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Introduction

Oracle9iAS InterConnect connects to PeopleSoft through the PeopleSoft adapter. This chapter discuses the following topics:

• What is PeopleSoft?

What is PeopleSoft?

PeopleSoft supports enterprise application software. It is a system containing PeopleSoft components, with their related tables and data formats for specific tasks, for example, Human Resources or Inventory Control. The PeopleSoft adapter supports PeopleSoft's Message Agent and Open Query. The Message Agent accesses PeopleSoft panel groups outside the PeopleSoft environment. Open Query enables third party applications to communicate with PeopleSoft through ODBC standards.

When interacting with PeopleSoft, the PeopleSoft adapter provides a Message Server and a Query Server. However, in order for the Message Server to get a list of messages from PeopleSoft, there must be a component to perform the collection.

Before interacting with PeopleSoft, you must first upload the psosa.dat file into your PeopleSoft production environment. The psosa.dat information creates the Message component for Oracle9iAS InterConnect in PeopleSoft. It is through this component that the Oracle9iAS InterConnect Message Server interacts.

Using the PeopleSoft adapter you can:

• Preview the signature of component types in a familiar format.

• Select component types to be included in a service.

• Generate the bindings for the items in the service.

System Requirements

To use the PeopleSoft adapter, PeopleTools does not need to be installed on your machine. However, if using queries to messages, you must have access to the PeopleSoft ODBC drivers or the PeopleSoft Messaging Agent binaries. The following lists the entities you need to use queries to messages:

• Oracle recommends to install PeopleTools to effectively use the PeopleSoft adapter. If you use Queries, you need to have the PeopleSoft ODBC driver installed.

• The Application Server Name is the name of the application server. You must have access to the PeopleSoft Messaging Agent API Libraries, either by installing PeopleTools on your development machine or setting your path to point to the PeopleSoft Messaging Agent Binaries.

  See Also: Oracle9i Application Server Installation Guide, Appendix C for hardware requirements

Supported Systems

Table 1-1 lists the systems to which the PeopleSoft adapter connects.

Table 1-1 Supported Systems

Component Support	Required Components
PeopleSoft	7.5.6

Supported Platforms

The PeopleSoft adapter supports the following platforms:

• Windows NT and Windows 2000--Messaging Agent & Open Query

• Solaris 2.6--Messaging Agent only

• Solaris 7 (2.7)--Messaging Agent only

• HP-UX 11.0--Messaging Agent only