Messages

A Message definition is the payload schema that a Service Operation carries. It defines the structure of the XML or JSON document exchanged between systems. Messages can be rowset-based (mapped to PeopleSoft records), nonrowset-based (free-form XML/JSON), container, or document. psLens reads PSMSGDEFN and the version-specific details from PSMSGSCHEMA, then surfaces the service operations that reference each message and the projects that own them.

Object Relationships

Messages define the data payload structures exchanged by Integration Broker endpoints:

• Payload Schemas for Service Operations: Messages (PSMSGDEFN) act as request and response payload schemas for Service Operations (PSOPERATION).
• Mapped to Records: Rowset-based messages map directly to underlying record definitions (PSRECDEFN).

How psLens Improves Integration Message Inspection

In PIA, inspecting Integration Broker messages requires opening message definitions, switching versions, and manually searching service operation registries to locate payload references.

psLens displays message version schemas, mapped record structures, referencing service operations, and project membership side by side.

Search Page

URL: /msgdefns?db={database}

Wildcard % search supported. Each card shows the message type and version.

Detail Page

URL: /msgdefns/{MESSAGE}?db={database}

The main pane shows Message Properties (alias, owner, description, audit metadata) and a per-version card listing each message version with its type (Nonrowset-Based, Rowset-Based, Container, Document) and the schema details. The sidebar has 2 related-data toggles.

Related Data Panels

Service Operations Using This Message

Service operations that reference this message as a request or response payload.

Projects Containing This Message

App Designer projects containing this message as a project item.