1. QuestDirect.org PeopleTools 8.53 Upgrade is the way to go

2. QuestDirect.org Agenda Why upgrade PeopleTools 8.53 enhancements New features User experience enhancements System administration Reporting changes Other enhancements Q&A

3. QuestDirect.org Why Upgrade PeopleTools Provide Access to New functionality Latest Performance and Usability Enhancements To remain eligible for highest level of Product support

4. QuestDirect.org Added/Changed Product Support ComponentAddedDiscontinued Server Operating System Oracle Linux 6 (64-bit) Red Hat 6 (64-bit) Windows Server 2012 (64-bit) (Post GA) zOS 1.13 zOS 1.11 Development Workstation Operating System Windows 8Windows Vista RDBMSSQL Server 2012DB2 zOS 8.1 Informix 11.1 Oracle 11.2.0.2 Sybase 15.0 Web ServerWebLogic 10.3.6 with JDK 7 (64-bit) WebSphere 8.5 with JDK 7 (64-bit) WebLogic 10.3.4, 10.3.5 WebSphere 7 BrowserChrome - current level at 8.53 GA Firefox - 17 (extended support release) & current level at 8.53 GA Internet Explorer 10 Safari 6 Safari for iPad iOS 6 Chrome <19 Firefox <17 Internet Explorer 7 Safari 4 Safari for iPad iOS 4.3.3

5. QuestDirect.org Added/Changed Product Support -contd ComponentAddedDiscontinued Browser Workstation Operating System Windows 8Windows XP Windows Vista Application ServerTuxedo 11.1.1.3 64-bit (all Linux x86-64) Tuxedo 11.1.1.2 64-bit VS2010 64- bit(Windows Tuxedo 10gR3 JRE1.71.6 COBOLNet Express 5.1 WP6 Server Express 5.1 WP6 IBM COBOL for zOS 3.4, 4.1, 4.2 IBM COBOL for AIX 3.1, 4.1 IBM RDz 7.6, COBOL for Windows 7.6 Net Express 5.1 WP4 Server Express 5.1 WP4 BrowserChrome - current level at 8.53 GA Firefox - 17 (extended support release) & current level at 8.53 GA Internet Explorer 10 Safari 6 Safari for iPad iOS 6 Chrome <19 Firefox <17 Internet Explorer 7 Safari 4 Safari for iPad iOS 4.3.3

6. QuestDirect.org 8.53 Enhancements In a Nutshell - New PS_CUST_HOME - Secure By Default - Support for Oracle DBFS - PeopleSoft Update Manager - Increased Offload capability for ADG and Data guard - PeopleSoft Search Framework - Integration Network - Reporting Console - Pivot Grid - PS Query - PTF - Tree Manager - Application Designer - Data Migration Workbench - New Online Help - Related Content - Work Centers - Activity Guides - Granular control of Auto complete configuration -New Look and Feel -Process Centric Model Power Users/DevelopersAdministrators End Users

7. QuestDirect.org 8.53 New Features Data Migration Workbench Activity Guides

8. QuestDirect.org Data Migration Workbench Data Migration Workbench (DMW) A new tool to identify data and extract from one PeopleSoft environment and to import the same data to another PeopleSoft environment. The Data Migration Workbench is designed to manage the complexity of migrating configuration data across multiple PeopleSoft systems

9. QuestDirect.org Data Migration Workbench

10. QuestDirect.org Activity Guides New feature in 8.53 Users are presented a list of actions or tasks to be completed online by a guided process

11. QuestDirect.org User Experience Enhancements New look & feel Autocomplete enhancements

12. QuestDirect.org User Experience Enhancements - New Stylesheet New Stylesheet PSSTYLEDEF_TANGERINE in 8.53 Existing Stylesheet PSSTYLEDEF_SWAN in 8.52

13. QuestDirect.org User Experience Enhancements - Autocomplete More Granular control on 8.53 at Page level No Autocomplete in 8.52 at Page level

14. QuestDirect.org System Administration Enhancements New PS_CUST_HOME Increased Offloading Capabilities DBFS Support Oracle VM Templates PeopleSoft Search Framework PeopleSoft Update Manager Integration Enhancements

