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EIS bindings overview

The EIS (enterprise information system) binding, when used with a JCA resource adapter, lets you access services on an enterprise information system or make your services available to the EIS.

The following example shows how an SCA module named ContactSyncModule synchronizes contact information between a Siebel system and an SAP system.

1. The SCA component named ContactSync listens (by way of an EIS application export named Siebel Contact) for changes to Siebel contacts.

2. The ContactSync SCA component itself makes use of an SAP application (through an EIS application import) in order to update the SAP contact information accordingly.

Because the data structures used for storing contacts are different in Siebel and SAP systems, the ContactSync SCA component must provide mapping.

Figure 1. Flow from a Siebel system to an SAP system

The Siebel Contact export and the SAP Contact import have the appropriate resource adapters configured.

EIS bindings