Establishing a Target for PeopleSoft

How to:

To browse PeopleSoft business objects, you must create a target for the system you intend to use. The target serves as your connection point and automatically is saved after you create it. For information on creating a target, see How to Create a New Target.

You must establish a connection to the system every time you start iWay Explorer or after you disconnect from the system. When you open iWay Explorer, a list of supported application systems appears in the left pane. The list is based on the adapters that you installed and for which you have licenses. For information on connecting to a target, see How to Connect to a Target.
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Procedure: How to Create a New Target

To create a new target using iWay Explorer:

  1. Click iWay Adapters.
  2. Click the PeopleSoft node.
  3. Move the pointer over Operations and select Define a new target.

    The Add a new PeopleSoft target pane opens on the right as shown in the following image.

    1. In the Target Name field, type a descriptive name for the target, for example, PSConnect.
    2. In the Description field, type a brief description for the connection (optional).
    3. From the Target Type drop-down list, select the type of target to which you are connecting.

      The default value is Application Server.

  4. Click Next.

    The Set connection info pane opens on the right as shown in the following image.

    1. In the Application Server field, type the host name or IP address for the computer that is hosting the PeopleSoft application.
    2. In the Port field, type the port number where the PeopleSoft application listens.
    3. In the User field, type a valid user ID for the PeopleSoft application.
    4. In the Password field, type a valid password for the PeopleSoft application.
  5. Click Finish.

    The PeopleSoft target, PSConnect, appears below the PeopleSoft node in the left pane as shown in the following image.

You are ready to connect to your PeopleSoft target.
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Procedure: How to Connect to a Target

To connect to a target using iWay Explorer:

  1. Expand the PeopleSoft node and select the target you defined, for example, PSConnect, as shown in the following image.

  2. In the right pane, move the pointer over Operations and select Connect.
  3. In the Password field, enter a valid password and click OK.

    The following image shows the change in the PSConnect node that reflects that a connection was made.

  4. Expand the PSoftConnect node.

    The following PeopleSoft business objects appear:

    • Component Interfaces
    • Messages
    • Component Interfaces (RPC)
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Procedure: How to Disconnect From a Target

To disconnect from a target using iWay Explorer:

  1. In the left pane, click the target to which you are connected, for example, PSConnect.

    The following image shows the PSConnect target below the expanded PeopleSoft ports node in the left pane and the Operations menu in the right pane.

  2. Move the pointer over Operations and select Disconnect.

    Disconnecting from the application system drops the connection, but the node remains. The PSConnect node changes to reflect that a connection was closed.

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