Synchronize Method

You can use the Synchronize method to make the values in a business object instance match those of an integration object instance. This operation can result in updates, insertions, or deletions in the business components. The following rules apply to the results of this method:

• If a child component is not present in the integration object instance, then the corresponding child business component rows are left untouched.

• If the integration object instance’s child component has an empty container, then all child records in the corresponding business component are deleted.

• For a particular child component, records that exist in both the integration object instance and business component are updated. Records that exist in the integration object hierarchy and not in the business component are inserted. Records in the business component and not in the integration object instance are deleted.

• Only the fields specified in the integration component instance are updated.

Note: When the EAI Siebel Adapter starts a database transaction (initiated to allow updates to the Siebel database) it must ensure the data queried is committed and consistent. The results of these queries dictate what changes are applied, so if reads that contain uncommitted data (dirty reads) were enabled, it could cause incorrect updates by the EAI Siebel Adapter. Therefore, dirty reads are disabled during database transactions started by the EAI Siebel Adapter.