Accessing PeopleBooks and the PeopleSoft Online Library

This chapter discusses the different options for accessing:

• Hosted PeopleBooks

• Downloading PeopleBooks

• PeopleBooks in PDF Format Documentation Updates

Hosted PeopleBooks

Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise Hosted PeopleBooks allows you the option to access your context sensitive PeopleBook help directly from our hosted server. The hosted documentation will be updated on a regularly scheduled basis ensuring that you have access to the most current documentation. This reduces the need to view separate application maintenance documentation postings on My Oracle Support since that documentation will now be incorporated into the hosted PeopleBooks content. The PeopleSoft Hosted PeopleBooks is available in English only.

Simple instructions for setting up context sensitive help are also located on the Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise Hosted PeopleBooks website

See http://www.oracle.com/pls/psft/homepage

Downloading PeopleBooks

At each release a complete line of PeopleBooks documentation is made available with the release through the Oracle E-Delivery website.

You can set up the PeopleSoft Online Library on a server where PeopleSoft Internet Architecture resides. Translated PeopleBooks are offered for PeopleSoft Enterprise Application PeopleBooks via Electronic Product Delivery (ePD) at general availability (GA). Your install documentation includes an appendix with instructions for how to install your PeopleBooks for your business environment.

See Installing PeopleBooksappendix in your Install documentation.

PeopleBooks in PDF format

Oracle makes PeopleSoft Enterprise documentation available to you on the Oracle website. You can download PDF versions of PeopleSoft Enterprise documentation online, on the Oracle Technology Network (OTN). These PDF files are available online for each major release shortly after the software is made generally available.

See Oracle Technology Network, http://www.oracle.com/technology/documentation/psftent.html

Documentation Updates

You can find updates and additional documentation for this release, as well as previous releases, on My Oracle Support. Many additional types of documentation exist for your release, including:

• Release Notes — describes the new features, enhancements in the release.

• PeopleSoft Cumulative Feature Overview Tool— provides concise high level summaries of the enhanced functionality between a starting and target release.

• Install Guides — provides detailed platform specific installation instructions.

• Hardware Software Guides — describes minimum hardware and additional component software requirements.

• Upgrade Guides — provides detailed instructions for upgrading customers, including locations for required additional patches prior to upgrading.

• Licensing Notes — provides supplemental licensing information related to the use of PeopleTools technology and third-party products.

• Documentation Homepages — provides updated release specific information with links to additional information that may be relevant.

PeopleSoft Enterprise offers many information solutions to help our customers succeed, the PeopleSoft Enterprise Information Portal provides customers with a single entry point to locate the documentation, training, and other useful information they need to help with their implementation process and improve their daily experience with our products. By using our popular PeopleSoft Enterprise Information Solution data sheets, customers can easily access information and links to PeopleBooks, Documentation Updates, Instructor-Led Training, Online Classes, User Productivity Kits (UPK), Self Study CDs, Certification Programs, and other helpful information.

See http://www.oracle.com/applications/peoplesoft-information-portal.html