PeopleSoft Change Management Tool BEAM Change 5.2 Released
BEAM Change release 5.2 is now available in general release, for new and existing customers. BEAM Change is a complete and comprehensive PeopleSoft application change management tool.
BEAM Change is an Oracle Validated application for PeopleSoft.
What's new in BEAM Change 5.2?
BEAM Change 5.2 includes the following enhancements:
- PeopleTools integration up to PeopleTools Version 8.54 metadata
- BEAMSYS, a PeopleTools based back end database replaces the Sharepoint based ‘Control’ for all web based functionality, such as the Change job approvals and overall reporting
- Service Request tracking
- Job archiving functionality
- Deliver a functioning BEAM Change command line executable – BEAMShell.exe, allowing for job execution inside and outside of Change UI, which in turn allows for the job scheduling features.
- Allows for a BEAM Job calling and execute another Job(s) by using BEAMShell.exe as a command line step in a Migration Path.
- New Migration Path Step tool named SCHEDULE, which places Job migration flow execution in a ‘pause’, allowing for external schedule of remaining steps of a Job.
- New BEAM Change logging feature using NLOG - different placement of log files associated to the user (C:\Users\xxxxxxxx\Appdata\Roaming\Beacon Application Services\...)
- Certified Change 5.2 Client install on Windows 2012 R2
Additionally, Beacon now packages BEAM Compare with BEAM Change. BEAM Change customers will receive browser-based compare functionality for PeopleCode and SQL objects.
Beacon is currently offering BEAM Change with no up-front license fee. New customers pay an annual maintenance fee, and training.
