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Creating a Test Workflow

You create a workflow in Siebel Tools to do the following:

• Query the Siebel database for the record with the attachment.
• Convert the integration object and its attachment into a Siebel Message.
• Read an external XML file (containing an attachment) and convert it into a Siebel Message.

  NOTE:  The XML file must use the exact integration object hierarchy as the attachment integration object you created.

• Insert the record into the Siebel database.

To create a test workflow to exchange attachments

1. Create the following workflow:
2. Define the process properties as shown in the following table.

   Name	Data Type
   Error Code	String
   Error Message	String
   Object Id	String
   Process Instance Id	String
   Siebel Operation Object Id	String
   SiebelMessage	Hierarchy

3. The first business service step queries the database using the EAI Siebel Adapter business service with the Query method. This step requires the following input and output arguments:

   Input Argument	Type	Value
   OutputIntObjectName	Literal	Attachment integration object you created, for example, Account Attachment
   PrimaryRowId	Literal	Row ID of the record to which you added an attachment

   Property Name	Type	Output Argument
   SiebelMessage	Output Argument	SiebelMessage

4. The second business service step writes the integration object hierarchy to an XML file using the EAI XML Write to File business service with the WriteEAIMsg method. This step requires the following input arguments:

   Input Argument	Type	Value
   FileName	Literal	File to write, for example, d:\temp\AttachmentTest_write.xml
   SiebelMessage	Process Property	SiebelMessage

5. The third business service step reads an XML hierarchy and converts it into a Siebel Message using the EAI XML Read From File business service with the ReadEAIMsg method. This step requires the following input and output arguments:

   Input Argument	Type	Value
   FileName	Literal	File to read, for example, d:\temp\AttachmentTest_read.xml NOTE:  For testing purposes, you can use a modified form of the file written in the second business step, which will automatically have the correct hierarchy.

   Property Name	Type	Output Argument
   SiebelMessage	Output Argument	SiebelMessage

6. The fourth business service step reads the Siebel Message and inserts the record into the Siebel database using the EAI Siebel Adapter business service with the Insert method. This step requires the following input argument:

   Input Argument	Type	Value
   SiebelMessage	Process Property	SiebelMessage