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Interface Tables

As illustrated in Figure 40, interface tables are intermediate database tables between the Siebel database and another database.

Figure 40. Process Flows Between Siebel Database and Other Databases

Rather than loading legacy data directly into Siebel base tables, you or your database administrator first load it into Siebel interface tables using your database-software-specific utility. Then, you use EIM to load data from the interface tables into the Siebel base tables.