This week on the podcast, Dan explains how he made the PeopleSoft Images run much faster and shares the code he used to make it happen. Dan and Kyle also talk about the advantages (and disadvantages) of using shared cache in your production environment.

• Terraform Dominos Provider @ 2:00
• Speed up PIs @ 8:30
  • Idea Space
• Shared Cache Challenges @ 23:45
  • David Kurtz on Cache
  • Understand PeopleTools Version Numbers

This week on the podcast, Dan and Kyle recap some of the great discussions and sessions at the 2019 Fall UMRUG meeting. Kyle also talks about some great ideas for using the ACCTLOCK field.

• Keynote by Sentinel Software @ 2:00
• nVision Performance Issues with 8.56/8.57 @ 6:45
  • David Kurtz Tuning Scripts for nVision
• PeopleTools Integration Broker Missing Manual @ 11:00
• MOS Tips and Tricks @ 12:45
• Charlie Sinks on Rundeck @ 14:00
  • psadmin.conf 2017 Talk
• PT Infrastructure Roadmap @ 19:00
  • PeopleTools support for Java Licensing Change
• Account Locking @ 24:00

This week on the podcast, Kyle shares some follow-up on the master scheduler changes he made, and Dan shares how he approached troubleshooting an Elasticsearch search issue.

• Regex processing explained @ :45
• [Run Control Framework VFO](PeopleSoft Update Run Control Dates Framework) @ 5:00
• Master Scheduler Follow-up @ 8:00
• Use the DPK to add a pluggable database to a CDB @ 22:30
• Troubleshooting Search Issues @ 27:00

This week on the podcast, Kyle and Dan discuss how to use the Update Manager Dashboard for improving Event Mapping lifecycle management, the upcoming Infrastructure DPKs, and integrating Kibana into more of PeopleSoft.

• ANU Attack Debrief @ 2:30 Event Mapping Lifecycle Management with PUM @ 9:15
  • Idea Space - PeopleTools
  • Idea Space - Lifecycle Management
• Infrastructure DPKs @ 16:00
• Kibana on 8.58! @ 26:45
  • Wayne Fuller on Elasticsearch

This week on the podcast, Graham Smith and Sasank Vemana join Dan to discuss even more PeopleSoft announcements from Oracle OpenWorld 2019. We cover the new Infrastructure DPKs, the end of support for Classic Navigation, and Lifecycle Management concerns with the configuration tools.

• OCI and Cloud Manager @ 1:30
  • Free Tier
  • Oracle Cloud Test Drives
• Infra DPK @ 12:00
• End of Classic Nav @ 14:30
• Lifecycle Management with Sasank @ 23:15

This week on the podcast, Graham Smith, Sasank, Vemana and Jim Marion join Dan at Oracle Open World 2019 to recap the big PeopleSoft announcements. The group discusses the upcoming UI changes in PeopleTools 8.58, the upcoming Kibana visualizations capabilities for application data, and a discussion about search security.

• 8.58 UI Changes @ 3:00
• Kibana Visualizations @ 10:00
• Search Security @ 18:00
• Chatbots and demos that go wrong @ 27:00

This week on the podcast, Dan shares a few tips he's learned on writing better bash scripts, how the OpenDistro Elasticsearch plugins can be used, and how to generate dump files for App Designer. Then Kyle and Dan discuss how the approached an issue with slow process starts and why understanding the technology stack is so important.

• Bash skillz @ 3:00
  • Useless Use of Cat
  • Shellcheck
• App Designer Dump Files @ 8:45
• OpenDistro ES @ 10:30
  • ElastAlert
  • Elasticsearch DSL
• Troubleshooting Slow Process Starts @ 19:00
• Uncommon Solutions @ 34:00

Troubleshooting Framework

1. Work to Replicate the issue/Look at code (if possible)
2. MOS/Local Knowledge Base (wiki or tickets)
3. Isolate the cause/Eliminate variables/Research Logs
4. Attempt to understand the flow/technology/stack
5. Develop root-cause theory
6. Test to prove/disprove theory

This week on the podcast, Kyle shares some tips on escalating your SR's and what to expect when you do escalate. Dan dives into a DPK Password issue and how he approaches troubleshooting with the DPK.

• How to Request Management Attention for your SR @ 2:30
• Troubleshooting DPK Issues @ 18:30

Troubleshooting Steps

1. Work to Replicate the issue/Look at code (if possible)
2. MOS/Local Knowledge Base (wiki or tickets)
3. Isolate the cause/Eliminate variables/Research Logs
4. Attempt to understand the flow/technology/stack
5. Develop root-cause theory
6. Test to prove/disprove theory

This week on the podcast, Dan finds a great feature in Royal TSX, Kyle talk about a Macroset issue, and we start a small series on building a troubleshooting framework for PS Admins.

• Charlie Sinks featured by Rundeck @ 2:15
  • #66 - Catch-up Projects
  • #105 - Agile PeopleSoft
• Royal TSX and Credential Management @ 4:45
• Macroset Issues @ 10:45
  • Jim Marion on Marcosets
  • Macro Set Changes Not Displayed After Being Applied to Branding Theme
  • Macroset CSS Bug
• Buliding a Troubleshooting Framework @ 26:00

This the 200th PeopleSoft Administrator Podcast! Kyle and Dan share some fun stories from the first 199 episodes. Jim Marion joins us to talk about registering components, configuring and working with with node security, and things you can do in PeopleTools but shouldn't do.

• Reminiscing @ 1:00
• Which Node to Register With @ 11:00
  • Subscription or Publicaton Contracts Not Created after a Manual Database Refresh
• Node Security @ 26:00
  • The Cookoo's Egg
• Things you shouldn't do in PeopleTools @ 36:00