PeopleSoft 8 utilizes Internet Architecture to capitalize on the browser based interface and server centric architecture.  Moving to Version 8.x will reduce ongoing deployment and maintenance requirements.  The reason behind this is that ‘the new architecture removes the need to deploy the client software to the user community.’  The new architecture in PeopleSoft 8 anticipates that the customer will run all processes in a server-based environment.  This will impact the current procedures for end user reporting.

In PeopleSoft 8, reports are now housed in the report repository, which is tightly integrated with the Web Server and Web technologies.  Reports are no longer executed on the client or in a shared drive where the user has to navigate to the directory to view/retrieve their reports.  All reports are managed by Process Scheduler and placed in the report repository for retrieval via Process Monitor using the browser.   All output is listed as hyperlinks where the user will click on the desired report/log and it will be loaded in the browser window.

Specific SQR requirements will be developed in the next month.  To prepare for the changes, review your sqrs for the following: