Create a Connection

Before you can build an integration, you must create the connections to the applications with which you want to share data.

To create a connection in Oracle Integration:

1. In the navigation pane, click Design, then Connections.

2. Click Create.

   Note:

   You can also create a connection in the integration canvas. See Define Inbound Triggers and Outbound Invokes.

3. In the Create connection panel, select the adapter to use for this connection. To find the adapter, scroll through the list, or enter a partial or full name in the Search field.

4. Enter the information that describes this connection.

   Element	Description
   Name	Enter a meaningful name to help others find your connection when they begin to create their own integrations.
   Identifier	Automatically displays the name in capital letters that you entered in the Name field. If you modify the identifier name, don't include blank spaces (for example, SALES OPPORTUNITY).
   Role	Select the role (direction) in which to use this connection (trigger, invoke, or both). Only the roles supported by the adapter are displayed for selection. When you select a role, only the connection properties and security policies appropriate to that role are displayed on the Connections page. If you select an adapter that supports both invoke and trigger, but select only one of those roles, you'll get an error when you try to drag the adapter into the section you didn't select. For example, assume you configure a connection for the Oracle Service Cloud (RightNow) Adapter as only an invoke. Dragging the adapter to a trigger section in the integration produces an error.
   Keywords	Enter optional keywords (tags). You can search on the connection keywords on the Connections page.
   Description	Enter an optional description of the connection.
   Share with other projects	Note: This field only appears if you are creating a connection in a project. Select to make this connection publicly available in other projects. Connection sharing eliminates the need to create and maintain separate connections in different projects. When you configure an adapter connection in a different project, the Use a shared connection field is displayed at the top of the Connections page. If the connection you are configuring matches the same type and role as the publicly available connection, you can select that connection to reference (inherit) its resources. See Add and Share a Connection Across a Project.

5. Click Create.

   Your connection is created. You're now ready to configure the connection properties, security policies, and (for some connections) access type.

Configuring Connection Properties

Enter connection information so your application can process requests.

1. Go to the Properties section.
2. In the Host field, enter the host address of the Oracle Taleo Enterprise Edition instance. For example, https://<your_zone>.tee.taleocloud.net. If you provide only the zone name, like <your_zone>.tee.taleocloud.net, https:// is added by default when testing the connection and using the adapter.
3. In the Port field:
   • enter 443 if you access Oracle Taleo Enterprise Edition over HTTPS
   • enter 80 if you access Oracle Taleo Enterprise Edition over HTTP

   The value you enter into the Port field is added to the end of the URL when testing the connection and using the adapter. For example, if you entered <your_zone>.tee.taleocloud.net into the Host field and 443 into the Port field, the connection URL becomes https://<your_zone>.tee.taleocloud.net:443.

Configuring Connection Security

Configure security for your Oracle Taleo Enterprise Edition Adapter connection by selecting the security policy and security token.

1. Go to the Security section.
2. Enter your login credentials:
   1. Select the security policy. Only the Username Password Token policy is supported. It cannot be deselected.
   2. Enter a username and password to connect to Oracle Taleo Enterprise Edition.

      The registered user within Oracle Integration must be the same as the one used forOracle Taleo Enterprise Edition.

      Oracle Taleo Enterprise Edition requires a user account to access the zone and conduct integration jobs. This user account must be configured with System Integrator permissions for the products with which you want to integrate. See your Oracle Taleo Enterprise Edition application configuration guide version for guidelines on creating and configuring users within your zone. For example, for release 20c, see User Account in Implementing Recruiting.

      It is recommended that when creating integration user accounts to use with Oracle Taleo Enterprise Edition, you use different username and password combinations for each zone. This removes any inadvertent issues around zone access.

   3. Reenter the password a second time.

Test the Connection

Test your connection to ensure that it is successfully configured.

1. In the upper right corner of the page, click Test.

   The connection is tested against this URL: http|https://Host:Port/smartorg/soap, where Host and Port are the values you entered in the Connection Properties section. The test validates that this URL is accessible and that the credentials you provided are valid.

   If the test is successful, the following message is displayed and the progress indicator shows 100%.

   Connection connection_name was tested successfully.

2. If the test was unsuccessful, an error message is displayed with details. Verify that the configuration details you entered are correct.
3. When complete, click Save, then click .