Overview

Universal Connector for PeopleSoft Process Scheduler (UPPS) controls background processing within a PeopleSoft system either from a command line or from a Universal Controller task. The command line interface allows any computer (and therefore any scheduling tool) on the network to manage PeopleSoft Process Scheduler background processing tasks via the local command line.
 

You indicate to Universal Connector for PeopleSoft which PeopleSoft system to connect to and what background processing tasks to perform. Universal Connector for PeopleSoft connects to the PeopleSoft system and processes your request.

Universal Connector for PeopleSoft uses the PeopleTools web service APIs to enable seamless integration with the PeopleSoft Process Scheduler.

The following diagram outlines how Universal Connector for PeopleSoft integrates with PeopleTools. In this diagram Universal Connector for PeopleSoft performs the role of the "Client Application" to interact with the ProcessRequest service in order to manage scheduling activities for processes, jobs, and jobSets in the PeopleSoft Process Scheduler.
 

Functionality

Universal Connector for PeopleSoft provides the functionality to integrate SAP systems into both local administrative tools and enterprise system management infrastructures.

Specifically, Universal Connector for PeopleSoft allows you to:

• Schedule processes, jobs, and jobSets
• Start processes, jobs, and jobSets
• Monitor processes, jobs, and jobSets
• Return output associated with completed or failed processes, jobs, and jobSets
• Hold processes, jobs, and jobSets
• Cancel processes, jobs, and jobSets
• Restart processes, jobs, and jobSets
• Delete processes, jobs, and jobSets
• Display various process request information
• Display Job and JobSet schedule information
• Display process parameters
• Display output produced by processes
• Display server constraint information
• Display various Process Scheduler prompt information

Supported PeopleSoft Versions

Universal Connector for PeopleSoft supports PeopleSoft 8.42 and later.

Detailed Information

The following pages provide additional detailed information for Universal Connector for PeopleSoft:

• Universal Connector for PeopleSoft for UNIX
• Universal Connector for PeopleSoft for Windows
• Universal Connector for PeopleSoft Commands
• Universal Connector for PeopleSoft Exit Codes
• Universal Connector for PeopleSoft Configuration Options for Program Execution
• Universal Connector for PeopleSoft Configuration Options
• Universal Connector for PeopleSoft Job Definition Files