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Configuring an Inbound Siebel Connector for ACORD XML

For an inbound message, one that originates in an external application, Figure 7 shows the structure of a workflow that receives a request and sends back a response. The example workflow is the ACORD Server Policy Package Workflow included in the sample workflows.

Figure 7. ACORD Server Policy Package Workflow

NOTE:  The error handling conditions and business services on the right side of the diagram are necessary to handle any rare processing errors. The sample workflow provides information about how they are configured.

Adding Process Property Values

You need to create Process Property values for the workflow, to be used in later configurations.

To create process properties

1. Click the Process Properties tab.
2. Enter the values shown in Table 27.

Configuring an XML Hierarchy Converter (Incoming)

The first connector component in the inbound sequence is a hierarchy converter. For information about Siebel hierarchy converters, see XML Reference: Siebel Enterprise Application Integration.

To configure an XML hierarchy converter

1. Name the hierarchy converter appropriately (it must be unique within the workflow).
2. Choose the type of business service from the multi-value group (MVG) window.

   For this component, choose the XML Hierarchy Converter.

3. Choose the method.

   This example uses the XML Document to XML Hierarchy method because, for an incoming message, the conversion is from an XML document to an XML hierarchy that can be used by the FINS ACORD XML Dispatcher.

4. Set the input and output arguments, XML Hierarchy name, and XML document name.

   The following are the input argument settings for the example hierarchy converter incoming configuration.

   Input Argument	Type	Value	Property Name	Property Data Type
   XML Document	Process Property		<Value>	String

   The following are the output argument settings for the example hierarchy converter incoming configuration.

   Property Name	Type	Value	Output Argument
   PropSet XML Converter Out (Incoming)	Output Argument		XML Hierarchy

Configuring the FINS ACORD XML Dispatcher (Incoming)

The second connector component is the dispatcher.

To configure the dispatcher

1. Name the dispatcher appropriately (it must be unique within the workflow).
2. Choose the type of business service from the multi-value group (MVG) window.

   For this component, choose the FINS ACORD XML Dispatcher.

3. Choose the method.

   The example uses the Dispatch Message method.

4. Set the input and output arguments.

   The following are the input argument settings for the example dispatcher incoming configuration.

   Input Argument	Type	Value	Property Name	Property Data Type
   DispatcherMapName	Process Property		ACORD DispMap Integration Object Name	String
   XMLEnvIntObjectName	Process Property		ACORD Envelope Integration Object Name	String
   XML Property Set	Process Property		PropSet XML converter Out (Incoming)	Hierarchy

   The following are the output argument settings for the example dispatcher incoming configuration.

   Property Name	Type	Value	Output Argument
   PropSet Dispatcher Out (Incoming)	Output Argument		XML Property Set

Configuring the FINS ACORD XML Converter (Incoming)

The third connector component is the converter.

To configure the converter

1. Name the converter appropriately (it must be unique within the workflow).
2. Choose the type of business service from the multi-value group (MVG) window.

   For this component, choose the FINS ACORD XML Converter.

3. Choose the method.

   The example uses XMLPropSetToPropSet, because the converter is converting an XML property set from the dispatcher into a Siebel-hierarchy-based property set.

4. Set the input and output arguments.

   The following are the input argument settings for the example converter incoming configuration.

   Input Argument	Type	Value	Property Name	Property Data Type
   IsClient	Process Property		IsClient	String
   XMLEnvIntObjectName	Process Property		ACORD Envelope Integration Object name	String
   XML Property Set	Process Property		PropSet Dispatcher Out (Incoming)	Hierarchy

   The following are the output argument settings for the example converter incoming configuration.

   Property Name	Type	Value	Output Argument
   PropSet Converter Out (Incoming)	Output Argument		XML Property Set
   SignonRsEcho	Output Argument		SignonRsEcho

Configuring the FINS ACORD XML Data Transformation Engine (Incoming)

The fourth connector component is the data transformation engine (DTE).

To configure the DTE

1. Name the DTE appropriately (it must be unique within the workflow).
2. Choose the type of business service from the multi-value group (MVG) window.

   For this component, choose the FINS ACORD XML DTE.

3. Choose the method.

   The example uses the Transform to Siebel Hierarchy method because the data is moving from an external system to a Siebel internal system.

4. Set the input and output arguments.

   The following are the input argument settings for the example DTE incoming configuration.

   Input Argument	Type	Value	Property Name	Property Data Type
   XML Property Set	Process Property		PropSet Converter Out (Incoming)	Hierarchy

   The following are the output argument settings for the example DTE incoming configuration.

   Property Name	Type	Value	Output Argument
   PropSet DTE Out (Incoming)	Output Argument		XML Property Set

Configuring the FINS ACORD Transaction Manager

The fifth connector component is the transaction manager.

