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Randall Groncki

Oracle ACE Pro ♠️
https://ace.oracle.com/apex/ace/profile/randallgroncki

Just an old, creaky PeopleSoft Tech
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#PeopleSoft #PeopleToos #Oralce #Insights #Kibana #BIPub
PeopleSoft released PeopleTools 8.62

Lots of great stuff

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April 24, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Need better #PeopleSoft Technicals?

We need to invest in our PeoplSoft Functionals

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So, you want better Technicals? - PeopleTools Tech Tips
… Then invest in your Functionals. (another bloviating opinion piece)
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March 30, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Blog post and YouTube video about embedding #Insights dashboards in your #PeopleSoft fluid pages. Stop making your users navigate away from their workflow for the analytics. Embed them right next to the relevant data.
Add Insights Dashboards to Fluid Pages - PeopleTools Tech Tips
Beginning with PeopleTools 8.61, we can embed Insights dashboards in Fluid pages. Meet the users where they are in their workflow and provide an Insights dashboard on the page next to their data.
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February 22, 2025 at 1:09 AM
#PeopleSoft Cloud Manager 19 is out

youtu.be/ijl7o5JRHJ8?...
Image Highlights, PeopleSoft Cloud Manager Image 19
YouTube video by PSFTOracle
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February 11, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Jim, Kyle & Graham discuss #peoplesoft #peopletools 8.62 planned features

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Oracle ACEs Discuss PeopleTools 8.62 Planned Enhancements
YouTube video by JSMpros
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February 8, 2025 at 2:10 AM
#PeopleSoft Spotlight video on building #Fluid applications. Current to #PeopleTools 8.61. #Oracle just released it today.

Nice intro for a developer starting fluid.

Also, a nice fundamentals review for those of us who haven't worked with fluid for a while.
PeopleSoft Spotlight Series: Developing Fluid Applications
YouTube video by PSFTOracle
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December 17, 2024 at 7:05 PM
Giving #PeopleSoft #PSQuery to the users - it's like giving a Farrari to a 16-Year-Old hopped up on Energy Drinks and "Fast & Furious" movies. There will be problems...

David from the PeopleSoft DBA Blog shows some ways to find the worst sinners - with code and examples.
#PeopleTools #Oracle
PeopleSoft PS/Query: Finding Users' Cartesian Joins
A blog about PeopleSoft, Oracle database, and performance tuning
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December 17, 2024 at 1:04 PM
Interactive #Insights dashboards contextually integrated into #PeopleSoft pages?

A true Pivot Grid Killer! I think users and developers will be lining up to convert over to something so much more useful with real performance.

I can't wait until #Oracle delivers this in #PeopleTools 8.62?
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PeopleSoft Now! PeopleSoft Product Strategy Roadmap Update
YouTube video by PSFTOracle
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December 16, 2024 at 1:43 PM
Working on an upcoming post about inserting #Insights dashboards into a #PeopleSoft fluid page. It's been beating me up to say the least.
Just had a breakthrough (Jim Marion was right) - the answer was to add more Group Boxes!
Still doing the research on that one... so TBD on publish date.
December 15, 2024 at 5:34 PM
So my customer wanted a label on the charts to contain both the field value and the description. They use them interchangeably.
Here is how to combine fields and a quick introduction to Insights Scripted Fields#PeopleSoft
#PeopleToos #Oralce #Insights #Kibana
Combine fields for Insights Dashboards - PeopleTools Tech Tips
Add Scripted Fields to Insights Index Patterns to manipulate data to create more meaningful visualizations for our users.
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December 15, 2024 at 5:30 PM
Do I really need average days in an analytic to have 3 decimals of precision? I don't think so. Here's now to format those numbers in the visualizations
#PeopleSoft #PeopleToos #Oralce #Insights #Kibana
Format Numbers in Insights Dashboards - PeopleTools Tech Tips
The Insights default number format can clutter charts with excessive precision. What if you want just to show one, or maybe no decimals in your chart?
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December 15, 2024 at 5:28 PM
Our data sets are constantly changing. This is the best, quickest way to update the Insights index pattern when the dataset changes. PLEASE... do NOT delete that Index Pattern and recreate
#PeopleSoft #PeopleToos #Oralce #Insights #Kibana
Refresh Insights Index Patterns - PeopleTools Tech Tips
Deleting and recreating your Insights Index Patterns removes all formatting and formulas. There also is a good chance to break all your visualizations using that Index Pattern. Instead, refresh your I...
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December 15, 2024 at 5:27 PM
Quick blog on how to add URLs to Insights and Kibana dashboards. #peoplesoft #peopletools #kibana #insights
Add URLs to Insights Dashboards - PeopleTools Tech Tips
Every Insights dataset from PeopleSoft has a Drilling URL. Use that URL in your Insights Dashboards to link the user back to PeopleSoft pages.
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December 15, 2024 at 5:24 PM