Generating business objects

The integration channel component of the adapter for Ariba Buyer runs in Ariba Buyer itself. Once events have been configured for the integration channel, Ariba Buyer exports application-specific metadata through the channel to a file system repository. This metadata is used by the Object Discovery Agent to create business object definitions, which are exported to the integration broker repository.

Each time an event occurs during run time, Ariba Buyer sends a message object containing object-level data and information about the type of transaction. The connector maps this data to the corresponding business object definition, to create an application-specific business object. The connector sends these business objects on to the integration broker for processing. It also receives business objects back from the integration broker, which it passes back to Ariba Buyer.

Note:
If the object model in Ariba Buyer is changed, use the ODA to modify the original business object definition to reflect the update, or create a new definition. If the business object definitions in the integration broker repository do not match exactly the data that Ariba Buyer exports, the connector is not able to create a business object and the transaction will fail.

Business Object Designer provides a graphical interface that enables you to generate business object definitions for use at run time. For details, see Generating business object definitions

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