Understanding Transformation

Use a transformation when one node sends a request or response message with a data structure different from the structure required by the other node. One or both of the participating nodes can be PeopleSoft applications. At either end of the transaction, any of the following structure types may be required:

• The PeopleSoft rowset-based message format.

• An XML DOM-compliant non-rowset-based structure. This is generic XML data.

• A SOAP-compliant XML structure. This is also XML DOM-compliant.

• A non-XML structure. Third-party applications are more likely than PeopleSoft applications to require this type.

Your transformation can be between different structure types or between different structures of the same type.