Friday, February 8, 2008

Our First Interface...OMF

My main work is Windows Programming in C/C++/C# and Visual Basic (the really fun stuff), but the interfaces for this enormous project are done in Java, ESQL, for the WebSphere MQ/WebSphere Business Integration Message Broker (WBIMB).  NOTE: Still Learning the MQ and WBIMB software, so powerful but so far easy enough..



In the current design, there are some exceptions to this approach where SQR and Application Engine programs have been built conversion. The PeopleSoft Application Engine works in conjunction with Component Interfaces to perform the batch processing. Application Engine programs capture the relevant conditions and then pass the results to a Component Interface, which in turn triggers the Workflow PeopleCode.

Our team for this interface consisted of some working in NOVA (Northern Virginia) and NOLA (New Orleans).

Pam, Ray and I were writing the SQL for all the fields, Pam took lead on the PeopleSoft/IDP design resolution part (good having a designer on the team). Al was creating all the Java code and Richard was in NOLA putting it all together everyday.

My office late at night trying to finish code and needing JAVA!!!!


Was the first interface project for Pam and I, and to be honest, I was amazed that it completed on time.