Communicating Directly With Your Trading Partners Using XML

Work with each trading partner who transmits data using HTTP. Partners accustomed to exchanging EDI transactions must adapt the PeopleSoft Integration Broker architecture. They may also need to translate between different XML formats.

Note:

This path is most useful for bringing new trading partners into your eCommerce network.

Consider the following advantages when using this upgrade path:

  • Batch window elimination: transmit data with near-zero latency between trading partners.

  • Small- to mid-size trading partners use browser-based forms to exchange XML data directly with internal systems.

  • VAN charge elimination.

  • Completely internet-based, using generally available tools (for example, parsers and style sheets).

Consider the following disadvantages when using this upgrade path:

  • Major impact on trading partners.

  • New configuration required to use PeopleSoft Integration Broker technology.

Sending Outbound XML to a Trading Partner

To send outbound XML to a trading partner:

  1. If necessary, use PeopleSoft Integration Broker to build a transformation that maps the PeopleSoft XML to the trading partner's XML format.

  2. Define a PeopleSoft node to represent the trading partner, and set up the PeopleSoft Integration Broker.

    The specified URL points to the trading partner's web server.

  3. If the trading partner uses one of the industry-standard connectors packaged with the PeopleSoft Integration Broker, configure the node to use this connector.

  4. If the trading partner does not support any industry-standard connectors, build a connector to transport XML data, and register the connector on the PeopleSoft Gateway.

  5. Initiate your publish functions within the PeopleSoft applications.

Receiving Inbound XML from a Trading Partner

To receive inbound XML from a trading partner:

  1. If necessary, use PeopleSoft Integration Broker to build a transformation that maps the trading partner's XML to the PeopleSoft XML format.

  2. Define a node within PeopleSoft to receive this data, and set up the PeopleSoft Integration Broker.

  3. If the trading partner uses one of the industry-standard connectors packaged with PeopleSoft Integration Broker, configure the node to use this connector.

  4. Configure the trading partner's system so that it posts to the proper connector on the PeopleSoft Gateway.

  5. Begin receiving data from your trading partner.