Definition of the connector

Connectors consist of two parts: the connector framework and the application-specific component. The connector framework, whose code is common to all connectors, acts as an intermediary between the integration broker and the application-specific component. The application-specific component contains code tailored to a particular application. The connector framework provides the following services between the integration broker and the application-specific component:

This document contains information about the connector framework and the application-specific component, which it refers to as the connector.

The connector component of the adapter provides connectivity to either Siebel 6.2.x, 7.0, or 7.5 (English) and only Siebel 7 (Japanese) using the WebSphere Business Integration Adaptor (WBIA) framework and the Siebel eBusiness Applications components.

The connector uses the Java APIs provided by the Siebel Java Data Bean to communicate with the Siebel Object Manager for data exchange. Siebel Java Data Bean exposes the Siebel business components and business objects, which are part of the business object layer in the Siebel application architecture.

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