About the Signals Mechanism

Within Siebel order management, you use the Signals mechanism to invoke configurable business logic. Signals are used to hold together all the C/OM services, and they are used to call external services. You configure signals in the run-time client.

Nearly all buttons and engines within Siebel order management invoke business logic by raising a signal. The business logic invoked comes in the form of one or more business service methods or workflows.

Signals are versioned objects. The numbering assigned to a signal version means that a new version of a signal can be developed while you are using the current version in the same production environment.

A signal action property specifies the business service or workflow to invoke when the signal is raised. Signal action parameters are the input arguments to signal action workflows or business service methods.