This week, Dan and Kyle talk about writing PTF tests for PeopleTools, running multiple IB domains and trying A CM again. Then, we revisit our strategies for managing PS_APP_HOME when applying selective maintenance.

• DNC Hack Details @ 2:00
• Vendor CVE List for 2016 @ 6:30
• Migrating Event Mapping @ 9:45
• PTF PeopleTools Testing @ 11:00
• Jolt/IB Failover Follow-up @ 25:00
• Multiple IB Domains @ 32:15
• Dan tries the ACM Again @ 39:30
• App Designer Build Dependencies? @ 45:00
• Tax Updates @ 47:30
• Revisiting PS_APP_HOME @ 49:00
• Adventures in MOS @ 64:30
  • Doc 2219040.1

This week on the podcast, Dan and Kyle talk about load balancing all environments or some environments, Diagnostic Plugins and syntax coloring code. Then, they dive into the getting current and how to test PeopleTools Patches.

• Look back on 2016, Look forward to 2017 @ :30
• Mastering PeopleSoft Administration: DPK @ 2:30
• Automation isn’t just for scale @ 3:30
• Load balance some or all environments? @ 12:15
• Get Proactive Homepage @ 20:45
  • Get Proactive with PeopleSoft
• Diagnostic Plugins @ 25:00
• How do you do it? Syntax Coloring @ 30:30
  • App Designer Grey Comment Color: 255, 255, 255
• Getting Current in 2017 @ 38:00
  • Quarterly PI’s in 2017
  • Getting current approaches @ 44:15
• PeopleTools Patch Testing @ 53:45

This week on the podcast, Dan and Kyle launch a new course about Deployment Packages. Dan tests out a new text editor and discovers you can run OPatch on MOS. Kyle digs into Jolt Failover options with the IB and brainstorms some great configuration ideas.

• Mastering PeopleSoft Administration: Deployment Packages @ 1:30
  • Enhancing and Extending the DPK Talk
• Dynamic Config Puppet Manifest @ 6:30
• Shift-Backspace and App Designer @ 10:15
• Atom.io @ 11:30
• How SQL Server runs Linux @ 15:30
• WebLogic 12c REST Services @ 12:30
  • Oracle REST Database Services
• QAS Benefits @ 27:30
• OPatch on MOS @ 29:45
• Oh No! Story: DR Testing @ 32:50
• Jolt Failover and the IB @ 43:00
  • integrationGateway.properties file @ 56:00

This week on the podcast, Dan tries a different Remote Desktop tool, using RSS feeds to monitor PeopleSoft data and comparing SQL Explain Plans with SQL Developer. Then Kyle gives a great overview of the PeopleSoft Test Framework and what you need to know before using it.

• mRemoteNG @ 1:30
• VirtualWin and Windows 10 @ 6:30
• Troubleshooting Monitor Issues @ 8:30 
• Query Trees and Patches @ 10:30 
  • Query Tree Export Bug
• Managing Servlet Config Data @ 15:30 
  • How Colton Works
• JMX and JVM/WebLogic monitoring @ 17:45 
  • WLST Script to capture WebLogic data
• RSS Feeds, PeopleSoft and monitoring Integration Broker @ 23:30
• Comparing Explain Plans in SQL Developer @ 32:00
• COBOL Unicode Compile @ 36:00
• Getting Started on PTF @ 39:00
• Storing and Recording Tests 45:00
• PTF Reports and Usage Monitor@ 51:45
• Integrating Tests with Daily Development@ 63:00

This week on the podcast Dan and Kyle talk about the new CFO tool, applying CPU patches with the DPK, and how the DPK could improve with newer versions of Puppet. Then Dan digs into the new Security Deployment tool and how you can use it improve security migrations.

• Java Deserialization Explained @ 1:00
• New Cumulative Feature Overview Tool @ 4:00
  • Kyle’s PUM Backlog Report
• Apply CPU via DPK @ 10:30
• ES Documentation Homepage @ 12:30
• Puppet Standard Library @ 13:30
• Puppet 4.x environments for the DPK @ 15:45
• 8.55 VERSION Bug @ 18:30
  • MgrAutoLock=N
  • Puppet Manifest to update psappsrv.cfg directly
• DPK Windows Services @ 25:00
• Adventures in MOS: Doc 2175273.1 @ 28:15
• CA Improvements @ 30:15
• Security Deployment Tool @ 37:00

This week on the podcast, Dan and Kyle talk about a ransomware attack, load balancer health checks, applying POC patches and complain about minor annoyances in Change Assistant. Kyle shares a story about a misbehaving pagelet and how he investigated the issue.