15. QuestDirect.org PT 8.53 Server Component – New PS_CUST_HOME App Server / Process Scheduler Domains Application Specific Code File level Customization PS_CFG_HOME PS_APP_HOME PS_CUST_HOME PS_HOME PT 8.53 Binaries (Read Only) Newly introduced in 8.53

16. QuestDirect.org Increased Offloading Capabilities for Oracle ADG and Golden Gate PeopleTools 8.53 adds out-of-the- box support for ADG & GoldenGate to offload PS/nVision functionality, including: PS/nVision reports PS/nVision report drill downs PS/nVision report books

17. QuestDirect.org Implementing the Oracle Database File System Starting w/ PeopleTools 8.53, Oracle provides the infrastructure to use DBFS as the Report Repository with your PeopleSoft system (if Oracle DBFS is used at your site)

18. QuestDirect.org Oracle VM Templates Available from 8.50 onwards Pre Packaged ready to run PeopleSoft Middle Tier Environment comprising Application Server, Web Server and Process Scheduler tiers and can be connected to any PS Application database Reduces the time and effort required to perform a traditional PeopleSoft environment installation PeopleSoft will release production class middle-tier templates for use on Exalogic-based machines and non- Exalogic-x86 machines.

19. QuestDirect.org Peoplesoft Search Framework PeopleSoft Application Search is a group of features that offers an improved means of searching for application content, business objects, and business process steps within a PeopleSoft application. The PeopleSoft Search Framework is the infrastructure on which the PeopleSoft Application Search, are built. PeopleSoft server architecture with Oracle SES

20. QuestDirect.org Enhancements to Change Assistant & Peoplesoft Update Manager The new features for Change Assistant 8.53, including: Updated UI interface and wizards Three-way merge extended to include SQL and XSLT Filter queries Command line support Peoplesoft update manager

21. QuestDirect.org Enhancements to Change Assistant & Peoplesoft Update Manager

22. QuestDirect.org Integration Tools Enhancements  Simple point-and-click Integration Network Setup.  Improved Lifecycle Management of integration data.  Bulk update of Service Operation Permissions. 8.52 8.53

23. QuestDirect.org Other Enhancements Storing SSH keys in the database Support for Java Mail 1.4.4 which supports Simple Authentication and Security Layer (SASL) and NT Lan Manager support (NTLM) File Processing and SMTP Change in the timestamp format for Application server log files Remote Call Tracing Enhancements Logging and Tracing Extending 64-bit Support to the Windows Server Platform PeopleSoft Application Management Pack for Oracle Enterprise Manager 12c Support for Firefox Extended Support Releases Infrastructure Enhancements Deliver all UserIDs with a password that must be set during Installation Secure by Default

24. QuestDirect.org Reporting Changes Tree Manager Reporting Console Reporting Web Services Pivot Grids PS Queries

25. QuestDirect.org Tree manager – New Export to PDF Option

26. QuestDirect.org Enhancements to Reporting Console 8.53 8.52

27. QuestDirect.org Enhancements to Reporting Console 8.53 8.52

28. QuestDirect.org Enhancement to Reporting Console Reporting Console to reorganize content in the My Favorites list, including: Move the folder to a different folder as child Reorder the position of the process bookmark as sibling. Move process bookmark to another folder as child. 8.53

29. QuestDirect.org Reporting Web Services Enhancements 8.53 New Service Operations for External applications to schedule and monitor process scheduler requests

30. QuestDirect.org Enhancements to Pivot Grid – Multi Select and Drill Down New Multi Select Filters in 8.53 8.52

31. QuestDirect.org Enhancements to PS Queries - Drill-down

32. QuestDirect.org Other Enhancements PTF Work Centers & Dashboards Relative Content Framework New Online Help Solution

33. QuestDirect.org Enhancements to PTF 8.52 8.53

34. QuestDirect.org 8.538.52 Enhancements to PTF – Log Manager Enhancements

35. QuestDirect.org Enhancements to PTF

36. QuestDirect.org Work Center Look and Feel changes

37. QuestDirect.org Dashboard Changes New Pagelet Search introduced in 8.53 8.52

38. QuestDirect.org Relative content Framework

39. QuestDirect.org New PeopleSoft Online Help Solution

40. QuestDirect.org New PeopleSoft Online Help Solution

41. QuestDirect.org Time for Questions

42. Thank you Email: charlesj@hexaware.com Twitter: @hexawaretech Website: www.hexaware.com