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Inbound Workflow Process

To execute the map for an inbound process you need to create a workflow process to read the data from a file, purge the data map, execute the data map, and then write the XML into a file.

To create an inbound workflow process

1. Navigate to Workflow Process Designer.
2. Create a workflow process consisting of Start, End and four business services. Set up each business service according to the task it needs to accomplish.

   NOTE:  The EAI Data Mapping Engine Purge step should only be used in a development environment.
3. Define the process properties using the following table as a guide.

   Name	Data Type
   Contact Message	Hierarchy
   DTE Message	Hierarchy
   Process Instance Id	String
   Error Code	String
   Error Message	String
   Object Id	String
   Siebel Operation Object Id	String

4. The first business service after Start uses the EAI XML Read from File business service with the Read Siebel Message method, to read the information from a file. The business service uses the following input and output arguments.

   Input Argument	Type	Value
   File Name	Literal	c:\emp.xml

   Property Name	Type	Output Argument
   DTE Message	Output Argument	Siebel Message

5. The second business service purges the map using the EAI Data Mapping Engine business service with the Purge method. This step is only for development mode so that the latest map is picked for the process and should not be used in a production environment. This step does not require any input or output arguments.
6. The third business service uses the EAI Data Mapping Engine business service with the Execute method, to execute the data map. The business service uses the following input and output arguments.

   Input Argument	Type	Value	Property Name	Property Data Type
   Map Name	Literal	Inbound DDTE Map	-	-
   Output Integration Object Name	Literal	A Contact	-	-
   Siebel Message	Process Property	-	DTE Message	Hierarchy

   Property Name	Type	Output Argument
   Contact Message	Output Argument	Siebel Message

7. The last business service uses the EAI Siebel Adapter business service with Insert or Update method to write the data into the database. This business service uses the following input argument.

   Input Argument	Type	Property Name	Property Data Type
   Siebel Message	Process Property	Contact Message	Hierarchy

   This step does not have any output arguments.

   NOTE:  For more information on using the EAI Siebel Adapter, see Integration Platform Technologies: Siebel Enterprise Application Integration.

8. Use the Workflow Process Simulator to test your workflow process.

   NOTE:  For details on creating a workflow process and using the Workflow Process Simulator to test your workflow process, see Siebel Business Process Framework: Workflow Guide.