Understanding the PeopleTools Middleware DPK Sources

You can choose to build or download the PeopleTools Middleware DPK.

Building the PeopleTools Middleware DPK

Use the PeopleTools Middleware DPK Builder tool to generate a Middleware DPK when needed. The PeopleTools Middleware DPK Builder tool increases your control over when to download and apply CPUs from My Oracle Support. Use the PeopleTools Middleware DPK Builder tool to automate the download of the CPUs for all or selective Middleware components (WebLogic, Tuxedo, Java, and Oracle Database Client) as close to the time that they are publicly available as your business requires. The PeopleTools Middleware DPK Builder tool can also build a Middleware DPK with just the CPUs you specify, which can be used to apply the CPUs to an existing PeopleSoft environment.

See PeopleTools Middleware DPK Builder.

Obtaining the PeopleTools Middleware DPK from My Oracle Support

The PT-MW-DPKs are posted on My Oracle Support in the Patches area. There is no published schedule or notification. Follow the instructions in this documentation to find the latest version.

To obtain the PT-MW-DPK and the manifest:

1. Sign in to My Oracle Support.
2. Select Patches at the top of the My Oracle Support home page.

3. On the Patch Search page that appears, enter PeopleSoft Enterprise PT PeopleTools for the Product.

4. Select the current PeopleSoft PeopleTools release from the Release drop-down list.

5. Click Apply.

6. In the list of results, locate the PT-MW-DPK entry for your operating system, and download the zip file to a temporary directory.

7. Extract readme.txt and ptmw-manifest from the downloaded zip file, but do not extract the remaining contents.

   You will use the intact zip files to perform the installation.

8. Review the details of the software components in ptmw-manifest, as described later in this documentation.