Creating or editing a Siebel endpoint

Siebel endpoints contain the connection information that Studio and the Integration Appliance use to connect to a Siebel Business Applications Server. You can create multiple endpoints that refer to separate instances.

About this task

Use this task to create or edit a Siebel endpoint.
Note: Any changes you make to the Siebel endpoint, including configuration properties, affects all the orchestrations that use that endpoint, as the edits are global, not local.

Procedure

  1. Drag an activity from the Siebel folder under the Activities tab to the Orchestration window. The Summary panel is displayed.
  2. Click Pick Endpoint under Checklist. The Pick Endpoint panel is displayed.
  3. Click one of the following buttons:
    1. Browse - To select an existing endpoint from Project Explorer. The Project Explorer window shows all the endpoints in the project available for the activity. When you select an endpoint, the endpoint properties are displayed in the Pick Endpoint panel.
    2. New - To create a new endpoint. The Create Endpoint window opens.
      Note: In Version 6.1.0.1, select the first Siebel entry in the list. For more information, see the technote http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21516320.
    3. Edit - To edit the existing endpoint. The Edit Endpoint window opens.
  4. Complete the fields defined in the following table:
    Table 1. Connection properties
    Field Name Description
    Connection information
    Connection URL Specifies the connection URL to connect to the Siebel server. The connection URLs for all versions of Siebel follow this format:

    siebel[.transport][.encryption][.compression]://host[:port]/EnterpriseServer/AppObjMgr

    The default port number is 2320. For Siebel version 7.5x and earlier versions, the port number (2320) and the server name are specified.

    For Siebel version 7.8, the port and the server name are not specified.

    If you do not select the default port, you can specify another port number (for example, 2321).

    The following are the examples of connection URIs for different versions of the Siebel server:

    • For Siebel 7.5: siebel://<IP_address>:2320/siebel/SSEObjMgr_ENU/sebldevl
    • For Siebel 7.8: siebel://<IP_address>:/Sieb78/SSEObjMgr_enu
    • For Siebel 8: siebel://<IP_address>:2321/SBA_80/SSEObjMgr_enu
    Language Code Specifies the language code to log on to the Siebel server. If the system locale is English, the value for this property is ENU (English).
    User Name Specifies the user name to connect to the Siebel server.
    Password Specifies the password associated with the user name to connect to the Siebel server.
    Code page Specifies the character encoding (code page) of the Siebel Server. The character encoding (code page) of the Siebel Server and the character encoding of the Siebel client (machine on which Siebel connector is used) must be the same. This allows the Siebel client and the Siebel Server to communicate correctly. Change the character encoding of the Siebel client if it is different from that of the Siebel server.

    The Siebel Java™ Data Bean supports a limited list of code page settings. If the current code page setting of your run time is not supported, the connector may not be able to connect to the Siebel server. For more details refer to the Siebel Java Data Bean documentation.

    Load Balancing
    Use Resonate for load balancing on Siebel server Specifies the option (select the check box) if the Siebel system uses resonate for load balancing. The connector takes advantage of the load balancing feature to connect to the Siebel Business Applications server efficiently.
    Connection pool options
    Minimum Connections Specifies the minimum number of connections available in the connection pool. The activity uses the connections to connect to a Siebel server. The default value is 5.
    Maximum Connections Specifies the maximum number of connections available in the connection pool. The activity uses the connections to connect to a Siebel server. The default value is 25.
    Maximum Idle Time Specifies the amount of time in minutes an open connection can be idle before being closed by the Integration Appliance. Entering 0 (zero) means that the connections are closed when they are returned to the pool - no idle time. The default value is 120 minutes.
    Maximum Wait Specifies the amount of time in seconds that the Integration Appliance waits for a connection when all the connections in the pool are exhausted. If no connection is obtained after the wait time, an exception is thrown. The default value is 300 seconds.
    Reclaim Connections Specifies the interval at which the connector checks for idle connections. Idle connections are reclaimed until the minimum number of connections, as specified in the Minimum Connections parameter, is reached. By default, the connector reclaims connections at five minutes interval.
     
    Note: The Connection pool properties need to be configured as per the load (number of concurrent requests) on the endpoint.
    Remote endpoint configuration
    Endpoint Runs Behind Firewall Enables the secure connector name property so that secure connector can be used if the Siebel Business Applications server is running behind a firewall.
    Secure Connector Name Specifies the name of the secure connector that is used to connect to the Siebel Business Applications server running behind a firewall. For example, if an orchestration containing Siebel activity is deployed on to Cast Iron® Live (cloud), then the secure connector needs to be configured.
  5. When finished, click Test Connection to confirm that you can connect to the Siebel system.
  6. Click OK.



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Timestamp icon Last updated: Wednesday, February 17, 2016


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