IBM(R) WebSphere(R) Business Integration Collaboration for Personal Articles Coverage Quote demonstrates a typical insurance scenario where a client wishes to obtain a quote on coverage for a personal article or articles. The end user can be either a new or existing client. When an end user request is received, this collaboration enables the insurance provider to quickly determine the appropriate coverage quote and response.
The following business rules apply to the Personal Articles Coverage Quote business process:
Like the other WebSphere(R) Business Integration for Insurance collaborations, Personal Articles Coverage Quote utilizes the IBM WebSphere Interchange Server. IBM WebSphere Business Integration connectors are used to connect to other applications that participate in the collaboration.
The following applications are also assumed to participate in the Personal Articles Coverage Quote collaboration object:
This collaboration uses IBM WebSphere Business Integration e-mail processing to respond to the end user.
The following diagram illustrates the system features that are expected to execute the collaboration object, including IBM WebSphere Business Integration connectors:
The Personal Articles Coverage Quote collaboration object realizes a self-service scenario. The process begins when the client uses a browser to provide details of the requested coverage, optionally including existing policy information, and is completed when the quote is returned to the client in the form of an e-mail message.
The Personal Articles Coverage Quote use case has a single actor. The client might be new, or can have an existing life policy with the insurance provider and want a quote on further personal articles coverage.
The following tables describe the main course and the alternate courses that can be followed in the Personal Articles Coverage Quote use case:
# | Activity by the actor | System activity | Reference |
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M1 | Client submits a request for a personal article coverage quote. | Receives client information | |
M2 | Validate_Party enabled check | 1 | |
M3 | Validates client information | 2 | |
M4 | Validate_Policy check | 3 | |
M5 | Validates policy information | 4 | |
M6 | Issue Coverage Quote | ||
M7 | Sends an e-mail response to client with requested information or notice of request failure |
# | Activity by the actor | System activity | Reference |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Valdiate_Party is false | M6 | |
2 | Submitted client information does not match information on record | M7 | |
3 | Valdiate_Policy is false | M6 | |
4 | Submitted policy information does not match information on record | M7 |
The following activity diagram illustrates the Personal Articles Coverage Quote use case:
The following business examples show situations where the Personal Articles Coverage Quote use case is realized.