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Configure a VBC to invoke an EAI Workflow without scripting

16 March 2010 10,160 views 11 Comments Bookmark and Share



In this artice we will discuss on how to configure a VBC for invoke an EAI WF with a minumun amount of scripting.   

This post show how to configure a VBC for invoke an EAI WF with a minumun amount of scripting in siebel.

Steps:

a) Create a VBC based on class “CSSFABCVRec”.b) Create VBC fields, the Parent Buscomp link and add it into BO.

 

c) Create an Integration Object based on the VBC created. Note: this integration object must be contain just one Integration Component based on the VBC created on previous step

d) Create a Business Service based on class “CSSFAExternalService”.

e) Into the BS create a method called “Query”.

f) Into the VBC create the next User Properties: Name: Value Outgoing Integration Object Name: Name of the IO previously created ProcessName: Name of the Workflow Process to be invoked Service Name: Name of the BS previously created Enable Caching: N

g) Create an applet based on the VBC. Add this applet to your custom view.

 

h) If you need to pass arguments to the WF, you can put a little of script into the PreQuery Method of VBC Server Script (for example, set a ProfileAttr)

Hope this workaround helps you. Discussion is still on , please share your solution and experience with siebel world.

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11 Comments »

  • Joan Martí Peraire
    Joan Martí said:

    Your article it’s so interesting in order to enrich my knowledge. Anyway I think that this option needs at least be invoked when a button is pressed. In this way, I don’t know yet Pros instead of using directly:
    var WorkFlow = TheApplication().GetService(“Synchronous Server Requests”);
    var psChild = TheApplication().NewPropertySet();
    var wfw_in = TheApplication().NewPropertySet();
    var wfw_out = TheApplication().NewPropertySet();

    psChild.SetProperty(“ProcessName”,”wfw_NAME”);
    psChild.SetProperty(“Object Id”,Id);
    wfw_in.AddChild(psChild);

    WorkFlow.InvokeMethod(“SubmitRequest”, wfw_in, wfw_out);
    txtError = wfw_out.GetProperty (“Error Code”);

    Thanks a lot,
    Joan.

    # 16 March 2010 at 7:42 pm
  • Vipo said:

    Hi – We are using Siebel 8.0.0.5 SEA (Horizontal) and our requirement is to call External web service from Siebel and populate result in VBC.

    How can you do this?

    # 29 March 2010 at 8:35 am
  • Vivek said:

    You first need to create a outbound web service in siebel for the external web service, and then you can call this web service using the proxy business service in the script, and pass the inputs/outputs

    # 4 April 2010 at 9:59 am
  • Georges K said:

    You will also have to create a VBC User Property to load the proxy bs

    Name: Value
    Business Service: “Name of the proxy business service”

    which in turn would call the outbound web service
    from the VBC query method via scripting

    # 17 April 2010 at 8:54 pm
  • Daniel Rodriguez
    Daniel Rodriguez (author) said:

    Hi, this solution is perfect to call an External WS. Check in this line:

    psChild.SetProperty(”ProcessName”,”wfw_NAME”);

    This line is for call a WF. In our solution, the WF was invoking an external WS and made some complex validations.

    Hope that helps you.

    Daniel Rodriguez
    rodriguez.stessens@gmail.com

    # 12 May 2010 at 3:57 am
  • Suman Kanumuri said:

    HI,
    I think there is no need to create a separate Business service Everytime u create this type os bc. We can use Siebel OOB BS SIA Billing Extern Service which will take care.
    Regards,
    Suman Kanumuri

    # 28 November 2010 at 5:03 am
  • venkata sunil R said:

    Hi,
    I agree with Suman.Even though the BS name is related to billing(SIA Billing Extern Service),it can be used in the generic sense.Only limitation is:- it is for Industry Applications(SIA) only.

    # 2 December 2010 at 10:33 pm
  • josue said:

    Hi Daniel, I have a requirement in wich I have to invoke an outbound WS and display the WS response in a List Applet, at the moment I can invoke the WS but I don't know what to do with the output, how to paint it in the Applet. I think your article is great but I need more information on the topic, Can you guide me to a deeper tutorial or something related to this?

    # 3 February 2011 at 1:41 am
  • Abhas said:

     
     

     
    HI Seniours,

    I have one query, i have called external web service(Currency Conversion) into siebel and invoked that Web service using workflow, its working fine. now i have to configure the same requirement with VBC. i have read on internet to create new VBC we need XML Gateway Business Service or custom BS with Init and Query BS Methods.
    But i need to configure the VBC with my previous existing BS(Currency Conversion). kindly help me to complete this talk. how i can create VBC with existing BS (without script).


    If i am wrong , please clarfy me.


    Thanks & regards
    Abhas
     

    # 3 October 2011 at 5:36 pm
  • Daniel Rodriguez
    Daniel Rodriguez (author) said:

    Hi Abhas. Try to change the class to the BS (like I said in point d) and create the VBC to call this BS (in the user prop). Let me know if works.

    Regards.

    Daniel Rodriguez

    # 5 October 2011 at 7:22 am
  • Abhas said:

    Hi Daniel,

    Thanks for reply, its working with the BS(Created by me), but only with when i am calling the workflow through runtime events not by custom button. moreover i am getting errors (SBL-BPR-00120) & (SBL-DAT-00468) when i create new record and save but second time when i create and save, it displays the correct conversion value in the specified field.
    Please suggest,

    Thanks & Regards
    Abhas

    # 31 October 2011 at 3:51 pm

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