Configuration Guide for Siebel Offline Client for Life Sciences > Extending the Business Functions > Process of Defining Business Services >

Adding a Business Service

This task is a step in Process of Defining Business Services. Create a new MyServices.as business service file, and configure the ServiceManager.as file so that it recognizes the newly created MyServices.as file as a business service file.

To add and configure a business service

1. Create a new file called MyServices.as, and save it in the following directory:

   CONFIG_PROJECTS\externalservices\src\services

2. Cut and paste the following code into the MyServices.as file:

   package services

   {

   import businessservices.IService;

   import businessservices.ServiceBase;

   // import mx.collections.XMLListCollection;

   import sharedobjs.GlobalObjs;

   //import sharedutils.ExprParser;

   //import sharedutils.StringHelper;

   import mx.controls.Alert;

   import mx.events.CloseEvent;

   import sharedobjs.UIEvent;

   public class MyServices extends ServiceBase implements IService

   {

   private var m_arrApplets:Array;

   //

   // Define your business service methods here

   //

   public function LSValidations():void

   {

   m_arrMethods = new Array("MyDelete");

   }

   //

   // Function to invoke a method

   //

   public function InvokeMethod(func:String, param:Object):Object

   {

   try

   {

   var result:Object = new Object();

   result.status = false;

   result.errMsg = func;

   if (func == "MyDelete")

   {

   result = MyDelete();

   }

   }

   catch(error:Error)

   {

   GlobalObjs.AppMsgLog.logMessage(error, "MyServices::InvokeMethod "

   + error.message);

   }

   return result;

   }

   //

   // Function to raise an alert to get user confirmations

   //

   private function MyDelete(data:Object = null):Object

   {

   try

   {

   var result:Object = new Object;

   result.status = true;

   result.errMsg = "MyDelete";

   Alert.show("You are about to delete a record. Click OK to proceed or

   Cancel to abort.", "Delete Confirmation",Alert.OK | Alert.CANCEL,

   null, alertListener, null, Alert.CANCEL);

   }

   catch(error:Error)

   {

   GlobalObjs.AppMsgLog.logMessage(error, "MyDelete " + error.message);

   result.status = false;

   }

   return result;

   }

   //

   // Function to handle CloseEvent from the alert and raise a DELETEDATA event

   upon positive confirmation from users

   //

   private function alertListener(eventObj:CloseEvent):void

   {

   if (eventObj.detail == Alert.OK)

   {

   var evt:UIEvent = new UIEvent(UIEvent.DELETEDATA);

   evt.directListener = this.applet;

   evt.state = "DEFAULT";

   GlobalObjs.Notification.Notify(evt);

   }

   }

   }

   }

3. Save the MyServices.as file.
4. Open the ServiceManager.as file in the following directory:

   CONFIG_PROJECTS\externalservices\src\services

5. Add the following line to the m_arrServiceClasses:

   "MyServices",

6. Define a ClassFactory by adding the following line:

   private var m_cfMyServices:ClassFactory = new ClassFactory(MyServices);

   NOTE:  A ClassFactory is a factory object that Adobe Flex uses to generate instances of another class, each with identical properties.

7. Add the following line to the GetService() function:

   case "MyServices":

   cf = m_cfMyServices;

   break;

8. Save the ServiceManager.as file.