The PeopleSoft Administrator Podcast

This week on the podcast, Kyle explains the new SPB and SPBAT tools for WebLogic patching, Dan discusses the new External Data Integration for Elasticsearch, and then they talk about using Git Patches with the DPK, SQRs, and COBOL. Show Notes SPBAT Patch Process for WebLogic @ 2:00 https://blogs.oracle.com/weblogicserver/update-on-the-weblogic-server-july-2021-patch-set-update-psu https://blogs.or...

This week on the podcast, Dan talks about using Phire to compare with PeopleSoft Images, Dan and Kyle discuss some of the Lifecycle changes with PeopleTools, and then Kyle talks about using AJP with Rundeck. Show Notes Phire Fun with PUM @ 2:00 PeopleTools Roadmap @ 7:15 AJP and Rundeck @ 23:30 Shibboleth Rundeck and AJP Authentication Apache JServe Protocol Apache mod_proxy Rundeck HA and DR Scri...

This 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!...

This week on the podcast, Kyle shares some tips to manage long-running process schedulers jobs and Dan talks about some of the improvements in the new Update Manager tools. Show Notes Expired GPG Keys @ 2:00 Backup GPG keys to QR Code Finance Image 40 @ 8:15 Managing Long-Running Jobs and Memory @ 19:30 PIA Domains not Starting @ 33:00

This week on the podcast, Dan gives an update on his Hyper-V work with Vagabond and shares a funny log line he found, and Kyle shares some thoughts on making Hiera and eYAML more secure. Show Notes Vagabond and Hyper-V @ 5:30 PIA Servlet Log @ 16:15 Compare Report Failures @ 20:00 eYAML Keys @ 23:00

This week on the podcast, Dan talks about his 8.59 testing experience, testing Hyper-V for PeopleSoft Images, and Kyle and Dan discuss compare reports from the Update Manager. Show Notes GitHub CoPilot @ 4:00 PeopleTools 8.59 Bugs? @ 11:30 Hyper-V and Vagabond @ 17:00 Compare Reports and the PUM @ 24:30 Core 7.50 Compare Release

This week on the podcast, Dan discusses how he configures OpenSSH with Windows 2019, and Kyle shares his refresh process using Rundeck. ShowNotes OpenSSH and Windows 2019 @ 2:00 Rundeck and Refreshes @ 13:00 JMeter and Rundeck @ 25:00

This week on the podcast, Dan shares his investigation into a mystery index that was crashing his Elasticsearch instances and Kyle and Dan discuss if COBOL is a problem for PeopleTools. Show Notes Elasticsearch Mystery Indexes @ 3:00 COBOL Isn't the Problem @ 19:30 Idea: Replace COBOL with App Engine

This week on the podcast, Dan and Kyle talk about SameSite cookies and how the changes in browsers will affect PeopleSoft cookies, and they also discuss auditing PeopleSoft Security tables. Show Notes SSO Issues with latest PT updates and Browser Updates @ 2:00 Overview of SameSite Cookies SameSite cookie settings IDDA Logging for IB? @ 12:00 Auditing Security Tables @ 18:00 GET_PS_OPRID Invalid I...

This 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 @...

This week on the podcast, Kyle and Dan share follow-up Tuxedo and Windows, discuss the difference between service accounts on Linux and Windows, and the PeopleTools release schedule. Show Notes FSU Write-up for using DPKs @ 5:30 Dan’s Innovator Write-up Innovator Program TM_CPAU @ 13:30 Service Accounts on Windows and Linux @ 17:00 PeopleSoft Midtier Deployment Best Practices PeopleTools Release S...

This week on the podcast, Dan and Kyle talk about some small and awesome UI updates in 8.59, issues with Dan's preferred port configuration, and their favorite "Dirt and Worms" recipes. Show Notes PeopleTools 8.59 Small but Awesome Updates @ 2:00 Process Type Idea Label Changes in PeopleTools @ 9:00 Real-Time Menu Search @ 12:30 Dan's Port Configuration has Issues @ 18:00 FF not connecting to a ne...

This 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:...

This week on the podcast, Kyle discusses cleaning up PeopleSoft Images, Dan shares an experience with ACM and schedulers, and then Dan and Kyle talk through using process categories with the Process Scheduler. Show Notes TLS 1.0, 1.1 is Deprecated @ 2:30 Oracle and Google Java Supreme Court Ruling @ 5:00 PUM Manual Cleanup Doc Updated @ 9:15 ACM and Schedulers @ 20:00 Process Scheduler Categories...

PeopleTools 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...

This 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

This 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 Instal...

This 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...

This 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-bootstra...

This 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...

This 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...

This 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 P...

This 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 Fro...

This 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

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....