Oracle PeopleTools 8.62: What It Means for PeopleSoft on OCI
MAY 01, 2025 02:00 AM
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Oracle has released another upgrade of PeopleTools 8.62, with significant improvements that are available to many users on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). Implementing the new upgrades and features will help to lower maintenance costs and improve usability for PeopleSoft customers and PeopleSoft partners. This blog provides an overview of the various features available, highlighting their functionalities and benefits.
Homepage & Landing Page User Experience Improvements
The PeopleSoft Tools 8.62 upgrade introduces a redesigned homepage and landing page, significantly enhancing the user experience. The landing page serves as a one-stop starting point for all users, offering simplified navigation and a clean, modern interface with dashboards, sections, and tiles tailored to each user's role and recent activity. The layout is flexible, customizable, and scrollable-mirroring familiar web experiences-while the updated styling, including improved colors and visuals, contributes to a more intuitive and efficient interface.
Smart Prompts & Drop-Downs
The PeopleSoft Tools 8.62 upgrade enhances user experience with Smart Prompts and Smart Drop-Downs, which prioritize the most relevant suggestions at the top based on user behavior. While these suggestions may not appear initially, they dynamically adjust as users interact with the system. This functionality is consistent across all interface types-Classic, Fluid, and Classic Plus-ensuring a seamless experience. Additionally, it offers flexible control: system administrators can disable the function globally, end users can manage it through My Preferences, and developers can fine-tune it at the field level using Application Designer.
Favorite Searches
The PeopleSoft Tools 8.62 upgrade enhances usability by allowing users to group and access all their frequently used saved searches from a centralized "Favorite Searches" list. This streamlined feature provides a clear summary of saved searches, empowering users to reorder, regroup, or delete them as needed, making navigation faster and more personalized across the platform.
Customization Insights Under Life Cycle Management
The PeopleSoft Tools 8.62 upgrade improves user experience by introducing Customization Insights within the Lifecycle Management dashboard. This interactive dashboard helps users quickly identify and manage customizations versus delivered content, making system maintenance more efficient. Users can also export insights data to PDF, allowing for easy sharing, documentation, and analysis.
Search Features
The PeopleSoft Tools 8.62 upgrade significantly enhances search capabilities, offering a simplified global search experience with more brilliant suggestions. Users can now view search results categorized as "Recently Visited" and "Other Suggestions," and have the flexibility to delete specific or all search entries. The upgrade also enables in-place searching within category widgets, eliminating the need to navigate away from the current page. On the backend, horizontal scaling and real-time indexing across multiple batch servers improve performance. In contrast, auto-incremental indexing enables organizations to keep search data up to date without manual scheduling, making search faster, more accurate, and easier to manage.
Reporting Tool
The PeopleSoft Tools 8.62 upgrade enhances the reporting experience in PSQuery by introducing configurable header and footer messages, allowing users to tailor reports with relevant context or branding. Additionally, partial field masking provides enhanced data privacy and control by allowing sensitive information to be partially hidden, ensuring a more secure and customizable reporting process.
Additional Key Features
The PeopleSoft Tools 8.62 upgrade introduces several key features that enhance both user and developer experiences. Phone number verification adds a layer of security for text message communication. Integration Broker improvements now enable the prioritization of queues, allowing more critical messages to be processed first. Additionally, navigation within Application Designer compare reports has been streamlined, making it easier for developers to scroll through and analyze differences using an improved toolbar and menu system.
FAQs
1. What are the key new features in PeopleTools 8.62 on OCI?
PeopleTools 8.62 introduces several enhancements aimed at improving user experience and operational efficiency:
PeopleSoft Landing Page: A customizable, dynamic homepage offering personalized navigation with live data tiles and flexible layouts.
Smart Prompts & Dropdowns: Context-aware inputs that adapt based on user behavior, streamlining data entry processes.
Customization Insights Dashboard: Provides visibility into customizations, helping identify unused or costly modifications to reduce technical debt.
Interactive Insights Dashboards: Embedded analytics within Fluid pages, allowing users to interact with data directly in the application interface.
2. Is PeopleTools 8.62 available for on-premises deployment?
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