Data Organization

Presenter PeopleSoft Technical Guru

Relational Databases
A relational database is a collection of data items organized as a set of formally-described tables from which data can be accessed or reassembled in many different ways without having to reorganize the database tables. It stores all its data inside tables, and nothing more. All operations on data are done on the tables themselves or produces another tables as the result.

Relational Databases
Table Structure
A table is a set of rows and columns. It has a set of tables containing data fitted into predefined categories. Each table (which is sometimes called a relation) contains one or more data categories in columns. Each row contains a unique instance of data for the categories defined by the columns.

Relational Databases
Normalization
Normalization is the process of efficiently organizing data in a database. Advantages of the normalization process
Eliminating redundant data (for example, storing the same data in more than one table) Ensuring data dependencies make sense (only storing related data in a table).

Relational Databases
Key Fields
Key fields uniquely identify each row of data on a relational database table.
If there can be only one ID per student, then the key would be STUDENT_ID on the PSU_STUDENT_TBL. If a student can have more than one recorded skill and more than one degree, then we would need two additional tables, each with STUDENT_ID as a key plus at least one more key field to uniquely identify rows of data.

Relational Databases
Parent Child Tables
During normalization, the breakdown of data based on a single field that occurs multiple times indicates a parent/child relationship . The table holding basic Student information and the tables constructed to hold data about a Students Experience and a Students Educational background represent parent/child relationships. A child table must have all the key fields of the parent table in the same order plus at least one additional key field.

Relational Databases
Parent Child Tables

Data Model
It is a diagram of the underlying database tables and their relationships. It is often helpful to have a map illustrating the various tables and their interrelationships

Relational Database, Metadata and PeopleSoft

SYSOBJECTS SYSCOLUMNS

PSRECDEFN PSPNLDEFN

PS_PSU_STUDENT_TBL PS_PSU_INSTR_TBL

Relational Database, Metadata and PeopleSoft

System Catalog
System catalog tables are analogous to a table of contents for a book, or to File Allocation Tables on a hard drive. The structure and table names vary depending on which RDBMS is being used, but the function is the same. The system catalog tables keep track of all of the objects that reside in the database instance, including non - PeopleSoft systems e.g. SYSOBJECTS, SYSCOLUMNS

Relational Database, Metadata and PeopleSoft

PeopleTools Tables
PeopleTools tables hold metadata about the PeopleSoft application that is installed on the database. The PeopleTools tables contain the structure that the applications use to define the user interface. The structure of the tables is the same for all applications. Each application enters data into the PeopleTools tables when it is installed.

PSDBFIELD - fields in application data tables

PSRECDEFN - application data table s, indexes, views PSPNLDEFN - Values used to generate the HTML pages received by the browser PSPRSDEFN - Contents of the portal registry, which builds the user navigation PSXLATITEM - Values used to validate data for specific fields

Relational Database, Metadata and PeopleSoft

Application Data Tables
The Application Data tables contain data entered for use by your organization. The specific tables and their structure are determined by the application installed or by the definitions you create as a part of your development The naming convention used for Application Data tables is PS_*. e.g. PS_PSU_STUDENT_TBL PS_PSU_INSTR_TBL

Query Analyzer
SQL SELECT Syntax SELECT [COLUMNS] FROM [TABLE_NAME] SELECT [COLUMNS] FROM [TABLE_NAME] WHERE [COLUMN1] = [CONDITION] SELECT [COLUMNS] FROM [TABLE_NAME] WHERE [COLUMN1] = [CONDITION] ORDER BY [COLUMNS] [DESC/ASC] SELECT [COLUMNS],GROUP FUNCTIONS FROM [TABLE_NAME] WHERE [COLUMN1] = [CONDITION] GROUP BY [COLUMNS] Group Functions Max/Min/Count/Sum

Query Analyzer
SQL INSERT/UPDATE/DELETE Syntax INSERT INTO [TABLE_NAME] [COLUMNS] VALUES[VALUE1,VALUE2] UPDATE [TABLE_NAME] SET [COLUMN] = [VALUE] WHERE [COLUMN1] = [CONDITION] DELETE FROM [TABLE_NAME] WHERE [COLUMN1] = [CONDITION]

Query Analyzer
Online Page Action Command Retrieve data from the search page in an Update mode. Use the Add action to add a new search key to a control table Resulting SQL

SELECT INSERT

Use Alt + 7 (Row Insert) to add a row with an existing search key to a INSERT transaction tab le in an Update mode.

