When you import a source or a target definition or create Siebel EIM transformations, the Designer connects to the Siebel application to import metadata.
The following figure shows Designer integration with Siebel:
The Designer uses the Java Data Bean API to perform the following functions:
To retrieve metadata for Siebel business components when you import a source or a target definition.
To retrieve metadata for EIM tables when you create the Siebel EIM Read or Load transformations.
To retrieve metadata for the Siebel business service method when you create a Business Service transformation.
The Designer does not connect to Siebel when you create the Siebel EIM Invoker transformation.