PeopleTools 8.52: PeopleSoft Application Designer Lifecycle Management Guide

Getting Started with Application Designer's Lifecycle Management Features

Before you begin using the Application Designer lifecycle management features, consider the topics in this section.

PeopleSoft Application Designer Implementation

Before you can begin using PeopleSoft Application Designer, the following items must be in place.

Activity	Description
Set up security.	For developing and customizing PeopleSoft applications you will need access to the definitions involved, such as fields, records, pages, and so on. Your administrator can provide access by adjusting your definition security settings. There are also general PeopleTools permissions for maintaining and upgrading data that your administrator may need to provide access to as well. These include Build and Data Administration, Change Control, and Upgrade. See Setting PeopleTools Permissions. See Implementing Definition Security.
Set up workstations.	PeopleSoft Application Designer is a windows-based program. To run PeopleSoft Application Designer, you need to have a supported version of Windows with ample CPU and memory resources, and you need to have the workstation configured using PeopleSoft Configuration Manager so that there is connectivity to the appropriate database and all required environment variables are set. See Setting Up the PeopleTools Development Environment.

Activity

Description

Set up security.

For developing and customizing PeopleSoft applications you will need access to the definitions involved, such as fields, records, pages, and so on. Your administrator can provide access by adjusting your definition security settings. There are also general PeopleTools permissions for maintaining and upgrading data that your administrator may need to provide access to as well. These include Build and Data Administration, Change Control, and Upgrade.

See Setting PeopleTools Permissions.

See Implementing Definition Security.

Set up workstations.

PeopleSoft Application Designer is a windows-based program. To run PeopleSoft Application Designer, you need to have a supported version of Windows with ample CPU and memory resources, and you need to have the workstation configured using PeopleSoft Configuration Manager so that there is connectivity to the appropriate database and all required environment variables are set.

See Setting Up the PeopleTools Development Environment.

Other Sources of Information

This section provides information to consider before you begin to use PeopleSoft Application Designer. In addition to implementation considerations presented in this section, take advantage of all PeopleSoft sources of information, including the installation guides, release notes, PeopleBooks, and training courses.