Save a page.

COMMIT

Use Alt + 8 (Row Delete) in an Update mode.

Undo changes if errors occur during PeopleCode processing at Save time Modify data on existing rows in an Update mode

DELETE
ROLLBACK UPDATE

PIA Peoplesoft Internet Architecture

PeopleSoft Internet Architecture

(2 TIER Connectivity)
Database Server Client

ODBC CONNECTIVITY

PeopleSoft Internet Architecture (2 TIER Connectivity)

Advantages
Simpler architecture requiring only client workstation and database server components to be installed. System administrators are not required to invest time learning application server administration. No need to consider purchasing either an additional machine or upgrading an existing machine to use as an application server.

PeopleSoft Internet Architecture: Definition

PIA stands for PeopleSoft Internet Architecture. It is the runtime architecture used to deploy and execute the pure Internet applications of PeopleSoft 8. Its called pure since it follows the thin client model Executes the applications built with PeopleTools development environment.

Features of PIA
Pure Internet Server-centric Component-centric Four-tier Architecture

Advantages of PIA Over Client/Server

Thin Client:
No executables on the client side Low Cost

No Processing at client side

Network Protocol The protocol used is HTTP Security - SSL security can be implemented in PIA

PeopleSoft Internet Architecture (3 TIER Connectivity)

PeopleSoft Internet Architecture (3 TIER Connectivity)

Advantages
Reduced network traffic. Improved WAN performance. Reduced maintenance of client workstation configuration, since database connectivity is not required on the client. Enabling Web Client connections Ability to scale the system, as needed, to meet rising user demands by reconfiguring application servers, by installing application server(s) on more powerful machines, and by using multiple application servers

Web Browser
Uses HTTP protocol Receives only:
HTML / XML Java script Cookie

Browse r

HTTP/HTTPS

Web server

Jolt/Tuxedo

Application server

DB SQL server

Web Server
Web services HTTP, XML, SOAP, WSDL, and UDDI Servlet Engine Java Servlets:
Page Servlets: Content Retrieval and Page Assembly Portal Servlets: Content Retrieval and Page Assembly Integration Gateway Servlets: Listener Connectors Report Repository Servlets
Browser
HTTP/HTTPS

Web Server

Jolt/Tuxedo

Application Server

SQL

DB Server

Web Server (Contd.)

This figure depicts the PIA architecture.

Client request are made through the web browser.

These requests move to the Web Server From the Webserver the request is passed to the Application server which communicates with the database. The response to request follows the reverse path

Application Server
It is the Heart of PIA - contains all application logic / HTML / XML generation Supports Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) integration
LDAP

Browser HTTP/HTTPS

Web Server

Jolt/Tuxedo

Applicatio n Server

SQL

DB Server

Application Server Domain

Collection of server processes, supporting processes, and resource managers A domain advertises a set of services (such as build a page and save a page) Process scheduler also built around domains You can have more than one domain per machine (server) Each domain only connects to one database. Multiple domains can connect to the same database.

Application Server Domain (Contd.)

Example: One domain on one application server machine.

APPLICATION SERVER

BROWSER

WEB SERVER

HR Domain

HR Database

Application Server Domain (Contd.)

APPLICATION SERVER FS Domain WEB SERVER HR Domain HR Database FS Database

BROWSER

Application Server Domain (Contd.)

Domain: Collection of server processes, supporting processes, and resource managers Server Processes Manages different types of requests that reach the application server Tuxedo/JOLT Jolt provides the connection between the Web Server and App server. Tuxedo is BEA software that gears the PS App Server

Application Server Domain (Contd.)

Database Server
Consists of application data and metadata Contains three types of PeopleSoft tables: System Catalog Tables PeopleTools Tables Application Data Tables

Browser
HTTP/HTTPS

Web Server

Jolt/Tuxedo

Application server

SQL

DB Server

Batch Server (Process Scheduler)

Batch Server RDBMS Browser Web Server App Server SQL

Components of Process Scheduler: Process Scheduler Server Agent Distributed Agent The Process Scheduler is used to schedule the processes in PeopleSoft. It can be consider as a part of the Application Server and communicates with the DB directly.

Logging in PIA
Sign In
User Id Password

Navigate to a Component Page Layout

Header Menu Pagelet Target Area

Searching Through PIA

PIA URL

Web Server

PS Portal Servlet

Portal Node App Server Domain

Menu

Component

Ref Type

Hot Keys

Access Keys

Question???