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Exchanging Attachments with External Applications

Siebel EAI supports bidirectional attachment exchange with external applications using the following two message types:

• MIME (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions). MIME is the industry standard for exchanging multipart messages. The first part of the MIME message is an XML document representing the business object being exchanged and attachments to the object are included as separate parts of the multipart message. MIME is the recommended choice for integrating Siebel Business Applications with other applications. For more information, see Using MIME Messages to Exchange Attachments.
• Inline XML attachments (Inline Extensible Markup Language). With inline XML attachments, the entire business object you are exchanging, including any attachments, is sent as a single XML file. Consider using inline XML attachments when integrating two instances of Siebel Business Applications using file attachments. For more information, see Using Inline XML to Exchange Attachments.