Summary of Integration Options with Siebel EAI

The following table provides a summary of the Siebel integration options that can be used in your integration strategy.

Integration Strategy	Description	Siebel Integration Tool
Real-time Data Replication	In real time, synchronize the data in one system with the data in another system.	Siebel integration tools include: Integration Workflow Process EAI Connector EAI Dispatch Service Object Interface
Batch Data Replication	At certain times, synchronize the data in one system with the data in another system.	Siebel integration tools include: Enterprise Integration Manager Integration Workflow Process Object Interface
Data Sharing	From System A, access and change data in System B. Do not store the data in System A.	Siebel integration tools include: Virtual Business Component Object Interface
Presentation Layer Integration	From Application A, access screens from Application B.	Siebel integration tools include: ActiveX Controls Object Interface

The following image illustrates the various access options and where they fit within an integration strategy. These Siebel solutions are either real-time or batch. The access options (or mechanisms) are as follows:

• Data Sharing, which includes the Virtual Business Component integration tool in real-time. The real-time Siebel solution can be Tightly Coupled (COM, Java Libratirs) or Loosely Coupled (IBM WebSphere MQ, JMS, XML/HTTP).

• Replication, which includes the Business Integration Manager integration tool in real-time or the Enterprise Integration Manager integration tool in batch mode. The real-time Siebel solution can be Tightly Coupled (COM, Java Libratirs) or Loosely Coupled (IBM WebSphere MQ, JMS, XML/HTTP).

• Screen Scraping, which includes the ActiveX Controls integration tool in batch mode.