Understanding the Standalone Mode Deployment

Use the standalone mode (SA mode) deployment for the PeopleTools Client DPK when deploying the DPK alone, without first deploying the PeopleSoft application or PeopleSoft PeopleTools DPKs. Use this method, for example, when carrying out a PeopleTools-only upgrade, or to install Change Assistant or one of the other utilities.

Install the PeopleTools Client DPK on a Microsoft Windows host that is certified for PeopleTools client installation.

Use SA mode deployment for the following tasks:

• PeopleTools Upgrade

  The deployment process installs a PeopleTools client PS_HOME that includes the directories needed for a PeopleSoft PeopleTools-only upgrade, such as data, projects, and scripts directories.

• PeopleTools Patch

  The deployment process installs a PeopleTools client PS_HOME that includes the directories needed for a PeopleSoft PeopleTools patch application, such as the PTP directory.

  See "Learning About the PeopleSoft Deployment Process," Reviewing the PeopleTools Patch DPKs.

• PeopleTools Client

  The deployment process installs a PeopleTools client PS_HOME. Choose the deployment type “None of the above” for this deployment.

• Change Assistant installation

  You can install Change Assistant as part of the PeopleTools Client deployment, or as a separate installation. The deployment process installs, but does not configure Change Assistant. To use Change Assistant for a PeopleSoft PeopleTools-only upgrade or to apply a PeopleSoft PeopleTools patch, you must configure Change Assistant manually. See the PeopleTools upgrade or patch documentation for information.

  If there is an existing Change Assistant installation, the deployment process removes or upgrades it to the current release, and saves a configuration file with the existing setup.

• Change Impact Analyzer

  You can install Change Impact Analyzer as part of the PeopleTools Client deployment, or as a separate installation.

• PeopleSoft Test Framework (PTF) installation

  You can install PeopleSoft Test Framework as part of the PeopleTools Client deployment, or as a separate installation.

• PeopleSoft Test Framework (PTF) configuration

  If you choose to configure PTF, the deployment process prompts you for setup parameters. You can configure PTF either at the same time that you install it or later. For example, you may choose to configure PTF separately if you install and configure it first, and then later the middle-tier components in your environment change. In this case, you do not need to install, but you can use the deployment process to reconfigure PTF.

• Configuration Manager

  If you accept the option to configure the PeopleTools client, the information that you supply is used to configure Configuration Manager.

• The PeopleTools Client deployment installs Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable Packages for Visual Studio, which include required Microsoft C++ runtime libraries.

In addition to the Standalone Mode deployment described in this section, it is possible to deploy the PeopleTools Client in Update Manager mode. To deploy in Update Manager mode, you must have installed a PeopleSoft application image in full-tier mode and specified the PUM installation type. A full-tier PUM installation installs the directory BASE_DIR\pt\tools_client. The installation files in this directory are reserved for use in the Update Manager mode deployment.

See PeopleSoft Deployment Packages for Update Images Installation (PeopleSoft PeopleTools 8.63).