Quest International Users Group
PeopleSoft eNews 9.5.07

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**Quest has almost completed our process to convert our members' and subscribers' data into a new, improved member database. This new database will not only allow us to serve you better, but will result in some much-needed improvements for each of you in terms of access to your own information. One big improvement is that your User ID will be easier to remember - it will be the e-mail address connected to your account instead of a random number starting Friday, September 7. You can thank us later. Don't worry - Quest will keep you posted as these changes occur, and your data will be safe and sound in the process. Check your inbox for future e-mails giving you the newest updates, and thanks for your cooperation.

HCM and Beyond - Call for Presentations is live!
November 29-30, Hilton Atlanta

For the first time ever, Quest is partnering with the Oracle HCM Users Group (OHUG) to bring you an event that covers HCM across all of Oracle's product lines, as well as general content that supports the HCM theme. Just in time to address end-of-year issues, this one and a half day event November 29-30 in Atlanta promises to be THE place to broaden your HCM perspective in 2007. Mark your calendar now for HCM and Beyond!

Customers and vendors in the HCM community - Quest and the Oracle HCM Users Group (OHUG) welcome your submissions! For more information, contact stacy.muir@questdirect.org.

Join Quest at Oracle OpenWorld 2007
Oracle OpenWorld - November 11-15, Moscone Center, San Francisco

It's the party of the year, and this time, we'll be sharing a unique Mile High experience! Quest's product receptions at Oracle OpenWorld will be more exciting than ever -- enjoy complimentary hors d'oeuvres, drinks and networking with your peers. Our special Denver theme will help you get in the mile-high spirit and ready for COLLABORATE 08. This is an invitation-only event and space is limited, so please let us know you're coming.

You will be sent confirmation e-mail to the address you provide during registration. When you're at OpenWorld, bring your confirmation to the Quest booth (Moscone Lobby Level 2) to pick up your ticket. We look forward to seeing you in San Francisco!

After you RSVP, learn more about what Quest is doing at OpenWorld this year, and see if your users group is meeting onsite.

Why should you attend Oracle OpenWorld? There are dozens of reasons, ranging from inspirational keynotes to networking events. Read more reasons online. Oracle OpenWorld 2007 showcases the customers and partners whose innovation with Oracle translates to better business results - for their companies, and quite possibly for yours as well. Registration is open now.

Sign up for our new Infocast forum lists
Our online forums, called Infocast, just got a facelift, with cleaned-up topics for JD Edwards users and brand new topics for PeopleSoft users, making it easier than ever to find the discussions that are right for you based on your product and module. Check it out today!

Our forums are integrated with email so you don't have to go to the web to check lists you're interested in. Instead, sign up to have list discussions tied directly into your email account.

1. Go to www.questdirect.org, and sign in using your user ID and password.
2. Click on "Infocast Forums."
3. You'll see a list of the most recent messages posted, and below that, categories for our forums. Click on any category, and you'll see the topics that are organized underneath it.
4. Select the topic (or topics) you're interested in, and click the "Subscribe to Topic" link beside its name. That topic will be immediately added to your list, and you'll be taken to your "My Subscriptions" page, where you can see the other forum and users groups lists you're on.
5. From there, you can set the frequency of email alert you'd like, ranging from immediate to digests that group postings from all the lists you're interested in together.

Get your Ideas to Oracle Through Quest's Enhancement Request Process
What's the most important part of getting an enhancement to Oracle? Your support as a Quest member or subscriber!

Go to our Enhancement Request tool today and subscribe to one of the many enhancements already out there. There is a good chance you might see an enhancement that you have been thinking about yourself! Remember - if you are a Quest member, you can prioritize them as well. Click here for more information on the Enhancement Request Process, or to view enhancements waiting for your input.

COLLABORATE 08 - Technology and Applications Forum for the Oracle Community
April 13-17, 2008, Colorado Convention Center, Denver, Colo.

Yes - it's that time again. Don't miss out on your opportunity to receive a complimentary conference registration by having your presentation idea accepted for the No. 1 user-led event of the year. Submit your idea for a presentation online. It's simple, and you don't have to know it all -- you just have to know your software. Customers and vendors are welcome. Only one complimentary conference registration will be provided for each session. Have questions? Email stacy.muir@questdirect.org. 

The Oracle Innovation Award
Are you leveraging Oracle Fusion Middleware to extend your application investment in Oracle e-Business Suite, PeopleSoft, Siebel or JD Edwards EnterpriseOne? Have you made an important step on the "Path to Fus ion" by getting business value from Oracle Fusion Middleware, the technology platform of Oracle Fusion Applications, today?

In cooperation with Quest and the OAUG, Oracle is offering a unique opportunity - the Oracle Innovation Award - to honor Oracle customers for pioneering implementations of Oracle Fusion Middleware together with Oracle Business Suite, PeopleSoft, Siebel or JD Edwards EnterpriseOne deployments. Nominations are being accepted through October 5, 2007. A committee consisting of Oracle, OAUG and Quest representatives will select winners.

Learn more or complete the online Nomination Form by October 5, 2007.

Documentation for the new PeopleSoft Releases
The PeopleSoft division has improved and updated the Evaluate, Plan, Execute Web site on Customer Connection. These pages provide a consolidated list of information that can help you get the insight you need when considering your upgrade project.

One of the long-awaited features of this site are the Documentation Home Pages for the 9.0, 8.48, and 8.49 releases on Customer Connection. The documentation home pages are intended to present links to all of the PeopleSoft Enterprise documentation that we post as part of a release and present them in a single location. (You will need your Customer Connection login to access these pages.)

Quest Job Bank -- Most Recent Job Posted
This members-only feature is a place where you can enrich your professional career as well as help your company recruit knowledgeable, qualified new employees. And you know all the contacts and jobs are reliable, JD Edwards and PeopleSoft focused, because you found them through Quest. Quest Members are able to search for and post jobs on starting out on this page. If you're not using the job bank, here's what you're missing out on - one of our most recent postings:

Job Title: PeopleSoft Human Resources System Analyst
Company: Finish Line
Job Type: Middle Management
Posted Date: 8/28/07

Job Description:
We are currently searching for an experienced PeopleSoft Human Resources System Analyst who will be responsible for providing functional leadership and support for the PeopleSoft HCM module. This individual will perform business analysis and be the Information Systems liaison to Human Resources for support and will participate on all Human Resources technology projects. This individual will also provide supplemental support for other PeopleSoft modules, including Financial and Supply Chain Management.

Read more about this job and others on the Quest Job Bank. Not a paid Quest member? You are missing out on more than just the Job Bank. Read about other benefits here.

Mark Your Calendar: Quest Upcoming Events

Quest Real Estate IUG Meeting - Hilton Austin - Austin, Texas - September 13-14, 2007

Quest Asia Conference & Exhibition Showcase - Furama Riverfront Hotel, Singapore - Sept. 19-21, 2007

Oracle OpenWorld - San Francisco - Nov. 11-15

HCM and Beyond - Hilton Atlanta - Atlanta, Georgia - November 29 - 30, 2007

Have a user tip? It could be worth $500! Quest is looking for all PeopleSoft and JD Edwards users with a story to tell -- your article could end up in the next issue of Q&A Magazine! Submit a user tip or a case study about your company's software experience, and if it's published in Q&A, we'll pay you $500. Email questions to editor@questdirect.org.

Quest wants to hear from you. How have Quest's services, events or tools benefited you or your company? Let us know at editor@questdirect.org.

Do you need your user ID and password? Email membership@questdirect.org.
 
Upcoming Quest Webinars -- Check our PeopleSoft webinar pages for more information.

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