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Role of Connectors, APIs & BPM in

Extending Legacy Applications

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AGENDA

BPM’s role in Integration

Highest rated Connectors

Applying Connectors

We’ll show how!

APPLICATIONS INTEGRATION

An application with business logic is

already written for an earlier software

platform

HOW DOES BONITA EXTEND LEGACY APPLICATIONS

The process can connect the legacy system, effectively extending the capability of the legacy

application with process capabilities

A connector to the legacy application can be written, leveraging the API

The process logic can be implemented in Bonita Open Solution

BONITASOFT’S COMPONENTS

Web Experience Connectors

People Execution logic Systems

• A web experience for people to interact with the BPM system

• An execution logic to run the process logic• Connectors to connect to computer system

WHAT ARE CONNECTORS

• Similar to adapters in web applications.• It can connect to the external applicaiton. Ex(Database, Email, SalesForce, WebServices, SAP)

• 100+ connectors are available out of the box

• Connectors can be developed easily

EXAMPLE OF CONNECTORS

Connectors are organized by category

You can also create your own connectors, and create your own categories

BENEFITS OF CONNECTORS

• It vastly expands the power of processes

• It leverages the existing IT investment

• You can create processes that work across people and systems (example : order to delivery)

With connectors,

you can create

processes that act on systems:

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SIMPLE EXAMPLE : EMAIL CONNECTORThe email connector enables you to send email within a process:

Put the SMTP configuration

Define the content of the email

And, voilà! Your process can send emails…

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MORE COMPLEX EXAMPLE : DATABASE CONNECTOR

Connect Processes with Business Data

Access Information from existing databases within your processes

Update database Information

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MORE COMPLEX EXAMPLE : DATABASE CONNECTOR

Define the database configuration

Define the SQL Query

Map the results to process variables

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