Primavera integration possibilities Technical overview - Oracle Primavera Collaborate 14
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This document provides an overview of integration possibilities between Primavera applications and other systems. It discusses various integration architectures and interfaces available, including pre-built integrations, web services, events, and direct database integration. The document also introduces Primavera's support for business process management using Oracle's BPM Suite.
![XML Payload
Payload for business processes is passed within a wrapper:
<soapenv:Envelope xmlns:soapenv="http://www.w3.org/2003/05/soap-envelope">
<soapenv:Body>
<ns1:getBPListResponse xmlns:ns1="http://general.service.webservices.skire.com">
<ns1:return ns1:type="com.skire.webservices.util.xml.XMLObject">
<ax21:statusCode xmlns:ax21="http://xml.util.webservices.skire.com/xsd">200</ax21:statusCode>
<ax21:xmlcontents xmlns:ax21="http://xml.util.webservices.skire.com/xsd">
<![CDATA[<List_Wrapper>
<_bp>
<GIS_Link></GIS_Link>
<record_no>LP-0000001</record_no>
<Resp_Mgr>Fred Smith</Resp_Mgr>
</_bp>
<_bp>
<GIS_Link>http://tinyurl.com/bq9vfob Parcel Map</GIS_Link>
<record_no>LP-0000002</record_no>
<Resp_Mgr>Jim Owen</Resp_Mgr>
</_bp>
</List_Wrapper>]]>
</ax21:xmlcontents>
</ns1:return>
</ns1:getBPListResponse>
</soapenv:Body>
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Primavera integration possibilities Technical overview - Oracle Primavera Collaborate 14
- 1. Primavera Integration Possibilities: A Technical Overview Pete Angstadt Principal Applied Technologist Primavera Global Business Unit April 2014
- 2. © 2014 Oracle Corporation The following information is intended to outline our general product direction. It is intended for information purposes only, and may not be incorporated into any contract. It is not a commitment to deliver any material, code, or functionality, and should not be relied upon in making purchasing decisions. The development, release, and timing of any features or functionality described for Oracle’s products remains at the sole discretion of Oracle.
- 3. Oracle Primavera Architecture 100% Web-Based Scale to any size deployment Based on open industry standards Web Server SQL DB EAI Application Server UI Layer Data Layer SSL SSL Bus Logic Layer Web Services Web Browser and Web Services Clients
- 4. Integration
- 5. Why Integrate Your Systems? Problems: •Silos of information •Inefficient processes •Limited collaboration •Lack of visibility By integrating you can leverage the strengths of individual applications Primavera Other System
- 6. Build vs. Buy Leverage a pre-built Oracle solution Leverage a partner solution Extend an existing solution Build it yourself Build it with consulting help
- 7. Some Pre-Built Integrations Available with Primavera Oracle EBS Oracle PeopleSoft SAP JD Edwards Microsoft Oracle Business Intelligence Web Center AutoVue SSO and LDAP products And more…
- 8. Why Build or Extend Your Solution? •Maybe the integration doesn’t exist E.g., integration to a legacy system •Benefits outweigh the cost •Required skill sets available
- 9. Categories of Integration Data Integration Business Process (or, Business Logic) Integration User Interface Integration Security Integration
- 11. Point-to-Point Simple Fast and efficient Quick to implement But tightly coupled (Oh, no!) My App Other App
- 12. Point-to-Point •Complexity increases rapidly with added nodes n * (n – 1) / 2 connections! •High maintenance costs •Lack of flexibility My App Other App Other App Other App
- 13. Integrations Can Be Messy!
- 14. Hub and Spoke •Simpler model for more connections •Source and target apps often still need some knowledge of each other •Process hub can get complex •Generally doesn’t scale well My App Other App Other App Other App Process Hub Other App Other App
- 15. Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) •Loosely coupled discrete modules •Messaging, not procedure calls •Usually involves an ESB, SCA, BPMN and/or BPEL •Applications can be added: •Near-linear scalability •Near-linear cost impact My App Other App Other App
- 16. Primavera and Integration Architecture Big Idea: Primavera’s Web Services and APIs are compatible with any integration architecture. This includes P6, Unifier, OPPM, Contract Management, etc.
