The Open Integration Framework

Sharing job opening and candidate information is essential to the success of the recruitment process. PeopleSoft provides an open integration framework that enables you to integrate with:

• Staffing suppliers.

• Resume extractors.

• Background screening providers.

This generic open integration framework enables customers to integrate with any third party provider that they choose. For incoming data, the process is initiated by an incoming message. Using PeopleSoft PeopleTools Integration Broker, the open integration framework process reads the XML document contained in the message and uses the standard XSLT to transform the XML according to the vendor's specifications. Finally, the open integration framework maps the transformed data to the corresponding recruiting data and processes that information.

For outgoing data, a functional process such as posting a job opening or requesting a background screening check initiates the outgoing message. The process reads from the recruiting tables and uses data mapping to create an XML document. This initial XML document may be changed into to an HR-XML document. Another change is then applied to either the initial XML document or to the subsequent HR-XML document, depending on the supplier's needs, to create a final document. The final document is then sent using PeopleSoft PeopleTools Integration Broker

This diagram illustrates how the Open Integration Framework manages the exchange of information between PeopleSoft Recruiting Solutions and external service providers: