Presented at BLUEPRINT 4D
Session ID: P-049959

After several attempts and failures in 2017 and 2019, the State of Indiana and Oracle initiated a proof-of-concept project to move the state's PeopleSoft Financials and HCM applications infrastructures from the on-premises datacenter to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. In this session, we will walk through the journey from POC through stakeholder approvals to the planning for migration of PeopleSoft environments to OCI.

Attendees will hear about the lessons learned from the state's PeopleSoft OCI proof of concept project. We will discuss the challenges and objections raised by internal stakeholders and the data-driven responses that supported the ultimate decision to move forward with a cloud infrastructure strategy. The presentation will wrap up with an overview of the successes achieved to-date, the changes in operational responsibilities for the infrastructure providers involved in the project, and the future outlook for PeopleSoft applications for the state.

This session is eligible the following CPE credits: NASBA, SHRM

Speaker: Joel Gibbons

Presented at BLUEPRINT 4D
Session ID: P-050012

In this session you will learn how Hennepin County is leveraging Oracle Guided Learning to provide help when I users need it. This session will guide you through the considerations in implementing this tool and how we manage the product.

This session is eligible the following CPE credits: NASBA, SHRM

Speaker: Pamela Ingram, Hennepin County

Presented at BLUEPRINT 4D
Session ID: P-050002

How fast is your PeopleSoft system? How fast could it go? How do you measure response times? What "levers" exist to optimize your PeopleSoft performance? Will moving PeopleSoft to OCI help? This session explores all these questions and more and will be useful to anyone running PeopleSoft.

This session is eligible the following CPE credits: NASBA

Speaker: Graham Smith, Version 1

Presented at BLUEPRINT 4D
Session ID: P-050034

This presentation highlights the strategic approach and execution of a comprehensive upgrade that simultaneously tackled the PeopleSoft Tools version, the PeopleSoft Update Manager (PUM) version, and the transition to Fluid. The initiative aimed to modernize the system's functionality, improve user experience, and optimize performance while minimizing disruption to daily operations.

The project required meticulous planning, rigorous testing, and robust communication strategies to ensure a smooth transition. Key components of the upgrade process included:

• Extensive Testing: A thorough testing framework was implemented to identify and address potential issues, ensure system stability, and validate the functionality of integrated processes.
• Strategic Planning: The team devised a detailed project plan to manage interdependencies between the Tools, PUM, and Fluid upgrades, ensuring alignment with organizational goals.
• Effective Communication: A comprehensive communication plan engaged the user community, providing regular updates, training resources, and opportunities for feedback to foster understanding and adoption.

Attendees will gain insights into the challenges, best practices, and lessons learned from this complex upgrade process, as well as actionable strategies for managing similar projects. By aligning technology enhancements with user needs and operational priorities, this upgrade set the foundation for a more efficient and user-friendly system.

This session is eligible the following CPE credits: NASBA, SHRM

Speaker: Stephen Valentine, Milton Hershey School

Presented at BLUEPRINT 4D
Session ID: P-050078

Providing your employees a complete picture of their benefits is important to every organization, so why not enable Total Rewards within PeopleSoft to make this a seamless experience for them!
We'll walk through the process of setting up Total Rewards in HCM and how easy it is to do! Using Total Rewards fully delivered is painless and easy, watch how we implemented this with minimal technical effort.

This session is eligible the following CPE credits: NASBA, SHRM

Speaker: Bennett Walker, MIPRO Consulting

Presented at BLUEPRINT 4D
Session ID: P-050133

Join us for an insightful session on transforming financial reporting at UNC Chapel Hill. We moved from static IT-managed nVision reports to a self-service, Excel-based approach, empowering deeper analysis and quick responses without IT reliance. Discover how our Microsoft Excel expertise revolutionized our process with live, drillable PeopleSoft data in Excel, streamlining tasks like variance analysis. Automated data collection redefined budgeting, freeing time for strategic initiatives. This session is ideal for finance professionals seeking practical insights to enhance efficiency and agility in financial reporting. Don’t miss the chance to learn from our experience and apply these strategies in your organization.

This session is eligible the following CPE credits: NASBA

Speaker: Sheri Olson UCLA

Presented at BLUEPRINT 4D
Session ID: P-050154

This presentation will cover identifying system performance issues within the PeopleSoft applications, as well as provide suggestions for tuning. One-third of the class will focus on tuning the application stack (e.g. Web and App server), where the remaining two-thirds of the class will cover identifying slow running SQL, and how this can be tuned to run more efficiently by re-coding, adding indexes, or even making database level changes. The class will attempt to be database/system agnostic, but most examples will be done on Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server. Target audience is system admins, developers, and DBAs of PeopleSoft systems.

Speaker: Mike Doyle, New Resources Consulting: Inc.

Presented at BLUEPRINT 4D
Session ID: P-050156

This presentation will cover how you can utilize open source tools to monitor the status of your PeopleSoft systems, identifying things such as crashed processes, domain up/down, long running processes, and others. For this session we will demonstrate how we have used Zabbix to be a one stop monitoring and alerting solution for our clients. Since we are using OpenSource tools, we are not limited to only monitoring PeopleSoft related systems - we can extend this across all business applications as appropriate.

This session is eligible the following CPE credits: NASBA

Speaker: Mike Doyle, New Resources Consulting: Inc.

Presented at BLUEPRINT 4D
Session ID: P-050234

This session targets PeopleSoft Financial users: where we will share and discuss hot topics in the PeopleSoft financial community. This is an opportunity to network with your peers: ask questions: and share your ideas.

Speaker: Jennifer Bentley, First Citizens Bank

Presented at BLUEPRINT 4D
Session ID: P-050229

An initial Proof of Concept was performed using the delivered PeopleSoft Payment Request functionality. However, the delivered PeopleSoft Payment Request form did not have the SRS required fields and controls to meet all Non-PO APV requirements.
SRNS IT Developers; designed and developed a bolt on Payment Request system was created to replace the Site-Wide Forms.
To accommodate SRS specific requirements a custom bolt-on fluid self-service interface called the “SRS Payment Request Center” was created to enable more flexibility of the user interface and provide tailored workflow to each site-wide form individually.
Using AWE (Approval Workflow Engine), the delivered PS Payment Request processes will process data through the voucher build process to create a voucher to be processed into a payment.
This approach minimizes maintenance, avoids customizations, and maximizes usability/functionality.

This session is eligible the following CPE credits: NASBA

Speaker: Dianne Taylor, Savannah River Nuclear Solutions