Unifier objects can be integrated with other Oracle applications by way of:
- Web Services
Client and server applications that communicate over the World Wide Web’s (WWW) HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP) and provide a standard means for operation between software applications running on a variety of platforms and frameworks, using XML. For more information about Web Services integration, refer to the Unifier Integration Interface Guide.
- Oracle Database Gateways
Addressing the needs of disparate data access and making it possible to integrate with any number of non-Oracle systems from an Oracle application. Oracle Database Gateways enable integration with data stores such as IBM DB2, Microsoft SQL Server, Excel and transaction managers like IBM CICS.
Unifier is integrated with the following enterprise applications via Primavera Gateway:
- Oracle Primavera Analytics
- Oracle Primavera P6
- Oracle E-Business Suite (also known as Applications/Apps or EB-Suite/EBS)
As shown below, once all the objects are created and linked to each other, data flows to Unifier (business flows/synchronizations) in this formation: Oracle application/external application > Oracle application/external Provider > Gateway > Unifier Provider > Unifier
The following sections describe the process in details.