Come learn about the PUM and the strategies we leverage. Hear about real life issues and how we have been able to provide different options to resolve them.
2. About HyperGen, Inc.
• Founded in 1992
• PeopleSoft Practice Since 1997
• Services Include:
• Onshore Remote Services Lab
• Upgrade Lab
• PeopleSoft & Database Administration
• Business Analysis
• Custom Development
• Help Desk and Technical Support
• Data Migration
• Functional & Technical Documentation
• IT Recruitment
• ERP Technical & Functional Consulting
3. What is the PUM?
New(and only) Lifecycle Management for PeopleSoft Application
version 9.2
Incorporates
Change Assistant
Environment Management Framework
PeopleSoft VirtualBox Image
Uses PIA application
4. Change Assistant
Windows based standalone application
Used for applying updates or upgrading a PeopleSoft system since
ptools 8.44
Integrates with EMF and PUM
Uses Change Packager
6. PeopleSoft Update Image
One image per application
Oracle Enterprise Linux OS
Oracle Database
Full application environment
Master source environment
Cumulative
7. Types of Updates
PeopleSoft Update Image (PI)
Delivered on regular schedule
Cumulative
PeopleSoft Release Patchset (PRP)
Delivered between PI releases
Tax Updates
Can only be applied to most recent PI
English only
Multi-lingual in next PI
Proof of Concept Patch (POC)
Applied outside of PI or PUM
Single customer password-protected
Considered customization
8. Advantages
Create custom change package based on selected
update(s)
Pre/post requisites
Apply 1 change package instead of multiple
bundles/maintenance packs
Can include customizations during Move to
Production Pass
9. Maintenance Strategies
Proactive
Regularly download PI when released
Apply all fixes
Selective
Regularly download PI
Apply only updates related to business
Reactive
Download current PI and check for
released fixes
Only apply fixes when issues encountered
10. Proactive Strategy
PROS CONS
Application on same version as Oracle Support Requires most time, resources, planning and testing
Newer updates easier to apply
Less pre-requisites
Greatest impact on application
11. Selective Strategy
PROS CONS
Smaller scope/less impact than proactive strategy One fix could have 150+ associated pre/post
requisite fixes
Select specific updates based search criteria options
Can better schedule application maintenance Business users may consider maintenance schedule
unpredictable
13. Requirements
Hardware
Separate machine
Oracle’s Virtual Box or VM Ware
Dual core CPU
4 GB RAM
150 GB free disk space
FSCM PI9 36 GB zipped/71 GB unzipped
Same LAN network as target, development, test and
production environments
Software
9.2 application or higher
14. What’s new with ptools 8.54 version of
PUM/Change Assistant
No longer required to have EMHUB running
Application 9.2 + only
File deployment optional (all applications)
Apply ptools patch through Change Assistant
PUM share drive contains
Oracle 12c client (32bit & 64bit)
Ptools 8.54.xx pshome
Ptools 8.53.13 pshome
15. Working with the PUM
1. Install Oracle 12c clients
2. Copy tnsnames entry for PUM database to local
client installs
3. Uninstall CA version from previous PUM
4. Install CA version from PUM (if newer)
5. Use pshome from PUM (if newer)
44. Change Assistant
Invalid views
One update indentified:
241 invalid views in DEMO
31,000 + invalid views in DEV
Version
New step in all ptools 8.54 CA templates
Classic, Enhanced, Report Only modes
45. Gotcha’s
Oracle Support now asks which PUM image you are on
Initially seemed to expect all fixes were up to date
Some fixes are difficult to pull out individually
47. Thank you for coming!
For additional information, please
visit our website @
https://www.hypergeninc.com/
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