Outbound Workflow

To process the attachment for an outbound request you must create a workflow to query the database, convert the integration object and its attachments into a MIME hierarchy, and then create a MIME document to send to the File Transport business service.

To create an outbound workflow

1. In Siebel Tools, select the Workflow Process object in the Object Explorer.

2. Right-click, then choose New Record.

3. Give the new workflow a name and associate it with a locked project.

4. Right-click, and then choose Edit Workflow Process.

   The Workflow Process Designer appears.

5. Create a workflow consisting of Start, End, and four Business Services. Set up each Business Service according to the task it must accomplish.

6. Define your process properties.

   Set process properties when you need global properties for the entire workflow.

   Name	Data Type	Default String
   SiebelMessage	Hierarchy	Leave blank.
   Error Message	String	Leave blank.
   Error Code	String	Leave blank.
   Object Id	String	Leave blank.
   Process Instance Id	String	Leave blank.
   Siebel Operation Object Id	String	Leave blank.
   MIMEHierarchy	Hierarchy	Leave blank.
   SearchSpec	String	[Account.Name] = 'Sample Account'
   <Value>	String	Default output is binary.

7. The first business service queries the Account information from the database using the EAI Siebel Adapter business service with the Query method. This step requires the following input and output arguments.

   Input Argument	Type	Value	Property Name	Property Data Type
   Output Integration Object Name	Literal	Sample Account	not applicable	not applicable
   SearchSpec	Process Property	not applicable	SearchSpec	String

   Property Name	Type	Output Argument
   SiebelMessage	Output Argument	Siebel Message

   Note: For more information on using the EAI Siebel Adapter, see EAI Siebel Adapter Business Service.

8. The second business service in the workflow converts the Account integration object and its attachments to a MIME hierarchy using the EAI MIME Hierarchy Converter business service with the SiebelMessage to MIME Hierarchy method. This step requires the following input and output arguments.

   Input Argument	Type	Property Name	Property Data Type
   Siebel Message	Process Property	SiebelMessage	Hierarchy

   Note: For more information on the EAI MIME Hierarchy Converter, see About the EAI MIME Hierarchy Converter.

9. The third business service of the workflow converts the MIME hierarchy to a document to be sent to File Transport business service. This step uses the EAI MIME Doc Converter business service with the MIME Hierarchy To MIME Doc method. This step requires the following input and output arguments.

   Property Name	Type	Output Argument
   MIMEHierarchy	Output Argument	MIME Hierarchy

   Input Argument	Type	Property Name	Property Data Type
   MIME Hierarchy	Process Property	MIMEHierarchy	Hierarchy

   Property Name	Type	Output Argument
   <Value>	Output Argument	MIME Message

   Note: For more information on the EAI MIME Doc Converter, see About the EAI MIME Doc Converter.

10. For the final step, set up the last business service of the workflow to write the information into a file using the EAI File Transport business service with the Send method. This step requires the following input arguments.

    Input Argument	Type	Value	Property Name	Property Data Type
    Message Text	Process Property	not applicable	<Value>	String
    File Name	Literal	c:\temp\account.txt	not applicable	not applicable

    Note: For information on File Transport, see Transports and Interfaces: Siebel Enterprise Application Integration.