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Siebel Versus IFX Data Formats

Siebel data formats differ from the IFX data formats.

The Enable Data Formatting argument for the FINS IFX XML Converter is normally set to false, which instructs the converter to retain Siebel data formatting. The converter supports only date, time, and date/time conversions.

The default setting is preferred in two cases:

• You provide an outcall function to perform the formatting.
• Your middleware can handle the differences between Siebel and IFX formats.

If you want Oracle's Siebel Connector for IFX XML to do the formatting, set the argument to true, and make the following changes for the external integration component:

• In the Integration Component field, remove the quotes in the XML Literal Value of the <Element Name>_dt:type.
• Activate the <Element Name>_dt:type integration component field.