Jim's PeopleSoft Journal

A blog containing development tips I have learned through the years as a PeopleSoft developer.

Monday, July 13, 2026

PeopleTools 8.62 is Missing a Critical Code Enabler... Now What?

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PeopleCode is fantastic, but it has limitations. With GetJavaClass and CreateJavaObject PeopleCode functions, Java is the perfect language t...
Monday, June 15, 2026

Parameterized Landing Page Section Templates

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Dynamic Sections are a powerful feature of PeopleSoft’s modern Landing Pages that use App Classes to render data-driven results. Many sectio...
Thursday, April 16, 2026

PeopleSoft Reconnect Live 2026 at Blueprint 4D!

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Looking for the premier opportunity to connect with PeopleSoft customers and dive deep into PeopleSoft's product strategy? Join us at Pe...
Monday, April 06, 2026

Fluid, Classic, or Classic Plus?

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Let's say you are going to build a brand new component in PeopleSoft Application Designer. Would you build it using Classic, Classic Plu...
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Tuesday, February 10, 2026

Is GenerateComponentPortalURL Still Relevant?

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Let's say you need to link from one PeopleSoft component to another. How would you generate the link? Perhaps FieldChange PeopleCode on ...
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Wednesday, January 14, 2026

App Classes Versus Function Libraries

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If you were to create a reusable code fragment, would you use an App Class or a Function Library? We asked our LinkedIn audience, and thi...
Tuesday, December 16, 2025

From Idea Labs to Implementation: Access PeopleSoft Global Search with Hotkeys!

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Oracle ACE Graham Smith recently posted a fantastic idea to Idea Labs: Put the cursor in Global Search when clicking Home . In a search-cen...
Monday, December 08, 2025

Branding System Options for Fluid

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 The PeopleTools Branding System Options component allows a developer to inject custom CSS and custom JavaScript globally. This is fantastic...
Tuesday, December 02, 2025

When AI Writes PeopleCode... Fact or Fiction?

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I just asked Gemini the following question: "Is there a PeopleCode variable to detect Fluid Mode vs Classic mode?" Gemini responde...
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Thursday, October 23, 2025

PeopleSoft Reconnect 2025 | Dive Deep

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The premiere PeopleSoft conference, Reconnect | Dive Deep, begins in just a few days. If you are not already  registered  for this live virt...
Monday, September 08, 2025

Parsing JSON Arrays with PeopleCode

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PeopleCode includes built-in support for parsing JSON through a native object called the JsonParser . Let's review a couple of JSON stri...
Wednesday, August 13, 2025

Five Reasons to Adopt the Application Services Framework

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PeopleSoft's Integration Broker has support for REST and JSON. But, it is clear from the metadata, design, and history that Integration ...
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Wednesday, July 23, 2025

PTF: Recorder is unable to load... Now What?

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I love PTF! With Selective Adoption, Continuous Delivery, and Customization Isolation strategies, PTF is more important than ever. Since Eve...
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Monday, June 02, 2025

Have you Considered the Application Services Framework?

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 We recently asked the PeopleSoft LinkedIn Community: Which would you choose to expose a PeopleSoft REST endpoint? Here were the responses: ...
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Tuesday, May 27, 2025

Blueprint 2025

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Education sessions at the premier PeopleSoft conference, Blueprint 4D, officially begin in two weeks! Join us in Las Vegas to learn from Ora...
Tuesday, May 06, 2025

Which Technology Would You Use for JSON?

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We asked our LinkedIn audience: Which Technology Would You Use to Process JSON? And they replied: These answers are fantastic! Based on perf...
Monday, April 21, 2025

Consuming Enormous Datasets with PeopleSoft

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Integration Broker is built on the DOM concept, which means it parses data into an in-memory structured document before transforming, proces...
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Wednesday, February 26, 2025

Function Library or Application Class?

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When we discover redundancies while writing code, the DRY principle (Don't Repeat Yourself) encourages us to refactor our code into ...
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Tuesday, February 25, 2025

HEUG Alliance 2025!

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  The HEUG Alliance 2025 conference is just over a week away, and I can’t wait! My travel is booked, my bags are packed, and I've added ...
Tuesday, February 04, 2025

Page and Field Configurator or Event Mapping?

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Which tool would you use if someone asked you to hide a PeopleSoft field? We asked our LinkedIn audience that same question. Here are the re...
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