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Integration Requirements and Siebel Financial Services eAI


Table 1 maps real-world data and application integration requirements with their corresponding Siebel Financial Services eAI features.

Table 1. Integration Requirements and How They Relate to Siebel Financial Services eAI Features
Integration Requirements
Siebel Financial Services eAI Features and Components
Notes
Metadata Definition
XML Metadata
External application metadata
  • Integration objects based on Siebel business objects
  • Integration objects based on external metadata
  • FINS ACORD Wizard
  • FINS IFX Wizard
  • FINS OFX Wizard
In any integration project, you need a way to supply data about data, called metadata. Siebel Financial Services applications provides XML as the common format for representing external application data. In addition, Siebel Financial Services applications provides an object type in Siebel Tools called the Integration Object, as well as an Integration Object Wizard, which automates the task of creating integration objects.
Data Transformation
Declarative data transformation mapping
High-performance transformation engine
  • Siebel Data Mapper
Siebel Financial Services eAI allows you define what type of data is to be exchanged, and allows you to export a DTD for a Siebel integration object.
Business Process Coordination
  • Workflow Process Designer
  • Workflow Process Manager
Transport Mechanisms (for interfacing with other technologies)
Transport Adapters:
  • IBM MQ Series
  • Microsoft MSMQ
  • HTTP
High Volume Data Exchange
  • EIM (Enterprise Integration Manager)
See Overview: Siebel eBusiness Application Integration Volume I.


 Siebel Financial Services eBusiness Application Integration Guide 
 Published: 18 April 2003