Starting Logstash on Microsoft Windows for External Data Integration

Logstash is part of the feature that enables you to integrate external data with your PeopleSoft data.

See PeopleTools: Search Technology, "Understanding the Integration of External Data with PeopleSoft."

Before using the external data integration feature on Microsoft Windows, you must start Logstash. It is started automatically when you install on Linux.

1. Change directory to BASE_DIR\pt\logstash-9.1.3.

2. Set the environment variables with these commands:

   set JAVA_HOME=BASE_DIR\pt\os_jdk21.0.yy
   set LOGSTASH_HOME=BASE_DIR\pt\logstash-9.1.3

3. Run this script:

   start_psftext_logstash.bat