These release notes contain important information available at the time of the version 6.0 [SP 1] release of iAS Enterprise Connector for PeopleSoft. New features and enhancements, installation notes, known problems, and other late-breaking issues are addressed here. Read this document before you begin using iAS Enterprise Connector for PeopleSoft.
An electronic version of these release notes can be found at the iPlanet documentation web site: http://docs.iplanet.com/docs/manuals/. Check the web site prior to installing and setting up your software and then periodically thereafter to view the most up-to-date release notes and manuals.
These release notes contain the following sections:
These release notes detail the changes, resolved issues and known problems for the iPlanet Application Server Enterprise Connector for PeopleSoft, version 6.0 SP1 and for iAS version SP2 releases.
The following table lists the hardware and software requirements for installing and running the Peoplesoft Enterprise Connector.
Component
Requirement
Please make sure all iPlanet Application Server 6.0 SP1 or SP2 components and the Unified Integration Framework (UIF) SP1 have already been installed on the server machine. The iPlanet Enterprise Connector for PeopleSoft must be installed on the same machine as the iPlanet Application Server.
Installation of the product is as follows:
Due to changes in iAS 6.0 SP 2 deployment tools and directory structure, files need to be copied manually to run the PeopleSoft Connector 6.0 SP1 samples with iAS 6.0 SP2.
The following tasks should be performed to copy the files manually for the following samples:
Copy Execute.properties and Execute_properties.properties
<iAS Install Dir >\ias\APPS\ProcessMsg\ProcessMsg
<iAS Install Dir >\ias\APPS\ProcessMsg
Copy Execute.properties and Execute_properties.properties
<iAS Install Dir >\ias\APPS\SearchDialog\ SearchDialog
<iAS Install Dir >\ias\APPS\ SearchDialog
The following tasks should be performed to copy the files manually for the following samples:
Copy Execute.properties and Execute_properties.properties
<iAS Install Dir>/ias/APPS/ProcessMsg/ProcessMsg
<iAS Install dir>/ias/APPS/ProcessMsg
Copy Execute.properties and Execute_properties.properties
<iAS Install Dir>/ias/APPS/ProcessMsg/SearchDialog
<iAS Install dir>/ias/APPS/SearchDialog
All datasource information is overwritten when you upgrade the Enterprise Connector for PeopleSoft version 6.0. You may backup datasources from the previous version and use them in this release.
The procedure for backing up and re-using user mapping information is as follows:
The procedure for backing up and re-using user mapping information is as follows:
For Solaris: Copy the repository.dtd from the <iasinstalldir>/ias/APPS/adapters/psft/samples/metadata directory to the directory where modified XMLs are stored.
This product includes an Administrator's and a Developer's Guide. The installer copies these publications to the ias/APPS/docs/psft subdirectory of the root installation directory of your iPlanet Application Server. These documents are available online in PDF and HTML formats. To access these files, use the following URL:
http://docs.iplanet/com/docs/manuals/ias/html
Adobe Acrobat 4.0 and PostScript printer with PS level 2 fonts are required to print the PDF version.
The following lists corrections to the documentation posted on the web site.
You must create at least one entity and one user after creating a new data source.
The following issues have been resolved in the iPlanet Application Server Enterprise Connector for PeopleSoft 6.0 Service Pack 1 release.
Uninstaller Removes Common Files in Multi-connector Installation
When uninstalling one of several connectors, such as Peoplesoft, R/3, or CICS, the common directories /ias/Apps/console and ias/Apps/ecu may be deleted. It is necessary to copy these directories back to the Apps directory from the ias/Apps/UIFbackup for the Peoplesoft connector to function correctly.
If you want to uninstall a connector from an NT machine that has more than one connector installed, perform the following tasks.
During the uninstallation procedure the connector files shown in the right panel, as seen in the screen capture below, are removed from the iPlanet/iAS6/ias directory and moved to the UIFbackup/console directory. The connector files need to be copied back to their original location.
During the uninstallation procedure the connector files are removed from the iPlanet/iAS6/ias directory and moved to the UIFbackup/console directory. The connector files need to be copied back to their original location.
The following directories need to have the permissions set as indicated:
The $LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable must also contain the directory that contains libpsmsg.so, supplied by PeopleSoft. For more details consult your system administrator.
The NT: $PATH- environment variable must also point to the directory that contains psmsg.dll, supplied by PeopleSoft. For more details consult your system administrator.
Only Oracle databases are supported with this release.
If you have problems with iPlanet iAS Enterprise Connector for PeopleSoft, contact iPlanet customer support using one of the following mechanisms:
So that we can best assist you in resolving problems, please have the following information available when you contact support:
Useful iPlanet information can be found at the following Internet locations:
Last Updated February 20, 2001