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Importing the Custom Component Interface

This chapter provides information for importing the custom Component Interface. This chapter discusses the following topic:

• Importing the Custom Component Interface

Importing the Custom Component Interface

To utilize the PeopleSoft 8 adapter, a modification to the PeopleSoft server is required. The custom component, GET_CI_INFO, must be imported into PeopleSoft. Once the custom Component Interface is imported, Component Interfaces can be browsed within PeopleSoft. This task is only required on the initial setup to use OracleAS InterConnect.

The following instructions explain how to manually import the custom Component Interface, which will allow you to browse Component Interfaces within PeopleSoft 8.

Creating the Component Interface

The following steps provide a brief overview from a PeopleSoft application.

See Also: PeopleSoft on-line help for complete instructions

From the Application Designer:

1. Select Start->Programs->Peoplesoft->Application Designer.

2. Select a 3-tier Connection Type and click OK.

   For example, select Application Server from the drop down list.

3. Select File->New in the Application Designer.

   The New dialog box is displayed.

   Figure 5-1 Selecting a Component Interface

   

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4. Select Component Interface and click OK.

5. Click Select in the Select dialog.

   A list of Component Interfaces is displayed.

6. Select any simple component, for example, SIMPLECALENDAR and click Select.

   The custom methods to be installed do not use any properties of the Component Interface.

   A component is loaded into the screen.

7. Select File->Save As.

8. Type GET_CI_INFO in the Save Name As field and click OK.

   Figure 5-2 Entering a Component Name

   

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9. Right-click any method of your new Component Interface.

   A popup menu appears.

10. Select View PeopleCode.

    A text editor window is displayed.

11. Access the <install_directory>\config\PeopleSoft\ directory and copy the contents of get_ci_info.pc into the text editor window.

12. Select File->Save to save the new Component Interface, GET_CI_INFO.

Setting Security

After importing the custom GET_CI_INFO PeopleSoft Component Interface on PeopleSoft, set the security settings for the GetCINamespace, GetDetails, and GetCollections methods for OracleAS InterConnect.

In the Application Designer:

1. Select Go->PeopleTools->Maintain Security.

   The Maintain Security dialog box is displayed.

2. Select Use->Permission Lists->Component Interface->Update/Display.

   The Update/Display -- Permission Lists dialog box is displayed.

3. Type an applicable permission list item in the Permission List text box, for example, ALLPNLS, and click OK.

   To retrieve a list of possible permission lists, click OK.

4. Scroll down the list of Component Interfaces until you find the following line:

   Click On This Row To Enter Data.

5. Select this row and type GET_CI_INFO to add a new Component Interface in the Maintain Security - Use - Permission Lists dialog.

   Figure 5-3 Component Interface Permission LIst

   

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6. Select Edit from the menu.

   A dialog box containing the permissions for this Component Interface is displayed.

7. Click Full Access (All) to set Full Access to all methods.

8. Click OK to exit the Designer.

The PeopleSoft server is set up. You can now browse PeopleSoft containing Component Interfaces.