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Interface Tables
As illustrated in Figure 40, interface tables are intermediate database tables between the Siebel database and another database.
Figure 40. Process Flows Between Siebel Database and Other Databases
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Rather than loading legacy data directly into Siebel base tables, you or your database administrator first load it into Siebel interface tables using your database-software-specific utility. Then, you use EIM to load data from the interface tables into the Siebel base tables.
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