Planning the Integration
There are a number of scenarios in which a customer uses XML to migrate their data into the Financials application. For example:
• The customer is using an add-on product (for example, a payroll system) and needs to process payroll transactions using Financials functions.
• The customer is using an add-on product (for example, a separate order entry system) and needs to process orders as Customer Invoices.
In these situations, the original data must be converted to XML in order to be integrated into the Financials system.
Before you begin the integration process, you must identify key information:
• Which Financials business component will be used to process the data?
• How is the component structured, and what are its dependant components?
• Which tables are updated by this component and what are its mandatory fields?
• Which component schema files and sample files do you require?
• What are the editing guidelines for creating an XML file from your data?
• Which Enterprise Edition tools do you use to complete the integration?