a!sblInvoke( scsExternalSystemKey, usePerUserCredentials, hostname, port, enterpriseApp, appManager, language, businessService, method, parameters )
Invokes the method in Siebel, returning the result. This function is intended for reads only. To invoke a method that will result in a write to Siebel, use a!sblInvokeWriter
.
Keyword | Type | Description |
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Text |
The key from the Third Party Credentials admin console page that corresponds to the set of credentials that should be used to authenticate. |
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Boolean |
If |
|
Text |
The application server host of the SAP server (ASHOST). The value can be an IP address, a fully-qualified domain name, or SAP's router string format. For example, |
|
Number (Integer) |
The port the Siebel server is listening on. For example, |
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Text |
The enterprise application of the target system. For example, |
|
Text |
The active application manager of the target system. For example, |
|
Text |
The target system language. For example, |
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Text |
The name of the Siebel Business Service on which to invoke the method. |
|
Text |
The name of the method to invoke. |
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Any Type |
The input parameters for the method, given as a dictionary where the parameter names are the dictionary field names and the parameter values are give as the dictionary field values. |
The function returns the standard connector result dictionary described in the main Connectors page.
If successful, the result
field contains a dictionary representation of the result of invoking the Siebel method.
The main expression uses a supporting rule, so let's create that first.
parseSeibelInvokeResponse
: Parses the data Siebel returns from the invoked method.Create expression rule parseSeibelInvokeResponse
with the following rule input:
Enter the following definition for the rule:
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=a!localVariables(
local!keys: {
"success",
"error",
"result"
},
local!resultKeys: {
"Value",
"Type",
"Count",
"First RowId"
},
local!str: extract(ri!response,"[","]"),
local!data: split(keyval(local!str,local!keys,":",","),","),
local!results: split(keyval(local!data[3],local!resultKeys,{" ="},{"> "}),","),
{
success: local!data[1],
error: local!data[2],
result: {
value: local!results[1],
type: local!results[2],
count: local!results[3],
firstRowId: local!results[4]
}
}
)
Main expression:
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=load(
local!accountInfo: a!sblInvoke(
scsExternalSystemKey: cons!SBL_SCS_KEY,
usePerUserCredentials: true,
hostname: cons!SBL_HOSTNAME,
port: cons!SBL_PORT,
enterpriseApp: cons!SBL_APP,
appManager: cons!SBL_APP_MANAGER,
language: cons!SBL_LANGUAGE,
businessService: "CUT eSales Order Entry Toolkit Service",
method: "GetBCCount",
parameters: {
'BC Name': "Account",
'BusObj Name': "Account"
}
),
local!parsedResult: rule!parseSiebelInvokeResponse(local!accountInfo),
{
a!textField(
label: "Count",
value: local!accountInfo.result.count,
showWhen: toboolean(local!accountInfo.success)
),
a!textField(
label:"First Row Id",
value: local!accountInfo.result.firstRowId,
instructions: "businessService: CUT eSales Order Entry Toolkit Service,
method: GetBCCount,
BC Name: Account,
BusObj Name: Account",
showWhen: toboolean(local!accountInfo.success)
),
a!textField(
label: "Error",
value: local!accountInfo.error,
showWhen: not(toboolean(local!accountInfo.success))
)
}
)
Feature | Compatibility | Note |
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Portals | Partially compatible | Can be used with Appian Portals if it is connected using an integration and web API. |
Offline Mobile | Partially compatible | Can be used with offline mobile if it is loaded at the top of the form. |
Sync-Time Custom Record Fields | Incompatible | |
Real-Time Custom Record Fields | Incompatible | Custom record fields that evaluate in real time must be configured using one or more Custom Field functions. |
Process Reports | Incompatible | Cannot be used to configure a process report. |
Process Events | Incompatible | Cannot be used to configure a process event node, such as a start event or timer event. |
a!sblInvoke() Function