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DTE Methods and Arguments

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The FINS IFX XML DTE methods and arguments are described in the following tables. Table 8 describes the methods for the FINS IFX XML DTE.

Table 8. FINS IFX XML DTE Methods

Method	Display Name	Function
ToExternal	Transform to External Hierarchy	Transforms a Siebel hierarchy into an external hierarchy.
ToInternal	Transform to Siebel Hierarchy	Transforms an external hierarchy into a Siebel hierarchy.

Table 9 describes the arguments for the ToExternal method.

Table 9. Method Arguments for the ToExternal Method

Argument	Value	Description
XMLHierarchy	<XML property set>	Takes as input the output of the Execute outbound method of the IFX XML transaction manager. Output hierarchy that contains the IFX Document in Siebel external integration object format.
<MapArgs>		Runtime input arguments that can be used by DTE maps. See explanation in the following section.
DTE Argument 1	<Any literal value>
DTE Argument 2	<Any literal value>
DTE Argument 3	<Any literal value>

Table 10 provides specifications for the ToExternal method arguments.

Table 10. Argument Specifications for ToExternal Method

Name	Display Name	Data Type	Type	Optional
XMLHierarchy	XML Property Set	Hierarchy	Input Output	No
<MapArgs>		String	Input	Yes
DTE Argument n				Yes

Table 11 describes the arguments for the ToInternal method.

Table 11. Method Arguments for the ToInternal Method

Argument	Value	Description
XMLHierarchy	<XML property set>	Takes as input the output of the XMLPropetySetToPropertySet method of the IFX Converter. Output hierarchy that contains the IFX Document in Siebel internal integration object format.
<MapArgs>		Runtime input arguments that can be used by DTE maps. See explanation in the following section.
DTE Argument 1	<Any literal value>
DTE Argument 2	<Any literal value>
DTE Argument 3	<Any literal value>

Table 12 provides specifications for the ToInternal method arguments.

Table 12. Argument Specifications for ToInternal Method

Name	Display Name	Data Type	Type	Optional
XMLHierarchy	XML Property Set	Hierarchy	Input Output	No
<MapArgs>		String	Input	Yes
DTE Argument n

Using <MapArgs>

<MapArgs> is a runtime input argument used by the DTE map to match an integration map argument of an integration object map. The FINS IFX XML DTE can take as many <MapArgs> as needed as long as each name is unique among all the <MapArgs> that are passed to the FINS IFX XML DTE at the same time.

For example, suppose that the output integration object instance has some fields mapping to a workflow process property, such as an ID field.

Using the Data Map view, select the integration map to edit in the Integration Object Map applet.
In the Integration Map Argument applet, create the map and set the following values:
Name = CompId
Data Type = "DTYPE_TEXT"
Display Name = Component ID
In the Integration Field Map applet, set the following values:
Target Field Name = [Id]
Source Expression = [&CompId]
In the workflow, set the data transformation engine input argument as follows:
Input Argument = CompId
Type = Process Property
Property Name = Object Id

At runtime, the DTE replaces [&CompId] with the value of the Object ID.

For some mappings, if the DTE cannot find the source field value, the DTE creates empty tags by default. To remove the empty tags, add IgnoreEmptyTag as the map argument.

For complete information, see Business Processes and Rules: Siebel eBusiness Application Integration Volume IV.

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