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ASIs and Universal Application Network Integration

ASIs are the preferred integration mechanism with the Universal Application Network (UAN). However, there are different ways to connect to the Siebel application. For example, for integration server vendors, Siebel adapters connect directly to the Siebel object layer through the Siebel EAI layer or directly to Siebel Business Objects and Business Components.

There are several benefits in using ASIs to connect to UAN:

• UAN is configured to connect to Siebel applications through the use of ASIs. Modifications to this connection mode are possible through the configuration of UAN Application Simulation Flow (ASF) processes.
• ASIs can be configured:
  • For outbound ASIs, administrators need to indicate the URL and port number of the integration server in the Web Services Administration screen.
  • For inbound ASIs, configuration occurs on the side of the integration server vendors (see Administering Application Services Interfaces and Universal Application Network Implementation and Configuration Guide for more information).
• ASIs can be published as Web Services through the export and import of WSDL files.
• ASIs do not require an integration server vendor adapter.
• ASIs are release-independent.
• ASIs are transport-independent, supporting MQSeries, MSMQ, and HTTP.

For more information about UAN, see the Universal Application Network Architecture Guide.