Re: (Out of Topic) Help needed in my research

[Terri Jenkins <LDYGLFR@AOL.COM>]

Regarding the Why....PeopleSoft only supports (that is, tries to help you
when you call) a release for a limited time.  So, usually you want to upgrade
to the next supported release.  PeopleSoft supports a release for 18 months
after the next major release is out.  So, they support release 7.whatever for
18 months after 8.whatever is out.  It kind of seems like they have changed
that spread recently, but that has been their trend.

As for What next...go to the Customer Connection and get as much info as you
can - like the upgrade kit.  Keep searching the web site until you have some
guidelines on how to get started.  Helping you plan is also a key task for
your PeopleSoft site rep.  Call your rep.  Then get approval for 3-4
dedicated FTE's, and borrow a couple more as you need them.

There are also consulting companies that specialize in upgrades, but I have
had minimal experience with them so I can't steer you in that direction.

It is scarey at first, but invest a good amount of time in planning and you
will get through it.  Like, get any major system changes in before you start
so you can freeze your instance during the upgrade.

Hang in there...