About REST APIs for Siebel eConfigurator

This chapter describes the Siebel eConfigurator REST API services and how to use them. Siebel CRM eConfigurator functionality, which is available from Siebel UI application and through Web Services, has been enhanced to provide REST API support for better integration capabilities and improved performance in stateless environments.

It includes these topics:

• Configuring Siebel eConfigurator Business Services
• Configuration Runtime APIs
• API Usage Explained
• Performance Considerations
• Migration from SOAP Web Services
• Appendix

The Siebel eConfigurator REST APIs enable external applications to:

• Retrieve product definition and structure information.
• Load default and existing configuration instances.
• Update product configurations in real-time.
• Save configuration instances to quotes and orders.

The following sections describe the REST API operations available for the Siebel eConfigurator module. These APIs are organized into two categories:

• Product Definition APIs: Retrieve product structure and metadata.
• Configuration Runtime APIs: Manage configuration instances and product data.

Note: This Postman collection requires use of the third-party API platform, Postman™.

To view the Swagger definitions or Postman collections for the REST API service, navigate to the Siebel CRM - Oracle Siebel CRM: All guides page and download the REST API: Sample Product Administration Postman Collection .zip file the Sample Files section.

The data contained in .zip file is provided for knowledge transfer and testing only. You're allowed to update this data, because it exists in its current state.

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Find more information in the Siebel CRM Web Services Reference and Siebel Order Management guides.