Reviewing the PeopleSoft DPKs Uses and Contents

The PeopleSoft Deployment Packages (DPKs) are the delivery method for many PeopleSoft installation and maintenance products. Here is a summary of the available DPKs.

DPKs Description References

PeopleTools Patches

Update the PeopleSoft PeopleTools software or install mid-tier components for an existing database.

Comprised of four zip files.

Available for Linux and Microsoft Windows.

PeopleTools 8.63 Deployment Packages Installation (this documentation), PeopleSoft PeopleTools on Oracle Help Center.

PeopleSoft PeopleTools Patches Home Page (My Oracle Support, Article ID KA614)

PeopleSoft Update Images (PIs)

Apply maintenance or perform a fresh installation.

Comprised of eleven or twelve zip files.

Available for Linux, Microsoft Windows, and VirtualBox.

PeopleSoft Deployment Packages for Update Images Installation, PeopleSoft application pages (HCM, FSCM, CS, CRM, ELM, IH) on Oracle Help Center.

PeopleSoft Update Manager (PUM) Home Page (My Oracle Support, Article ID KA615)

PeopleSoft 9.2 Application Installation, PeopleSoft application pages (HCM, FSCM, CS, CRM, ELM, IH) on Oracle Help Center.

PeopleSoft 8.63 Home Page (My Oracle Support, Article ID KA1684).

OpenSearch, OpenSearch Dashboards, and Logstash DPK

Install software used for the PeopleSoft Search Framework, as well as monitoring and analytics.

One zip file.

Available for Linux and Microsoft Windows.

PeopleSoft Deployment Packages Installation for Search Components, PeopleSoft PeopleTools on Oracle Help Center.

PeopleSoft Search and Insights Home Page (My Oracle Support, Article ID KA592)

Middleware DPK (PT-MW-DPK)

Install up-to-date critical patch updates (CPUs) for Oracle WebLogic, Oracle Tuxedo, Java, and Oracle Database Client, for existing installations.

One zip file.

Available for Linux and Microsoft Windows.

PeopleTools Middleware Deployment Package Installation, PeopleSoft PeopleTools on Oracle Help Center

PeopleSoft Container Images

PeopleSoft container images enable you to deploy a PeopleSoft environment in a container on a Linux or Microsoft Windows host.

The following container images are supported:
  • PeopleSoft Update Image (PUM)

    Available beginning with Update Images on PeopleTools 8.62.10.

  • PeopleTools Mid-tier
  • Search (OSK)

PeopleSoft Container Image Installation, PeopleSoft PeopleTools on Oracle Help Center

See Oracle's PeopleSoft Virtualization Products, (My Oracle Support, Article ID KB700836)

Using PeopleTools Middleware DPK Builder Tool in PeopleTools 8.61 and PeopleTools 8.62

The Middleware DPK Builder feature was released with PeopleTools 8.63, however, it can be used also with PeopleTools 8.61 and PeopleTools 8.62. The PeopleTools 8.63 documentation for the Middleware DPK Builder feature applies also to its usage with PeopleTools 8.61 and PeopleTools 8.62. Customers on PeopleTools 8.61.23 or lower or PeopleTools 8.62.13 or lower, must apply the Middleware DPK Builder Enablement Patch to take advantage of the Middleware DPK Builder.

To download the patch:

  1. To access the patch search functionality, select Patches at the top of the My Oracle Support home page to display the Patch Search frame.

  2. Enter PeopleSoft PeopleTools in the Product field.

  3. Select PeopleSoft PeopleTools 8.61 or PeopleSoft PeopleTools 8.62 in the Release field.

  4. Locate the Middleware DPK Builder Enablement Patch named PTMWDPK-ENABLEMENT-861-[DATE].zip or PTMWDPK-ENABLEMENT-862-[DATE].zip.

  5. Download and extract the patch and use the instructions in the readme file to apply the package.

After applying the patch, use the Middleware DPK Builder documentation for reference and usage.

See PeopleTools Middleware DPK Builder, PeopleSoft PeopleTools on Oracle Help Center, https://docs.oracle.com/en/applications/peoplesoft/peopletools/index.html.

Note:

The PeopleTools 8.63 Middleware DPK Builder documentation isn’t release-specific and applies to PeopleTools 8.63, PeopleTools 8.62, and PeopleTools 8.61 Middleware DPK Builder usage.