Category: Testing
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Bypassing a Load Balancer
Load balancers are fantastic devices but sometimes we need to get around them. I can’t count the times I have needed or wanted to test/diagnosis the functionality of each PIA instance individually, especially when fighting what might appear at first as an intermittent or random issue. When we have multiple PeopleSoft PIA instances behind a…
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PeopleSoft Test Framework: Process.Run
The Basics: Process.Run is a great feature of the PeopleSoft Test Framework. Using this option wraps the running of a process up into just a few easy steps making the test script a lot easier to maintain. In this post I use a Object Type dot Action notation which corresponds to how a step would…
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PeopleSoft Test Framework
The PeopleSoft Test Framework (PTF) is a testing tool that was released with PeopleTools 8.51 and has seen improvements and active development from Oracle in 8.52 and 8.53. PTF is a record and playback tool that is somewhat similar to other testing automation tools. It distinguishes itself from other tools for a few reasons: It’s…