Connect to Everything
Integration solves the application silo problem. It brings together data and workflows between disparate software applications for them to function as one.
Integrations deal with live operational data. Data can be processed either in real-time or in batch, and between two or more applications, events, or application programming interfaces (APIs).
Deployment Flexibility
With integrations, you can connect to anything without getting bogged down in technical implementation details.
You can bring data and applications together across on-premise and cloud systems: cloud to cloud, cloud to on-premises (ground), and on-premises to on-premises (ground to ground).
Library of Prebuilt Adapters
When you develop an integration from scratch, your first task is to create a connection for each application that you're going to connect to. The connection defines how you’ll connect to the application. When you create a connection, your first step is to select an adapter.
An adapter provides the means for Oracle Integration to connect to different applications. If you have traveled internationally, then you have probably used a power adapter that allowed your electronic devices to connect safely with a power outlet of a different shape and voltage than what it was originally built for. Well, Oracle Integration adapters do the same thing for software.
Oracle Integration includes dozens of prebuilt adapters that make it easy for your integrations to connect to a range of Oracle and third-party applications, including applications that handle your customer relationships, human resources, supply chain, resource planning, e-commerce, social media, and databases. Also, the FTP, REST, and SOAP Adapters let you use standard file, web, and messaging protocols. And all adapters let you connect to applications that are on premises or in the cloud.
After you choose an adapter, you provide the information that lets the adapter successfully find and connect to a particular instance of an application. The information might include the application URL, the security policy to use, and the credentials for signing in to the application.
Integration Accelerators and Recipes
You don't need to start an integration project from scratch. You can install ready-made integration accelerators and recipes from the Home page. Accelerators are run-ready business integrations or technical patterns you can configure and activate. Recipes are starter templates that give you a head start.
When you install an accelerator or a recipe, you get a package of everything you need to easily configure and activate your first integration. The installed package includes one or more integrations, along with all the resources required to run the integration. The dependent resources include the connections as well as any certificates, lookups, and libraries.
Embedded File Server
Use File Server to store files or transfer real-time data among applications securely. File Server provides an embedded Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) server within Oracle Integration, so you can focus on building integrations without needing to host and maintain a separate SFTP server.
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With File Server, you can:
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Design integrations that process your files that reside in the embedded file server.
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Eliminate the cost and operational expenses associated with hosting and maintaining an SFTP server by moving your SFTP server to the cloud. If you have an on-premises SFTP server, then you can move your SFTP files into File Server in Oracle Integration and use the SFTP adapter to connect.
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Give your vendors or partners access to Oracle Integration to upload and download files with their SFTP client software. A common protocol for communication with partners is SFTP. File Server enables partners to send information such as purchase orders, invoices, shipping information, and so on through SFTP.
Example: Read, Transform, Write
For example, if you have applications that export bulk data to an SFTP server, Oracle Integration can pick up the file, translate it into the required format, and send it to the target system. For instance, E-Business Suite generates a zip file with external transactions and uploads it to File Server. An integration can then read the file, transform it into the format required by the ERP system, and trigger bulk import of the data.
Business-to-Business Communications
B2B for Oracle Integration provides support for business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce. You can communicate with trading partners, and send and receive data in integrations with B2B.
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B2B for Oracle Integration lets you:
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Securely exchange business documents, such as purchase orders or product specifications, with your trading partners using standard Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) formats.
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Securely exchange outside the enterprise with your trading partners.
In B2B e-commerce, an enterprise extends its business processes to reach trading partners, for example, suppliers, manufacturers, hospitals, and government agencies. B2B e-commerce represents classic business processes, mature business documents, and industry-tempered messaging services. It requires a unified business process platform, end-to-end instance tracking, visibility and auditing, integrated process intelligence, process and service governance, and centralized security.