Creating a New Connection
A connection can be created from the Connections page or from the Workflow Editor page.
Creating a New Connection from the Connections Page
- Navigate to the Connections page. All of your connections appear in a table.
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Click Add connection. A New Connection dialog box opens displaying icons of external service providers available.
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Select a vendor or use the search bar to search for a specific vendor. Click the icon. A dialog box with name of the connection and connection methods appears.
- Optional:
- Edit the name of the connection. At a later stage you cannot edit the name.
- Add a description for your connection
- Select which connection method use in order to create connections. A vendor can have between one to three different connection methods.
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The recommended method appears in the blue button. The method can be changed later by editing your connection.
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Fill in the parameters:
- Tags
- Connection Type (Mandatory) Each connection type has additional parameters that need to be filled in.
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Optional- Click Test Connection to test it.
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Click Create connection. The new connection appears on the Connections page.
Creating a New Connection in the Workflow Editor
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In Workflow Editor page, for any step that needs a connection, click Select connection. Select an existing connection or create a new one.
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To create a new connection, select + Create New Connection. A New connection dialog box opens. The relevant methods for creating this specific connection are displayed.
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Select a method.
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Fill in the parameters:
- Tags
- Connection Type (Mandatory) Each connection type has additional parameters that need to be filled in.
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Optional- Click Test Connection to test it.
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Click Create connection. The new connection appears on the Connections page.
Testing a Connection
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Please note, connections created with the
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method or with the_Or sign in with_
method, cannot be tested. Only when the mandatory parameters are filled in, a connection can be tested. -
Testing a Connection is optional and is not a requirement if you wish not to.
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Click the dropdown menu to see available runners.
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Select the runner with which to test the connection. The default runner is Blink Cloud.
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Click Test. The result of the test will be displayed. Depending on the service provider, the information about the results differ.
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Click Create connection. The connection is created and appears in your connections screen.
Creating a Connection using Personal Accounts
If you have a personal account with the provider used in the Step, you can create a connection using open authorization (OAuth) or single sign-on (SSO).
- Click Sign on with…. Using your personal account you will be signed in.
Editing a Connection
You can edit a previously created connection.
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Navigate to the Connections page.
- Click the connection you would like to modify, make the desired changes and then click the “Save” button to apply the changes.
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- Click on the icon on right-hand side of the connection you would like to modify, then click the “Edit” option, make the desired changes and then click the “Save” button to apply the changes.