PT Roadmap 2011 - Overview

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PeopleSoft Technology Roadmap

Scott Schafer Oracle, Senior Product Strategy Manager, PeopleTools Strategy
The following is intended to outline our general product direction. It is intended for information purposes only, and may not be incorporated into any contract. It is not a commitment to deliver any material, code, or functionality, and should not be relied upon in making purchasing decisions. The development, release, and timing of any features or functionality described for Oracles products remains at the sole discretion of Oracle.
Program Agenda
Delivery Model Release Planning 8.50 & 8.51 In Review 8.52 And Looking Forward Questions
PeopleTools Roadmap
Consistent, annual PeopleTools releases
PT8.50
PT8.51
PT8.52
PT8.53
PT8.5x
PeopleSoft Investment Strategy

Deliver Timely Additive Solutions That Are Easy To Adopt OBJECTIVES
Continue Delivery of ValueAdd Capabilities Provide Capabilities More Frequently Enable Feature Adoption without Upgrading your Application
STRATEGY
Add Capabilities to Current Application Release Annual PeopleTools Release Cycle ~3 Year Applications Major Release Cycle
PeopleTools
8.50
8.51
8.52
8.53
8.54
8.55
8.56
Applications
9.1
Feature Pack
Feature Pack
9.2
Feature Pack
Feature Pack
9.3

When Should We Upgrade?
PeopleTools Patch Support
Each PeopleTools version will be patched until 12 months after the NEXT version is released Critical Updates (CPUs) will be produced for 12 months beyond that
8.50 Patch Support begins at GA And continues until 12 months after 8.51 GA
CPUs for 12 additional months
8.50 PeopleTools
8.51
8.52
8.53
Applications
9.1
Feature Pack
Feature Pack
9.2

Ideal Upgrade Frequency In-Sync
Synchronized with PeopleTools annual releases Tools Upgrade go-live prior to end of Patch Support Subsequent Tools Upgrade go-live during its Patch Support and prior to end of prior releases Critical Patch Support
8.50 Patch Support 8.50 CPU Only 8.51 Patch Support
Ideal 8.50 Go-Live 8.51
8.50
8.51 CPU Only
8.50 PeopleTools
8.52
8.51
8.53
Applications
9.1
Feature Pack
Feature Pack
9.2

Alternate Upgrade Frequency Skip One
Tools Upgrade go-live prior to end of Patch Support Subsequent Tools Upgrade go-live during its Patch Support and prior to end of prior releases Critical Patch Support
8.50 Patch Support
8.50 CPU Only 8.52 Patch Support
8.50 PeopleTools
Ideal 8.50 GoLive 8.51

8.50
8.52
Ideal 8.52 GoLive

8.52
8.53
Applications
9.1
Feature Pack
Feature Pack
9.2
Program Agenda
PeopleSoft Economics
Value
Ben1+ Ben2+ Cost1 + Cost2 +
Benefits are not always monetized Benefits are almost always subjective (marginal value, etc.) Costs are often easier to measure and therefore take critical focus
PeopleSoft Technology Strategy

Global Trends That Influence our Direction
TCO
Infrastructure Flexibility Productivity/Efficiency/Usability Automation, Application Lifecycle
SaaS, Cloud Computing (Public/Private), Virtualization

Capitalization of Infrastructure, Cost Controls Customization vs. Configuration
Integration, Security, Governance, Compliance

Heterogeneous implementations Federated, loosely coupled integrated solutions More content on the web, more processes include external interaction
Goal: Align our investments with yours
PeopleSoft Technology Direction

Continue to Evolve
Enhance Usability
Simple Productive Intuitive
Deliver Business Value

Business-led upgrades Visible and Measurable end-user benefits
Lower Cost to Own

Predict and Plan Manage and Control risk Optimize and Leverage resources
Program Agenda

Deliver an Evolutionary User Experience
PeopleTools 8.50 brought New menu architecture New style, look and feel Dynamic, responsive UI
Grids Modal Windows Type Ahead
Related Content Framework






PeopleTools 8.51 added SmartNavigation
Application Navigation by Hierarchical Data
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Application Navigation by Hierarchical Data Related Actions On-page contextual menus

Application Navigation by Hierarchical Data Related Actions On-page contextual menus Persistent Search Results
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Embedded Help
On-page integrated help content

