Creating connection points from the connection points list

You can only create a connection point for on-premises applications if you have created a location first.

See Creating a location.

  1. Select Connect > Connection Points . Existing connection points are displayed as tiles.
  2. Click the Add tile.
    A list of Infor connection points and Technology connection points is displayed.

    These connection point types are created through the Enterprise connector:

    • Infor Application
    • IMS
    • Infor ERP LN/Baan
    • File
    • Database
    • Message Queue

    In addition to this, these types exist:

    • IMS via API Gateway type. This connection point uses the IMS protocol. It integrates with an application through API Gateway.
    • API. This connection point uses API Gateway. It can call REST services that are exposed by other applications.
    • ION Network type. This connection point integrates, through API Gateway, with another ION environment.
    • File (SFTP From Cloud) type. This connection point is not created through the Enterprise connector. Instead, it is created as a cloud connection point which connects to your SFTP server.
    • Kafka: This connection point allows you to read and write from an Apache Kafka cluster (data source) implemented on Confluent or Amazon MSK.
  3. Select the type of connection point to be created. The corresponding connection point details page is displayed.
  4. Set the properties for the new connection point.
    Each connection point must have a name. The name identifies the connection point. The connection point name can contain these characters:
    • Characters ranging from a-z or A-Z
    • Characters ranging from 0-9
    • Underscore (_)
    • Hyphen (-)
    Each connection point has a logical ID. Logical IDs are automatically generated based on the connection point type and name except for the Network connection point where the available application name is used.

    The Logical ID format is: lid://infor.type.convertedName

    In the logical ID, the characters from the name are converted to lower case.

    Points of attention:

    • A Location field is displayed for connection points defined through an Enterprise connector. Specify the location where the application is deployed.
    • Specify the connection parameters and click Test to verify connectivity. Using the Test button is only useful if the related Enterprise Connector is running.
    • On the Documents tab, select the documents, their verbs, and where they are sent from and received in.

    For the settings details of the Infor Application connection point type, see Application connection points.

    For the settings details of the ION Network connection point type, see ION Network connection point.

    For the settings details of these connection point type, see the Infor ION Technology Connectors Administration Guide:
    • File
    • Kafka
  5. Save the connection point definition.
  6. Navigate back to the overview page.