Understanding the SSF_FINANCIALS Web Service

The SSF_FINANCIALS web service can be used by end-user devices (such as a browser or a PDA), enterprise applications, or other third-party software that can interface through standards-based means. For example:

  • Oracle presentation technologies, such as Portal, Application Development Framework (ADF), and PeopleSoft components and pages

  • Oracle Middleware, such as Enterprise Service Bus and BPEL

  • Oracle Applications, such as Enterprise, EnterpriseOne, and E-Business Suite

  • Third-party presentation technologies

  • Third-party middleware and applications

SSF_FINANCIALS web service provides the following SOAP and REST services that enable you to access student accounts in Campus Solutions Student Financials:

Service Service Operation Description

SSF_FINANCIALS

SSF_GET_STUDENT_ACCOUNT

Get Student Account

SSF_FINANCIALS_R

SSF_GET_STUDENT_ACCOUNT_R_POST

Get Student Account REST POST

The SSF_GET_STUDENT_ACCOUNT operation returns a subset of student data that is normally accessible through the Campus Solutions Self Service inquiry pages. This operation is currently available only in self-service mode.

Note:

SSF_GET_STUDENT_ACCOUNT invokes the Tuition Calculation process to ensure that the data returned is the most recent student account information. The invocation depends on the tuition calculation, self-service and other related setup.

The service operations use PeopleTools Integration Broker. Any user interface that is web-service enabled and complies with web service standards can access the service operations. SSF_FINANCIALS web service adheres to open web service standards that are currently supported in the latest release of PeopleTools.

Before you develop your own user interface, it is recommended that you use a SOAP service tester to become familiar with how the web services process the student account data and user information. One way to use a service tester is to pass the input parameters to a service operation, and then view the service operation output.

Assessing Staff Skills

Developers who implement SSF_FINANCIALS web service must have strong skills in:

  • A tool or technology to build and deploy user interfaces

  • PeopleSoft Integration Broker

  • PeopleCode

  • Web services concepts mainly XML, SOAP, REST and WSDL

  • Campus Community Entity Registry functionality

  • Student Financials functionality

Setting up SSF_FINANCIALS Web Service

The following components that apply to SSF_FINANCIALS web service and must be set up are:

  • PeopleTools Integration Broker

  • Student Financials: SF Institution Set

You should review the following documentation as part of your SSF_FINANCIALS web service implementation.

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