Project Installation

The PeopleSoft Application Designer objects that are stored in the Code.GreySparling version control repository are stored as separate definitions. This solves a few different issues that occur when working with Application Designer projects (such as being able to easily rollback changes from a single definition). It also enables capabilities like showing a line by line history of how a definition got to it's current state.

However, Application Designer still expects to work with actual projects, not the separated files. Grey Sparling Version Control customers have local plugins that enable this functionality within Application Designer, but for the Code.GreySparling members that do not have the Grey Sparling plugin installed locally, we provide a different way to be able to load the projects here into your local environments.

Download the Project Installer

On the project's home page you can find the zipped up project installer listed in the attachments. This will have a name like QueryFromComponent_rev56.zip for the project installer that corresponds to the QueryFromComponent project as of revision 56. Inside the .zip file is a setup program for you to run.

Running the Project Installer

The project installer starts with some information about the project (e.g. where it came from, what revision it is, etc.) and a little bit of legalese.

Then you 'll typically accept the defaults for the install.

• Install files locally. This just puts the actual App Designer projects somewhere on your filesystem so that Application Designer can read them.
• Import project. This actually runs the project import for Application Designer.
• Build project. Some projects don't have anything to build in them so this isn't always needed. Also, if you like to check the records first, you can turn this off and run the build yourself in Application Designer.

Connectivity Information

The simplest way to get the projects loaded is if you already have Application Designer or one of the other client/server tools open locally. The installer will detect this and allow you to re-use the existing connection without needing to enter any details. In this example, there were two open connections to the HCM91DEV database; one as user PS, one as user HAM.

Or you can provide the path to Application Designer along with the database name and user/password.

Confirming the Installation

After the project import (and build) you'll be notified if there were any errors or warnings and you'll have the opportunity to review the logs. Lastly, you'll be asked if you want to open the project itself in Application Designer. Saying yes to this will open the project directly in Application Designer and you're ready to begin working with it in your own environment.