PeopleSoft Configuration Shared Resource
The PeopleSoft Configuration shared resource contains the required information to establish a connection at runtime to the PeopleSoft server and is used by the activities to connect with the server. The PeopleSoft Configuration has two tabs, Connection and Schema. On the Connection tab, you can connect to the PeopleSoft server, and the Schema tab is used to fetch the Component Interfaces from the PeopleSoft server and view the schema details.
Connection Tab
On the Connection tab, you can provide the necessary information to connect the plug-in with the PeopleSoft server
The Connection tab contains the following fields:
On the General panel, you can specify the package that stores the PeopleSoft Configuration shared resource and the shared resource name.
The General panel contains the following fields:
| Field | Module Property? | Visual Diff? | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Package | No | Yes | The name of the package where the new shared resource is added. |
| Name | No | Yes | The name to be displayed as the label for the shared resource in the process.
The default is PeopleSoftConfiguration. |
| Description | No | Yes | A short description of the shared resource. |
Configuration
On the Configuration panel, you can provide the information about the PeopleSoft server to which the plug-in connects.
The Configuration panel contains the following fields:
| Field | Module Property? | Visual Diff? | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Application Server | Yes | Yes |
The IP address and port number to connect to the PeopleSoft server, which is provided in the following format: <Host>:<Port> For example, 10.97.106.89:9033 |
| Login Name | Yes | Yes |
The user name of a PeopleSoft application server used to access PeopleSoft. |
| Password | Yes | Yes |
The password of a PeopleSoft application server used to access PeopleSoft. |
| Use Domain Password | No | Yes |
By selecting this checkbox, the Domain Password field appears and you can enter the domain password. |
| Domain Password | Yes | Yes |
The Domain Password field is only visible after the Use Domain Password field is checked. The Domain Password is used to protect the domain for more security. |
| Test Connection | No | No |
Used to test whether the connection to PeopleSoft can be established. |
Advanced
The Advanced panel contains the following fields:
| Field | Module Property? | Visual Diff? | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maximum Reconnect Attempts | Yes | Yes |
The maximum number of reconnection attempts to make after a connection is lost. The default value is -1. This indicates, the plug-in attempts to reconnect to PeopleSoft indefinitely when a connection fails. |
| Reconnect Intervals (milliseconds) | Yes | Yes |
The time interval in milliseconds to elapse between reconnection attempts. The default value is 100. |
Schema Tab
- Click the Add button or right click and select Add in the Schema Types panel.
- On clicking Add, the Fetch Component Interface window opens. Click the Fetch button and a list of all available Component Interfaces appears. You can use a partial name or full name of the Component Interface that are present in the top-down list when you click the Fetch button. If you provide a partial name, then the Component Interfaces beginning with that string is displayed. If you provide a full name of the Component Interface, only the particular Component Interface is displayed.
- Select a schema and click OK. The schema is added to the list on Schema Types panel.
The Schema details are as follows: