The PeopleSoft sample shows you how to use a PurchaseOrder import
to access purchase order information on an EIS system that is running on a
PeopleSoft server. If you choose to build the sample yourself rather than
simply browsing the ready-made sample, you will learn how to use the enterprise
service discovery wizard to discover and select the EIS services associated
with the purchase order information and then generate the PurchaseOrder import
to access them.
An
import is a component that enables an application to request
and obtain data and information from an EIS system. An
export, by comparison,
is a component that enables an EIS system to monitor an application and periodically
provide it with data and information. Although this sample focuses on the
use of imports, you can learn more about both imports and exports by reading
the "EIS imports and exports" topic in the information center.
In WebSphere
Integration Developer, the enterprise service discovery wizard is the designated
tool for generating both imports and exports. In the context of imports, the
wizard enables you to:
- Select a resource adapter to use in discovering EIS services and generating
an import
- Specify the properties needed to connect to the EIS system on the server
- Run queries to discover and select the EIS services on the EIS system
- Specify properties for the business objects that will be imported from
the EIS services
- Specify properties for the import and other artifacts that will be generated
The enterprise service discovery wizard is shown in the following
figure:

To work with
the PeopleSoft sample, you can either browse the ready-made sample or you
can build the sample yourself. These activities are described in the following
topics:
- Browsing the ready-made PeopleSoft sample
- Building the PeopleSoft sample
It takes approximately 15 minutes to browse the ready-made sample
and 30 minutes to build the sample.