Applying Change Package

When the custom change package containing your selected updates is created not all files are included in the change package for 2 major reasons:

1. Reduces the time it takes to create the initial package.

2. Leverages Change Assistant job filtering to eliminate the creation of files not required by your target environment.

The update job is filtered based on the target environment and only the files required for the target environment are created from the PUM source. Depending on where the PeopleSoft Update Image (PUM Source) is installed the process may be very time-consuming, to alleviate this issue customers have the option to run the source and target steps in separate jobs.

The initial pass to apply updates has the following options:

• Source Steps Only

  The Source Steps Only option provides the ability to run the initial pass to create all files that are contained in the change package. This job can be run on the same machine where the PUM Source is installed. Once the initial pass has completed, a modified change package is created that contains all the files. The modified update change package can then be copied to the machine where you will run the Apply Update on your target database.

• Target Steps Only

  Using the new change package created from the Source Steps Only job, you can apply the change package to your target database without requiring a connection to the source database. When the job is created for the target environment, all unnecessary files are filtered out.

• All Steps

  All steps requires a connection to both the target database and the PUM source. When this option is selected, the source steps will create the necessary files needed for the target system.

To apply the change package:

1. Start EMF if it is not already started and you selected Configure EMHub For File Deploy on the EMHub Options page in Change Assistant.

   Note: EMHub is only required for file deploy. If you plan to manually deploy file, skip this step.

2. In Change Assistant, select Tools, Change Actions.

3. Select Update Manager and Click Next.

   Note: If you are already in the Update Manager action, select Tools, Apply Change Package.

4. Select Apply Change Packages and click Finish.

5. Select the download directory where the change package was created.

6. Select the change package that was created for your custom change package definition.

7. Select Initial Pass.

   By default All Steps is selected. Change this value if you choose to decouple the source and target steps.

8. Click Next.

9. Select the target database.

   Note: Use the Create button to create the target database if it has not been previously created. See Defining Databases and Defining Target Database

10. If you are using EMHub, select the file server.

    Image: Select Target Database page

    This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Select Target Database page. You can find definitions for the fields and controls later on this page.

    

11. Click Next.

12. Change Assistant will connect to the target database and check compatibility. The Compatibility Check page will then be displayed.

13. Click Next.

14. The Apply Summary is displayed, click Finish.

    Change Assistant will begin building the Change Assistant job.

15. The Update job will be created and open in Change Assistant.

Image: Change Package Settings

This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Change Package Settings. You can find definitions for the fields and controls later on this page.