Specifying the Node Type

Access the Node Definitions page. (Select PeopleTools, and then Portal, and then Portal Node Definitions..)

Most of the options on the Node Definitions page apply only to Integration Broker nodes, except for the Node Type. A node type designates the URL format for the node.

Field or Control Description

Node Type

External: Select if this node represents a non-PeopleSoft system, such as an external website, like www.example.com.

ICType: Select if this node represents a PeopleTools database prior to PeopleTools 8.4. This allows compatibility between pre-PeopleTools 8.4 databases and portal databases for PeopleTools 8.4 and later.

PIA (PeopleSoft Pure Internet Architecture): Select if this node represents a PeopleSoft database that is using PeopleTools 8.4 or later. This is the default setting.