To configure the transaction manager

1. Name the transaction manager appropriately (it must be unique within the workflow).
2. Choose the type of business service from the multi-value group (MVG) window.

   For this component, choose the FINS ACORD XML Transaction Manager.

3. Choose the method.

   The example uses the Execute Transaction method because the data is being received from the external data source and must be delivered to the Siebel application.

4. Establish the input and output arguments.

   The following are the input argument settings for the example transaction manager configuration. Notice that the data flow within the connector changes direction at this point from incoming to outgoing.

   Input Argument	Type	Value	Property Name	Property Data Type
   Only product Integration Object Instance	Literal	true
   Report Error in Message	Literal	true
   Rollback In Error	Literal	false
   SiebelFINSOperationOut	Process Property		Siebel FINS Operation	String
   Status Object	Literal	true
   XML Property Set	Process Property		PropSet DTE Out (Incoming)	Hierarchy

   The following are the output argument settings for the example transaction manager configuration.

   Property Name	Type	Value	Output Argument
   PropSet TransMgr Out (Outgoing)	Output Argument		XML Property Set

Configuring the FINS ACORD XML Data Transformation Engine (Outgoing)

The sixth connector component is the data transformation engine (DTE).

To configure the DTE

1. Name the DTE appropriately (it must be unique within the workflow).
2. Choose the type of business service from the multi-value group (MVG) window.

   For this component, choose the FINS ACORD XML DTE.

3. Choose the method.

   The example uses the Transform to External Hierarchy method because the data is moving from the Siebel internal system to an external system.

4. Set the input and output arguments.

   The following are the input argument settings for the example DTE outgoing configuration.

   Input Argument	Type	Value	Property Name	Property Data Type
   XML Property Set	Process Property		PropSet TransMgr Out (Outgoing)	Hierarchy

   The following are the output argument settings for the example DTE outgoing configuration.

   Property Name	Type	Value	Output Argument
   PropSet DTE Out (Outgoing)	Output Argument		XML Property Set

Configuring the FINS ACORD XML Converter (Outgoing)

The seventh connector component is the converter.

To configure the converter

1. Name the converter appropriately (it must be unique within the workflow).
2. Choose the type of business service from the multi-value group (MVG) window.

   For this component, choose the FINS ACORD XML Converter.

3. Choose the method.

   The example uses PropSetToXMLPropSet because the converter is converting a property set from the DTE into a standard XML property set.

4. Set the input and output arguments.

   The following are the input argument settings for the example converter outgoing configuration.

   Input Argument	Type	Value	Property Name	Property Data Type
   Client Application Name	Process Property		ACORD Client Application Name	String
   Client Application Organization	Process Property		ACORD Client Application Organization	String
   Client Application Version	Process Property		ACORD Client Application Version	String
   Is Client	Process Property		IsClient	String
   Is Signoff	Process Property		ACORD Signoff	String
   Service Provider Name	Process Property		ACORD Service Provider Name	String
   SignonRsEcho	Process Property		SignonRsEcho	Hierarchy
   XMLEnvIntObjectName	Process Property		ACORD Envelope Integration Object	String
   XML Property Set	Process Property		PropSet DTE Out (Outgoing)	Hierarchy

   The following are the output argument settings for the example converter outgoing configuration.

   Property Name	Type	Value	Output Argument
   PropSet Converter Out (Outgoing)	Output Argument		XML Property Set

Configuring an XML Hierarchy Converter (Outgoing)

The eighth connector component is a hierarchy converter. For information about Siebel hierarchy converters, see XML Reference: Siebel Enterprise Application Integration.

To configure an XML hierarchy converter

1. Name the hierarchy converter appropriately (it must be unique within the workflow).
2. Choose the type of business service from the multi-value group (MVG) window.

   For this component, choose the XML Hierarchy Converter.

3. Choose the method.

   This example uses the XML Hierarchy to XML Document method because, for an outgoing message, the final conversion is from an XML hierarchy to an XML document that can be accepted by any XML-compliant converter at the external location.

4. Set the input and output arguments, XML Hierarchy name, and XML document name.

   The following are the input argument settings for the example hierarchy converter outgoing configuration.

   Input Argument	Type	Value	Property Name	Property Data Type
   XML Header Text	Process Property		ACORD DOCTYPE	String
   XML Hierarchy	Process Property		PropSet Converter Out (Outgoing)	Hierarchy

   The following are the output argument settings for the example hierarchy converter outgoing configuration.

   Property Name	Type	Value	Output Argument
   <Value>	Output Argument		XML Document

   This step completes the inbound workflow. The inbound ACORD XML connector can be used as the basis for any workflow that is used to receive an inbound request message.