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POC Google Authenticator Project
A recent comment I received made me go back and revisit my “Implementing Google Authenticator in PeopleSoft” post where I discuss the code involved to get Google Authenticator working in PeopleSoft....
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Making Objects Accessible in the Branding Framework
The Branding Framework pages are really useful because they provide the ability to add and update branding-related objects from within the PIA. These pages provide a convenient alternative to having to...
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Classic UI for Administrative Users
A common desire among organizations that adopt the Fluid user interface (UI) is the ability to keep the Classic UI for administrative users. The loudest argument backing the need for the Classic UI for...
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Using PT_METADATA to Create Objects
I was recently poking around the delivered code behind the Branding Framework pages. These are the pages that allow us to create HTML, JavaScript, Style Sheet, and Image definitions within the PIA....
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PT_METADATA and Web Server Cache
A while back I presented a solution to manage configuration data on the web server. This solution involved a servlet-based cache managing utility that was responsible for the storage and caching of...
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Location-Based Menu Pruning
Menu pruning is the process of limiting the items that show up in a menu for a user. This process is desirable in situations where you want to prevent a user from accessing certain content references....
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Understanding the %metadata Application Package
The %metadata application package in PeopleSoft is very intriguing. This app package is unlike any other as we (PeopleSoft Developers) do not have access to the implementation of this package. When...
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Custom Fluid Homepage Background Image
I recently got my hands on a PeopleSoft environment running the new 8.56 PeopleTools. I have been most curious to see the advancements in the Related Content Framework Event Mapping functionality in...
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Adding Breadcrumbs to the Fluid Navigator
The Fluid Navigator is the new navigation technique that most closely resembles to old Classic style drop down menu navigation. If you have not yet had the chance to convert your entire menu structure...
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Conditional Data Masking with Event Mapping
Using Event Mapping to perform field level data masking is an idea that I have toyed with since the release of Event Mapping in PeopleTools 8.55. Event Mapping is a desirable tool for field level data...
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Online PeopleCode Editor Project
I recently made a post discussing the %metadata application package in PeopleSoft. I provided an overview of the package as well as examples of how to use it. To support my research efforts in...
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Where in the Fluid Am I?
When navigating in a PeopleSoft system that uses Fluid Navigation, it can be easy to lose your bearings in terms of where you actually are in the Portal Registry. Knowing the exact Content Reference...
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Generating QR Codes in PeopleSoft
The PeopleCode language is not known for natively supporting cutting edge technical functionalities. However, it is common for the PeopleSoft Developer to be thrown a technically advanced requirement...
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Compile and Run PeopleCode Online
There are many times where I come across some sample PeopleCode on the internet and I want to execute the PeopleCode in my environment to see the output. The route I take to test drive some PeopleCode...
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What in the world is the Portal Custodian? I asked myself this very question when I came across a delivered file named portalCustion.xml on the PeopleSoft web server. The Portal Custodian is an...
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Easy REST Requests
One of the biggest pain points with using Integration Broker to consume third-party REST web services is the creation of all of the required metadata definitions. If I want to perform a simple REST...
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PeopleCode Syntax Highlighting in Ace Editor
Ace is an embeddable code editor written in JavaScript. My first exposure to the Ace Editor was when I started to use the Cloud9 IDE for non-PeopleSoft development. I like using web-based tools...
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Overriding Web Server Properties in the PIA
A while back I did a tutorial on how to define your own web profile custom properties. In that post I demonstrated how custom meta-HTML variables can be defined on the web profile that can then be...
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Managing Large HTML Objects
I wanted to share a quick tip on managing third-party JavaScript libraries in HTML objects in PeopleTools. The tip is to manage these HTML objects in the Branding Framework in the PIA rather than...
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ACM Plugin Configuration Properties
I am finally starting to get up to speed with Automated Configuration Management (ACM) Plugins. ACM is something that the guys over at psadmin.io have been talking about for some time now and I think...
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