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Body Section

The Siebel Connector for IAA-XML implements the body section of an IAA-XML message through the use of external integration objects generated by the FINS IAA Wizard. The external integration object, which contains the information about an action and the subject of that action, refers to the Command Layer within the Message Layer of the IAA-XML Message. A body section may contain multiple external integration object instances, which corresponds to heterogeneous commands in a message. Each integration object instance provides enough information about the command for the receiving software to process it accurately. The following is an example of a body section in IAA-XML format.

<COMMAND>

<ModifyPartyRequest id='123' cmdType='request'>

<SystemInfo/>...</SystemInfo>

<Person/>...</Person>

</ModifyPartyRequest >

</COMMAND>

The external integration components refers to the Aggregate Layer in an IAA-XML message. It provides a convenient way to address groups of properties that are often used together. They also may serve as limiting, functional views of the subjects of the commands. External integration components can be referred to through their key, it can also be defined to represent the return of certain operations. The following is an example of external integration component in IAA-XML format.

<PersonName id='456'>

<KeyGroup refid='R3'/>

<usage>Legal</usage>

<firstName>Chris</firstName>

<lastName>Conway</lastName>

</PersonName>

The external integration component fields refers to the Property Layer which defines the atomic elements of the IAA-XML Message specification. An external integration component field defines a single piece of information that is passed between applications. The format of the information is specified in the integration component field's data type. The definition provided with the property describes more precisely the purpose of this information. External integration component fields can only appear inside an external integration component. The following is an example of external integration component field in IAA-XML format.

<Person>

<birthDate>1962-11-11</birthDate>

</Person>

NOTE:  For details on IAA-XML Standard and specification, see IBM documentation.