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Integration Strategies for PeopleSoft Enterprise Portal

This session covers setup and configuration for single sign-on, integration with Microsoft Exchange 2003 and 3rd party systems, and future plans for LDAP, Blackboard, and Exchange. Presented by Coppin State University.

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Integration Strategies for PeopleSoft Enterprise Portal

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  1. Integration Strategies for PeopleSoft Enterprise Portal June 7, 2006 at 10:45 AM Portal 2006 Conference Gettysburg, PA

  2. Coppin State University • Liberal arts university established in 1900 • Part of the University System of Maryland • Enrollment – around 4,900 students • FTE – 2,959 (Fall 2005) • Located in Baltimore, MD • Became a University in April 2004

  3. Recent Accolades • 2005 EDUCAUSE Award for Innovation in Network Technology • “Education All-Star Award” from Network World Magazine • Ranked 19 out of top 50 by Intel’s 2005 “Most Unwired College Campuses” in US News and World Report Magazine

  4. Session Overview This session will cover the following: • Setup and configuration for single signon between Enterprise Portal, Financials, and HR/SA • Integration with Microsoft Exchange 2003 • Integration with 3rd party systems (Library, SkillSoft) • Future plans – LDAP, Blackboard, Exchange • Questions and Answers • Roundtable Discussion

  5. Environment Overview • PeopleSoft Applications • Enterprise Portal 8.8 • PeopleTools 8.45.13 • Learning Solutions 8.0SP1 • PeopleTools 8.21.04 • Financials 8.4SP2 • PeopleTools 8.46.06 • Servers • Windows 2000 / 2003 • SQL Server 2000

  6. Single Signon Setup and Configuration • Portal setup • Add content provider URL path using Data Mover • Financials – portal_cprv_fscm840.dms • Learning Solutions – portal_cprv_ls800.dms • Human Resources – portal_cprv_hrms800.dms • Example • UPDATE PSNODEURITEXT SET URI_TEXT = ‘https://eaglefn.coppin.edu/psc/csfnprd/’ where MSGNODENAME = ‘ERP’ and URI_TYPE = ‘CN’

  7. Single Signon Setup and Configuration • Portal (cont.) • Rename Default Local Node – portal_node_rename_840.dms (recommend using database name) • Setup Authentication Password in Node Definition

  8. Single Signon Setupand Configuration • HR/SA (Version 8) • Setup Portal node definition and authentication password via Application Designer • Setup Portal node as trusted node (PeopleTools > Maintain Security > Setup > Single Signon)

  9. Single Signon Setupand Configuration • Financials (Version 8.4) • Setup Portal node definition (PeopleTools > Portal > Node Definition) • Configure authentication password • On Portal content tab, enter Content URI Text and Portal URI Text • Example: • Content URI Text – https://eagleportal.coppin.edu/psc/cspaprd/ • Portal URI Text - https://eagleportal.coppin.edu/psp/cspaprd/ • Setup Portal node definition as trusted node (PeopleTools > Security > Security Objects > Single Signon)

  10. HTTPS / Load BalancingSetup and Configuration • Tips: • Needed to remove hashing from load balancing configuration for images to display properly • Content Links • From Portal homepage, Portal web server needs to communicate with content provider web server (Financials and HR/SA). • From Portal menu, Portal application server needs to communicate with content provider web server (Financials and HR/SA)

  11. HTTPS / Load BalancingSetup and Configuration • Tips: • Setup application messaging on separate web/application server • Setup report server on separate web server

  12. Integration with MicrosoftExchange 2003 • Need to apply Bundle #8 and latest ASP files • Create asp folder and copy files to Outlook Web Access (OWA) server • Enable forms-based authentication on Exchange server • Setup local login rights for each user on OWA server • Made student domain the default; configured each employee user id to access employee domain

  13. Default Email Setup

  14. Employee Email Setup

  15. Integration with 3rd party systems • Portal Account Sign-on Utility • Setup for websites using simple post signon • Need to provide following info: • URL • Username • Password • Additional fields as required

  16. Integration with 3rd party systems • Integrated systems: • HEUG.Online (PeopleSoft higher education user group) • SkillSoft (employee training system) • Research Port (library services) • CATALOG USMAI (library services)

  17. Integration with 3rd party systems

  18. Future Plans • LDAP • configure Portal to access campus provisioning system (eliminate PS password) • Exchange • use provisioning system to keep username/password in-sync • Blackboard (2 options): • Customization - java authenticator • LDAP with provisioning system

  19. Questions? Chris Kennedy Sr. Systems Administrator/Analyst Coppin State University 2500 W. North Avenue Baltimore, MD 21216 ckennedy@coppin.edu

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