Messaging Types
PeopleSoft Integration Broker supports asynchronous and synchronous messaging.
Term  | 
Definition  | 
|---|---|
Synchronous messaging  | 
 In synchronous messaging, a message is sent to a target system. The sending system must receive a response from the target system before it continues to process additional messages.  | 
Asynchronous messaging  | 
 In asynchronous messaging, a message is sent to a target system. However, the sending system does not need to receive a response from the target system before it can continue processing messages. This type of messaging is also referred to as fire-and-forget messaging.  | 
The remainder of this topic discusses the PeopleSoft Integration Broker architecture for these messaging types.
Note: For compatibility with previous PeopleTools releases, the PeopleSoft Integration Broker services-oriented architecture introduced in PeopleTools 8.48 overlays the messaging architecture from earlier PeopleTools 8.4x releases.