Reviewing PeopleTools Patch Application Options

This appendix describes various use cases you may encounter when planning to apply a PeopleSoft PeopleTools 8.63.xx patch using the PeopleSoft PeopleTools deployment packages (DPKs). These use cases assume that you want to apply the patch to an existing PeopleSoft PeopleTools 8.63 installation.

Here are some general recommendations for choosing the method to apply PeopleTools patches:

  • If there are any changes to one or more additional software components, such as Oracle WebLogic (WL), Oracle Tuxedo (TX), or Oracle Client (OC), then consider Scenario 3.

    Note:

    References to deploying or removing Oracle Client (OC) in this section are applicable only if your PeopleSoft environment is installed on an Oracle Database platform. For other RDBMS, disregard the references to Oracle Client.

  • If there are no changes to any of the additional software components, Oracle WebLogic, Oracle Tuxedo, or Oracle Client, then consider Scenario 2.

This graphic summarizes the three scenarios for applying PeopleTools Patch (8.63.xx) using DPKs.

Figure A-1 Scenarios for applying PeopleTools patches

Scenarios for applying PeopleTools patches

OC* indicates that Oracle Client applies only to environments on Oracle RDBMS.