Comparison between Adapter and Plug-in

This topic is useful for users, who have previously used the TIBCO ActiveMatrix® Adapter for Siebel, to help understand differences in the plug-in where supported features have overlap with adapter.

Comparison between Adapter for Siebel and Plug-in for Siebel
Feature TIBCO ActiveMatrix® Adapter for Siebel TIBCO ActiveMatrix BusinessWorks™ Plug-in for Siebel
Service Provided Subscription service, Request-Response service. The plug-in is a replacement of the Siebel Adapter and the AE Palette available in TIBCO BusinessWorks. The activities provided in the plug-in are similar to the service types available in Siebel Adapter and its corresponding AE activity.
Transport Type RV and JMS The plug-in is native to Tibco BusinessWorks and no longer requires messaging source for inbound operations.
Logging Configured in the Logging tab. Uses TIBCO BusinessWorks 6 logging.
Number of reconnect attempts before suspending impacted services Used in adapter in the reconnection logic. As there is no service concept in the plug-in, this is not present.
Siebel Business and Integration Component Business Object and integration object configuration is from the adapter services. Business Object and integration object configuration is from the Siebel Object Editor.
TRA Properties TRA properties are maintained in TIBCO Administrator and/or adsbl.tra file. TRA properties are not applicable in plug-in.
UAN Schema Support Supported XML message is native to TIBCO BusinessWorks and does not require any configurations. Any reply schema would automatically be in XML format.
Reply Schema, Request Schema, and Custom AESchema Custom schema supported Reply Schema and Request Schema only supported for Invoke Business Service Activity.
Invoke Workflows Integration Object and Non-Siebel Event supported Integration Object and Non-Siebel Event supported
Parent-Child Schemas Business Object and Integration Object supported Business Object and Integration Object supported. Not supported for Invoke Workflow activity.
Errors from Siebel Server Reply message contains information on error from Siebel Server Fault message is created
Schema Management Schemas are maintained relative to connection object used during download of schema. Schemas are maintained relative to the Schema Shared Resource.
Server Request and Asynchronous Workflow Request Supported Supported
Connection Transport Types TCP/IP and HTTP are supported TCP/IP supported for inbound operations.
Connection Connection Configuration is from the Siebel Adapter Configuration. Connection configuration is from the Siebel Connection shared resource maintained in the Siebel Schema shared resource referenced by the plug-in activity.
Schema: Literal Match, AE Message Field, Formatted, Default Supported Only Literal Match is supported for child Business Object.
Business Document - ApplicationContext, ApplicationId, ApplicationInstanceId, ComponentId, ConfirmCode, DateTimeStamp, Encrypted, ErrorAddress, LotId, Name, ReferenceId, ReplyAddress, VerbCode, Version Supported Not supported
Advisory Document - Analysis, ApplicationContext, ApplicationId, ApplicationInstanceId, Class, Data, DateTimeStamp, Description, Name, ReferenceId, Severity, SiebelHeader, TibcoAppError, Subject, Version Supported Not supported
QueryPage, Execute, and Synchronised methods of EAI Siebel Adapter Business Service Supported Not supported
Timeout exception for Invoke Adapter Service activity in TIBCO BusinessWorks 5 Adapter Palette Supported Not supported