Product Definition Integration Point Overview
The following table lists the integration points, and gives some main characteristics:
Integration Point | Purpose | Inbound/Outbound | Realtime/Batch |
---|---|---|---|
Base View Generation |
Starts the generation of base views |
N.A. |
Request |
Benefit Specification Export |
Export Benefit Specifications |
Outbound |
Batch |
Data Access Group |
Create and update data access group information |
Inbound |
Realtime |
Data File Set |
Uploading of files |
Inbound |
Both |
Product Export |
Export Product |
Outbound |
Batch |
Product Building Block |
Send out information for which Claims is the system of record to Product Definition. |
Inbound |
Batch |
Provisioning |
Provision Claims with user and user roles |
Inbound |
Request |
Reference Sheet Line |
Create, update and delete reference sheet lines |
Inbound |
Both |
User Information |
Provides the ability to fetch the user information (user preferences, access restriction grants, etc.) and to update the user preferences of the logged in user |
Both |
Request |
The following table lists additional usage characteristics of those integration points and places them into context:
Integration Point | Usage Frequency | Must Have or Option |
---|---|---|
Base View Generation |
Incidentally |
Optional |
Benefit Specification Export |
Incidentally |
Optional |
Data Access Group |
Incidentally |
Optional |
Data File Set |
Frequently |
Must Have |
Product Export |
Frequently |
Must Have |
Product Building Block |
Incidentally |
Optional |
Provisioning |
Incidentally, to give new users access to the system |
Must Have |
Reference Sheet Line |
Incidentally |
Optional |
User Information |
Frequently |
Must Have |
Details about individual integration points can be found in the implementation guides of Product Definition