1. Using Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Process Automation
  2. Integrate with Applications and Services
  3. Work with Connectors
  4. Use Connectors in Process Applications

Use Connectors in Process Applications

After a connector is configured, you can use it in your process applications by implementing it in processes or forms.

You can implement a connector in:

  • Service activities in structured or dynamic processes
  • Integration activities in structured processes
  • Forms, when a field needs values from a REST call

Implement a Connector in a Structured Process

  1. Position a connector on the canvas in one of two ways.
    • Drag a service activity to the canvas.
    • Select an available connector or its resource and operation from the Integrations category in Activities palette. Drag and drop the integration activity to the canvas.
  2. Open the connector’s properties and complete implementation fields.

    Select Service, Resource, and Operation entries.

  3. Implement data association to and from the connector.

Implement a Connector in a Dynamic Process

  1. Position a connector on the canvas in one of two ways.
    • Drag a service activity to the canvas.
    • Select an available connector, or its resource and operation from the Connectors category in the Activities drop-down menu.
  2. Open the connector’s properties and complete implementation fields.

    Select Service, Resource, and Operation entries.

  3. Implement data association to and from the connector.

Implement a Connector in a Form

  1. In the full form editor, select a control that supports connectors.
    You can use connectors in multiple ways in forms.
    • As a control data source.
    • As a local event connector.
    • As a global connector.
  2. Configure the control's connector properties.

    Select Service, Resource, and Operation entries.

  3. Implement data association to and from the connector.

Use Data Association to Configure Connector Input and Output

Whether you implement a connector in a process or a form, use data association to configure its input and output. For example, if the REST connector uses a GET operation to retrieve email content from another service, and a PUT operation to update the email with the response, use data association to configure the business object to store the values as they're changed by the service calls. See Configure Data Association.