What's New in Integration Platform Technologies: Siebel Enterprise Application Integration, Version 8.0, Rev. D

Table 1 lists changes described in this version of the documentation to support release 8.0 of Oracle's Siebel software.

Table 1. New Product Features in Integration Platform Technologies: Siebel Enterprise Application Integration, Version 8.0, Rev. D
Topic
Description

Calculated Fields and Integration Objects

Modified topic. Added reasons why calculated fields are inactive when the integration object is created.

Status Keys

Modified topic. Added examples of using a status key.

About Synchronizing Integration Objects

Modified topic. If business object changes are extensive, it might be better to delete and re-create the integration object than to synchronize it.

Using Formatted Values in Integration Objects

New topic. The UseFormattedValues user property makes the EAI Siebel Adapter set and retrieve data in preconfigured formats.

About the Relationship of Port Types and Operations

New topic. When deleting an operation it is necessary to delete the associated port type.

Integration Objects as Input Arguments to Outbound Web Services

Modified topic. Added a Siebel eScript example to demonstrate passing an integration object to a proxy business service.

Using the Local Business Service

Modified topic. Added a sample script for a local business service that adds a custom Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) header to an outbound Web service request.

About Siebel Authentication and Session Management SOAP Headers

Modified topic. Added more information to the SessionType and SessionToken SOAP header parameters in Table 11.

Session and Session Token Timeout-Related Parameters

Modified topic. Clarified where to set the parameters and what their typical values are. Corrected the descriptions of the parameters.

Examples of Using SOAP Headers for Authentication and Session Management

Modified topic. Added an example for the Stateful session type.

About Custom SOAP Filters

Modified topic. Clarified SOAP header handling and corrected the filter business service example.

About the Cardinality of the Root Integration Components

Removed topic.

About the EAI Siebel Adapter Business Service

Modified topic. When called locally, the EAI Siebel Adapter business service creates an additional database connection. To prevent transaction errors from occurring when this second connection times out, use the TrxDbConnReconnectIntervalSeconds parameter.

Update Method

Modified topic. If more than one record is returned during an update operation, the EAI Siebel Adapter will throw an error.

Query Method

Modified topic. When using search expressions with the EAI Siebel Adapter that contain an apostrophe ('), you must use two apostrophes ('') or the search will fail.

Synchronize Method

Modified topic. Reads that contain uncommitted data (dirty reads) are disabled during database transactions started by the EAI Siebel Adapter.

EAI Siebel Adapter Business Service Method Arguments

EAI UI Data Adapter Business Service Method Arguments

Modified topic. If an operation is likely to return more than 10000 records, use the ForwardOnly value for the ExecutionMode argument to avoid errors.

About Handling White Space

New topic. Added guidelines for preserving white space when XML parsers process requests from the XML Gateway business service.

Siebel eScript Business Service Example for a VBC

Modified topic. Added a caution not to use system fields, such as Id, as output properties because undesired application behavior might result.

Siebel VB Business Service Example for a VBC

New topic. Added a custom business service example for a virtual business component using Siebel VB.

Included a caution not to use Siebel CRM system fields, such as Id, as output properties because undesired application behavior might result.

Creating the External Table Definition

Modified topic. Added instructions for creating the external table definition from an ODBC data source.

Specifying Run-Time Parameters

Modified topic. Clarified when to use Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) or Microsoft Active Directory Service Interfaces (ADSI) authentication.

Added UNIX library names to the list of supported connectors and SQL styles in Table 51.

Removed Oracle Business Intelligence (BI) Server from the list of supported connectors and SQL styles.

Loading an Oracle Business Intelligence Presentation Catalog for Use as an External Table

Removed topic. The Oracle BI Server connector is not supported.

Predefined EAI Business Services

Modified topic. Added a note to Table 52 that the EAI Import Export business service is intended only for Siebel user interface sessions in the Siebel Web Client or Siebel Mobile Web Client.

What's New in Integration Platform Technologies: Siebel Enterprise Application Integration, Version 8.0, Rev. C

Table 2 lists changes described in this version of the documentation to support release 8.0 of Oracle's Siebel software.

