This guide explains how to adopt ION for new applications that you want to connect to ION.

ION is a new generation of business middleware that is lighter weight, less technically demanding to implement, and built on open standards.

This section explains the message related terminology to adopt ION for an application.

Standards are applicable to send your documents through ION and to enable all ION functionality for your document.

There are some considerations for applications to take into account when implementing integration through ION.

Applications in the cloud or on premises can be connected to ION using the Infor Application Connector.

This section explains the adoption procedures that applications must fulfill to integrate with ION through the ION Messaging Service, (IMS), connection point.

This section explains the adoption procedures that applications must fulfill to integrate to ION using the Infor Application Connector.

When the connection to ION is completed, you can adopt Event Management, Workflow or Activities.

This section describes the details of the Workflow BOD and its Process/Acknowledge messages.

The Activities engine is the component that handles alerts, tasks, and notifications as generated by Event Management and Workflow.

The Data Catalog component is a utility component used by ION.

You can define custom message headers for objects that are stored in the Data Catalog. After you have defined custom message headers, they are available to attach to objects that are processed by ION services.

You can use several APIs.

Custom documents can use any standard letter from any language.