Siebel EAI Interview Questions - Integration Objects & XML

Answer: Use EAI Siebel Adapter Business Service Query method and then EAI XML Converter Service Method HierToDoc to generate XML Doc.

Question What is the difference between External & Internal Integration Object? 

Answer: Internal Integration Object refers to Siebel Business Object for querying and saving data.
External Integration Object refers to XML schema, one can not use query or insert operation on external integration object.
To create external integration object, either XSD or DTD document is required.

Question: How to change the XML tag in an Siebel Message?

Answer :  Find the Integration object from the xml and then go to the desired integration component and update the XML Tag of desired integration component field.

Question: How to change the source field of XML tag in Siebel XML?

Answer : Find the Integration Component Field and update the External Field name to the new field name.

Question: What is the significance of Name of Integration Component Field?

Answer: Name of Integration Component Field is used to create the Siebel Message property set, It is essential to know the ICF name if script is used to get value from XML.

Question: What is the use of XML Container Element?

Answer: XML container element if specified on IC then Siebel adapter will always create an XML tag before the start of child IC records, and it will always be present in XML even if no records are returned by query method.