Creating an IBM X Force connection

Using API Key & Password

To create the connection you need:

  • An API Key
  • An API Password

Obtaining the credentials

  1. Log in to your IBM X Force Exchange online portal and navigate to the User Profile Icon > Settings.

  2. Navigate to the API Access tab on the left hand menu bar.

  3. Select a name to your new API Key and click on Generate.

  4. Your new API Key and Password are now generated. Use them to create the connection.

Creating your connection

  1. In the Blink platform, navigate to the Connections page > Add connection. A New Connection dialog box opens displaying icons of external service providers available.

  2. Select the IBM X Force icon. A dialog box with name of the connection and connection methods appear.

  3. (Optional) Edit the name of the connection. At a later stage you cannot edit the name.

  4. Select API Key & Password as the method to create the connection.

  5. Fill in the parameters:

    • The API Key
    • The API Password
  6. (Optional) Click Test Connection to test it.

  7. Click Create connection. The new connection appears on the Connections page.