PeopleSoft 8: Dakota State University OnCampus Installation and Implementation

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PeopleSoft 8 Dakota State University On-Campus
Installation and Implementation

• Tom Farrell
• Jeremy Pauli

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Presentation Outline

• Introduction to PeopleSoft
• The PeopleSoft 8 On-Campus Installation
• DSU classes on PeopleSoft
• The future of PeopleSoft at DSU

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About PeopleSoft

• Headquarters Pleasanton, CA
• Employees 8,000
• Revenue (FY2000) 1.7 Billion

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More About PeopleSoft

• Customers 4,600
• Founded in 1987 as Human Resources Software
  Company

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PeopleSoft Versions

• Newest Version is 8.X
• Version 8 provides for and supports the Internet
  Architecture model
• That is all of the client workstation requires is
  a web browser

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PeopleSoft Product Lines

• Now 9 Main Product lines
• Customer Relationship Management
• Enterprise Performance Management
• Enterprise Service Automation
• Financials

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Product Lines

• Human Resources Management
• Portal Solutions
• Supplier Relationship Management
• Supply Chain Management
• Trading Exchange Services

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More About PeopleSoft

• Specific industry solutions for
• Education and government
• Small and mid-sized organizations

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The Installation

• PeopleSoft Installation experts can do in 30-40
  hours.
• DSU Install 100

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Internet Architecture
End User
Database Server
Application Server
(Browser)
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PeopleSoft 8 Architecture
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PeopleSoft Internet Architecture
SQL
JOLT
HTTP/HTML
HTTP/XML
HTTP/WML
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Running Single Machine Model

• Pentium III
• 1Ghz
• 256 RAM
• 20Gb and 40Gb primary hard drives (Production and
  Test)

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The Steps of Installation

• Install Windows 2000 Server
• Install Apache Server
• Install SQL Server 2000
• Install PeopleSoft 8 (Human Resources
  Financials)
• Create Databases (HR Fin)
• Demo database
• System database

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Steps (contd)

• Install Tuxedo/Jolt
• Configure Application Server
• Configure PeopleSoft Internet Architecture

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Install Problems

• Dont complain about having poor customer support
  poor support is better than none!
• Installation Manual Not always in the most
  convenient order. i.e. Password needed is 5
  pages later.

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Types of Errors Continuing to Battle

• Buffer Overflow ? SP2
• Incorrect Syntax ? MDAC 2.6
• Invalid Column Name ? ??

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PeopleSoft on the DSU Campus

• Dakota State University is one a select number of
  campuses participating in the PeopleSoft on
  Campus Program.
• Also one of only 12 schools that participate as
  part of the academic council.

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The Academic Advisory Council
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PeopleSoft On Campus Program Provides

• Academic use license for application software
• Curriculum tools and resources, including
  PeopleSoft University (PSU) materials
• Faculty training and development opportunities
• Collaboration with PeopleSoft customers

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DSU Faculty Training

• One CIS faculty member with 50 plus days
  technical and functional
• One CIS faculty member with 18 plus days
  technical and functional
• Two CIS faculty with 5 10 plus days
• Three Business faculty with 5 plus days
• All BIS faculty two days of training

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DSU Student Training

• Dakota State University Students have also been
  able to participate in training opportunities.
• Three students participated in a PeopleTools I
  class in Pleasanton, CA
• One student has participated in three of the
  classes

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Current DSU Curriculum

• BUS 292 Special Topics ERP
• John Webster offering Fall 2002 for the third
  semester
• Utilizes PeopleSoft and provides an overview of
  the ERP process.
• CIS 470 Special Topics PeopleSoft
• Tom Farrell offered first time Spring 2002
  semester
• Equivalent course to PeopleSoft PeopleTools I

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Future DSU Curriculum

• Fall 2002 first offering of CSC 206 Computer
  Applications
• Human Resources
• Financials
• Technical
• Hope to obtain approval to be able to have DSU
  PeopleSoft classes count for PSU classes
• Looking at graduate program courses and even
  potentially a track in ERP

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The DSU PeopleSoft Team

• Faculty
• Tom Farrell
• John Webster
• Computing Services
• Josh Bolt
• Craig Miller
• David Zolnowsky

• Students
• Josh Pauli
• Jeremy Pauli
• Special Thanks
• Giovonni Benitez
• Mark Conway

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Questions
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Lets Look at PeopleSoft on DSU

• Functional User
• Web based
• http//eh-peoplesoft.dsu.edu/
• Technical User
• Application Designer