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Supported operations
Each business object is associated with an operation, such as create. Operations might be stored in a business graph, which is like an enhanced business object, if you choose to use business graphs. Each operation tells the adapter what to do with the business object. For outbound communication, there are three different create operations used to create an email from the contents of a business object. For inbound communication, only the emit email operation is supported.
Create email
In the external service wizard, you specify a name for the operation. This name can be anything meaningful to you, such as SendEmail or SendEmailwithBO. The operations listed here represent the three examples of types of outbound create options that the adapter can start. The emit operation is always used for inbound communication, as it is the only supported inbound operation.
The create email operation is used with the email business object. When started, the create email operation creates an email message from the attributes in the email business object.
Create address
The create address operation is used when the adapter creates an email from a fixed structure business object that includes an address business object.
Create customer
The create customer operation is used when the adapter creates an email from a fixed structure business object that includes a customer business object.
Emit email
For inbound communication, emit email is the only supported operation. When started, this operation instructs the adapter to take information from an email and convert it to representative business objects.
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