How the iWay Application Adapter for PeopleSoft Works

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The adapter uses your application server and XML messages to enable non-PeopleSoft applications to communicate and exchange transactions using one of the following two facilities:

The adapter connects to the PeopleSoft Application Server by accessing APIs for the Component Interfaces that correspond to its supported business objects. Every Component Interface contains data and business logic for the business component, thus alleviating a requirement for the adapter to duplicate the processes defined within the business component.

The adapter is bidirectional, enabling it to:


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PeopleSoft Enterprise Application Integration Architecture

PeopleSoft provides for integration with other applications and systems through its Component Interface framework and its Integration Broker (in release 8.4) or Application Messaging (in release 8.1) facility. The iWay Application Adapter for PeopleSoft uses the PeopleSoft framework and leverages various integration access methods to provide the most flexibility and functionality.

Integration access methods supported by the iWay Application Adapter for PeopleSoft include:


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PeopleSoft Component Interface

In the PeopleSoft environment, a Component Interface is a container for distributing PeopleSoft application data among PeopleSoft logical systems and for exchanging PeopleSoft application data with non-PeopleSoft systems.

The Component Interface is based on an existing business process within PeopleSoft. An example is a purchase order entry, which can be a PeopleSoft-delivered process or a user-developed process. The Component Interface also inherits its methods (for example. Add, Update, and so on) and its business logic from the underlying business process.

PeopleSoft delivers generic Component Interfaces with each of its applications. These are called Enterprise Integration Points (EIP). Customers also can develop their own custom Component Interfaces, or they can modify EIP as required.


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PeopleSoft Application Messaging Manager

PeopleSoft Application Messaging facilitates the integration of PeopleSoft XML with PeopleSoft. The iWay Application Adapter for PeopleSoft provides a handler that must be configured within the PeopleSoft application gateway using TCP/IP transport services.


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