Execute query from Lefthand Portal Navigation

You can run PeopleSoft Query from Lefthand Portal Navigation. This helps the end user to navigate to remember the query name easily.

Go to Portal -> Structure and Content

Navigate to  the folder under which you want to create the content reference.

Add a new content reference and fill following fields as follows

Check No Template check box. This will remove the portal Header and Left hand menu navigation.

URL information

Node Name : Always use Local or appropriate remote node name

URL Type : PeopleSoft Generic URL

Portal URL : q/?ICAction=ICQryNameURL=PUBLIC.YOUR_QUERY_NAME

Content Reference Attributes

Name: NAVNEWWIN

Uncheck Translate check box.

Attribute value: true

This will open the query results in a new window.

Go to Security Tab and add appropriate permission list and save the content reference.

You may have to refresh the homepage to be able to see this new portal content reference in Left hand  Navigation menu.

This is applicable for PeopleTools 8.4x only.

Target Operator ID has 'No Access' to Upgrade. (62,14)

when you try to copy a project from one database to anonther, you get a message Target Operator ID has 'No Access' to Upgrade. (62,14). This is despite you have correct permission list assigned to the userid in target database. This is due to bug in PeopleTools and is fixed in 8.46. Here is a workaround. Run this query in your target database.

SELECT * FROM PSAUTHITEM WHERE CLASSID IN
(SELECT OPRCLASS FROM PSOPRCLS WHERE OPRID='xxxxx') AND
MENUNAME='APPLICATION_DESIGNER' AND BARNAME='UPGRADE'

The operator class or permission list returned by very first row of query results, must have access to upgrade for that user. (AUTHORIZEDACTIONS = 4 for MENUNAME = APPLICATION_DESIGNER and BARNAME = UPGRADE).

Open Permission List, Go to PeopleTools Tab. Select Tools Permissions Link and Asign Full Access for Upgrade (at the bottom). Generally permission list PTPT1200 and Role PeopleTools has access to copy the project to target database.

Reset your PeopleSoft Password or AccessID Password

Many times you may get a request from user to reset his password and you can not login to PeopleSoft Web App to do that. Here is a way to reset the password using your database SQL utility. This assumes that you can login to your database using valid Peoplesoft db account or superuser account.

 

This resets the password = oprid

update psoprdefn
set operpswd = oprid,
encrypted = 0
where oprid = any_oprid;

Login to data mover (bootstrap mode or regular mode)
and run encrypt_password oprid;

2. For some reason, you login to Appdesigner and it gives following error message

SQL error. Stmt #: 2 Error Position: 0 Return: 404 - ORA-01017: invalid username/password; logon denied;

This indicated that your database password and password stroed in PSACCESSPRFL (Encrypted format in accesspswd) are not in sync.
Run the following command in your database SQL Utility

update PSACCESSPRFL
set accessid = 'peoplesoft_schema_id',
accesspswd = 'current_password',
encrypted = 0
where symbolicid = <your symbolic id>

Login to App designer and it will let you login again and also encrypt the password in PSACCESSPRFL

Another Application Designer is the Debugger. (143,7) error

If you are getting this error Another Application Designer is the Debugger. (143,7) error then try the following

Restart the application server after clearing the cache.

Crystal Report - Sub Report Unhandled Exception

If you are using sub reports in crystal Report and you want to suppress them, You must insert each sub report in a new section and suppress the section using the formula instead of suppressing the sub report directly. Otherwise it results in Unhandled exception error. This happens if the there are no rows returned by sub report for the last row of the main query. Assuming these sub reports are linked.

Portal registry search index No Success

Whenever I run the portal registry search index process (8.43.17) for all languages installed (CFR - French, ENG - English, ESP - Spanish), it errors out with No success message. The dump file shows the following error. The app engine process eventually runs fine, after multiple restart. Has anybody encountered similar issues?

PSAESRV.28984 [06/21/06 10:25:55 CkSta1008857](0)

PSAESRV.28984 [06/21/06 10:25:55 CkSta1008857](0) PSAESRV crash dump at 2006-06-21 10.25.55.000000PSAESRV.28984 [06/21/06 10:25:55 CkSta1008857](0) PSAESRV.28984 [06/21/06 10:25:55 CkSta1008857](0) Assertion (!nSqlRecurse) Failed at /local_home/build84/pt84317-retailr_o/src/pssys/samlib.cpp, line 1404.PSAESRV.28984 [06/21/06 10:25:55 CkSta1008857](0) Assertion (!nSqlRecurse) Failed at /local_home/build84/pt84317-retailr_o/src/pssys/samlib.cpp, line 1404.

Create Portal Registry Content Reference for a Query

You can easily create a new Content Reference for running the Query directly from Left hand menu, without navigating thru Query viewer. This allows easy execution of query by end user.

The Query URL is of the following format

q/?ICAction=ICQryNameURL=PUBLIC.MYQUERYNAME

Go to Structure and Content and Create a new Content reference, with following properties

Usage Type : Target
Select No Template check box.
Node Type : Always use Local, if you want to run the query hosted locally
URL Type : PeopleSoft Generic URL
Portal URL : q/?ICAction=ICQryNameURL=PUBLIC.MYQUERYNAME
Note : No forward slash before q. Otherwise Portal template will not be removed.
Content Reference Attributes
Name : NAVNEWWIN
Attribute Value : true
Uncheck Translate check box.

This will open the query page in a new window with no Portal wrapper.

If you want to pass parameters to query URL, you need to add the following at the end
"&<unique prompt name>=<value>"

You can find the unique prompt name from prompt definition page.