For a non-developer, such as a Business Analyst, involvement in integrations focuses on defining the business requirements—the "what" and "why," not the technical "how." Defining timing requirements (A), such as whether data must be exchanged in real-time or can be processed in a nightly batch, is a critical business decision. Similarly, defining the trigger mechanisms (C), like what user action or data change initiates the integration, is essential for designing a process that aligns with business workflows. These activities ensure the technical solution meets the actual business needs without requiring the analyst to specify technical implementation details.

B. Defining the specific file format (fixed width, csv) is a technical design decision for developers or integration specialists.

D. Defining data architecture and ETL (extract, transform, load) processes is a highly technical task for data architects and developers.

E. Defining the technical sequence and error handling of a batch process is part of the detailed technical design, not business requirements gathering.

1. Guidewire Education, Business Analyst Fundamentals for InsuranceSuite. The courseware outlines the BA's role in gathering functional and non-functional requirements, including integration triggers and service level agreements (SLAs) which dictate timing.

2. Guidewire Application Guide, "Integration Overview," Section: "Designing an Integration." This guide distinguishes between business-level requirements (triggers, data scope) and technical design (protocols, data formats), assigning the former to analysts.

3. Guidewire Documentation, "Requirements Gathering for Integrations," Best Practices. This document emphasizes the analyst's role in defining the business event that initiates an integration and the required timeliness of the data exchange.