• Ransomware and WebLogic Vulnerability @ :45
  • The CVE alert and patch
• CA Silent Install and Backup @ 5:15
  • CLIENT_HOME\setup\PsCA\silentInstall.bat
• CA Complaints and Feature Requests @ 10:00
• Patches from Old Images @ 15:00
• Naming PI’s @ 19:00
• X-Forwarded-For HTTP Header @ 20:30
  • W3C Standard for Logging HTTP Headers
  • MOS Document on X-Forwarded-For
• F5 Algorithm Changes @ 23:00
• Load Balancer Health Checks @ 30:00
• POC Patching @ 35:30
• Misbehaving Pagelets @ 38:30
• More Health Check Talk @ 41:00

This week on the podcast, Dan and Kyle talk about Elasticsearch, using Powershell with SSH libraries, why the DPK doesn’t merge Hiera data, and how they format SQL files. Then Dan explains a new REST-based web service he built with new features in PeopleTools 8.55.

• Elasticsearch is Here! @ :30
  • ElasticHQ
• Powershell POSH-SSH Library @ 7:45
• Beyond Compare SQL Diffs @ 12:45
• psautolog.cmd @ 14:30
• Hiera Lookups and Merging Data @ 17:45
• How do you do it? Formatting SQL @ 32:00
  • Oracle Idea to Change SQL Formatting
• Looking at Past Code @ 41:30
• REST-based, Query-based Web Services @ 46:15
  • Cedar Hills Group - REST Web Service to Run Query
• REST-based Inbound (POST) Web Service @ 56:30
  • Graham Smith’s REST Presentation
• Future Improvements to REST Services @ 64:00

This week on the podcast, Kyle recaps his successful HR 9.2 go-live and shares a few lessons learned. Dan and Kyle talk about encrypting password in YAML files, conditional navigation and PeopleTools CPU patches. Dan finishes the podcast by sharing his story about a spontaneous stress test.

• Kyle’s Go-live Success @ 1:00
• Upgrade Sources @ 9:00
• Rebuilding a Demo from a PeopleSoft Image @ 15:15 
  • SET ENABLED_DATATYPE 9.2;
• Resetting Passwords in 8.55 @ 19:00
• Encrypt psft_customizations.yaml with Hiera-eyaml @ 21:00
• Conditional Navigation @ 25:30 
  • Troubleshooting Conditional Navigation
• Command line MOS Tool @ 33:15
• PeopleTools CPU Analysis @ 36:30
• Log OPRID to WebLogic Access Log @ 38:00 
  • Custom WebLogic Logging Fields
• Spontaneous Stress Test Story @ 40:14
• Elasticsearch/Kibana Dashboards @ 53:45

This week on the podcast, Colton Fischer joins us to talk about 2 Factor Authentication (2FA) and Event Mapping. Colton explains what 2FA is, how to implement it, and how he used Event Mapping to add it to PeopleSoft. We also talk about Servlet Filters and using REST-based API’s with PeopleTools.

• PeopleSoftMods.com @ 2:00
• 2 Factor Authentication & Event Mapping @ 4:15
  • Event Mapping Demo
  • Set up 2FA w/ PeopleSoft - Part 1
  • Set up 2FA w/ PeopleSoft - Part 2
  • Event Mapping to Enforce 2FA
• TOTP Codes @ 16:00
  • Google Authenticator w/ PeopleSoft
  • TOTP Algorithm
• Sending SMS Messages in PeopleSoft @ 23:45
• REST API Limitations @ 27:15
  • Cedar Hills Group JSON Parsing Library
• Servlet Filters @ 30:00
  • Data Masking Servlet Filters
• Logging with Event Mapping @ 40:00
• Event Mapping Limits and Future Improvements @ 43:15
• Customizations w/ Event Mapping @ 49:30

This week on the podcast we welcome back Wayne Fuller to talk about Elasticsearch. Wayne gives an excellent introduction into using Elasticsearch with PeopleSoft, some lesson’s learned from his testing, and highlights the benefits of switching to the new search tool. 

• Testing Elasticsearch @ 1:00
• Elasticsearch and IB Changes @ 5:00
• Shards and Replicas @ 8:00
• Elasticsearch Infrastructure @ 13:00
• Elasticsearch Speed @ 17:15
• Search Framework Architecture Changes @ 18:00
• Integration Broker Impacts @ 25:00
• Attachment Processing @ 28:00
• Planning an Elasticsearch Deployment @ 31:30
• Improving the Search Framework @ 38:30
• Elasticsearch REST Interface @ 42:45
  • ElasticHQ Plugin
• Health Center and Elasticsearch @ 46:00
• Delete Processing @ 50:00
• Beta Testing Experience @ 55:30