Virtual Business Component
Virtual business components (VBCs) are mechanisms in Siebel EAI by which data from an external system can be viewed in Siebel applications without having to replicate that data within the Siebel Database. We will discuss VBC in a series of 4 articles. Here is the first one, which will help you in understanding why we require VBC and what are VBC’s?.Business Requirement [Data Sharing Problem]
Following are the common cases where we need to pull data from external database using VBC
1. Users want to access data anywhere in the enterprise
2. Users want to use the same user interface to access any data
3. Users want to display and manipulate external data from within a Siebel application without storing it in the Siebel database
Virtual Business Component Solution
1. Uses a class of business component based on data stored outside of the Siebel database
2. Is defined and behaves like a regular business component
3. Displays data from a external application in a Siebel applet
4. Does not store the external data in the Siebel database
