Reviewing Upgrade Step Properties

When you open the upgrade template using PeopleSoft Change Assistant, there will be a set of properties for each step. Oracle includes a subset of those properties in this upgrade documentation. At the end of each upgrade step, there will be a Properties table that lists the properties values that apply to that step. The following graphic provides an example of the information that will be in the upgrade documentation:


Example of properties information

Property Value Definition

Database Orientation

Source

The step runs on the Source database. This is not applicable for PeopleSoft PeopleTools upgrades.

Database Orientation

Target

The step runs on the Target database. This is your upgrade database.

Pass Type

All

The step runs for all types of upgrade passes.

Products

All

You run the step regardless of which products you are upgrading.

Products

Specific product names

You run the step only if you are upgrading the products specified. You specified which products you are upgrading when you set up your Change Assistant job configuration.

Platforms

All

You run the step regardless of which platform your database uses.

Platforms

One or more of the following platform names:

  • MS SQL Server

  • Oracle

You run the step only if your database uses one of the specified platforms. You specified which platform you are using when you set up your Change Assistant job configuration.

Languages

All

You run the step regardless of which language your database uses.

Languages

Specific language names

You run the step only if your database uses the languages specified. You specified which languages are installed on your database when you set up your Change Assistant job configuration.