Using the Convert Method

The following workflow example demonstrates the use of the Convert method of the Transcode Service business service. An account record is read from an integration object by the EAI Siebel Adapter as a Siebel Message, converted from UTF-8 (Unicode) to codepage 932 (Japanese), and then written to an XML file.

To create the conversion workflow (using the Convert method)

1. Create a workflow containing the following steps, as shown in the following image:

   1. EAI Siebel Adapter (Query)

   2. Transcode Service (Convert)

   3. EAI XML Write to File (WriteEAIMs...)

   

   Note: For details on the Business Process Designer, see Siebel Business Process Framework: Workflow Guide.

2. Define the following process properties:

   Name	Data Type	In/Out
   Error Code	String	In/Out
   Error Message	String	In/Out
   Object Id	String	In/Out
   Process Instance Id	String	In/Out
   Siebel Operation Object Id	String	In/Out
   SiebelMsg	Hierarchy	In/Out
   SiebelMsgJPN	Hierarchy	In/Out

3. Set up the first business service step to use the EAI Siebel Adapter business service with the Read Siebel Msg method and the following input and output arguments:

   Input Argument	Type	Value	Property Name
   OutputIntObjectName	Literal	Sample Account	Not applicable
   PrimaryRowId	Process Property	Row ID of the account record	Object Id

   Property Name	Type	Output Argument
   SiebelMsg	Output Argument	SiebelMessage

4. Set up the second business service step to use the Transcode Service business service with the Convert method and the following input and output arguments:

   Input Argument	Type	Value	Property Name
   SourceEncoding	Literal	UTF-8	Not applicable
   TargetEncoding	Literal	CP932	Not applicable
   ConversionMode	Literal	EncodingToEncoding	Not applicable
   <Value>	Process Property	Not applicable	SiebelMsg

   Property Name	Type	Output Argument
   SiebelMsgJPN	Output Argument	<Value>

5. Set up the third business service step to write the converted integration object hierarchy to an XML file using the EAI XML Write to File business service with the WriteEAIMsg method. This step requires the following input arguments:

   Input Argument	Type	Value	Property Name
   FileName	Literal	File to write, for example, d:\temp\acct_record_JPN.xml	Not applicable
   <Value>	Process Property	Not applicable	SiebelMsgJPN