PeopleSoft Change Assistant Preface

This preface describes the content of the PeopleSoft Change Assistant PeopleBook and discusses PeopleBooks and the Online PeopleSoft Library.

PeopleSoft Change Assistant and Environment Management Framework

This PeopleBook contains overview information and describes how to:

• Install, configure, and use the PeopleSoft Environment Management Framework (EMF).

• Install, configure, and use the PeopleSoft Change Assistant.

• Apply PeopleSoft application "maintenance" (change packages) using PeopleSoft Change Assistant and the PeopleSoft Environment Management Framework.

• Use PeopleSoft Change Assistant and the PeopleSoft Environment Management Framework within the context of a full, PeopleSoft upgrade.

PeopleBooks and the PeopleSoft Online Library

A companion PeopleBook called PeopleBooks and the PeopleSoft Online Library contains general information, including:

• Understanding the PeopleSoft online library and related documentation.

• How to send PeopleSoft documentation comments and suggestions to Oracle.

• How to access hosted PeopleBooks, downloadable HTML PeopleBooks, and downloadable PDF PeopleBooks as well as documentation updates.

• Understanding PeopleBook structure.

• Typographical conventions and visual cues used in PeopleBooks.

• ISO country codes and currency codes.

• PeopleBooks that are common across multiple applications.

• Common elements used in PeopleBooks.

• Navigating the PeopleBooks interface and searching the PeopleSoft online library.

• Displaying and printing screen shots and graphics in PeopleBooks.

• How to manage the locally installed PeopleSoft online library, including web site folders.

• Understanding documentation integration and how to integrate customized documentation into the library.

• Application abbreviations found in application fields.

You can find PeopleBooks and the PeopleSoft Online Library in the online PeopleBooks Library for your PeopleTools release.