1. Business Processes and Rules: Siebel Enterprise Application Integration
  2. Outbound Workflow Process

Outbound Workflow Process

To execute the map for an outbound process create a workflow process to query the database, purge the data map, execute the data map, and then write the XML into a file. The following examples illustrate integration between contact and employee business objects.

To create an outbound workflow process

  1. In Siebel Tools, create a workflow process consisting of Start, End, and four business service steps. Set up each business service according to the task it needs to accomplish.

    Note: Use the EAI Data Mapping Engine Purge step only in a development environment.
    In this image, the following items are connected by arrows in the following order: Start, Read DTE from File, EAI Data Mapping Engine Purge, EAI Data Mapping Engine Execute, Siebel Query, End.

  2. Define the following process properties:

    Input Argument Type

    Employee Message

    Hierarchy

    IntObjName

    Hierarchy

    Process Instance Id

    String

    Error Code

    String

    Error Message

    String

    Object Id

    String

    Siebel Operation Object Id

    String

  3. The Read DTE from File step uses the EAI Siebel Adapter business service with the Query method, to query the information from the database. The business service uses the following input and output arguments.

    Input Argument Type Value

    Output Integration Object Name

    literal

    An Employee

    Search Specification

    Literal

    [Employee.Last Name] LIKE "Peterson"
    Property Name Type Output Argument

    Employee Message

    Output Argument

    Siebel Message
    Note: For more information on using the EAI Siebel Adapter, see Integration Platform Technologies: Siebel Enterprise Application Integration.

  4. The second business service step purges the map using the EAI Data Transformation Engine business service (display name is EAI Data Mapping Engine) with the Purge method. This step is only for development mode so that the latest map is picked for the process and should not be used in a production environment. This step does not require any input or output arguments.

  5. The third business service step uses the EAI Data Transformation Engine business service with the Execute method to execute the data map. The business service uses the following input and output arguments.

    Input Argument Type Value Property Name Property Data Type

    Map Name

    Literal

    Outbound DDTE Map

    -

    -

    Output Integration Object Name

    Literal

    My DTE

    -

    -

    Siebel Message

    Process Property

    -

    Employee Message

    Hierarchy
    Property Name Type Output Argument

    IntObjName

    Output Argument

    Siebel Message

  6. The Siebel Query step uses the EAI XML Write to File business service with the Write Siebel Message method to write the XML into a file. The business service uses the following input and output arguments.

    Input Argument Type Value Property Name Property Data Type

    File Name

    Literal

    c:\emp.xml

    -

    -

    Siebel Message

    Process Property

    -

    IntObjName

    Hierarchy

    The output argument for this step is optional and can be defined as follows.

    Property Name Type Value Output Argument

    IntObjName

    Output Argument

    -

    Siebel Message

    You can use this argument to put the Siebel Message into a Hierarchy type process property.

  7. Use the Workflow Process Simulator to test your workflow process.

    Note: For details on creating a workflow process and using the Workflow Process Simulator to test your workflow process, see Siebel Business Process Framework: Workflow Guide.