Siebel Connector for IAA-XML Configuration Overview

The Siebel Connector for IAA-XML comprises of four pre-built business services:

• FINS IAA-XML Transaction Manager

• FINS IAA-XML Data Transformation Engine

• FINS IAA-XML Converter

• FINS IAA-XML Dispatcher

The Siebel Connector for IAA-XML can be configured to support several types of IAA Business Object Model packages. The following illustrates the main steps in configuring the Siebel Connector for IAA-XML, which are as follows:

1. Using FINS IAA Wizard:

   • Build integration object.

   • External/internal/envelope integration objects.

2. Using Data Mapper:

   • Build data transformation map.

   • Map external integration object to an internal integration object.

3. Using Workflow Manager:

   • Configure workflow process.

   • Instantiation.

The following checklist shows the high-level procedures for configuring your system to use the Siebel Connector for IAA-XML.

Check Box	Procedure
□	Install the MQSeries Financial Services Edition. For details, see The MQSeries Financial Services Edition.
□	Creating the integration objects in Siebel Tools. For details, see Creating Integration Objects in Siebel Tools.
□	Configuring the IAA-XML business service in Siebel Tools. For details, see Configuring the IAA-XML Business Service
□	Configuring the transformation maps in Siebel Client. For details, see Configuring the IAA-XML Business Service
□	Configuring events to trigger the workflow in real time using Runtime Event Manager (Inbound). For details, see Configuring the IAA-XML Business Service
□	Configuring server tasks to dispatch the message to workflow (Outbound). For details, see Configuring the IAA-XML Business Service
□	Configuring the Siebel Connector for IAA-XML for sending an IAA-XML message. For details, see Configuring the IAA-XML Business Service
□	Configuring the Siebel Connector for IAA-XML for receiving an IAA-XML message. For details, see Sample Workflow IAA Server Party Package Workflow.
□	Design your workflow. For details, see Configuring the Data Transformation Maps

To illustrate this procedure consider a scenario where Siebel Financial Services application sends a newly created contact to an external application for adding it to its database and also receives a newly generated contact record from an external applications to add to Siebel database. This illustration corresponds to the <AddPartyRequest> and <AddPartyResponse> commands in IAA-XML. We use the MQ Server Transport in this configuration roadmap but you can use other transports when applicable.