Creating a custom event project in PeopleTools

Describes steps for creating a custom event notification project, which is needed in your environment uses inbound processing.

Why and when to perform this task

If your environment requires inbound event support, you must use a custom event project in PeopleSoft. A sample event project, IBM_EVENT_V600, is provided in the samples folder with the adapter. You can modify and use and the sample project, or you can create your own project using PeopleTools. If you create your own project, make sure that you complete the steps below.

Steps for this task

  1. Use PeopleTools Application Designer to create and name a new project.
  2. Create the fields for the new project as described in the following table:
    Field name Field description
    IBM_EVENT_ID Numeric value that will be retrieved from IBM_FETCH_ID record. This will be a unique ID for the event.
    IBM_OBJECT_NAME Name of the corresponding business graph.
    IBM_OBJECT_KEYS The get key property names in the Component Interface followed by the key values in name-value pairs. This will be used for the component’s retrieval from the EIS.
    IBM_EVENT_STATUS Will be set to 0 or to 99. If the event is ready to be polled, status will be set to 0 and the IBMPublishEvent function will be called. If the event is to be polled at a future date, status will be set to 99 and the IBMPublishFutureDatedEvent function will be called.
    IBM_OBJECT_VERB Verb that will be set on the business object graph containing the retrieved business object.
    IBM_EVENT_DTTM Date on which the event is created. For a future dated event, this is the effective date.
    IBM_NEXT_EVENT_ID Field that will have the latest event ID under the record IBM_FETCH_ ID. It will be incremented for each event added to the IBM_EVENT_TBL, and it will populate the IBM_EVENT_ID field within that table.
    Custom project field names and descriptions
  3. Create a record named IBM_EVENT_TBL and add to it all the fields you have just created.
  4. Create a record named IBM_FETCH_ID and add to it only the IBM_NEXT_EVENT_ID field.
  5. Open the IBM_FETCH_ID record, select the IBM_NEXT_EVENT_ID field, view the PeopleCode, and select fieldformula.
  6. Copy the PeopleCode for custom event project, found under the Reference section of this documentation, to the project you are creating.
  7. Create a page under your project that contains the fields of the IBM_EVENT_TBL record at level 0. The page can have any name.
  8. Create a component under your project that contains the page you just created. The component can have any name.
  9. Create a Component Interface against this component and give it any name. Confirm that you want to default the properties based on the underlying component definition.
  10. Build the entire project, selecting all create options.
  11. Test and confirm that the Component Interface works, using the Component Interface tester.
  12. Generate the Java™ APIs for the Component Interface, and then add the generated classes to the adapter classpath. For complete information about building a PeopleTools project and testing the PeopleSoft Component Interface, refer to PeopleSoft documentation.
Related concepts
Outbound and inbound events
Adapter environment
Related reference
PeopleCode for custom event project

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Last updated: Sun Mar 12 11:24:20 2006

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