Using Administrative Utilities
The Adapter for PeopleSoft provides administrative tools
that enable you to report on connection information, update the
DBA Password, and set adapter tracing options.
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The Administrator provides reports to make administration
easier. You can run reports that provide information on connections,
metadata, users, and user access. These reports are accessible from
the index.
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Procedure: How to Run Connection Reports
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In the PeopleSoft menu, select the connection you
want to manage from the Select Connection drop-down
list. For details on accessing the PeopleSoft menu, see Accessing the Adapter for PeopleSoft Administrator.
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Click Reports under the Administration group.
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Administration - Reports window opens.
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If necessary, select the PeopleSoft connection you want
to run a report for from the PeopleSoft Connection drop-down list.
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Select a report type from the Administration Report drop-down
list. The options are:
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Connection Information. Retrieves statistics
for your connection.
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Synonyms. Retrieves a list of available synonyms.
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Users/Oprids. Retrieves a list of users who have access
to the current connection.
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Access Assigned. Retrieves a list of the access assigned
to each user.
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Select an output format for the report from the Output
Format drop-down list. The options are HTML and PDF.
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Click Run.
The
selected report appears.
xUpdating the DBA Password
The DBA Password option is used for updating the password
that is supplied during the initial configuration of the adapter.
When the password is updated, all synonyms are updated as well.
(Note that this process may take several minutes.)
xTracing Adapter Processing
The adapter tracing utility creates application level
traces for support purposes. Typically, tracing is used under the
direction of Information Builders Customer Support Services.