Embedded Help
Related Content Enhancements

Support for Level 1, 2 and Hidden Fields
Introduction of Workcenter Framework
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PeopleTools 8.51 brought SmartNavigation
Embedded Help
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Usage
Related Content Enhancements

Support for Level 1, 2 and Hidden Fields
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Test
Introduction of Workcenter Framework Impact Analysis Application
Maintenance
Program Agenda
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PeopleTools 8.52 continues with Universal Search Framework
Comprehensive changes and enhancements to how users access PeopleSoft content Enables Search to be a fundamental aspect of user navigation Provides Global Search, improved Component Search, Search Facets and Search Filters
Lets see a demo

PeopleTools 8.52 continues with Application Workcenter Platform
Role-based functional dashboards that include:
Inter-related pagelet content in transactional context Activity Guides: Process based navigation framework Integrated Operational Reporting, Analytics and Dynamic Charts
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Prioritize Work Queues and Alerts
Configurable One Stop Shop Role-based Work Center
View and Correct Exceptions
Drill to Details
Personalized Navigation
Perform Actions Quickly on Multiple Documents
Navigation / Task Pane
Related Content Pane
Target Content Pane
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PeopleTools 8.52 continues with Operational Reporting: Pivot Grid
Pivot Table functionality within PIA Dynamic Integrated chart Publish table or chart to pagelet for Operational Dashboard or Workcenter

PeopleTools 8.52 continues with Operational Reporting
Pivot Tables
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Evolutionary Technology Platform
PeopleTools 8.51 PeopleSoft Test Framework Usage Monitor PeopleTools 8.52 Three-way Compare/Merge Related Content as Managed Objects Feeds as Managed Objects
Feed Publisher Wizard Feed Personalization Feed Definition Templates
Application Lifecycle Management

Drivers and Value Proposition
Change is Inevitable
Enhancements Maintenance Upgrades
Risky and Expensive

System testing is time consuming and costly Accurate Impact information is difficult to gather
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Maintenance Process
Without PeopleSoft Enhanced LCM
Install
Manually Intensive
Impact Analysis
Fix Custom Code Review Compare Reports Check application functionality for potential impact Estimate level of effort Decision to apply maintenance often based on partial or incomplete analysis System Test Review and fix customizations as needed Developers complete unit testing Business Owners complete system test Scope of test usually very broad, often majority of application Unit Test
Maintenance Process
With PeopleSoft Enhanced LCM
Install Impact Analysis Fix Custom Code Run Test Coverage and Compare Reports to tables Review Test Case Impact Estimate level of effort Decision to apply maintenance based on more complete analysis Review and fix customizations as needed Developers review Test Case Maintenance report and complete automated unit testing Impacted Business Owners complete system test only on affected parts of the application System Test
Automation Benefits
Unit Test
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PeopleTools 8.51 Documents Interface PeopleTools 8.52 PeopleSoft Integration Network
Simplified configuration and setup Introspection of application interfaces Monitor across nodes
Web Service Prompts

Improve use of Components with external User Interfaces such as applications built with Oracle ADF
WSDL 2.0/Soap 1.2 Performance Improvements for Large/Binary content RESTful Services

PeopleTools 8.51 Oracle Active Data Guard
Offload mostly read-only workloads to idle resources
PeopleTools 8.52 Golden Gate Solaris x86-64 EM Data Masking Oracle Secure Files Discontinue HPUX PA-RISC
Oracle VM Production Templates Amazon EC2 Cloud Deployment
PeopleTools 8.52 Release Value Proposition (RVP) document available on MY Oracle Support
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Business Practice Change

PeopleSoft Third-Party Products Oracle remains committed to supporting PeopleSoft customers ability to choose technology components
Active partner testing and certification program
Aligning our business practices for partner products

