Connectors Oracle PeopleSoft

Oracle PeopleSoft data integration with Lima, in both directions.

PeopleSoft runs finance, HR and supply-chain modules in many large estates. Lima reads its PS_ tables over JDBC in partitions, picks up changes by the last-update fields, and writes back through Integration Broker service operations so PeopleSoft applies its own validation.

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How Oracle PeopleSoft fits the six Backbone steps. It is a source and a target: data comes out through the methods below, and results go back in with confirmation.
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How Lima reads and writes Oracle PeopleSoft

Method by method.

Each method has a job. The first load uses the bulk method; the daily run uses the incremental or change-capture method; write-back uses the interface the system itself uses.

MethodWhat it doesWhen it is used
Partitioned JDBC readsReads PS_ record tables in parallel slices.First loads and history.
Incremental reads by last-update fieldsReads changed rows.Deltas.
Integration Broker servicesCalls service operations (REST or SOAP) that create or update transactions.Write-back.
What it covers

Objects and patterns.

The objects are the tables, views or records Lima reaches through the methods above. The patterns say how a copy is made and kept current.

ObjectPlain meaning
PS_MASTER_ITEM_TBL · PS_BU_ITEMS_INVitems and business-unit items
PS_PO_HDR · PS_PO_LINE · PS_PO_LINE_SHIPpurchase orders
PS_PHYSICAL_INV · PS_BU_ITEMS_INVinventory balances
PS_VENDOR · PS_CUSTOMERsuppliers and customers
PS_LEDGER · PS_JRNL_LNgeneral ledger
PatternSupported
Full loadYes
IncrementalYes
Change captureby last-update fields
Streaming—
Write-backIntegration Broker; response is the confirmation
What a planning application needs from Oracle PeopleSoft

The objects a first load is built from.

A planning dataset is assembled from these objects. The pair pages show how each planning application shapes them.

Planning objectSource objects in Oracle PeopleSoft
ItemsPS_MASTER_ITEM_TBL · PS_BU_ITEMS_INV
Bills of materialPS_EN_BOM_COMPS
RoutingsPS_EN_RTG_OPER
StockPS_BU_ITEMS_INV · PS_PHYSICAL_INV
Open purchase ordersPS_PO_HDR · PS_PO_LINE · PS_PO_LINE_SHIP
Open sales ordersPS_ORD_HEADER · PS_ORD_LINE
ProductionPS_SF_PRDNID_HEADR
ForecastsPS_DP_FCST
Customers and suppliersPS_CUSTOMER · PS_VENDOR
CalendarsPS_CAL_DETP_TBL
Before you start

Prerequisites, then four steps.

The prerequisites are what the team that runs Oracle PeopleSoft grants. The four steps are the same for every connector.

  • Read-only database user
  • Integration Broker node and service operations for write-back
  • Run windows agreed with the DBA
Register the connectionEndpoint, credentials from the vault, and the method. The connection is tested and a failed test names the cause.
Choose the objects and the patternPick tables or objects from the discovered schema, and the pattern: full, incremental, change capture or streaming.
Run the first load with checks onEvery row is valid or becomes an exception with an owner. The run ends with a count and a control total per table.
Schedule it on the business calendarA run window with a deadline; pause, resume and replay if a check trips; the report after every run.
What happens to a bad record

Incoming data = valid records + exception records. A row that fails a check is kept, routed to the person who owns it with a deadline, and replayed once fixed. The load carries on with the valid rows and the report says exactly what was held back. How exceptions work →

Pair pages

Oracle PeopleSoft in a source-to-target path.

Each pair page covers one path end to end: objects out, model in, checks, cadence and the offer.

/connectors/peoplesoft-to-kinaxis-maestro

Oracle PeopleSoft to Kinaxis Maestro

Planning integration: first load, then net change on the planning calendar; the plan returns to the ERP.

Open the pair page →
/connectors/peoplesoft-to-o9

Oracle PeopleSoft to o9 Solutions

Planning integration: first load, then net change on the planning calendar; the plan returns to the ERP.

Open the pair page →
/connectors/peoplesoft-to-blue-yonder

Oracle PeopleSoft to Blue Yonder Planning

Planning integration: first load, then net change on the planning calendar; the plan returns to the ERP.

Open the pair page →
/connectors/peoplesoft-to-sap-ibp

Oracle PeopleSoft to SAP Integrated Business Planning

Planning integration: first load, then net change on the planning calendar; the plan returns to the ERP.

Open the pair page →
/connectors/peoplesoft-to-omp

Oracle PeopleSoft to OMP

Planning integration: first load, then net change on the planning calendar; the plan returns to the ERP.

Open the pair page →
/connectors/peoplesoft-to-anaplan

Oracle PeopleSoft to Anaplan

Planning integration: first load, then net change on the planning calendar; the plan returns to the ERP.

Open the pair page →
/connectors/peoplesoft-to-snowflake

Oracle PeopleSoft to Snowflake

Landing and history: full history landed with a count check per table, then kept current.

Open the pair page →
/connectors/peoplesoft-to-databricks

Oracle PeopleSoft to Databricks

Landing and history: full history landed with a count check per table, then kept current.

Open the pair page →
/connectors/peoplesoft-to-microsoft-fabric

Oracle PeopleSoft to Microsoft Fabric

Landing and history: full history landed with a count check per table, then kept current.

Open the pair page →
/connectors/peoplesoft-to-bigquery

Oracle PeopleSoft to Google BigQuery

Landing and history: full history landed with a count check per table, then kept current.

Open the pair page →
/connectors/peoplesoft-to-amazon-redshift

Oracle PeopleSoft to Amazon Redshift

Landing and history: full history landed with a count check per table, then kept current.

Open the pair page →
/connectors/peoplesoft-to-azure-synapse

Oracle PeopleSoft to Azure Synapse Analytics

Landing and history: full history landed with a count check per table, then kept current.

Open the pair page →

3 more pair pages for Oracle PeopleSoft are listed in the directory.

Terms on this page

Plain meanings.

ConnectorA packaged way to read or write one kind of system, with its authentication, methods and prerequisites described.
Full, incremental, change capture, streamingFour ways to make and keep a copy: read everything; read what changed since last time; read changes from a log as they happen; consume events in small batches.
Write-backWriting a result into the system that owns it through its released interface; the system's response is the confirmation.
Control totalThe sum of a key amount column compared between source and target, along with the row count, at the end of a run.
Exception recordA row that failed a check: kept, routed to an owner, replayed once fixed.
Questions

Asked about this connector.

Does Lima install anything in Oracle PeopleSoft?

Lima connects from outside through the interfaces listed above with credentials your administrators grant. Where a vendor requires its own agent or add-on for a method, the prerequisites say so.

How is load on Oracle PeopleSoft kept in check?

Parallel reads are capped and the cap is agreed with the team that runs the system. Large reads run inside an agreed run window. Change capture keeps the daily volume small.

What do we see when a run finishes?

A report per run: rows in, rows out, control totals and variance per table, the exceptions held back and who owns them, and whether the deadline was met.

Can we start small?

Yes. Most estates start with one source, one target and one dataset, then add tables and patterns on the same connection.

Try Oracle PeopleSoft on your own estate.

A trial connects this system, runs a first load and ends with a reconciliation report. Your administrators see the prerequisites before anything is installed.