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I’m Jason Fletcher and this is how I work March 6, 2018

Posted by Duncan in How I work.
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To anyone who frequents the PSAdmin.io slack community (and that’s almost 500 people) the name Jason Fletcher (or fl3tchr) will be one that’s instantly familiar. He is not only seemingly ever-present, but also dishes out rapid-fire PeopleSoft advice, humour, gifs and good-natured sarcasm in more-or-less equal measure. I’m thrilled that he has added his profile to our ‘How I Work‘ series.

Name: Jason Fletcher

Occupation: It breaks, I fix. (AKA administrator for the City of Albuqerque)
Location: Albuquerque, NM
Current computer: My workstation is a HP ZBook 15″
Current mobile devices: iPhone 6s Plus (gotta have the larger screen for when I have to RDP into work)
I work: Humorously

What apps/software/tools can’t you live without?
1) Beyond Compare – So much better than Compare Reports.  So much.

2) EditPad Pro – It’s been my text editor for over a decade.  Handles gig sized files without much issue.

3) OneNote (Office version, not MS Store) – a great way to track notes on various projects.  A notebook for a project, a tab for a milestone, and pages for individual tasks.  The MS Office version has the ability to drag and drop text anywhere on the page, which is great for floating notes.

Besides your phone and computer, what gadget can’t you live without?
None.  I’ve been accused of loving my computer more than my wife.

What’s your workspace like?
Workstation is an i7 with 8 GB RAM and docked to 2×24” monitors. Yes, it is a nice view.

What do you listen to while you work?
Depends on the intensity of the concentration.  Routine work is subject to podcasts (a large amount of the TWiT network & Tom Merritt) followed by rock and instrumental music.  Concentration requires instrumental or even white noise. (SimplyRain is a great app for rain noise.  Which I don’t hear much of in the high desert.)

What PeopleSoft-related productivity apps do you use?
1) Slack – psadmin.io.  It’s like a responsive MOS.

2) SQL Developer is my go-to SQL client.

3) Oracle Enterprise Manager for troubleshooting database performance.

Do you have a 2-line tip that some others might not know?
I’ve put this one in psadmin’s slack: in Windows Explorer, typing cmd (or powershell) in the address bar opens a command prompt at that location.

What SQL/Code do you find yourself writing most often?
A lot of effdt/seq SQL or SQL that joins psoprdefn & psroleuser.

What would be the one item you’d add to PeopleSoft if you could?
git or some other integrated versioning system.

What everyday thing are you better at than anyone else?
Beats me.

How do you keep yourself healthy and happy?
I’m currently a 1 gup in taekwondo (red belt with black stripe), which is the first rank below a 1st degree black belt. The outdoors are great in New Mexico most of the year so I do quite a bit of hiking. At nights I spend a lot of time playing Overwatch.

What’s the best advice you’ve ever received?
Love the Lord God with all your heart and soul and love your neighbour as yourself.