PeopleSoft Change Assistant for Upgrades and Updates

Reconfigure EMF

2009-03-31T12:16:00.000-07:00

Reconfiguring EMFGlobally Unique Identifier (GUID)PeopleSoft assigns a unique value, which is referred to as a GUID, to each PeopleSoft application installation. When copying databases, it is extremely important to delete the GUID in the new (copied) database.One of the common issues while your agent(s) is/are not able to update the environment information is due to the reason of GUID field. This

Change Assistant Miscellenous - Part 1

2009-03-31T11:54:00.000-07:00

If you have applied the bundles anytime using CA and with "Apply Application Updates" option, you might have seen that in the end of each bundle, CA do an additional step: Update Package Prerequisites. In the end, CA runs a script "prereqs_i.dms" to update the DB about the prerequisite info if you use "Apply Application Updates" option.The Update Package Prequisites is a data mover script that is

Applying Application Updates - Step 2

2009-03-17T14:09:00.000-07:00

Search for Updates:To search for the updates, use the Customer Connection Update Gateway, which is a web service that provides a link from Change Assistant to Customer Connection. The Customer Connection Gateway wizard provides step-by-step setup and discovery procedures. PeopleSoft Customer Connection:• Receives environment information from PeopleSoft Change Assistant and provides PeopleSoft

Applying Application Updates - Step 1

2009-03-13T06:15:00.000-07:00

Uploading Environment Information: Change Assistant provides PeopleSoft Customer Connection with the most up-to-date application environment data of the customer. Using the Environment Management hub, Change Assistant sends the license codes, update history (change log), and environment configurations to PeopleSoft Customer Connection.This diagram shows how environment information is uploaded to

Applying Application Updates

2009-03-12T11:25:00.000-07:00

Steps to Apply Application UpdatesUse these steps to apply application software updates:1. Upload environment data.2. Search for updates (Customer Connection Update Gateway).3. Download change packages.4. Apply change packagesMulti-Step Process:In the new four-step process, a majority of the update tasks were automated:• Upload Environment DataThe environment management hub enables Change

Environment Management Framework

2009-03-10T10:54:00.000-07:00

Many PeopleSoft customers administer and maintain more than one PeopleSoft environment (for example, development, test, training, production and more). Environment Management Framework in PeopleTools 8.45 and above enables an administrator to view all PeopleTools environment information from a single location.So basically,The purpose of Environment Management Framework(EMF) is to gather

Change Assistant Options

2009-03-10T07:57:00.000-07:00

Change Assistant ModeDescriptionApply Application UpdatesUse to apply application updates.This mode uses Environment Management Framework (EMF) to define the environment and enables you to connect to Customer Connection. For Example, Applying Bundles that are delivered as change packages.Perform PeopleTools Only UpgradeUse to perform a PeopleTools-only upgrade. For Example, Upgrading PeopleTools

What is Change Assistant - An Introduction

2009-03-09T23:49:00.000-07:00

What is Change Assistant?Change Assistant is a tool that expedites the software update process i.e. a tool to assemble and organize the steps necessary to apply patches and fixes for your PeopleTools maintenance updates. Change Assistant also helps automate the application of change packages to ensure your systems have the latest maintenance software. The PeopleSoft Change Assistant is a

Installing Change Assistant

2009-03-09T19:33:00.000-07:00

Change Assistant InstallationInstalling Change Assistant:To install Change Assistant , you need to go to PS_HOME\setup\PsCA\setup.exe. Click on Setup.exe fileClick Next:Click Next:Click Next AgainClick Next:You Can Yes if you want to install Change Impact Analyzer:Installation Completed. Click