Client Setup for using PUM Images: PeopleTools Client, Change Assistant, and Client Connectivity

Configuring the Microsoft Windows Client Running Change Assistant:

Change Assistant needs to be run from a Microsoft Windows client.
        It is recommended that you dedicate a Microsoft Windows client machine that is not used for other PeopleSoft purposes for each Update image. It is necessary to configure this Microsoft Windows client machine to access all your target environments, as well as the Update image. This setup is necessary for Change Assistant to communicate with the Update image and target databases in 2-tier mode in order to install updates.


The Microsoft Windows client needs to include:

--An Oracle Database Client at a version level that is certified for the PeopleSoft PeopleTools release included on the Update image.

--An Oracle Database Client for the target database platform (if the target RDBMS is not Oracle).

For a target database that is not Oracle, you must always install the database client for your database platform.

For a target database that is Oracle, it will be necessary to install a second Oracle Database Client if the target database is not at the same PeopleTools release level as the Update image.

--A PeopleTools Client for Oracle database platform at the same version level of the Update image.

--A PeopleTools Client for the target database platform at a version level supported by the PI.

--Change Assistant installed from the PS_HOME directory for the PeopleSoft Update Image.