- 18. Three Layers of Integration Web Server SQL DB EAI Application Server UI Layer Data Layer SSL SSL Bus Logic Layer Web Services Web Browser Clients
- 19. Three Layers of Integration Web Server SQL DB Data Integration SQL SQL and ETL EAI Application Server UI Layer Data Layer SSL SSL Bus Logic Layer Web Services Web Browser Clients
- 20. Three Layers of Integration Web Server SQL DB SOAP / XML Web Services XML Events Java and XML APIs Data Integration Business Process and Data Integration SQL SQL and ETL 3rd Party Application EAI Application Server UI Layer Data Layer SSL SSL Bus Logic Layer Web Services Web Browser Clients
- 21. Three Layers of Integration Web Server SQL DB SOAP / XML Web Services XML Events Java and XML APIs Data Integration Business Process and Data Integration UI Integration SQL HTML / XML SQL and ETL Custom Portlets 3rd Party Application 3rd Party Application EAI Application Server UI Layer Data Layer SSL SSL Bus Logic Layer Web Services Web Browser Clients
- 22. Primavera as Service Provider Publish Primavera WSDL 3rd Party Web ApplicationExternal App Consumes Web Services HTTP/SOAP DB EAI Application Server UI Layer Data Layer Bus Logic Layer Web Services • WSDL describes services and operations • Interoperable • WS-I Basic Profile compliant • Can “auto-generate” client side code
- 23. > 100 Services
- 24. > 400 Operations
- 26. Business Process Services •Jobs •Schedule project •Summarize project •Level resources •Apply actuals •Store period performance •Spreads •Import and Export
- 27. Entity Services Each corresponds to a business object type (WBS, Activity, etc.) Standard operations: Create Read Update Delete
- 28. Entity Services – Standard Operations Create and Update operations •Most fields are optional •Read-only fields are ignored Read operations •Specify fields to read •Filter may be specified Delete operations •Specific records
- 29. Special Operations And many more… •Copy project •Read calculated UDFs •Convert project to baseline •Restore baseline •Calculate project score •Update user baselines •Lock / unlock project •Create project from template •Publish project •Copy WBS from template
- 30. A Consistent Interface Consistent naming: •User Interface •Web Services / API •Reporting view Example: •Activity’s “actual duration” in P6 Web’s user interface •Activity service’s “ActualDuration” field •ACTIVITY table’s “ACTUALDURATION” column
- 31. More Supported Standards WS-Security •UsernameToken Profile •SAML Token Profile WS-Addressing WS-Policy MTOM
- 32. Unifier Web Services Service endpoint: https://<host>:<port>/ws/un/services/UnifierWebServices Common operations for business processes: Operation Description createBPRecord Create new BP record getBPRecord Gets specific BP record getCompleteBPRecord Gets complete BP record, including attachments getBPList Gets all BP records. Can filter results if needed getUDRData Gets XML data from UDR output updateBPRecord Updates BP record updateCompleteBPRecord Updates BP record and can add attachments Note: Deletion of BP records is handled via update
- 33. XML Payload Payload for business processes is passed within a wrapper: <soapenv:Envelope xmlns:soapenv="http://www.w3.org/2003/05/soap-envelope"> <soapenv:Body> <ns1:getBPListResponse xmlns:ns1="http://general.service.webservices.skire.com"> <ns1:return ns1:type="com.skire.webservices.util.xml.XMLObject"> <ax21:statusCode xmlns:ax21="http://xml.util.webservices.skire.com/xsd">200</ax21:statusCode> <ax21:xmlcontents xmlns:ax21="http://xml.util.webservices.skire.com/xsd"> <![CDATA[<List_Wrapper> <_bp> <GIS_Link></GIS_Link> <record_no>LP-0000001</record_no> <Resp_Mgr>Fred Smith</Resp_Mgr> </_bp> <_bp> <GIS_Link>http://tinyurl.com/bq9vfob Parcel Map</GIS_Link> <record_no>LP-0000002</record_no> <Resp_Mgr>Jim Owen</Resp_Mgr> </_bp> </List_Wrapper>]]> </ax21:xmlcontents> </ns1:return> </ns1:getBPListResponse> </soapenv:Body> </soapenv:Envelope>
- 35. Primavera Eventing Framework Send XML messages JMS 1.1 – Compliant Message Queue or Enterprise Service Bus DB EAI Application Server UI Layer Data Layer Bus Logic Layer Web Services •Powerful possibilities •Notifications •Workflows •Custom Business Processes •Actions in system result in XML messages •Uses JMS
- 36. Event Administration Administrator controlled Enable as needed: •Entity events •Special operation events
- 37. > 100 Events
- 38. Direct Database Integration - Caution Primavera DB Other System It is recommended to use Primavera Web Services for integration. However, additional database-level integration is technically possible when Primavera is deployed on-premise. Care should be taken to not adversely affect performance, scalability, or functionality when making any database change.
- 39. Database Triggers Database Triggers are procedures stored in the database that get executed when a table is modified (insert, update, delete) Design Best Practices •The trigger should only do what is likely to succeed •Communication should be asynchronous Possible Uses of Triggers •Copy record or specific changes to another non-production table •Leverage Oracle Advanced Queuing (AQ) •Enqueue a message or call stored procedure to do the same •Payload can be XML, string, record, etc.
- 41. Oracle Fusion Middleware • Complete • Best-in-Class • Integrated • Open Development Tools Cloud Application Foundation Enterprise Management Web Social Mobile User Engagement Identity Management & Security Business Process Management Content Management Business Intelligence Service Integration Data Integration
- 42. Business Process Management (BPM) Leverages Oracle’s BPM Suite From within Primavera: •Initiate business processes •Participate in business processes •Monitor process status