The Configurable Alerts Framework for PeopleSoft enables user-defined monitoring and auditing of transactional or configuration data, alerting interested parties whenever an exception is raised.

1. CONFIGURABLE ALERTS
FRAMEWORK
A PeopleSoft Auditing Tool for System
Administrators and Business Users Alike
Leandro Baca

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CONFIGURABLE ALERTS FRAMEWORK
• Allows for the definition, scheduling, and execution
of user-defined alerts
• Delivers a color-coded report by e-mail with any
raised alerts
• BI Publisher report template can be easily adapted
to client’s look and feel
• Multilingual capabilities produce the report in the
user’s desired language
• Security-driven design ensures users will only be
alerted when so merited
• Optionally produces an XML file for integration
purposes

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USE CASES
• Prevent data breaches by auditing user security
• Ensure proper configuration of payroll setup
• Harden PeopleSoft data model integrity checks
• Alert about Integration Broker and Process
Scheduler issues
• Extend standard delivered audits (SYSAUDIT,
DDDAUDIT, SWPAUDIT)
• Audit development QA
• Monitor RDBMS configuration

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ALERT DEFINITION: METADATA

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ALERT DEFINITION: QUERY AND OUTPUT

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ALERT TEST

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ALERT TEST: SQL TEXT VALIDATION

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ALERT GROUP: SECURITY

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REPORT RUN CONTROL

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STANDARD SCHEDULING OPTIONS

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RESULTS RECEIVED BY E-MAIL
• Configurable e-mail subject and body text

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PDF REPORT
• Color-coded by
importance
• Sorted according to
user-defined sequence
• At-a-glance
quantification of alerts

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EXTRACT OF PDF REPORT

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XML OUTPUT FOR FURTHER INTEGRATION

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FUTURE ENHANCEMENTS
• Choose between multiple report templates at
runtime
• Define automatic remediation actions for alerts
• Integrate natively with Nagios monitoring
solution through NSCA
• Specify WITH clauses before SQL statement for
simpler definition
• Optional columnar output for stricter report
formatting