Did You Know PeopleTools 8.52 Is iPad Certified?
Talk about an undersold feature. Dave Bain over at Oracle’s PeopleSoft Technology Blog has the scoop on something Oracle should be talking about more:
One of the real gems in the PeopleTools 8.52 release is the certification of PeopleSoft applications running in the Safari Browser on an iPad. It is nice that PeopleSoft is not constrained by technology like Adobe Flex/Flash, so announcements like this “Adobe drops plans for mobile Flash support” do not limit our mobile solution to custom mobile development.
There are parts of PeopleSoft applications that operate better on iPads than others. One of the best is Workcenters. Workcenters were new to PeopleTools 8.51 and we are starting to see more and more adoption of them. Workcenters are roll based landing pages that eliminate difficult navigation by providing access to most links, pages, and reports a user in a role needs. One of the nicest I’ve seen is the Supply Manager Workspace. Here are some links to screenshots of what a WorkCenter looks like on an iPad:
- Here’s the standard PeopleSoft Login Page
- The Supply Manager Workspace looks great full screen on an iPad
- iPad has a great user interface to zoom, here’s a screenshot of an upclose view of an analytic.
- Touch one of the analytics and it drills into the details.
Go ahead and give it a try. WorkCenters and Dashboards are starting to show up across applications. For a quick one to try, navigate to the PeopleTools->Integration Broker->Integration Network WorkCenter. It’s new in PeopleTools 8.52.
As iPads penetrate the enterprise, you’re going to see more software certified for Safari, the iPad’s browser. It’s an incredibly competent browser today, and it only gets more so with every iOS upgrade. We’re excited to see Oracle/PeopleSoft recognize this.
Likewise, we have a lot of clients interested in getting help with upgrading their PeopleTools deployments. If this sounds like you — or you just want to chat about it — we’ll be happy to discuss with you whether our PeopleTools Upgrade packaged service is right for you. Just drop us a line. No pressure, no BS.
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