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Setup Topology


When you have more than two instances involved in a Siebel Connector for Siebel eBusiness Applications setup, do not use a circular setup and do not create channels between each pair of instances. The possible setups for three instances, 1, 2, and 3, are linear setup and circular setup, as shown in Figure 3.

Figure 3. Linear and Circular Setup

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CAUTION:  Circular setups cause data conflict and data loss because one instance receives the same data from several different channels. There is no synchronization mechanism between channels, therefore older versions of the data can overwrite newer versions. Linear setup eliminates this problem because a given instance receives a particular record from only one source.


 Siebel Connector for Siebel eBusiness Applications 
 Published: 18 April 2003