoft application independent of PeopleTools. • PeopleTools 8.52+, PeopleSoft Applications 9.0+ • PS_CUST_HOME – Location of Customizations • Designate a specific file system location for customizations (COBOL, SQR, etc.) • PeopleTools 8.53+

  33. Modular Infrastructure Design Advantage of Decoupled PeopleSoft Homes • Secured Environment • Different owners for PS_APP_HOME and PS_HOME • No cross-writing of the PS_HOME and PS_APP_HOME by restricted users. • Runtime user can have restricted access • Reduced Disk Space Needs • Same installation can be shared by multiple independent runtime users • Patch Application • Simplified due to fewer distinct copies of the installation that must be maintained. • Reuse • Decouple PeopleSoft homes helps run multiple applications use the same PS_HOME • Problem Diagnosis • Easier to isolate the problem • Isolation of Customizations • Allows the PS_HOME and PS_APP_HOME locations to retain only content delivered with the installation program

  34. Modular Infrastructure Design PeopleSoft Oracle VM Images • Oracle's PeopleSoft Virtualization Products (Doc ID 1538142.1) • Quick Start Option for PeopleSoft Applications • Portal, HRMS, FSCM, ELM • Two Oracle Linux/Oracle VM Images • PeopleSoft FSCM Database instance running on Oracle Database 11.1.0.7 containing PeopleSoft demo data • PeopleSoft Internet Architecture and Application Server with Oracle Tuxedo 10gR3 and Oracle Weblogic 11g • PeopleSoft OVM Whitepaper Available • http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E18128_01/psft/acrobat/OVM_Templates_WhitePaper_2010.pdf

  35. Books to Make Your Life Easier….. Tips and Techniques – Get Ready for Your PeopleSoft Upgrade !

  36. Learn More • New Information Development Solutions Video Feature Overviews & More on YouTube Strategy Blog Linkedin More helpful resources can be found on the PeopleSoft Information Portal Twitter Cumulative Feature Overview Tool Facebook • Click on to link to resource.

  37. Learn More • More Information Development Solutions Hosted & Mobile PeopleBooks Fit Gap UPK Upgrade Resource Report More helpful resources can be found on the PeopleSoft Information Portal Entity Relationship Diagrams Service Repository Business Process Maps • Click on to link to resource.

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