An External REST tool is the correct choice because modern CRM systems expose their data and functionalities through REST APIs. This allows the AI Agent to make standardized HTTP requests (e.g., GET) to specific endpoints to retrieve structured customer data, such as contact details or case history, in a predictable format like JSON. This method is the industry standard for integrating disparate enterprise applications, providing a secure and scalable way for the AI Agent to interact with the CRM in real-time. The tool handles the connection, authentication, and data mapping required for the integration.

A. Document tool: Used for searching and retrieving information from unstructured documents (e.g., PDFs), not for querying structured data fields in a CRM system.

C. Email tool: Designed for sending and receiving electronic mail, not for direct data retrieval from an application's database or API.

D. Business Object tool: Typically manages internal data structures within an application, whereas an external tool is needed to communicate with the separate CRM system's API.

1. Oracle Intelligent Advisor Documentation

"Connect to a REST service": This section details how to create and configure connections to external REST services to invoke operations. It states

"You can create a connection to a REST service to invoke operations that are exposed by that service... For example

to get a list of contacts from a CRM system." This directly supports using a REST tool for CRM integration.

Source: Oracle Help Center

Oracle Intelligent Advisor Documentation

"Use Intelligent Advisor with other applications"

Chapter: "Connect to a REST service".

2. Oracle Intelligent Advisor Documentation

"Use data from other applications in a policy model": This document explains the concept of using external data within Intelligent Advisor. It describes how data connectors (including REST services) are used to "load data from

and save data to

an external data source" at the start and end of a session

which is precisely the requirement for retrieving CRM data.

Source: Oracle Help Center

Oracle Intelligent Advisor Documentation

"Model policies with Intelligent Advisor"

Chapter: "Use data from other applications in a policy model".