Chapter
1.
Overview
v
“Terminology”
v
“Siebel
application
architecture”
on
page
2
v
“Connector
architecture”
on
page
3
v
“Business
object
processing”
on
page
4
v
“Event
management”
on
page
6
v
“Handling
lost
connections
to
the
Siebel
application”
on
page
7
v
“Processing
locale-dependent
data”
on
page
7
v
“Common
Event
Infrastructure”
on
page
8
v
“Application
Response
Measurement”
on
page
8
This
chapter
provides
an
overview
of
adapter
terminology
and
the
WebSphere
Business
Integration
Adapter
for
Siebel
eBusiness
Applications.
It
is
important
that
you
understand
the
topics
in
this
chapter
before
you
attempt
to
install,
configure,
and
use
the
adapter.
Note:
This
chapter
includes
references
to
Event
and
Archive
business
components,
business
objects,
and
tables.
These
references
are
synonymous
with
references
to
CW
Event
and
CW
Archive
that
appear
in
earlier
versions,
and
with
references
to
IBM
Event
and
IBM
Archive
that
appear
in
Siebel
7.5

Terminology

The
following
terms
are
used
in
this
document.
adapter
The
component
in
the
WebSphere
business
integration
system
that
provides
components
to
support
communication
between
an
integration
broker
and
either
an
application
or
a
technology.
An
adapter
always
includes
a
connector,
message
files,
and
configuration
tools.
It
can
also
include
an
Object
Discovery
Agent
(ODA)
or
a
data
handler.
adapter
framework
The
software
that
IBM
provides
to
configure
and
run
an
adapter.
The
runtime
components
of
the
adapter
framework
include
the
Java
™
runtime
environment,
the
connector
framework,
and
the
Object
Discovery
Agent
(ODA)
runtime.
This
connector
framework
includes
the
connector
libraries
(C++
and
Java)
needed
to
develop
new
connectors.
The
ODA
runtime
includes
the
library
in
the
Object
Development
Kit
(ODK)
needed
to
develop
new
ODAs.
The
configuration
components
include
the
following
tools:
v
Business
Object
Designer,
v
Connector
Configurator,
v
Log
Viewer,
v
System
Manager,
v
Adapter
Monitor,
v
Test
Connector
v
and,
optionally,
any
Object
Discovery
Agents
(ODAs)
associated
with
an
adapter.
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Copyright
IBM
Corp.
1997,
2004
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