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PS Utilities Extension
It has a number of features which will improve your effectiveness when working with PeopleSoft.
Global Favorites
• Create favorites for the pages you use most often.
• These favorites can be accessed from all environments, unlike the delivered favorites.
• You can choose to open in same window or a new tab.
• Favorites can be grouped together in categories and sub-categories.
PS Utilities Toolbar
• This is a toolbar which is visible when on a PeopleSoft webpage.
• It contains a number of features which can be turned on/off as you wish.
One Click Tracing
• Turn on/off PeopleCode and SQL tracing at the click of a button. This will access the built in tracing functionality that comes as part of PeopleSoft applications and will turn this on or off when the button is clicked.
CTRL + J Information
• Get the most important CTRL + J information by clicking an icon in the toolbar. If the PeopleSoft environment you are logged into has CTRL+J enabled, then the information you can see by clicking CTRL+J can now be access by a clicking a button in the PS Utilities toolbar - it will retrieve the most relevant information from the web page and display it on the screen.
Field Inspector
• Use the field inspector to find the name of records and fields behind the pages, it does this by looking at the HTML behind the PeopleSoft page and identifies the HTML tags around the fields and displays this in the PS Utilities toolbar.
Search Page Features
• Auto Correct History – the Correct History option will be selected on search pages by default.
• Auto Advanced Search – some search pages have Basic Search by default, which means you have to click the Advanced Search button to be able to search by more parameters, this option will always bring up the Advanced Search options.
New Window
• Click to open another PeopleSoft window in your browser.
Component pages
• Some components have so many pages that you can’t see them all without scrolling through by clicking the arrow icons.
• Page Tabs provides quick links to all the pages in a component from the toolbar.
Environment Indicator and User ID
• The name of the environment you are logged into as well as the User ID with which you are logged in will be displayed in the toolbar.
• Very useful for people who work in multiple environments or log in with multiple user accounts.
Privacy Policy
• URLs of any PeopleSoft sites you access will be stored in your local storage.
All of the information that PS Utilities displays (such as User ID) comes from the HTML of the page you are viewing, just the name and URLs of your various PeopleSoft environments are stored in local storage as described above.
Source Manifest.json
How to download and manually install PS Utilities extension for Chrome
Looking for a way to install PS Utilities extensions for Chrome, you can search for them in the Chrome Web Store, clicking the "Add to Chrome" button, and following the straightforward process.
However, you may need to install PS Utilities extensions manually, this article outlines two simple methods to effortlessly install PS Utilities extensions, whether they come as unpacked folders in compressed formats like .zip or as .crx files.
Method 1: Download PS Utilities extension and manually install through Drag &Drop
If you ever need to manually install a PS Utilities extension for Chrome, don't worry, it's a simple process. Just follow these easy steps, and you will have your extension ready to use in no time.
Step 1: Download the PS Utilities Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.
Look for the PS Utilities extension you wish to install. Go to the website and download the PS Utilities extension package, which is usually a .CRX file and comes in a zipped file. Here ".crx" file is the format for PS Utilities extension that contains all the data.
Step 2: Extract &Arrange Files
Once the file is downloaded, extract that file into its own folder. Similarly, give that extension files a permanent home. In other words, keep it in a folder that you don't accidentally delete it because these files will be needed to make that extension work.
Step 3: Go to the Chrome Extensions Page
Open Google Chrome and in the address bar, type chrome://extensions; it will open the Google Chrome extensions page. Make sure that "My extensions" is selected in the sidebar.
Step 4: Drag and Drop the Extension
Now, go to the folder where you extracted the PS Utilities extension and drag &drop the extension file from there anywhere onto the extension page within Google Chrome.
Step 5: Complete the Installation
Once you drag and drop the extension file, follow the steps that Google Chrome takes you through. Similarly, if the extension file is of .crx file format, you will be required to review the permissions and then add the extension.
Now, you can manage that added extension as you would like to with any other Chrome extension that you added through Chrome Webstore. Its icon will also appear in the Google Chrome Menu on the right side of the address bar once you activate it.
Method 2: Download PS Utilities extension for Chrome and install in Developer Mode
This is another method to install PS Utilities extension manually, but the twist is that here, you install by enabling the developer mode option provided in Google Chrome. This mode is commonly used for testing extensions or running unpublished tools.
Step 1: Download the PS Utilities extension file
Select and download the PS Utilities extension by clicking the 'Download CRX' button on the website.
Step 2: Extract the downloaded contents
Convert the file to a ZIP file if it is in CRX format then extract the PS Utilities extension zip file or folder that you downloaded. Make sure you extract it using the same folder name and keep it safely in another folder, so you don't delete it by mistake. The extracted folder will be needed to keep your PS Utilities extension running.
Step 3: Open Chrome Extension Setting Page
In the address bar of Google Chrome, type chrome://extensions and open the Chrome Extension Page.
Step 4: Enable Developer Mode
After opening the Chrome Extension page, look at the top right side, and you will find the toggle option of "Developer mode."Simply enable that developer mode option.
Step 5: Load the Unpacked Extension
Once you enable the developer mode option, you will see the menu of Load Unpacked, Pack Extensions and Update. From that, select the option "Load unpacked."
Step 6: Select the Extension Folder
Once the pop-up opens upon clicking Load unpacked, select the PS Utilities extension directory and click on the "Select Folder "button.
Step 7: Confirm and Install
After you select an extension folder of a Google Chrome extension you're installing manually, confirm its installation for the final time and let the installation complete.
Conclusion
Here we've made a step-by-step guide on How to manually install PS Utilities extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.
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