Multiple Instances of PeopleBooks on same url

Question

Hi
I am on PTools 8.50 and FSCM 9.1
Windows 2008 64bit, SQL Server 2008
Can you please advise the steps to perform to install both PeopleTools PeopleBooks and FSCM PeopleBooks at the same url?
The steps in Note 834786.1 didnt work for me
Also please note that installing the applications peoplebooks first and then tools also didnt work
Thanks
Cyril
Edited by: cyrilt on Apr 7, 2010 4:06 AM

Answer 1

If you want to host the peoplebooks at the same URL as the application, you'll need to install the Peoplebooks in the PSOL folder of the webserver for the application. What you basically do is firstly stop the webserver which is running your application. Then install the Application Peoplebooks and finally the PeopleTools peoplebooks. During the installation it will ask where your PS_HOME is located (in this case the location of the PeopleSoft folder) and where the PSOL folder is located. For example D:\APPS\PT850\HR91DEMO\webserv\peoplesoft\applications\peoplesoft\PSOL.war.
In steps:
- Install application peoplebooks (FSCM9.1) in the PS_HOME where your application is installed (do not generate a search collection when it asks you)
- Install PeopleTools PeopleBooks (PT8.50) in the same PS_HOME, if it asks to overwrite please select YES TO ALL. When it's done it'll ask you to create a search collection, select yes.
There is no need to install another webserver since you're hosting it on the same webserver as your application. When you're done installing just start up your webserver again and the PeopleBooks should be available at http://{host_name}:{port_nr}/PSOL/htmldoc/index.htm
To display the Help link on each PeopleSoft page you'll have to modify your webprofile so the Help URL reflects the location of your PeopleBooks. The URL should be like this: http://{host_name}:{port_nr}/PSOL/htmldoc/f1search.htm?ContextID=%CONTEXT_ID%&LangCD=%LANG_CD%
When that's done just bounce the webserver and you should have a Help link on each page.