Understanding Resolving Plug-in Dependency Dynamically

Numerous elements in the PeopleSoft system depend on other elements in the system to provide critical functionality. For example, Search Framework cannot operate unless the basic elements of Integration Broker have been configured, therefore Search Framework is dependent on Integration Broker. As such, various plug-ins within a configuration template need to reflect these dependencies in the system.

While adding a plug-in to a configuration template, the plug-ins on which the newly added plug-in depends can be added automatically to the template by clicking Resolve Dependency on the Configuration Template Definition page. See Executing a Template. Resolving dependency of a plug-in dynamically becomes possible by defining the plug-in dependency meta data in advance using the features described in this topic. Resolving plug-in dependency dynamically, involves:

• Adding the plug-in to a plug-in group.

• Managing plug-ins within a plug-in group.

• Managing dependencies between plug-in groups.