1. Communications Guide
  2. Running EIM Data Migration

Running EIM Data Migration

This topic describes how to run the EIM jobs for implementing the O2C PIP.

Data Migration Sequence

Execute the entities in the following table in sequence to maintain the data integrity. This table includes the pre-and post EIM activities, which must be carried out manually.

S.No Main Entities Task Type

1

Organization

Manual

2

Inventory Location

Manual

4

Products

EIM

5

Post EIM Product Release

Manual

5

Pricelist

EIM

6

Customers

EIM

7

Assets

EIM

Before you begin the EIM import, note the following points:

  • Make sure that the Siebel Server is running.

  • Make sure that the Siebel EIM component is online and is running properly. (Navigate to the Administration - Server Configuration or Administration - Server Management screen.)

  • To avoid data loss, do not restart the Siebel Server while the EIM job is running.

  • After you have completed the data load for one country, make backup copies of the EIM log files, for status verification. These log files are located in the siebsrvr/logs directory.

Checking EIM Component Availability

Use the following procedure to check EIM component availability.

To check EIM component availability

  1. Navigate to the Administration - Server Management screen, Servers, and then the Component Groups view. Make sure that the component group Enterprise Application Integration is active and online.

  2. Make sure that the Enterprise Integration Manager component within the Workflow Management component group is also active and online.

  3. Navigate to the Administration - Server Configuration screen, Enterprise, Component Groups, and then the Components Group Assignments view.

  4. Make sure that the Enterprise Application Integration Component Group is enabled.

Setting Up Organizations

Use the following procedure to set up organizations.

  1. Navigate to the Administration - Group screen, then the Organizations view.

  2. Create the required organizations.

Note: Enter information into the Organization Name field but leave the Site field blank.

Setting Up Inventory Locations

Use the following procedure to set up inventory locations.

To set up inventory locations

  1. Navigate to the Administration - Data screen, then the Inventory Locations view.

  2. Create inventory locations.

    Note: Make sure that the inventory location is associated with the correct location.