Operating systems, Databases, Application Servers, Browsers
Moving toward a business model where customers license IBM WebSphere Application Server, Business Objects Enterprise and Crystal Reports directly from their respective vendors
Announcement: As of September 1, 2010, NEW customers will not receive a license to use IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) when they purchase PeopleSoft Enterprise applications. Prior to upgrading to PeopleTools 8.52 existing customers will need to obtain support from IBM or migrate to Oracle WebLogic.
If you already own a PeopleSoft application and want to keep using IBM WebSphere The license you have already received is still valid. Oracle will continue to provide direct support for IBM WAS while PeopleTools 8.51 is being patched. Oracle will continue to certify new IBM WAS versions with future PeopleTools releases. Details:
PeopleTools 8.51 will be the last release to package IBM WebSphere Application Server. Existing customers may use the previously provided license, new customers will not receive a license to use WAS with PeopleSoft applications. Future versions of IBM WebSphere Application Server will be certified with future PeopleTools releases. Customers who wish to continue using IBM WAS with PeopleSoft applications will need to obtain appropriate license and support from IBM prior to upgrading to PeopleTools 8.52. Oracle will continue to package Oracle WebLogic with PeopleTools. All customers will have the option to use this product at no charge.
If you are a new customer and want to use IBM WebSphere Oracle will continue to certify new IBM WAS versions with future PeopleTools releases. You will need to purchase a license for WAS directly from IBM.
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Announcement: As of July 1, 2011, Oracle will discontinue distribution of Business Objects Enterprise and Crystal Reports with PeopleTools. Existing customers may use the license previously received from Oracle. PeopleSoft reports will continue to be delivered using Oracle XML Publisher, which is included free-of-charge.
If you already own a PeopleSoft application and want to keep using Crystal Reports The license you have already received is still valid. Oracle will continue to certify new versions of Business Objects products with future PeopleTools releases. You will need to purchase these future releases from SAP/Business Objects if you wish to use them. Details:
All customers who have received a licensed copy of Business Objects products from Oracle with PeopleTools will be able to continue using the product according to the provided license terms. Oracle plans to continue to certify future versions of Business Objects products with future PeopleTools releases. Customers who wish to use future versions of Business Objects products with PeopleSoft will need to obtain appropriate license and support directly from SAP/Business Objects. Oracle will continue to package Oracle XML Publisher with PeopleTools. All customers will have the option to use this product at no charge. All of the critical reports included with PeopleSoft applications will be converted to XML Publisher format and included with future PeopleSoft releases.
If you are a new customer and want to use Crystal Reports Oracle will continue to certify new Business Objects products with future PeopleTools releases. You will need to purchase a license for these products directly from SAP/Business Objects.
Learn More
PeopleSoft Information Development Resources
Information Portal
PeopleSoft_Info
Hosted & Mobile PeopleBooks
Doc Home Pages and Enterprise Integration Point Maps

PeopleSoft on
Read the PeopleSoft Apps Strategy Blog
Transfer of Information (TOIs)

click icons for more information
Cumulative Feature Overview & Upgrade Resource Report Tools
Business Process Maps & Entity Relationship Diagrams
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PeopleSoft Technology Roadmap

PeopleSoft Investment Strategy

PeopleSoft Investment Strategy

CPUs for 12 additional months

PeopleSoft Investment Strategy

8.51 CPU Only

PeopleSoft Investment Strategy

8.50 Patch Support

8.50 CPU Only 8.52 Patch Support

Ideal 8.50 GoLive 8.51

Ideal 8.52 GoLive

Ben1+ Ben2+ Cost1 + Cost2 +

PeopleSoft Technology Strategy

SaaS, Cloud Computing (Public/Private), Virtualization

Integration, Security, Governance, Compliance

Goal: Align our investments with yours

PeopleSoft Technology Direction

Deliver Business Value

Lower Cost to Own

PeopleSoft Technology Direction

Related Content Framework

PeopleSoft Technology Direction

Related Content Framework

PeopleSoft Technology Direction

Related Content Framework

PeopleSoft Technology Direction

Related Content Framework

PeopleSoft Technology Direction

Related Content Framework

PeopleSoft Technology Direction

Related Content Framework

PeopleSoft Technology Direction

PeopleSoft Technology Direction

PeopleSoft Technology Direction

PeopleSoft Technology Direction

PeopleSoft Technology Direction

Related Content Enhancements

Introduction of Workcenter Framework

PeopleSoft Technology Direction

Related Content Enhancements

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Introduction of Workcenter Framework Impact Analysis Application

PeopleSoft Technology Direction

Lets see a demo

PeopleSoft Technology Direction

Prioritize Work Queues and Alerts

Configurable One Stop Shop Role-based Work Center

View and Correct Exceptions

Perform Actions Quickly on Multiple Documents

Navigation / Task Pane

Related Content Pane

Target Content Pane

PeopleSoft Technology Direction

PeopleSoft Technology Direction

PeopleSoft Technology Direction

Application Lifecycle Management

Risky and Expensive

PeopleSoft Technology Direction

Web Service Prompts

PeopleSoft Technology Direction

Oracle VM Production Templates Amazon EC2 Cloud Deployment