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Store-and-Forward Messaging Message Protocols


Store-and-Forward Messaging messages fall into two basic categories: messages sent from a Siebel Server to a Siebel Handheld application and messages sent from a Siebel Handheld application to a Siebel Server.

  • Outbound Server Messages. Generated on a Siebel Server for delivery to a Siebel Handheld application.
    • Data Message. Contains record-level data from a single business component and its related child business components.
    • Ping Message. Used to determine whether a Siebel Handheld application is connected with the Siebel Server.
    • Acknowledgement Message. Indicates that a server inbound message has been successfully received and processed.
    • Error Message. Informs the target Siebel Handheld application that a server inbound message was not successfully handled on the server side or other error conditions.
  • Inbound Server Messages. Generated on a Siebel Handheld application for delivery to a Siebel Server.
    • Request Message. Used to request data for a single business component record, or a set of specific business component records.
    • Invoke Message. Used to invoke a business service command on the server side.
    • Transaction Message. Specifies record-level insertion, update, association, and deletion transactions.
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