PeopleSoft Change Assistant Overview

Oracle's PeopleSoft Change Assistant is a standalone Java program that orchestrates the process of updating or upgrading your PeopleSoft system. Environment Management Framework is used for non-PUM enabled updates and for deploying files with Update Manager.

Change Assistant provides these main benefits:

• Automates many of the steps in an upgrade or update process.

• Provides a clear step-by-step definition of the process for applying maintenance or performing an upgrade. Whether the process is automated or manual, as long as you complete each step, you will successfully apply the application maintenance or perform the upgrade.

• Provides in-line documentation for each of the steps in the process.

• Is integrated with the PUM application and uses the change package definitions created in the PeopleSoft Update Image.

The Environment Management Framework performs these key tasks:

• Crawls local drives and directory paths to discover and validate the components associated with a given PeopleSoft environment.

• Deploys files to various components in the PeopleSoft environment.