Using connectors in deploy anywhere flow services

Deploy anywhere flow services allow you to use connectors to link various applications and services. You can deploy these integrations to different target environments with minimal changes, offering flexibility that regular flow services cannot achieve.

Before you begin

  • Make sure that an account exists to create a connection. For more information, see Configure an account.

About this task

You can use predefined connectors existing in the cloud with deploy anywhere flow services.

The predefined operations are supported for the following connectors:

  • Amazon EC2 10.5.0-v0004
  • API2PDF 10.5.0-v0003
  • Cloudmersive NLP 10.5.0-v0022
  • Facebook 10.5.0-v0007
  • Google AI Platform Prediction10.7.0-v0015
  • Google Billing Budget 10.5.0-v0005
  • Mailgun 10.5.0-v0012
  • Melissa Data Email Verifier 10.5.0-v0019
  • Miro 10.7.0-v0009
  • Pastebin® 10.5.0-v0008
  • RSS 10.5.0-v0006
  • Remove.bg 10.5.0-v0003

Procedure

  1. From the navigation pane, go to Projects and select a project.
  2. Click Integrations > Flow services.
  3. Click Deploy Anywhere Flow Service.
    The Flow Editor page appears.
  4. Provide a name and short description for the deploy anywhere flow service.
  5. On the flow step, click All and select Connectors.
    All supported connectors are displayed.
  6. Select a connector.
    If you are using the connector for the first time, a Download icon is displayed when you hover over the connector. Click the icon to initiate the download. Once downloaded, the connector becomes ready for use. This is a one-time activity required only during the initial use.
  7. Select a predefined action or create a custom action.
    Creating custom actions in deploy anywhere flow services is the same as creating them in regular flow services. For more information about custom actions, see Creating Custom Actions.
    Note: When creating custom actions for deploy anywhere flow services, you can dynamically override specific account details across connectors. This option is supported across all connectors used in deploy anywhere flow services. For more information about dynamic accounts, see Using dynamic accounts in predefined operations.
  8. Select a runtime.
  9. Select an account. For more information, see Account configuration fields.

    For deploy anywhere flow services, the Throw Exception on Error toggle is available and enabled by default. Use this setting to control how errors are handled and displayed when running deploy anywhere flow services. If enabled, any error or fault that occurs when using custom action is shown as an exception to the deploy anywhere flow service. Otherwise, exceptions are not shown on the Results page. You need to go to the specific step to troubleshoot the error.

  10. Define any pipeline mappings.
  11. Define all steps in the deploy anywhere flow service.
  12. Save the deploy anywhere flow service.
  13. Enable the connection. For more information, see Managing runtime connections in deploy anywhere projects.
    Connector connections that are created through deploy anywhere flow services are enabled automatically in Cloud Designtime.
    Note: When deploying an integration to a Cloud Runtime or self-managed runtime, the connections must be enabled. For more information, see Managing runtime connections in deploy anywhere projects.
  14. Run the deploy anywhere flow service.
    A success message appears if there are no errors. Otherwise, the error appears. You can verify your logic and run the deploy anywhere flow service.