Colton Fischer

A software developer that enjoys exploring the capabilities of PeopleTools.

Tips and Tricks

Access Local PS Apps Publicly

If you are like me and run PeopleSoft applications on your personal machine, there are times where you might want to share a feature or functionality that yo...

Run Dynamic Code with Application Class Tester

I previously did a post that documented a utility I created that allows you to Compile and Run PeopleCode Online. This was a neat tool, but it required imp...

Exposing Undocumented PeopleCode Functions

There are some really useful built-in PeopleCode functions that are available to be consumed, but are not documented in PeopleBooks. Good examples of these ...

Fluid Component Logging Techniques

I find that effective usage of browser developer tools is crucial for productive PeopleSoft development. Having the ability to inspect and edit the CSS and ...

Online PeopleCode Editor

In the past I’ve discussed how the %Metadata Application Package can be used to programmatically manage PeopleTools objects. I provided a POC project that a...

Hidden ACM Plugins

In episode #120 of the PeopleSoft Administrator Podcast, there is a discussion on the deltas in the PTEM_CONFIG App Package from 8.55 to 8.56. In 8.56 there ...

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 Bra...

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 defi...

PeopleCode Syntax Highlighting in Ace Editor

Ace is an embeddable code editor written in JavaScript. The Ace Editor allows for practical software development in online tools such as the Cloud9 IDE. Wit...

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 definit...

Response Manipulation with Portal Custodian

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 we...

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 b...

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 Regi...

Online PeopleCode Event Editor

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 i...

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 ...

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...

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 re...

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 Shee...

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 argu...

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 p...

PeopleSoft HTML Element IDs

The HTML element IDs that appear on PeopleSoft pages follow an officially undocumented naming convention. It would be nice to know the exact naming conventi...

Sending SMS Text Messages in PeopleSoft

In this post I will provide a step-by-step tutorial on how to send SMS text messages in PeopleSoft. I will be consuming Nexmo’s SMS API to send SMS messages...

Safely Handling User Inputted Data

It should be well understood that you should never trust user input in your application. As an application developer, I always try my hardest to enforce ver...

Defining Your Own Web Profile Custom Properties

I recently discovered a good piece of information provided by a member of the psadmin.io community. They explained how they have defined their own custom pro...

Two-Factor Authentication

Validating Time-Based One-Time Passwords

There are various techniques to enforce multi-factor authentication in web applications. One approach is to use Time-Based One-Time Passwords (TOTPs) as an a...

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 b...

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 Go...

Sensitive Data Masking in PeopleSoft

I’d like to share a demonstration of a field-level data masking solution that I’ve created for PeopleSoft. This project showcases a lot of the techniques th...

Implementing Google Authenticator in PeopleSoft

I previously demonstrated how I use Google Authenticator to protect sensitive resources in my PeopleSoft applications. I would like to share the code involv...

How to Set Up a Redirection Servlet Filter in PeopleSoft

I would like to provide a tutorial to show how redirection capabilities can be achieved with servlet filters. There are many use cases for why you would nee...

Google Authenticator in PeopleSoft

This is a demonstration of my Google Authenticator implementation in PeopleSoft. Google Authenticator is a free service that can be used to implement two-ste...

Using the Event Mapping Framework to Enforce Two-Factor Authentication

The Event Mapping Framework is a new functionality introduced in PeopleTools 8.55. The framework provides a way to run custom code on delivered components w...

Setting Up Two-Factor Authentication in PeopleSoft (Part 2)

In this part of the tutorial, I have expanded on what was done in the first part by adding additional logic to the Signon PeopleCode and adding more function...

Setting Up Two-Factor Authentication in PeopleSoft (Part 1)

I am going to provide a tutorial on how to setup two-factor authentication (2FA) in PeopleSoft. This is going to serve as a technical demonstration (and doc...

Two-Factor Authentication in PeopleSoft

This post is to document my two-factor authentication (2FA) project that I have implemented in PeopleSoft. This project was done because there was a desi...

PeopleSoft Administration

Managing Custom Font Files

Design requirements often require PeopleSoft developers to use custom web fonts when styling PeopleSoft applications. An easy way to make use of a custom fo...

Controlling HttpOnly Cookies

Browser cookies served from PeopleSoft are marked as HttpOnly by default starting in PeopleTools 8.57. HttpOnly cookies prevent client side scripts from ac...

Hidden ACM Plugins

In episode #120 of the PeopleSoft Administrator Podcast, there is a discussion on the deltas in the PTEM_CONFIG App Package from 8.55 to 8.56. In 8.56 there ...

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 t...

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 defi...

Response Manipulation with Portal Custodian

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 we...

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 re...

Managing Configuration Data on the Web Server

Some of the servlet filters that I have previously demonstrated make use of configuration data that originates from the PeopleSoft application. This configu...

Defining Your Own Web Profile Custom Properties

I recently discovered a good piece of information provided by a member of the psadmin.io community. They explained how they have defined their own custom pro...

