Timestamp Service for PeopleSoft
The Timestamp Service for PeopleSoft inserts a timestamp in a PeopleSoft-specific format within acknowledgments sent to PeopleSoft for responses received.
The following table provides an overview of the Timestamp Service for PeopleSoft:
Category | Description |
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System name | None |
Graphical Process Modeler (GPM) categories | All Services, Applications > ERP |
Description | Inserts a timestamp in a PeopleSoft-specific format within acknowledgments sent to PeopleSoft for responses received. You can use this service only with the Adapter for PeopleSoft. |
Business usage | You must use the Timestamp Service for PeopleSoft with the Adapter for PeopleSoft, because it inserts the timestamp into an acknowledgement being sent back to PeopleSoft for a response. |
Preconfigured? | No |
Requires third-party files? | None |
Platform availability | All supported Sterling B2B Integrator platforms |
Related services | Adapter for PeopleSoft |
Application requirements | You must create a configuration of the Timestamp Service for PeopleSoft for use inside a BPML service definition. No configuration or BPML parameters are required. |
Initiates business processes? | None |
Invocation | Invoke the Timestamp Service for PeopleSoft from a business process as shown in the following example: |
Business process context considerations | The Timestamp Service for PeopleSoft is instantiated at run time by the business process engine, so you can define a single instance for use by multiple business processes at the same time (as the business process engine instantiates a new object for each business process in which they are invoked). |
Returned status values | Returned status values:
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Restrictions | You can use the Timestamp Service for PeopleSoft only with the Adapter for PeopleSoft. |
Testing considerations | Use the Timestamp Service for PeopleSoft inside a PS Receive business process where a non-ping message is received from the PeopleSoft system. |