Today is the first day of 2021! Have you set training goals? To finish 2020, we sorted courses by enrollment. Based on training interest and enrollment, here were the top five requested courses from 2020:
1. Fluid
It is no surprise that Fluid tops the list of training initiatives. Here are some reasons why
- Strategy: Fluid is PeopleSoft's strategic direction. All new PeopleSoft development happens in Fluid.
- Modern and mobile: Unlike Classic, Fluid is awesome on a mobile device.
- Support: Some Classic components have retired, replaced by their Fluid functional equivalent.
2. Integration Technologies such as REST and JSON
What do Chatbots, Texting (Twilio), Elastic Search, Multi-factor authentication, and Cloud have in common? They are all services outside PeopleSoft that require REST integration. So, just like Fluid, seeing integration at the top of the priority list is no surprise.
3. Application Classes
We've had object-oriented PeopleCode for decades, but without much adoption. I believe today's interest in Application Classes is based on PeopleTools frameworks. Here are a few of the PeopleSoft features that require Application Classes:
- Integration Broker
- Approval Workflow Engine
- Event Mapping
- Campus Solutions COMMGEN
Add to that nearly every new Fluid page using an Application Class as its PeopleCode container, and we can see why Application Classes are in the top five!
4. PeopleSoft Test Framework (PTF)
One of the primary benefits of Cloud is that Cloud solutions are always current. With Selective Adoption, your on-premise PeopleSoft has the same potential, but only if you can stay current. And end-user testing is a clear barrier to staying current. The more we can automate, the faster we can apply maintenance. There seems to be a direct relationship between currency and automation.
But with that said, I have one reason I think everyone should implement automated testing, and that is Configuration. Event Mapping, Page and Field Configurator, and Drop Zones are fantastic ways to transform customizations into configurations. But here's my problem with configurations: no compare reports. Every customization offers a compare report showing changes. Configurations don't. In fact, that is the point of a configuration. Our whole reason for configuring is to move changes into a layer above Oracle's delivered code. But configuration doesn't eliminate review. For example, configurations may reference fields that no longer exist, and will therefore fail at runtime. This is one of the challenges with configurations: no formal review process. This is a gap that I believe PTF can fill. I believe we should pair every configuration with a PTF test (or several tests). After each maintenance cycle, we can run our battery of tests to prove our configurations are still valid. Test failures immediately show us which configurations require review. Here's a short video showing an example:
5. Configuration
With selective adoption, continuous delivery, cloud pressure, support policies, and a steady stream of amazing new features, it is more important than ever that we stay current. And customizations are the enemy of currency. We can therefore, reduce the cost of getting current by replacing customizations with configurations. Page and Field Configurator, Drop Zones, and Event Mapping are some of the most important recent PeopleTools and Enterprise Components additions. Keep an eye on our online learning portal. We'll be releasing several configuration modules as on-demand recorded training.
6. Learn Something Outside PeopleTools
This is supposed to be a top-five list, but I couldn't stop. And I don't want you to stop either. Don't stop with PeopleTools. Learn something outside the traditional PeopleTools stack. If I could recommend one language to learn, it would be JavaScript. JavaScript is not a traditional PeopleTools technology, but it is the primary language of the PeopleSoft user interface. It is also the primary language of every website and the core of many Oracle PaaS frameworks.
At JSMpros, we teach all of these technologies regularly. Check out our website for our latest course offerings. Do you have a group of developers to train? Contact us for discounted group rates!
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