ISS Authoring Import Export Business Service Reference

The main purpose of this business service is to let you move versioned object definitions (VODs) between databases. It supports the following VODs:

  • ISS_ATTR_DEF - Product attribute Definition. Uses the Integration Object ISS Attr Def ImpExp.

  • ISS_CLASS_DEF - Product Class Definition. Uses the Integration Object ISS Class Def ImpExp.

  • ISS_PROD_DEF - Product Definition. Uses the Integration Object ISS Prod Def ImpExp.

  • ISS_SIGNAL - Signal Definition. Uses the Integration Object ISS Signal ImpExp IntObj.

  • ISS_VAR_MAP - Variable Map Definition. Uses the Integration Object ISS Variable ImpExp IntObj.

In addition, this business service allows you to fix S_PROD_INT records created with the EIM process so they are usable by the ISS framework. In the case of versioned objects, it creates the minimum set of necessary records that is needed.

Note: You can import simple products using EIM and run a process to generate a default Workspace. However, you cannot use EIM to import customizable objects, which you must import using ISS Authoring Import Export Service.