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Introduction

This document describes how to use Oracle Application Server InterConnect (OracleAS InterConnect) Adapter for PeopleSoft 8 (PeopleSoft 8 adapter).

This chapter discusses the following topics:

• System Requirements

• PeopleSoft Component Interfaces

• Supported PeopleSoft Version

• Supported Operating Systems

System Requirements

The PeopleSoft 8 adapter has the following system requirements:

• psjoa.jar--To use Component Interfaces, you must have access to the PeopleSoft's Component Interface file, psjoa.jar, located in the <PeopleSoft_Installation_Directory>\web\PSJOA\ directory.
  • For design time browsing of Component Interfaces, this file must be present in the CLASSPATH variable defined in the iStudio.bat file.

  • For runtime use of Component Interfaces, this file must be present in the service_classpath variable defined in the adapter.ini file for Windows platforms or the classpath in the start script for Unix platforms.

• Before using Component Interfaces, you must import a custom Component Interface.

  See Also: "Importing the Custom Component Interface"

PeopleSoft Component Interfaces

PeopleSoft Component Interfaces contain tables and data formats for specific tasks. The PeopleSoft software is used for tasks, such as, manufacturing, human resources, accounting, and supply chain management.

Supported PeopleSoft Version

The PeopleSoft 8 adapter connects to the PeopleSoft Component Interface, Version 8.17.02.

Note: OracleAS InterConnect can read data from the PeopleSoft server correctly. However, creating and updating PeopleSoft data containing properties with collections will fail.

Supported Operating Systems

Table 1-1 lists the supported operating systems for the PeopleSoft 8 adapter.

Table 1-1 Operating System Requirements

Operating System	Version
Windows NT	Version 4.0 with service pack 6 or above
Windows 2000	With service pack 1 or above
HP-UX	11.6 (64 bit)
Sun SPARC Solaris	8 (32 bit)