TIBCO Scribe® Online Connectors For Oracle Eloqua

TIBCO provides two Oracle Eloqua Connectors. One uses the Oracle Eloqua Application API and the second uses the Oracle Eloqua Bulk API. Each is designed to fulfill different user requirements by leveraging the features of the associated API.

ActivityWebVist Entities

The Oracle Eloqua Application API Connector and the Oracle Eloqua Bulk API Connector both have an entity labeled ActivityWebVisit. However, the fields contained within those two entities are different for each Connector. The diagram below outlines the relationships between the two ActivityWebVisit entities and a third entity, ActivityPageView, that is only available through the Oracle Eloqua Bulk API Connector.

Oracle Eloqua Application API

Oracle Eloqua Bulk API

Oracle Eloqua ActivityWebVisit Entity vs. Oracle Eloqua Bulk ActivityWebVisit Entity

Oracle Eloqua Connector

The Oracle Eloqua Connector uses the Application API. This API is very fast at responding to API calls that involve a small number of records. It is typically used in an environment where you are querying, updating, or creating a few records, but the transactions need to be done immediately. This API processes large numbers of records slowly. Use this Connector in the following scenarios:

For detailed information on using this connector, see TIBCO Scribe® Online Connector For Oracle Eloqua.

Oracle Eloqua Bulk API Connector

The Oracle Eloqua Bulk API Connector uses the Bulk API. This API processes requests asynchronously causing a certain amount of latency. However, once the requested operation is started, the Bulk API processes large amounts of data very quickly. Use this Connector in the following scenarios:

For detailed information, see TIBCO Scribe® Online Connector For Oracle Eloqua Bulk API.