PeopleSoft Campus Solutions Native OS DPK Install

This is the step-by-step process that I took to install the Campus Solutions 9.2 application to a Windows operating system using the Native OS deployment pa...

Event Mapping

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 Mapp...

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 ...

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 Conten...

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...

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 argu...

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 Go...

Enabling Location-Based Security in PeopleSoft with Event Mapping

I wanted to share a proof-of-concept approach to creating a simple application layer firewall with event mapping in PeopleSoft. This post is similar to my U...

Logging What Users Are Searching For

Keeping a record of the transactions that are occurring in your PeopleSoft applications is a great way to prepare yourself for the inevitable security invest...

Google Authenticator in PeopleSoft

This is a demonstration of my Google Authenticator implementation in PeopleSoft. Google Authenticator is a free service that can be used to implement two-ste...

Using the Event Mapping Framework to Enforce Two-Factor Authentication

The Event Mapping Framework is a new functionality introduced in PeopleTools 8.55. The framework provides a way to run custom code on delivered components w...

Servlet Filters

Response Compression with Custom Servlet Filters

One major drawback of the response-manipulating servlet filters that I have showcased on this site is that the delivered compression functionality needed to ...

Managing Configuration Data on the Web Server

Some of the servlet filters that I have previously demonstrated make use of configuration data that originates from the PeopleSoft application. This configu...

Sensitive Data Masking in PeopleSoft

I’d like to share a demonstration of a field-level data masking solution that I’ve created for PeopleSoft. This project showcases a lot of the techniques th...

Global Script and Style Injection

Modifying or transforming response data generated by the web server is a great use of servlet filters. I read a nice Stack Overflow thread that discusses th...

How to Set Up a Data Masking Servlet Filter

I previously demonstrated how servlet filters can be used to view and modify HTTP requests that the client sends to the web server. This post will demonstra...

How to Set Up a Request Logging Servlet Filter

I developed a servlet filter that is capable of logging the request data that a client sends to the PeopleSoft servlets. I did this project to better famili...

How to Set Up a Redirection Servlet Filter in PeopleSoft

I would like to provide a tutorial to show how redirection capabilities can be achieved with servlet filters. There are many use cases for why you would nee...

Servlet Filters in PeopleSoft

Below is a presentation that I gave on how servlet filters can be used to enhance the security of PeopleSoft applications. In this presentation, I introduce ...

Utilities

Server Side Logs in the Browser Console

I did a post last year on the topic of Fluid Component Logging that demonstrated techniques to view server side log statements in the browser console. The te...

Getting Started with Pivet on Windows

Pivet is an open source PeopleSoft versioning tool that allows for git-based version control for PeopleSoft definitions. I originally installed Pivet in one...

PS-SwitchToken Bookmarklet Generator

PS-SwitchToken is a JavaScript program that allows you to seamlessly switch users during a PeopleSoft session.

Run PeopleCode

Running arbitrary PeopleCode statements and scripts in the PIA has always been a desirable feature for me. I previously scratched this itch by writing a pro...

Online PeopleCode Editor

In the past I’ve discussed how the %Metadata Application Package can be used to programmatically manage PeopleTools objects. I provided a POC project that a...

PeopleCode Syntax Highlighting in Ace Editor

Ace is an embeddable code editor written in JavaScript. The Ace Editor allows for practical software development in online tools such as the Cloud9 IDE. Wit...

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...

User Experience

Display iScripts in Fluid Nav Collections

There is a pesky bug that has been a thorn in my side for quite some time. The issue is the inability to use iScript based Content References in Fluid Navig...

Contextual Navigator

The PeopleSoft Navigator is a component that provides users a way to navigate the folders and pages within Portal Registry menu structure.

Custom Branding User Attributes

User Attributes are a nice feature of the PeopleTools Branding framework. User Attributes allow us to conditionally apply Portal Branding Themes in a contex...

Creating Personalization Options

In my previous post, I described how we can edit existing Personalization Options to allow for User Preference-Based Homepage Types. I am going to expand o...

User Preference-Based Homepage Types

PeopleSoft allows for administrative users to configure and create Personalization Options that allow end users to personalize their application experience v...

Logging

Sensitive Data Masking in PeopleSoft

I’d like to share a demonstration of a field-level data masking solution that I’ve created for PeopleSoft. This project showcases a lot of the techniques th...

How to Set Up a Request Logging Servlet Filter

I developed a servlet filter that is capable of logging the request data that a client sends to the PeopleSoft servlets. I did this project to better famili...

Logging What Users Are Searching For

Keeping a record of the transactions that are occurring in your PeopleSoft applications is a great way to prepare yourself for the inevitable security invest...

Cloud Manager

Extending Cloud Manager with OCI REST API

Cloud Manager is a powerful tool for managing PeopleSoft Environments running on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). There are many great features in the late...

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