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
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:
<operation name="Insert TimeStamp">
  <participant name="PeopleSoftTimeStamp"/>
  <output message="Xout">
    <assign to="." from="*"/>
  </output>
  <input message="Xin">
    <assign to="." from="*"/>
  </input>
</operation>
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:
  • Success
  • Failure
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.