PeopleTools 8.52: PeopleSoft Integration Broker Administration

Understanding Setting Up PeopleSoft Integration Broker

This chapter provides the high-level steps to set up PeopleSoft Integration Broker. This chapter discusses how to:

Determine the messaging architecture.
Install PeopleSoft Integration Broker.
Install web servers.
Install application databases.
Install PeopleTools.
Install the PeopleSoft Pure Internet Architecture.
Configure and start messaging servers for asynchronous messaging.
Activate pub/sub server domains.
Define integration gateways and load connectors.
Configure integration gateway properties.
Configure the integration system to handle services.

Understanding PeopleSoft Integration Broker

Determining the Messaging Architecture

A key step in creating and implementing integrations is to determine what systems to integrate and the architecture to use. For example, your purpose might be to integrate with other PeopleTools 8.52 systems where a firewall is involved, integrate with third-party systems, or integrate with PeopleSoft 8.1x systems.

The PeopleTools 8.52: Integration Broker PeopleBook features an appendix that provides overview information about several messaging architecture scenarios.

See Also

Integration Scenarios

Installing PeopleSoft Integration Broker

PeopleSoft Integration Broker components are installed during the PeopleTools installation and the PeopleSoft Pure Internet Architecture installation.

The PeopleSoft Integration Broker integration engine is installed during the PeopleTools installation process.

See Installing PeopleTools.

The integration gateway is installed as part of the PeopleSoft Pure Internet Architecture installation process.

See Installing the PeopleSoft Pure Internet Architecture.

Installing Web Servers

To install and run PeopleTools, you must install a web server.

See Also

PeopleTools 8.52 Install Guide for your database

Your web server documentation.

Installing Application Databases

After you install PeopleTools, install your application database.

See Also

PeopleTools 8.52 Install Guide for your database.

Installing PeopleTools

PeopleSoft Integration Broker is installed as part of the PeopleTools installation process. The PeopleTools installation process also installs the executable file you need to install the PeopleSoft Pure Internet Architecture.

See Also

PeopleTools 8.52 Install Guide for your database.

Installing the PeopleSoft Pure Internet Architecture

Run the PeopleSoft Pure Internet Architecture setup program. The executable file is provided as part of the PeopleTools installation.

Before attempting to start the PeopleSoft Pure Internet Architecture, verify that the web server is running; the web server must be running to start the PeopleSoft Pure Internet Architecture.

See Also

PeopleTools 8.52 Install Guide for your database.

Configuring and Starting Messaging Servers for Asynchronous Messaging

Before using PeopleSoft Integration Broker for asynchronous integrations, you must configure and start the messaging server using PSADMIN.

See Administering Messaging Servers for Asynchronous Messaging.

Activating Pub/Sub Server Domains

You must activate the domain on which the pub/sub server resides before you can use the messaging server.

To activate pub/sub server domains, use the Domain Status page in the Integration Broker Service Operations Monitor.

See Also

Managing Pub/Sub Server Domains

Defining Integration Gateways and Loading Connectors

PeopleSoft Integration Broker is delivered with one local gateway, LOCAL, defined. You can use this gateway as the default local gateway, or create a new gateway and designate that one as the default local gateway.

After you access the delivered local gateway or create your own, you must specify its URL and save the changes. The gateway URL is typically the following:

http://<machine_name>:<port>/PSIGW/PeopleSoftListeningConnector

The integration gateway URL is case sensitive.

Next you must click the Load Gateway Connectors button to load the connectors delivered with PeopleSoft Integration Broker.

See Also

Managing Integration Gateways

Configuring Integration Gateway Properties

After you define the default local integration gateway, specify the integration gateway URL and load the delivered connectors, there are additional required and optional gateway properties to set. You set these properties using the integrationGateway.properties file.

At a minimum you must set the following in the integrationGateway.properties file:

Set the Oracle Jolt connection string parameters in the DELIVERED CONNECTOR CONFIGURATION Section of the file. In most situations, you set the parameters under “JOLT connect string settings for Application Server(s) with known NODENAMEs.”
Specify and encrypt the keystore password.

Configuring Security and General Properties

Configuring the Integration System to Handle Services

To create services, service operations and generate WSDL documents, you must configure the system to handle services.

PeopleSoft Integration Broker features a Services Configuration page where you must specify the following items before you can create and work with services: services namespace, schema namespace and target location.