Objects And Records; Object Rule Definitions - IBM BJ0NJML - Service And Asset Management Integration Manual

Objects and Records

Objects and Records

Object Rule Definitions

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An object structure consists of one or more records that correspond to system
objects. When an object is created, the object fields are populated from the
corresponding record fields before standard application processing is applied.
During outbound processing, the original object is populated with the record
fields from the corresponding fields. Except for certain generic integration fields,
system objects are not updated in outbound messages.
Use the following guidelines to apply a rule to an object structure record or to an
object:
For outbound processing, you can apply processing rules to object
structure records only.
For inbound processing, you can apply processing rules to object structure
records or objects.
If an inbound rule changes the key field value of an object, apply rules
to the object structure record.
If an inbound rule does not evaluate or manipulate an object or object
set, apply rules to the object structure record.
If an inbound rule evaluates or manipulates a user-defined field, apply
rules to the object structure record.
If an inbound rule evaluates or manipulates an object or object field,
apply rules to the object.
Apply all rules for enterprise services to either objects or to object structure
records. Avoid applying rules to both objects and object structure records. If you
apply processing rules to both objects, the processing time for inbound messages
increases.
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