SQL Server ODBC - 32bit/64bit issue

When using SQL Server 2005 on 64 bit Edition Windows 2005 Server, use 32bit ODBC Administrator (available under C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\odbcad32.exe) to configure ODBC Database Sources as the PS client requires 32 bit database connectivity.

REN server 403 Error

When configuring REN server, if you get an error 403... check these
http://psadmin.wordpress.com/2008/08/04/steps-to-check-ren-server-failure/

Portal Search Index: Separate Application & Process Scheduler Server

In case you have separate servers (physical machines) for App and Process Scheduler, you would need to configure your App Servers and Process Schedulers to point to same folder where the Portal Search Index entries would be stored. In other words, your App and Process scheduler need an entry like this:

Process Scheduler
[Search Indexes]
;=========================================================================
; Search index settings
;=========================================================================
; Search indexes can be given alternate locations if there is an entry here.
; Entries look like: IndexName=fs location (ie EMPLOYEE=c:\temp)
EMPLOYEE=E:\psft\VeritySearch\HCMPRD90

Application Scheduler:
[Search Indexes]
;=========================================================================
; Text-Search index settings
;=========================================================================
; Search indexes can be given alternate locations if there is an entry here.
; Entries look like: IndexName=fs location (ie EMPLOYEE=c:\temp)
EMPLOYEE=\\servername\sharename\HCMPRD90
;

Windows XP Text Search

To configure Windows XP to search all files no matter what the file type, obtain the latest service pack for Windows XP (currently SP2) and then turn on the Index file types with unknown extensions option.

If you use this method, Windows XP searches all file types for the text that you specify.

This can affect the performance of the search functionality. To do this:

Click Start, and then click Search (or point to Search, and then click For Files or Folders).

Click Change preferences, and then click With Indexing Service (for faster local searches).

Click Change Indexing Service Settings (Advanced). Note that you do not have to turn on the Index service.

On the toolbar, click Show/Hide Console Tree.

In the left pane, right-click Indexing Service on Local Machine, and then click Properties.

On the Generation tab, click to select the Index files with unknown extensions check box, and then click OK.

Close the Indexing Service console.

Pay Rates on Compensation page dont appear

Check to ensure
a) Companies in COMPANY_TBL have COUNTRY field filled in
b) DFLT_FREQUENCY table is populated for the COUNTRY linked to the COMPANY on JOB record.

Workflow emails:link redirection after signon

With PeopleTools 8.4x onwards, the enableDirectLink property is no longer required. This means that when a user clicks on a link from a workflow email, peoplesoft should redirect user to the linked page automatically. This should happen even if the user is not logged on and has to enter userid and password on usual signon page. However, for this to happen, the "Allow Public Access" checkbox must be unchecked on the Web Profile that is currently being used.

CI_JOB_DATA_HIRE component interface no longer available in 8.9

CI_JOB_DATA_HIRE component interface no longer available in 8.9

The CI for JOB_DATA_HIRE is no longer available from version 8.9 onwards. PeopleSoft's Hire process has changed and now uses 2 components therefore it is not possible to have one single CI to hire employees. The solution is to use CI_PERSONAL_DATA and CI_JOB_DATA_EMP. However, the drawback is that you need to know the EMPLID that has been generated by first CI. The solution is to use a global variable and set it when new EMPLID is assigned.