When you deploy PeopleTools Client DPKs without first deploying the PeopleSoft application or PeopleSoft PeopleTools DPKs, you do so in what is known as a Standalone Mode (SA mode).

You may use this mode when say performing a PeopleTools-only upgrade.

SA mode deployment is commonly used for the following tasks:

• PeopleTools Upgrade -- The deployment process installs a PeopleTools client PS_HOME that includes the directories needed for a PeopleSoft PeopleTools-only upgrade, such as data, projects, and scripts directories.
• PeopleTools Patch -- The deployment process installs a PeopleTools client PS_HOME that includes the directories needed for a PeopleSoft PeopleTools patch application, such as the PTP directory.
• PeopleTools Client -- The deployment process installs a PeopleTools client PS_HOME. (You choose the deployment type "None of the above" for this deployment).
• Change Assistant installation -- You can install Change Assistant as part of the PeopleTools Client deployment, or as a separate installation. The deployment process installs, but does not configure Change Assistant. To use Change Assistant for a PeopleSoft PeopleTools-only upgrade or to apply a PeopleSoft PeopleTools patch, you must configure Change Assistant manually. If there is an existing Change Assistant installation, the deployment process removes or upgrades it to the current release, and saves a configuration file with the existing setup.
• Change Impact Analyzer -- You can install Change Impact Analyzer as part of the PeopleTools Client deployment, or as a separate installation.
• PeopleSoft Test Framework (PTF) installation -- You can install PeopleSoft Test Framework as part of the PeopleTools Client deployment, or as a separate installation.
• PeopleSoft Test Framework (PTF) configuration -- If you choose to configure PTF, the deployment process prompts you for setup parameters. You can configure PTF either at the same time that you install it or later. For example, you may choose to configure PTF separately if you install and configure it first, and then later the middle-tier components in your environment change. In this case, you do not need to install, but you can use the deployment process to reconfigure PTF.
• Configuration Manager -- If you accept the option to configure the PeopleTools client, the information that you supply is used to configure Configuration Manager.
• The PeopleTools Client deployment installs Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable Packages for Visual Studio, which include required Microsoft C++ runtime libraries.