Process Overview

Here is a brief overview of the PeopleTools Middleware DPK Builder process.

1. Deploy PS_HOME for the current PeopleSoft PeopleTools releases, if not already deployed.
2. Copy PS_HOME/setup/PsMWDPKBuilder/PTMWDB-<REL>.zip to a temporary directory and extract it.
3. Run the script to generate a Middleware DPK, download CPUs only, or generate a report.
4. If you generate a Middleware DPK, follow the instructions to apply it to an existing environment.

For detailed instructions, see Using PeopleTools Middleware DPK Builder to Build PT-MW-DPK on Linux and Using PeopleTools Middleware DPK Builder to Build PT-MW-DPK on Microsoft Windows.

When you run the script to generate a Middleware DPK, the generated PT-MW-DPK zip file includes:

• cpu_archives directory

  This directory includes subdirectories with CPUs for the components that you specify when running the script. The possible archives are:

  • jdk_patches directory

  • oracleclient_opatch_patches directory

  • oracleclient_patches directory

  • tuxedo_opatch_patches directory

  • tuxedo_patches directory

  • weblogic_patches directory

• psft_patches.yaml — This file includes detailed patch information for the selected components.

• ptmw-manifest — This file lists the included software versions with the latest CPU patch number(s), along with the PeopleTools major and patch release versions.

• readme — This text file includes installation instructions.