Understanding PeopleSoft Applications Portal-Delivered Related Content Services

This chapter discusses:

Click to jump to parent topicPeopleTools Related Content Framework

The PeopleTools Related Content Framework provides the tools for subject matter experts or portal administrators to contextually link application pages with collaborative content provided as related content services.

Related content services provide immediate access to relevant, contextual information for any activity without requiring additional actions by users. The PeopleTools Related Content Framework acts as an enterprise mashup, tying together all types of content such as PeopleSoft Applications Portal-related content services, Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition (OBIEE) analytics, queries, and any relevant non-PeopleSoft data into a single location: PeopleSoft application pages.

The terms related content and related content service are synonymous. Related content can be any collaborative, analytical, or informational content that is useful for performing a business process. A related content service is content, such as a discussion forum or a tagging capability, that is offered as a service to be consumed by other applications. You can configure related content within the same database, among multiple PeopleSoft databases, and between a PeopleSoft application page and non-PeopleSoft data.

When users access application pages that are configured with related content, that content appears in the related content frame at the bottom of the application page. You can assign multiple services to entire components, individual pages in a component, or a combination of the two. If an application page has multiple services, each service appears as a tab in the related content frame. In addition to the related content frame at the bottom of the page, a Related Information drop-down list box appears in the navigation bar at the top of pages that are configured with related content services.

The following example shows the Vendor page from PeopleSoft Financials and Supply Chain Management with a related content frame. The frame has three tabs, one for each of the PeopleSoft Applications Portal related content services: Related Discussion, Related Tags, and Related Links.

Vendor page with a related content frame

See Also

PeopleTools 8.52: PeopleTools Portal Technologies PeopleBook, “Developing and Configuring Related Content Services.”

Click to jump to parent topicDelivered Related Content Services

PeopleTools also provides service definitions for the PeopleSoft Applications Portal related content services. This section discusses the:

These related content services provide PeopleSoft Applications Portal features on PeopleSoft application pages. While the service definitions are provided in PeopleTools, an installed and configured PeopleSoft Applications Portal database is required to store and service the service data.

Click to jump to top of pageClick to jump to parent topicRelated Discussion Service

Using the Related Discussion related content service, you can collaborate to share critical data about a transaction or a transaction instance. Similar to standalone forums in the Oracle PeopleSoft Applications Portal, forums in the Related Discussion service also provide a platform that groups can use to discuss topics of interest. Participants can post discussion topics, such as issues, suggestions, or questions, and receive replies and feedback. Discussion forums enable multiple affected individuals to contribute to the review and resolution of a question.

See Working With the Related Discussion Service.

Click to jump to top of pageClick to jump to parent topicRelated Links Service

The Related Links related content service enables you to associate links and add file attachments to relevant information for the current transaction instance or for all instances in a transaction. These links are available to all users of the transaction, and they provide easy access to information that is relevant to executing the process. Users can link to content residing in PeopleSoft Applications Portal (blogs, discussions, or collaborative workspaces) or external URLs. In addition, the Related Links service enables users to create a new workspace and to link that workspace to a transaction.

See Working With the Related Links Service.

Click to jump to top of pageClick to jump to parent topicRelated Tags Service

The Related Tags related content service enables you to create user-specified tags for a current transaction instance. You can characterize and bookmark these transactional or business objects with terminology of your choosing, providing easy access as well as collaborative classification of the transaction.

See Working With the Related Tags Service.