Locating Additional Electronic Data Interchange Messaging Documentation

PeopleSoft provides several types of EDI documentation to assist you in utilizing and implementing EDI transactions. Each EDI transaction or application message is considered an Enterprise Integration Point (EIP).

This chapter discusses how to locate EDI documentation in the following areas:

Click to jump to parent topicLocating EDI Documentation in the PeopleSoft Application PeopleBooks

Information about EDI transactions that are supported by a particular PeopleSoft application are documented in the individual application PeopleBook. In the application PeopleBooks, documentation includes setup requirements for EDI transactions, and procedures for initiating the inbound or outbound process for the corresponding EDI transaction.

Click to jump to parent topicLocating EDI Documentation in the PeopleSoft PeopleTools PeopleBooks

The PeopleTools PeopleBooks provide technical details on the technology behind the EIPs. These books address application messaging. In addition, you use PeopleTools to view the file layouts for the individual EDI transactions.

Click to jump to parent topicLocating EDI Documentation in the Integration Services Repository (ISR)

The ISR is an online compendium of all EIPs delivered with PeopleSoft 8, listed from A to Z. It includes EIPs constructed by applications in the PeopleSoft Financials, Supply Chain Management, Human Resources Management, Customer Relationship Management, and Enterprise Performance Management product lines.

The ISR works in conjunction with application PeopleBooks to help users and implementation specialists fully explore PeopleSoft integration. It’s useful to developers who want to understand the technical structure of an EIP, as well as what technologies and design patterns the EIP uses. The ISR also assists trading partners in determining if a relevant EIP has been developed and is readily available.

See Also

The Integration Services Repository (ISR)http://www.peoplesoft.com/corp/en/iou/isr/index.jsp

Click to jump to parent topicLocating EDI Documentation in the PeopleSoft Enterprise Integration PeopleBook

This book describes the PeopleSoft tools and technologies used for integrating a PeopleSoft system with one or more external PeopleSoft or third-party applications.

Open Integration Framework (OIF) is the foundation of this integration. OIF enables you to upgrade or purchase any PeopleSoft application and still retain the full benefit of your legacy software and systems—regardless of your enterprise's computing environment.

The technologies that support OIF, including PeopleSoft Application Messaging, PeopleSoft Business Interlinks, PeopleSoft Component Interfaces, and PeopleSoft Integration Broker, are what make possible this integration between two or more PeopleSoft applications, as well as between PeopleSoft applications and third-party software and systems.

Click to jump to parent topicLocating EDI Documentation in the Working with Third-Party Applications PeopleBook (PeopleSoft 8.4) and the Supply Chain Management Integration PeopleBook (PeopleSoft 8.8)

The PeopleSoft Working with Third-Party Applications PeopleBook (PeopleSoft 8.4) and the Supply Chain Management Integration PeopleBook (PeopleSoft 8.9) provide you with implementation and processing information for your PeopleSoft system. However, additional, essential information describing the setup and design of your system resides in companion documentation. The companion documentation consists of important topics that apply to many or all PeopleSoft applications across the Financials, Enterprise Service Automation, and Supply Chain Management product lines. You should be familiar with the contents of these PeopleBooks.

The following companion PeopleBooks apply specifically to PeopleSoft Working with Third-Party Applications.