Transcript PeopleSoft Technical Overview - The Catholic University of

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Third Party and Custom-Built
Application Integration with
PeopleSoft Enterprise Portal
June 2007
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Today’s Presenters
Jim Gallamo
Director
Sonya Hughes
Web Specialist
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Presentation Overview
Catholic University uses the PeopleSoft
Enterprise Portal to deliver custom, thirdparty and PeopleSoft applications to the end
user community.
This presentation highlights our experience in
delivering this service.
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Outline
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CUA
Technology Environment
Goals
Key Considerations
Systems
Snapshots
Questions
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Overview
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Located in Washington, DC
Founded in 1887
6000 Students
1500 Faculty and Staff
Undergrad, Grad and Doctoral programs
12 Schools including Law School
Research – Tier II
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Technology Environment
• PeopleSoft systems
– SA/HRMS v8.0 SP1, Financials v8.4, EPM v8.8
– Enterprise Portal v8.8
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Oracle and MS SQL Server databases
Dell and Sun Microsystems servers
Windows and Solaris operating systems
ASP, Cold Fusion, WebLogic and PeopleTools
Cisco Content Server Switches (CSS)
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Goals
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One stop for all administrative systems
Minimize individual user accounts
Provide role based content
Centralized communication mechanism
Tie into campus central directory
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Integrated Systems
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PeopleSoft Enterprise Portal
PeopleSoft Student Administration
PeopleSoft Human Resource Management
PeopleSoft Enterprise Performance
Management
• Adirondack Solutions MyHousing
• Degree Audit System (DAS)
• Judicial Affairs Management (JAMS)
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Key Considerations
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Integrating a diverse set of products
Secure connections, data and access
Providing unique user authentication
Establishing specific methods for passing
authentication tokens
• Validating the source of authentication
tokens
• Making these methods reusable
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Application Connectivity
• PeopleSoft
– Single Sign-on connectivity between platforms
– Validation of user in Enterprise Portal only
– Successful for SA/HRMS, EPM, Financials
• Non-PeopleSoft Products
– Use iScript to provide an authentication token of
EMPLID via hidden URL parameter
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Cardinal Station – Enterprise Portal
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Cardinal Station – Enterprise Portal
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Cardinal Students
• Student Administration System (SR, FA, SA, AD)
• Full site within Enterprise Portal
• Available to Applicants, Faculty, Students, Staff and
Alumni
• Provide consolidated navigation in an organized
manner
• Role-based security controlling the availability of
Homepage tabs, CREFs and Pagelets
• Contains navigation to other SA/HRMS integrated
third-party products
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Cardinal Students (SA/HRMS) (cont’d)
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Cardinal Students (SA/HRMS) (cont’d)
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Cardinal Students (SA/HRMS) (cont’d)
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Cardinal Students (SA/HRMS) (cont’d)
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Enterprise Performance Management
• Store legacy Student Administration system
data
• Versioning difference issues:
– Secure to un-secure site messages
– Drill down connectivity
– Consistent connectivity
• Create direct CREFs to specific components
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EPM (cont’d)
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EPM (cont’d)
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EPM (cont’d)
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EPM (cont’d)
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MyHousing
• Third party residential self-service system
• iScript functionality is used to create a single
signon environment
• Additional HTTP referrer validation is done
• Access is available only to students who can
participate in the lotteries or dining plans
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MyHousing (cont’d)
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MyHousing (cont’d)
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MyHousing (cont’d)
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Degree Audit System
• Custom built system tracking degree
progress
• Developed using ASP
• iScript functionality is used
• Additional HTTP referrer validation is done
• Access is available only to active students
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Degree Audit System (cont’d)
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Degree Audit System (cont’d)
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Judicial Affairs Management
• Administrates and tracks student infractions
• Custom-built using ColdFusion
• Integrated with Enterprise Portal, Student System,
and Housing Director
• Authentication by iScript functionality
• Additional HTTP referrer validation is done
• Access is available only to authorized users
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Judicial Affairs Management (cont’d)
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Judicial Affairs Management (cont’d)
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Judicial Affairs Management (cont’d)
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Other Applications
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Co-curricular Transcripts
CollegeNET Online Payments
Chickering Student Health Insurance
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PeopleSoft Financials system
Learning Management system
E-mail
University Development
One-Card system
Bookstore
Data Warehouse
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Points of Contact
• Live Demo and Questions
• Jim Gallamo ([email protected])
• Sonya Hughes ([email protected])