Create Google Maps directions in PeopleSoft using Related Content

In my previous post on setting up predelivered collaborative related services, I was asked to also elaborate on how to create your own custom related content based on field content from the component. In this post I will explain how to incorporate Google Maps directions as related content based on the home address of an employee and the work location. For this example I will be using PeopleSoft HCM9.1 on PeopleTools 8.51.

Setting up predelivered Related Content services

With the release of PeopleTools 8.50, Related Content was introduced. Related Content Framework enables you to contextually link PeopleSoft pages to other PeopleSoft pages and non-PeopleSoft pages and view all related pages within one frame, without leaving the primary page.

With a PeopleTools 8.50 (or later) license, you are entitled to install and run the following PeopleSoft Applications Portal 9.1 Related Content services

• Related Discussion
• Related Links
• Related Tags

See following datasheet from Oracle describing the license use.

This post describes the steps that need to be taken to enables Portal Related Content Services in PeopleSoft Applications.