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Custom Connectors

Custom Connectors

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Last updated: Aug 18, 2023 by Shruti Pasayat



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Connectors help you connect to and exchange data with an application such as NetSuite, SAP, and Salesforce. While Adeptia Connect offers you some pre-bundled connectors, it also gives you the flexibility to add your own custom connectors. 

You can add a REST or JDBC based custom connector to the application. 

This section guides you on how to add a custom connector and what all you need to have to accomplish this task. 

Adding a REST based Custom Connector

To add a REST-based custom connector to your version of Adeptia Connect, you first need to create the Connector Package and the Implementation Package for that connector. The instructions to create these packages are on the following pages:

Only a Sys Admin user can create a custom connector.

Complete the following steps to add a REST based custom connector.

  1. Click Account > My Company.

  2. In the left pane, click Connectors.

  3. On the connectors' manage page, click Add Connector.

  4. On the Add Connector page, provide a name and description for the connector in the respective fields with self-explanatory labels.

  5. In the Select Connector Type field, select REST as the type of the connector.

  6. In the Select Authentication Type field, select the authentication type/mode.



  7. Based on your selection of Authentication Type in the previous field, select either the OAuth Profile to be used or enter a comma separated list of key value pairs of Authentication Parameters.

    Standard Authentication Parameter.

    The table below contains the standard parameters and their description. You need to name the standard parameters in the same manner as given the table.



  8. Click Browse..., navigate to the location of the Connector Package zip file, and select the file to upload. 

  9. In the Provide Date Format field, enter the date format.

  10. In the Provide Time Zone field, enter the time zone. 



  11. Click Save.
    The newly added connector will now be visible on the connectors manage page. 

  12. Add the Connector Implementation Package by completing the following steps:

    1. On the connectors manage page, click More Action (screenshot) against the new connector and select Add Implementation.

    2. Upload the zip file containing the connector runtime classes.

Adding a CDATA based Custom Connector

Follow the steps below to add a CDATA based custom connector.

  1. Obtain the CDATA Accelerator for the required Connector from Support team.

  2. Deploy this Accelerator using the Install Accelerator option of Migration Utility. 

  3. Once the Accelerator is deployed, the new CDATA driver is added to the list of available Database drivers for creating DBInfos.

  4. Click Account > My Company.

  5. In the left pane, click Connectors.

  6. On the connectors' manage page, click Add Connector.

  7. On the Add Connector page, provide a name and description for the connector in the respective fields with self-explanatory labels.

  8. In the Select Connector Type field, select JDBC as the type of the connector.

  9. In the Select Database Driver field, Select the Database driver to be used for this connector



  10. In the Provide Date Format field, enter the date format.

  11. In the Provide Time Zone field, enter the time zone. 



  12. Click Save.