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Data Mapping

Data Mapping

§ Is required when the external application cannot


accept or deliver data structured by a Siebel
integration object
Choices for Data Mapping

§ Internal to the Siebel application


§ Use the EAI Data Transformation Engine business
service
§ Create maps declaratively in the Siebel client
§ Use a custom business service
§ Create maps directly in scripts
§ External to the Siebel application
§ Incorporate data mapping into the external application
§ Not common
§ Use middleware to perform the mapping
EAI Data Transformation Engine

§ Is an EAI business service that transforms an


integration object instance from one structure to
another
§ Uses data transformation maps that:
§ Are created declaratively in the Siebel client
§ Are stored in the Siebel database
§ Is referred to as the EAI Data Mapping Engine in
picklists
§ Is often referred to as the Siebel Data Mapper
Data Map

§ Is a mapping between integration objects


representing source and target data structures
§ Is unidirectional
§ Separate maps are required for:
§ Source à Target
§ Target à Source
Data Map Continued

§ Consists of:
§ A source integration object (IO) to target IO mapping
§ Multiple source integration components (IC) to target
IC mappings
§ Multiple source integration component fields (ICF) to
target ICF mappings
Data Map Editor

§ Is used to examine, create, and modify data maps


§ Is a set of views in the Siebel client
§ Select Administration - Integration > Data Map Editor
Conditional Mapping

§ Mapping of integration components can be


conditional
§ Results in selective mapping of the integration
components in the source IO instance
§ Specified by a search specification
Creating a Data Map

1. Create an Integration Object Map

2. Auto-Map the Components

3. Create Integration Component Maps

4. Create Integration Field Maps

5. Validate the Map


1. Create an Integration Object Map

§ Create a new integration object map in the Data Map


Editor
§ Specify the source and target integration objects
2. Auto-Map the Components

§ Optionally, click the Auto-Map button to generate


mappings as follows
§ Root integration components are mapped regardless of
name
§ All other child components are mapped if names are
the same
§ Child components and fields are mapped:
§ If names are the same
§ Only if parent components are also mapped
3. Create Integration Component Maps

§ In the Integration Component Map list


§ Create a component map and enter a name for it
§ Select the source integration component to map
§ Select the target integration component to map
§ Enter the name of the parent integration component
map (if any)
§ Enter parameters for conditional mapping
§ Source Search Specification
§ Precondition: source component must meet for mapping to
occur
§ Postcondition: target component must meet for mapping
to occur
4. Create Integration Field Maps

§ In the Integration Field Map view


§ Create an integration field map
§ Select or enter a source expression, which can be:
§ A literal value, such as the name of a source field
§ Based on scripting to parse data or query for a specific
value
§ Select a target field name
Validate the Map

§ In the Data Map Editor select the integration object


map
§ Click the Validate button
Purging the Cache

§ Data maps are cached in the client application


§ After a map has been created or modified, the cache
must be cleared
§ To purge the cache:
§ Create a workflow with an EAI Data Mapping Engine
business service step
§ Set the method to Purge (requires no arguments)
§ Execute the workflow to clear the cache
Using a Data Map

§ Use the EAI Data Mapping Engine business service in


integration workflow to convert Siebel messages
§ Add the business step between the EAI Siebel Adapter
and EAI XML Converter
§ Set the method to Execute
§ Identify the map to use
§ Assign MapName input argument
EAI Value Maps

§ Support mapping of integration component fields


where the value of the fields differ between the
source and target application
§ Example: Country Names (Canada versus CA)
§ Example: Unit of measure (Each versus EA)
§ Are edited using the EAI Lookup list
§ Select Administration - Integration > EAI Value Maps
Using EAI Value Maps

§ Source expression in an integration field map can


reference the EAI value maps
§ Use the EAILookupSiebel function for inbound value
mapping
§ EAILookupSiebel(“<ValueMap>”,[<FieldName>],
[<DefaultValue>])
§ Use the EAILookupExternal function for outbound value
mapping
Custom Mapping

§ Uses a custom business service


§ Scripts must be written to specify the mapping
§ Consider using custom mapping when:
§ Complex mapping involving programmatic logic
§ External data is not easily described by an external
integration object
§ Otherwise, use the Siebel Data Mapper

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