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PeopleTools 8.57 Highlights: Personal Analytic Notifications

PeopleTools 8.57 introduces the Personal Analytic Notifications feature, which allows applications to interact with the end-user; the system will tell you what needs your attention. This feature uses Pivot Grid thresholds to define boundaries; if the boundaries are exceeded, a notification is sent to the user and the users can respond accordingly.

Analytics

PeopleTools 8.57 Analytics includes:

  • Enhancements to Performance Chart Series – i.e., allows the user to limit the number of facets that are initially loaded, which allows the page to load faster.
  • Chart Series Drilling – users can now drill down to a fact in the selected x-axis and a series in a Pivot Grid model.
  • Runtime Prompts – users can modify the prompt values to gain insight from the current context for better business decision-making capabilities.
  • Adding Analytics to the NavBar and Dashboard – users can add an analytic to any Fluid Dashboard, Homepage or the NavBar.

Search Framework

PeopleTools8.57 Search Framework includes:

  • Enhancements to Multi-Facet Select – users can now choose multiple facets to filter search results.
  • Support for Elasticsearch 6.1.2 and Delivery and Support for Kibana.
    • Indices are no longer collated – each search definition will be in the index.
    • The Ingest Attachment plug-in replaces the Mapper Attachment plug-in.
    • Shipped with a new Elasticsearch DPK.
    • Python-based, fully automated, silent installers.
    • Adds Index Build Metrics to enable customers to use data analysis and visualizations in Kibana.

User Experience

PeopleTools 8.57 User Experience includes:

  • Unified Related Content Analytics – related information and analytics display on a single pane for easier navigation management and personalization.
  • Personalized Tile Labels – when you use an “add to” link, you can personalize the label for the tile or “favorite item.”
  • Grid Enhancements – users can configure grids on Fluid pages, enabling them to export grid data to Excel, personalize the grid and find data.
  • Accessibility Enhancements
    • Users can create a new type of data display mechanism on Fluid pages.
    • Sectional tabs are embedded within the Fluid page.
    • Pop-up menus are a new navigational control type for Fluid pages.

Portal Technolgy

PeopleTools 8.57 Portal Technology includes:

  • Tile Wizard Enhancements
    • Tile Wizard can now use a PeopleSoft query or stored SQL as a data source, similar to the Application Class Data source.
    • You can elect to display up to three live data areas, a trend image and match data.
  • Branding Framework
    • The default header now includes the company info element.
  • Activity Guide Enhancements
    • You can configure context data to display as fixed for up to three lines of data.
    • You can override the label for the “submit button.”
    • Navigational and Action buttons are now displayed in the sub-banner.

 

Reporting and Integration

PeopleTools 8.57 Reporting and Integration includes:

  • Composite Query in Business Intelligence Reports
    • Business Intelligence Publisher now enables a composite query as a data source type for a Business Intelligence Publisher report, along with the existing data source.
    • Users can create a new Business Intelligence Publisher data source type for composite query and associate it with any composite query that you are authorized to access and run.
  • CI to RESTFul Integration
    • Users are now able to create rest-based web services from an existing component interface or CI.
  • REST Patch Method
    • A new HTTP method in the Integration Broker Rest Framework.
    • Used to update partial resources.

Lifecycle Management

PeopleTools 8.57 Lifecycle Management includes:

  • Reusable Searches
    • Now includes standard system search criteria for common use cases.
  • Unified Compare Report contains both MO and ADS project.
  • Command Line Support now provides the ability to import, export and generate execution option properties.
  • Improved Test Recording
  • Secure Folders

Security

PeopleTools 8.57 Security includes:

  • Stronger Encryption and Data Privacy Masking.
    • Now uses AES encryption technology instead of triple DES encryption.
  • Access Control for Files on the Web Server
    • Users can create dynamic access control to any parent folder and files under a system to find storage root folder on your web server.

Learn More

For a complete overview and demonstration of PeopleSoft 8.57 enhancements, watch this video:

Additional Resources

Fluid UI and Selective Adoption make it more critical than ever for developers to learn the latest PeopleTools features. Fluid UI and Selective Adoption both bring a host of new possibilities to what developers can do with PeopleTools. Learn how to take full advantage of PeopleTools in this presentation, Getting the Most Out of PeopleSoft PeopleTools: Tips and Techniques, a member-only benefit.