Non-Comparable Object Tools for PeopleSoft
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The document discusses non-comparable object tools in PeopleSoft's release management, focusing on their limitations and advantages over the data migration workbench. It outlines the features of these tools, including integration broker capabilities for comparing and copying objects, and highlights their use cases in day-to-day release management. Future enhancements for reporting and integration are also mentioned.
Non-Comparable Object Tools for PeopleSoft
- 1. NON-COMPARABLE OBJECT TOOLS Filling in the Gaps in PeopleSoft’s Release Management Tools Leandro Baca
- 2. 2 NON-COMPARABLE OBJECTS • 7 PeopleTools object types cannot be subjected to Compare Reports or “Copy to/from File” operations in Application Designer • Trees • Access Groups • Roles • Message Catalog Entries • Dimensions • Cubes • Cube Instances
- 3. 3 NON-COMPARABLE OBJECT TOOLS • Three tools • Compare and Report on non-comparable objects (through Integration Broker) • Copy objects between environments (through Integration Broker) • Automatically generate Data Mover scripts to copy non-comparable objects to/from file • Enable direct compare and copy operations across networks
- 4. 4 VS. DATA MIGRATION WORKBENCH • Introduced in PeopleTools 8.53, DMW provides similar functionality • However, DMW is unwieldy • Requires access to file servers • Requires in-depth knowledge of PS_*_HOMEs • Requires dealing with file permissions and ownership • Forces you to work with separate projects • In Addition, the Non-Comparable Object Tools enable full database compares
- 5. 5 USE CASES • Day-to-day release management DevOps • Avoid losing customizations when applying PeopleSoft patches • Avoid losing customizations during upgrades • Reduce release management errors due to hand-coded DMS
- 6. 6 SIMPLE INTEGRATION BROKER DEPLOYMENT • Set up routings between your environments • Enforce logical environment sequencing during release management • Use standard security to limit who can run Compare Reports and project copies
- 7. 7 START BY OPENING A PROJECT DEFINITION
- 8. 8 LAUNCH COMPARE PROCESS: SELECT TARGET • Target environments filtered by IB routings
- 11. 11 EXAMPLE FOR FULL DATABASE COMPARE
- 12. 12 COMPARE REPORTAVAILABLE ONCE COMPLETE
- 13. 13 UPGRADE VIEW DETAILS: SAMPLE
- 14. 14 UPGRADE VIEW DETAILS: SAMPLE • View adapted to object type
- 15. 15 COMPARE REPORT RESULTS STORED IN TABLES
- 16. 16 LAUNCH COPY PROCESS: SELECT TARGET • Target environments filtered by IB routings • Independent from Compare process permissions
- 17. 17 CHOOSE COPY SCOPE AND LAUNCH
- 18. 18 LAUNCH EXPORT PROCESS: SCOPE AND OPTIONS
- 19. 19 REVIEW AND DOWNLOAD DATA MOVER SCRIPTS • Configurable file headers
- 20. 20 FUTURE ENHANCEMENTS • BI Publisher template for Compare Reports (for printable version) • Integrate Compare Report results with the Text Diff bolt-on (see separate slideshow)