Congrats Dana! For old eyes like mine, every little bit helps. This will be a real improvement to the Query Manager UI.
Also coming in tools 8.63 is another Query improvement - this update will be related to Query Security. Users will now be able to limit access to specific queries to specific users, based on UserID, Role or Permission List. I have not yet seen it in action, but it appears to be similar to how Queries are setup in Fluid Workcenters, where the query has individualized security.
For Query Manger, there are also updates to Data Masking and the use of a header and footer. Unrelated to Query, Process Scheduler will now be able to write to Microsoft Share point, and PeopleSoft will have a delivered method to write notifications to external systems like Slack.
Here are the Query Manager Updates listed in the Cumulative Features document.
| Product |
Feature |
Introduced in Version/Image |
| Query |
You can now use the Header and Footer links on the bottom of Query Manager page to include a descriptive text in the header or footer area on the Query HTML result page. Query owners can use these texts to provide additional information about the query that is run. The provided text can be a static text that is not translatable. Alternatively, you can select the message catalog option to make the text translatable. The default option is None, which would mean that there would not be any header or footer text displayed. |
8.62 |
| Query |
In PeopleTools 8.62, PeopleSoft Query introduces a check box on Distribution Detail dialog box to prevent empty results being sent through email from Scheduled Query page. This check box is deselected by default. This feature enables you to indicate your preference to receive no email at all when a scheduled query with email output type returns empty result set. |
8.62 |
| Query |
PeopleTools 8.62 enables partial masking of fields containing Personally Identifiable Information on query results when running queries through Query Manager, Query Viewer and Scheduled Query. This feature must be enabled through the Data Privacy Framework. Additionally, the Query Administration page now enables you to copy ownership of selected private queries from current user to another user. |
8.62 |
| Query |
PeopleSoft Query introduces a new query-level access control layer, allowing administrators to restrict access to specific queries based on user, role, or permission list. A new Query Access Control page is added to configure and manage these permissions. Queries with access restrictions are only visible and executable by authorized users, while existing queries without restrictions continue to function as before. This enhancement improves security without impacting the current query security framework. |
8.63 |
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Tom Johnson
Senior Director, Student Information and Systems Design
University of Nevada-Las Vegas
thomas.johnson@unlv.edu"None of us is as smart as all of us"
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Original Message:
Sent: 07-30-2026 02:33 PM
From: Daniel Labrecque
Subject: PS Query - make more accessible (Ideas Lab)
That is awesome.
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Daniel Labrecque
Oracle Consulting Manager
Huron Consulting Group
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Original Message:
Sent: 07-30-2026 01:19 PM
From: Dana Pawlowicz
Subject: PS Query - make more accessible (Ideas Lab)
Thanks to all who voted on this. Oracle says this is/was delivered with PeopleTools 8.63. They added a highlight color and improved the mouseover text to better understand which attribute/row the user is interacting with. We are on 8.60.14 so now I'm eagerly awaiting our next PT upgrade. Woo hoo!
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Dana Pawlowicz
Business Systems Analyst Sr - ERP
University of Cincinnati
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