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Create and configure connectors in the old canvas

Currently, Integrations has the following ERP connectors:

SAP BAPI
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Creating and editing a connector

To create a connector, follow the steps below:

Access the Connector Manager screen from the left menu of the product or by clicking the card on the Welcome screen.

Click + NEW CONNECTOR in the upper right corner of the screen.

Select the connector card.

A new screen, Connector Configuration, will open. Fill in the following data in the connector form:

In Name, give the connector a name.

In Version, enter its version.

In Description (optional), add a description.

Select the environment in which you will deploy the connector.

Fill in the values for the required fields for each connector.

Click CREATE.

NOTE
If you select both environments, you must fill in the complete data for both to be able to create the connector.

To edit the connector, follow the steps below:

Click on the connector you want to edit.

You can change:

The description in the Description field.
The environment selected for deployment: staging or production (there must be at least one environment enabled).
The information in the selected environment form, even if the connector is in use in any integration flow.

When you finish your edits, click SAVE.

IMPORTANT
You cannot delete a connector while it is in use in any integration.

Required fields

SAP BAPI

Field	Description
SAP Application Server	The hostname or IP address of the SAP application server you want to connect to.
Service Name of the Gateway	The service name identifies the specific service or port on the SAP gateway through which communication will occur.
Logon Password	This is the password associated with the SAP user specified in the "Logon User" field. It is required for authentication purposes to establish a connection to the SAP system.
SAP Client	The client number you want to connect to. Different clients may contain different datasets or configurations.
Hostname of the Gateway	The hostname or IP address of the SAP gateway, through which communication will be routed.
SAP System Number	The system number uniquely identifies an SAP system within a landscape. It is essential for directing communication to the correct SAP system when multiple systems are running on the same host.
SAP Logon Language	Specifies the language in which the SAP system should present messages and user interfaces.
Logon User	The SAP username with which the connector will authenticate to the SAP system.

NOTE
See more details about SAP BAPI with instruction examples and common configuration issues.

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Field	Description
Database	The name or identifier of the database instance you want to connect to.
Host	The hostname or IP address of the server where the database is hosted. It is essential for establishing the network connection to the database server.
Owner	The owner of the database schema or the user who owns the objects within the database.
Password	The database user's password.
Port	Port number on which your server is running.
Role	Sets of privileges that can be granted to users or other roles. Roles can provide additional permissions beyond those granted directly to the user.
Username	The database username.
Minimum Idle Connections	Minimum number of connections that the pool should keep open even when idle. Default value: 5.
Maximum Pool Size	Maximum number of simultaneous connections in the pool. Default value: 20.
Idle Connection Timeout	Time in milliseconds that a connection can remain idle before being removed. Default value: 600000.

NOTE
For optional fields that are not filled in, the default value will be applied.

Configuring a connector

After creating the connector, you must configure it on the Flow screen. To do this, follow the steps below:

Adding the connector to the canvas

Access the Integration Flows screen and select your integration flow.

If you want to create a new flow, click + NEW FLOW and access the Flow screen.

NOTE
Check out our tutorial on how to create your first integration flow.

Click the hub icon with plus sign icon in the left editing menu.

Choose the connector you want. You can use the search bar to find it.

Connect it to a previous step if you want to use the properties of other steps.

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To copy the step, click the button. If the step form is already configured, the settings are copied as well.

To remove the connector from the canvas, select it and click the trash icon button.

Configuring the form

Select the connector on the canvas.

Click the edit icon pencil icon .

Fill in the following form fields:

Name: enter the connector name.
Connector: select one of the registered connectors.
Timeout: enter the request timeout in milliseconds.

By default, the value will be 3000 milliseconds and the maximum value is 60000 ms.

NOTE
By clicking the icon to the right of the Timeout field, you can filter and display environment variables and the payload of previous steps (if the steps are connected) for use in timeout configuration.
Properties: use environment variables and properties from previous steps to build your script in Instruction.
Instruction: create your script by inserting input attributes or creating an expression by clicking the button to the right. The Concat function is available for creating the expression. This field comprises the native syntax of the protocol to which the connector provides access.

Ignore Errors: by default, this button is disabled and you can enable it.

Check out more details about the Ignore Errors function in the table below:

Enabled	Disabled
Flow execution continues, even if there are errors in the process.	Execution will be stopped immediately.
Logs show the step with error.	Logs show execution up to the step with error.
Following steps will be executed.	No following steps will be executed.

Click SAVE.