Introduction to Control-M for PeopleSoft

Control-M for PeopleSoft is an Application Plug-in that brings Control-M enhanced scheduling and job handling capabilities to your PeopleSoft environment. It serves as an interface between Control-M and PeopleSoft and enables Control-M to manage PeopleSoft jobs and processes.

Control-M for PeopleSoft is a Java-based server that handles Control-M/Agent requests. It uses TCP/IP to communicate between Control-M/Agent and PeopleSoft Component Interface. Configuration parameters control the number of concurrent connections to PeopleSoft.

An in-built feature of the PeopleSoft environment is the PeopleTools Process Scheduler, which enables you to define and submit PeopleSoft processes and jobs. PeopleSoft jobs and processes often require scheduling capabilities that extend beyond those of the PeopleTools Process Scheduler. Complex dependencies or comprehensive scheduling criteria require PeopleSoft users to seek a more sophisticated scheduling solution, such as Control-M for PeopleSoft.

Control-M for PeopleSoft enables you to do the following:

• Use job processing definitions to submit Control-M for PeopleSoft jobs and processes, as described in Control-M for PeopleSoft job definition.
• Integrate PeopleSoft jobs with other Control-M jobs into a single scheduling environment, as described in Using Control-M.
• Monitor and manage PeopleSoft jobs and processes that are submitted by Control-M.
• Introduce all Control-M functionalities to PeopleSoft, including advanced scheduling criteria, complex dependencies, quantitative and control resources, and variables, as described in Using Control-M.
• Use a rule based utility to locate and monitor current running PeopleSoft jobs and processes, which enables Control-M to track their status and to make post-processing actions dependent on completion codes.