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Installing the Agent for People Soft (UNIX)

This document describes the hotfix installation procedure for the PeopleSoft agent.

Process scheduling is executed in PeopleSoft by components of PeopleTools. The PeopleSoft agent can be implemented for all PeopleTools versions that are supported by AE.

Requirements

Valid Operator IDs that can execute tasks in PeopleTools

Supplied Files

Agent files are packed in UCXJPSX.tar tar files, and can be found in the IMAGE:AGENTS\PEOPLESOFT\UNIX subdirectories. The names of the subdirectories indicate the respective UNIX platforms, as described in the terminology.

Procedure

	Transferring the tar file and setting up the system environment

Host
Transfer the TAR file UCXJPSX.tar.gz using FTP.
Navigate to the directory for PeopleSoft:
cd peoplesoft
Unpack the tar file:
gzip -d UCXJPSX.tar.gz or gunzip UCXJPSX.tar.gz
tar xvfo UCXJPSX.tar
If recommended in the current Release Notes, adjust the INI file. Refer to the INI file UCXJXXX.ini, which is supplied with the installation.

Admin computer oruser computer
If needed, adjust HEADER.PS, TRAILER.PS and RESTART.PS. See: Job - Execution.