Namespaces

Namespaces provide a method for qualifying element and attribute names that are used in XML documents and are identified by Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) references.

To provide PeopleSoft services you must specify a service namespace and a schema namespace.

The Service Configuration page enables you to define default values for these namespaces. You may redefine the default values for specific objects when needed:

• You can redefine the service namespace for each PeopleSoft service definition

• You can modify namespaces in each nonrowset-based message's schema.

You cannot change the direction of a REST service (provider or consumer) once defined in the PeopleSoft system. However, with respect to a non-REST service, a simple change to the routing definition can change its direction from consumer to provider and vice versa.

As a result it’s good practice to set the default values for the service namespace and schema namespace, regardless of whether your system is a service provider or a service consumer of REST or non-REST services.