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How This Guide Is Organized

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The opening chapter of the guide describes the Transact architecture and summarizes the five steps required to install and implement Transact. The second chapter describes how to install Transact and the subsequent chapters show how to implement Transact.

The guide contains six chapters and several appendices:

Overview describes how the Transact Server provides the integration points that enable the exchange of data between a Siebel application and a third-party Order Management System. This chapter also describes the major components in the operating environment. Finally, this chapter describes how to implement Siebel Transact in five steps.
Installing Transact Server describes the steps required to install and set up the Transact Server, and then how to set up the supporting databases and application servers.
Working with Configurations describes how to manage configurations and how to create the Add to Cart, View Order, Save Configuration, and View Configuration List buttons for a Siebel application.
Integrating the Order Management System describes the steps required to integrate a Siebel application with an Order Management System so that when you add a configuration to your shopping cart, Transact connects with the Order Management System.
Authentication and Login Support describes how to set up your authentication and login system using an LDAP directory server.
The Shopping Cart describes how to set the Shopping Cart properties and then insert Transact API calls into the browser-based application so items can be added to the shopping cart and the cart UI can be brought up on demand.
The Appendices describe various specifics of the Transact Server and its operating environment.

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