Christina Yue, Customer Learning Manager |
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 from RECONNECT 18, Getting the Most Out of PeopleSoft PeopleTools: Tips and Techniques, a member-only benefit.