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Getting Started

Getting Started Recommended Tools Why Use Web Services? Integration Broker Terminology Strategies to Integrate with PeopleSoft Development Steps and Estimated Timelines

Service Operations

Synch vs Asynch Asynchronous one-way SOAP vs REST vs HTTP Synchronous Operation Asynchronous to Synchronous Asynchronous request / response Common Errors and Solutions SOAP Queues Service Operation Routings

REST Services

Intro To REST Simple REST GET Example A Good Fit? Simple REST POST Example Simple REST DELETE Example REST Security OAuth2 for PeopleSoft REST Authorization Controlling HTTP Status Codes REST Run-time Detection and Code Samples REST URI Templates Common REST Issues & Trouble Shooting Caching

REST with (ASF)

Introduction to Application Service Framework (ASF)

Security

Security in Service Operations Properly Securing the ANONYMOUS IB Node

Monitoring & Administration

Integration Broker Monitoring Administration Debugging & Tracing Techniques IB Server Cheat Sheet IB Audit Queries Integration Broker PeopleSoft Tables

Example Service Operations

HTTP Example Pre-reqs Simple Synchronous Simple Async Example Useful Code Snippets

Data Encoding/Decoding

Intro to Data Encoding Introduction to Message Objects NonRowset Message Objects JSON Decoding Examples JSON Encoding Examples XML Encoding Examples XML Decoding Examples Rowset Messages Document Messages (yuck) Container Messages

Nodes

All about PeopleSoft Integration Broker Nodes Node Best Practices Node Ping Deep Dive

Enrollment Web Services (EWS)

EWS Introduction EWS Setup EWS Security EWS Entity Registry

Services Delivered by Oracle

Rest Query

Listening Connectors

About Listening Connectors HttpListeningConnector RESTListeningConnector PeopleSoftServiceListeningConnector PeopleSoftListeningConnector Other Listening Connectors

Handlers

Introduction to Handlers OnRequest Handler OnAckReceive (OnReceive) OnError - Non-REST OnNotify OnPostNotify OnPreNotify OnReceive OnRequestSend Handlers OnRouteReceive OnRouteSend

Target Connectors

HttpTargetConnector

Syncing PeopleSoft Systems

Knowledge Base Links

API Gateways

Introduction to API Gateways

Best Practices

Add MetaData in all Responses Best Practices with PeopleSoft Table Updates and Inserts Integration Broker Technologies to Avoid

Case Studies

Case Study - PeopleSoft and SCIM

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Target Connectors

Target Connectors

Target connectors allow PeopleTools to act as the client and reach out to external systems using different protocols.

HttpTargetConnector
- The only one I have really seen used.
AS2TARGET
FILEOUTPUT
FTPTARGET
GETMAILTARGET
JMSTARGET
PSFT81TARGET
PSFTTARGET
RIDCTARGET
SFTPTARGET
SMTPTARGET

Additional Reading

PeopleBooks

Author Info

Chris Malek

Chris Malek s a PeopleTools® Technical Consultant with over two decades of experience working on PeopleSoft enterprise software projects. He is available for consulting engagements.

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Contents

Target Connectors

Additional Reading

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PeopleSoft Simple Web Services (SWS)

PeopleSoft Simple Web Services (SWS)

PeopleSoft Simple Web Services (SWS)

PeopleSoft Simple Web Services (SWS)