Table 2. New Product Features in Integration Platform Technologies: Siebel Enterprise Application Integration, Version 8.0, Rev. C
Topic
Description

Invoking Web Services on the Siebel Mobile Web Client

New topic. The Web server capability of the Siebel Mobile Web Client and Siebel Developer Web Client has been extended to support invoking Siebel Web services.

NOTE:  The functionality described in this topic is provided as ACR 492. For release 8.0 of Siebel Business Applications, implementing this functionality requires installing a patch release and performing postinstallation configuration tasks. For an ACR that is included in a Siebel Fix Pack 8.0.0.x release, see the relevant instructions in the applicable Siebel Maintenance Release Guide on My Oracle Support.

What's New in Integration Platform Technologies: Siebel Enterprise Application Integration, Version 8.0, Rev. B

Table 3 lists changes described in this version of the documentation to support release 8.0 of Oracle's Siebel software.

Table 3. New Product Features in Integration Platform Technologies: Siebel Enterprise Application Integration, Version 8.0, Rev. B
Topic
Description

Search Specification

Modified topic. Added the following to the list of supported operators for the searchspec attribute of the QueryPage method of the EAI UI Data Adapter business service:

  • Parentheses, including nested parentheses
  • EXISTS, NOT EXISTS
  • IS NULL, IS NOT NULL

Creating an Attachment Integration Object

Modified topic. When creating an attachment integration object, keep only certain integration component fields active.

Make sure that the attachment integration component is last in sequence.

Using Inline XML to Exchange Attachments

New topic. You can exchange an entire business object, including any attachments, as a single XML file. Attachments are included within the body of the inline XML attachment.

What's New in Integration Platform Technologies: Siebel Enterprise Application Integration, Version 8.0, Rev. A

Table 4 lists changes described in this version of the documentation to support release 8.0 of Oracle's Siebel software.

Table 4. New Product Features in Integration Platform Technologies: Siebel Enterprise Application Integration, Version 8.0, Rev. A
Topic
Description

User Keys

Modified topic. Use the Force Case property only if you require case-insensitive matching for performance reasons. The routine use of the Force Case property is not recommended.

Testing Integration Objects

Modified topic. The Import Account (File) and Export Account (File) sample workflows no longer exist in Siebel Tools. Replaced them with a new example.

Deploying Business Services as Web Services

New topic. Business services can be deployed from Siebel Tools as Web services. The Web services can then be consumed by other applications.

Importing Business Services into Siebel Business Applications

New topic. Business services can be imported into the Siebel run-time database as XML files and modified in the run-time environment.

Invoking Siebel Web Services Using an External System

Modified topic. In Siebel Business Applications version 8.0 and higher, you can deploy business services and workflows as Web services and generate WSDL files directly from Siebel Tools.

About Siebel Authentication and Session Management SOAP Headers

Modified topic. Added ServerDetermine to the table of valid session types.

Added a note not to use Siebel Session Management and Authentication SOAP headers in conjunction with WS-Security SOAP headers.

About EAI File Streaming

Removed topic. Siebel Business Applications, version 8.0, do not support streaming of EAI requests and responses.

EAI Siebel Adapter Business Service Method Arguments

Modified topic. Added the ExecutionMode business service method argument for the Query and QueryPage methods. Setting ExecutionMode to ForwardOnly can be useful for integrations with large record sets.

Execute Method

Modified topic. Added a caution that if an operation is not specified for the Execute method, an implicit Synchronize operation will be performed, deleting all unmatched child integration component instances.

EAI UI Data Adapter Business Service Method Arguments

Modified topic. Added the ExecutionMode business service method argument for the QueryPage method. Setting ExecutionMode to ForwardOnly can be useful for integrations with large record sets.

Exposing Siebel Data to External Applications

New topic. The Data Access Service wizard can be used to make Siebel data available to external applications as Web services.

Additional Changes

Workflows are created in Siebel Tools in version 8.0 and higher. Each procedure in this guide that describes how to create a workflow has been revised to reflect this change.

Changes that were made to Integration Platform Technologies: Siebel Enterprise Application Integration for Siebel Business Applications version 8.1 and higher have also been made in this guide where they apply to version 8.0.

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