The PeopleSoft Server Agent (PSA) is a set of PeopleTools objects and code that enables you to define the integration between PeopleSoft applications and NovellĀ® Identity Vault. It includes all of the components for a sample Personnel application, a staging table for moving data between the Sample application and the driver, a Transaction record interface for recording data events of interest to the driver, and utilities for managing the Transaction record interface. Using the sample data and code in the PSA, you can quickly model and implement an Identity Manager solution that is not intrusive to the existing functions and applications on your PeopleSoft system.
In this section, you find installation and configuration information for the two main PSA components: The Component Interface Infrastructure for Identity Manager and The Sample Application.
This version of the PSA works with any PeopleSoft database on the required release level of PeopleTools. Before you can install the PSA, you need access to a PeopleSoft user ID and password with Administrator or appropriate developer rights. You can create a unique user ID and password for implementing these objects.
NOTE:The PSA contains SQLExec statements in the PeopleCode for the various Table and View records. There is no guarantee that all of these statements are compatible with the underlying database software. If you encounter problems, refer to Section 9.0, Troubleshooting the Driver for specific issues and consult with your DBMS/PeopleSoft Database administrator for additional assistance.
Figure 2-1 The DirXML* Component Interface
You can use the Component Interface infrastructure and PeopleCode function calls to specify the type and content of Transaction records that are generated in relation to PeopleSoft Component events. You can also decide if the driver processes events and how they are processed. For example, a new row event generated by the sample application generates a slightly different event than a new row event generated by the driver's Subscriber channel.
For more information, refer to Configuring PeopleCode to Trigger Transactions.
The PSA project has sample Personnel Applications that you can install on your PeopleSoft 8.1 x, 8.2 x, or 8.4 x systems for configuration and testing purposes.
Depending on your business requirements, you should configure internal processes to trigger events into transaction tables, synchronize with other PeopleSoft tables, etc. either by replicating the provided PeopleCode or by merging the components within your PeopleSoft environment. When synchronizing data internally between application tables, you should always try to use the tools that provide the highest degree of data integrity checking. (For example, the Staging CI to Application CI synchronization in the PSA utilizes the PeopleCode CI interface to ensure proper syntax, translate table usage, related fields, etc. as it has been defined on the Application record.) For more information, refer to Understanding the Architecture of the PSA Sample Project.