[HOWTO] Using PeopleCode to Create Charts

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[HOWTO] Using PeopleCode to Create Charts

Stumbled across this post about how to create charts in PeopleCode with a nice, clean approach.  From The PeopleSoft Blog: For those who haven’t tried creating a chart using peoplecode. I do not have the code which I did while I was working with my first company. But this example below from peoplebooks will give

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Cisco CEO: ‘No Excuses’

Cisco CEO John Chambers last week wrote a candid and public admission about the company’s recent struggles, many of which have done their fair share of damage to the stock price. Chambers’ note was interesting in that it was refreshingly honest: a mea culpa taking full responsibility for the company’s performance. That said, today we

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Linkology: The Best of the Internet for 4/8/11

It’s Spring, and you know what that means: sometimes-incoherent preambles here on this blog, especially on Friday when most aren’t looking and I get to use the computer by myself.  So here are some random thoughts, in no order whatsoever, hastily blurted forth before I get in trouble: I still can’t find an iPad 2. 

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‘Just In Case’

Recently, it was reported right here on this blog that I purchased an iPad. For those who know me, yes, this was a significant event. Now that a few months have passed, I’d like to offer an update.  Because here’s the backstory: even though I live and breathe PeopleSoft and ERP and professional services, I’m

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Corporate Directors in the Dark About IT

ZDNet’s Joe McKendrick sheds some light on a recent survey of 204 corporate directors who say they’re dissatisfied with the level and quality of communication coming from their IT departments: Now a new survey of 204 corporate board members finds that almost half (47%) of corporate directors surveyed are dissatisfied with their boards’ ability to

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Running PeopleSoft Portal 8.8? Now Is a Good Time to Upgrade

Extended support for PeopleSoft Portal Solutions has ended, according to the PeopleSoft Technology Blog.  What does this mean? Extended support for PeopleSoft Portal Solutions 8.8 will end in March 2011. This means that Oracle is not obliged to provide development support in the form of new features and fixes to Portal Solutions customers running 8.8

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Linkology: The Best of the Internet for 4/1/11

Know This Last year’s definitive list of April Fools pranks as curated from the internet at large.  Can’t wait to see what this year’s list looks like. Familiar with the uber-nerdy +1 meme?  You should be, because Google just announced a product called +1 and its name is clever, but obscure. How to write a

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How to Write User-Facing Instructions

Long before joining MIPRO I used to write software documentation. As part of the process, we had some pretty spirited debates about our assumptions for these training guides. Do you assume the users know anything about accounting? Do you assume they know the industry? Do you assume they are college educated?  Do you assume anything?

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Oracle Tops Profit Views, Sales Rise 37%

From MarketWatch: Oracle (ORCL 32.80, +0.25, +0.76%) said its third-quarter net income rose to $2.1 billion, or 41 cents a share, compared to $1.19 billion, or 23 cents a share, in the same period a year earlier. Revenue for the quarter ended Feb. 28 rose 37% to $8.76 billion. Excluding one-time items, Oracle said earnings

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