Accordion Navigation Collections
A few months ago we released a White paper about PeopleSoft Applications Portal and WorkCenter Pages that showed screen shots of an accordion menu. A lot of you asked how we created these pagelets....
View ArticleMonkey Patching PeopleSoft
As a PeopleSoft developer responsible for upgrades and maintenance, I work extra hard up front to avoid changing delivered code. My potential reward is less work at patch, bundle, or upgrade time. One...
View ArticleChanging the Search Page Operator
I just posted about Monkey Patching, a technique used in chapter 7 of my book PeopleTools Tips and Techniques to set the default search page operator on advanced search pages (Note: only 8.50 and later...
View ArticleSlideshow News Publications
This post follows my Accordion Navigation Collections post and contains the XSL I used at OpenWorld to convert an Applications (formerly Enterprise) Portal news publication into a slideshow. The XSL...
View ArticleREST-like PeopleSoft Services
As you survey the consumer web service landscape, you will notice a shift: fewer SOAP based services and more REST based services. I will refrain from sharing my true feelings about WSDL and SOAP to...
View ArticleHEUG Alliance 2012
It is almost time for Alliance 2012 in Nashville. As always, we are gearing up for a great conference. Here is my agenda -- Sessions I lead are in bold and the rest are sessions I plan to...
View ArticleBase64 Encoding Binary Files in PT 8.52
My blog contains a handful of posts showing various methods for base64 encoding data (both plain text and binary). While these procedures apply universally, my primary motivation was (and is)...
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Converting PeopleSoft OVM Templates to VirtualBox Guests
I have seen several comments, blogs, questions, OTN forum posts, etc from people like me wanting to know how to run Oracle's PeopleSoft VM templates without OVM. If I had the hardware, I would love to...
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Converting the PeopleTools OVM Template to VirtualBox
This post assumes you already have a working database as described in Converting PeopleSoft OVM Templates to VirtualBox Guests or some other PeopleSoft PT 8.52.03 database. It also assumes that you...
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OpenWorld 2012
OpenWorld is not far off. Have you completed your schedule? Here are a few sessions I plan to attend:Sunday, Sep 30th2:15 PM --Â SIG10516 -Â PeopleSoft Technology SIG Presents: Developing Mobile...
View ArticlePeopleSoft OVM VirtualBox Conversion Links
Are you interested in converting a PeopleSoft OVM template into a VirtualBox instance you can run on your laptop? The following is a list of resources to help you as you attempt to convert a PeopleSoft...
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Learn About Building PeopleSoft Mobile Apps this Sunday at OpenWorld
If you are attending OpenWorld and arrive in San Francisco before 2:15 PM this Sunday, then come to Moscone West room 3009. I will be sharing tips and concepts for building mobile applications on the...
View ArticleBook Signing at OpenWorld 2012
Each year Oracle Press authors gather for a half hour "meet the authors" and book signing at the OpenWorld bookstore. This year the book signing half hour is from 1:00 PM to 1:30 PM on Monday,...
View ArticleManipulating Zip Files with PeopleCode
I've seen a few forum posts that show how to zip files using both Exec and the XML Publisher PSXP_RPTDEFNMANAGER:Utility app package. Those are great options, but might not fit every scenario. Since...
View ArticleQuery for Component and/or CREF Navigation Take II
Several years ago I wrote the post Query for Component and/or CREF Navigation which demonstrated how to use Oracle's connect by clause with the portal registry to find the navigation to a PeopleSoft...
View ArticleConvert Byte Array into String
In the OTN forums, someone recently asked how to convert a byte array into a String. Assuming the byte array contains characters, not binary data, you can convert a binary array into a string by using...
View ArticleAWE Mass Approval
The sample chapter for my PeopleTools Tips and Techniques book (Chapter 3) contains all of the steps required to add AWE to a PeopleSoft transaction. A colleague who recently used this chapter to AWE...
View ArticleBroadcasting Notifications to Logged in Users
Disclaimer: the following post is not a full solution. It is just a series of very simple examples showing how to implement message broadcasting. A production grade solution may look very similar (just...
View ArticleAlliance 2013
Alliance 2013 in Indianapolis is just around the corner. Here is my schedule:Meet the Experts (Technical) March 18th at 2:30 PM31719 PeopleTools Developer: Tips & Techniques on Monday, March 18th...
View ArticleHow to Configure and Use Integration Broker
Integration Broker has become a critical service for PeopleSoft applications. If you are new to Integration Broker or are having trouble with Integration Broker configuration, then take a look at this...
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