Cisco Cisco Workload Automation 6.3 User Guide
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Configuring the PeopleSoft Adapter
Defining a PeopleSoft Agent List
The date/time stamp on the PeopleSoft Process Scheduler Server should be updated regularly as determined by the
HEARTBEAT value in the Server definition, usually once every 60 seconds. If this value is not updated, the PeopleSoft
Process Scheduler Server is not functioning properly, and the light will be red.
HEARTBEAT value in the Server definition, usually once every 60 seconds. If this value is not updated, the PeopleSoft
Process Scheduler Server is not functioning properly, and the light will be red.
If the CWA engine cannot connect or loses its connection to a PeopleSoft database, you will see a red status light next
to your PeopleSoft connection in the
to your PeopleSoft connection in the
Connections
pane. The status light also turns red if the
PSSERVERSTAT
flag is
set to
Inactive
and/or if the heartbeat is not up-to-date.
Defining a PeopleSoft Agent List
You can assign jobs to run using PeopleSoft agent/adapter lists similar to the way you assign them to individual agents.
With PeopleSoft lists, however, you have access to useful functions not available with individual connections. You can
specify alternate connection(s) to run your jobs if the primary connection is unavailable, you can balance the workload
of many jobs among the process servers in the list, or you can broadcast jobs to run on all the servers in the list at the
same time.
With PeopleSoft lists, however, you have access to useful functions not available with individual connections. You can
specify alternate connection(s) to run your jobs if the primary connection is unavailable, you can balance the workload
of many jobs among the process servers in the list, or you can broadcast jobs to run on all the servers in the list at the
same time.
To define a PeopleSoft Agent list:
1.
From the
Navigator
pane, select
Definitions>Agent Lists>PeopleSoft
to display the
PeopleSoft Agent Lists
pane.
2.
Right-click on the
PeopleSoft Agent Lists
pane and select
Add Agent List
from the context menu.
-or-
Click the
Add
button
on the CWA toolbar to display the
Agent List Definition
dialog.
3.
In the
List Name
field, enter the name of the PeopleSoft adapter list (up to 60 characters).
4.
In the
Parent List
field, you can select a parent list if you want to create nested lists.
If you specify a parent list, the list you are editing will be a child list of the parent and will appear below its parent in
the list hierarchy.
the list hierarchy.
5.
From the
List Type
list, select the type of list based on how you want your jobs to be assigned to a PeopleSoft
connection in the list.
—
Ordered
– In support of high-availability, CWA chooses the first available agent to run the job based on the order
that the connections appear in the
Agents Selected
section. For example, if the first (primary) connection in
the list is not available, CWA tries the second (alternative) connection in the list. You might want to use this list
type for critical jobs where multiple connections are capable of processing the request.
type for critical jobs where multiple connections are capable of processing the request.