Create a Connection

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

To create a connection in Oracle Integration:

1. In the left navigation pane, click Home > Integrations > Connections.

2. Click Create.

   Note:

   You can also create a connection in the integration canvas of:

   • An orchestrated integration (See Define Inbound Triggers and Outbound Invokes.)

   • A basic routing integration (See Add a Trigger (Source) Connection.)

3. In the Create Connection — Select Adapter dialog, 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 and click Search.

4. In the Create Connection dialog, enter the information that describes this connection.

   1. Enter a meaningful name to help others find your connection when they begin to create their own integrations. The name you enter is automatically added in capital letters to the Identifier field. If you modify the identifier name, don't include blank spaces (for example, SALES OPPORTUNITY).
   2. Enter optional keywords (tags). You can search on the connection keywords on the Connections page.
   3. 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, let's say 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.
   4. Enter an optional description of the connection.

5. Click Create.

   Your connection is created. You're now ready to configure the connection details, such as connection properties, security policies, connection login credentials, and (for certain connections) agent group.

Configure Connection Security

Enter connection information so your application can process requests.

1. Go to the Security section.
2. Enter the client ID (application ID) and client secret values you recorded when you added your application to your Microsoft Office 365 Outlook account. See Prerequisites for Creating a Connection.
3. Enter the scope URLs in the Scope field.
   A scope is a list of authorization permissions for the target application. You must include the offline_access scope along with the application-specific scopes. A blank space between each scope is also required. For example:

   • If using the Outlook REST APIs:

     https://outlook.office.com/mail.send https://outlook.office.com/mail.readwrite offline_access

   • If using the Microsoft Graph REST APIs:

     https://graph.microsoft.com/Mail.ReadWrite https://graph.microsoft.com/Mail.Send offline_access

   Note:

   • You cannot use both Outlook and Microsoft Graph scopes in one connection.
   • Do not specify Outlook scopes if you plan to select a Microsoft Graph REST API operation during adapter configuration. See Error Occurs If Using Outlook Scopes with a Microsoft Graph REST API Operation.

   Ensure you correctly enter your scope values. Otherwise, you receive an error when clicking Provide Consent.

4. Click Provide Consent. This enables Oracle Integration to interact with the Microsoft Office 365 Outlook account used to create the application at https://portal.azure.com/. If everything is correct, you are prompted for the Oracle Integration credentials.
   1. Enter the credentials and click OK. These are the same credentials you use to log in to Oracle Integration.
   2. Enter the Microsoft Office 365 Outlook account credentials.
      A page is displayed asking for permission to interact with the account.
   3. Click Yes.
      The Access Allowed! page is displayed.

Test the Connection

Test your connection to ensure that it's configured successfully.

1. In the page title bar, click Test. What happens next depends on whether your adapter connection uses a Web Services Description Language (WSDL) file. Only some adapter connections use WSDLs.

   If Your Connection...	Then...
   Doesn't use a WSDL	The test starts automatically and validates the inputs you provided for the connection.
   Uses a WSDL	A dialog prompts you to select the type of connection testing to perform: Validate and Test: Performs a full validation of the WSDL, including processing of the imported schemas and WSDLs. Complete validation can take several minutes depending on the number of imported schemas and WSDLs. No requests are sent to the operations exposed in the WSDL. Test: Connects to the WSDL URL and performs a syntax check on the WSDL. No requests are sent to the operations exposed in the WSDL.

2. Wait for a message about the results of the connection test.
   • If the test was successful, then the connection is configured properly.
   • If the test failed, then edit the configuration details you entered. Check for typos, verify URLs and credentials, and download the diagnostic logs for additional details. Continue to test until the connection is successful.
3. When complete, click Save.