How to use IBM App Connect with IBM Targetprocess
IBM Targetprocess is a SaaS platform that helps businesses plan and manage their work, resources, investments, programs, and portfolios. It's a leading platform for Enterprise Agile Planning (EAP) solutions and a part of IBM®.
Supported product and API versions
To find out which product and API versions this connector supports, see Detailed System Requirements on the IBM Support page.
Connecting to IBM Targetprocess
Complete the connection fields that you see in the App Connect Designer page (previously the Catalog page) or flow editor. If necessary, work with your IBM Targetprocess administrator to obtain these values.
IBM Targetprocess connection fields:
| Authorization type | Connection fields | Applicability |
|---|---|---|
| BASIC | Server URL | App Connect Enterprise as a Service and App Connect in containers |
| Username | ||
| Password | ||
| Override server URL | ||
| Allow self-signed certificates | ||
| Private network connection | ||
| API KEY | Server URL | App Connect Enterprise as a Service and App Connect in containers |
| Access token | ||
| Override server URL | ||
| Allow self-signed certificates | ||
| Private network connection |
| Connection field | Description |
|---|---|
| Server URL | Specify the URL for the API server that makes runtime calls. |
| Username | Specify a username that is authorized to access IBM Targetprocess. |
| Password | Specify a password for the username. |
| Override server URL | Required if you want to connect to an endpoint in a private network by using the private
network client, or if you want to override the server URL. Specify an override value for the host
and port for the connector in the format <http or
https>://<host_name>:<port>. If you are not using the private network client or do
not require an override, leave this field blank. |
| Allow self-signed certificates | Set to true or false. Set to true if you want to be able to accept self-signed certificates that are trusted and used only in a nonproduction environment. The default is false. |
| Private network connection | Select the name of a private network agent that App Connect uses to connect to your private network. This list is populated with the names of private network agents that are created on the Private networks page. For more information, see Connecting to a private network. |
| Access token | Specify the access token that you use to access IBM Targetprocess. |
To obtain the connection values for IBM Targetprocess, see Obtaining connection values for IBM Targetprocess.
To connect to IBM Targetprocess endpoint from the App Connect Designer Applications and APIs page for the first time, expand IBM Targetprocess, then click Connect. For more information, see Managing accounts.
Before you use the account that is created in App Connect in a flow, rename the account to something meaningful that helps you to identify it. To rename the account on the Applications and APIs page, select the account, open its options menu (⋮), then click Rename Account.
General considerations
Before you use App Connect Designer with IBM Targetprocess, take note of the following considerations:
- You can see lists of the trigger events and actions that are available
on the Applications and APIs page of the App Connect Designer.
For some applications, the events and actions depend on the environment and whether the connector supports configurable events and dynamic discovery of actions. If the application supports configurable events, you see a Show more configurable events link under the events list. If the application supports dynamic discovery of actions, you see a Show more link under the actions list.
- If you are using multiple accounts for an application, the set of fields that is displayed when you select an action for that application can vary for different accounts. In the flow editor, some applications always provide a curated set of static fields for an action. Other applications use dynamic discovery to retrieve the set of fields that are configured on the instance that you are connected to. For example, if you have two accounts for two instances of an application, the first account might use settings that are ready for immediate use. However, the second account might be configured with extra custom fields.
Events and actions
IBM Targetprocess events
These events are for changes in this application that trigger a flow to start completing the actions in the flow.
Show more configurable events: Events that are shown by default are pre-configured by using optimized connectivity. More items are available after you configure events that can trigger a flow by polling this application for new or updated objects.
IBM Targetprocess actions
Your flow completes these actions on this application.
| Object | Action | Description |
|---|---|---|
| User stories | Create or update user story | Creates a new user story or updates an existing user story |
| Retrieve user stories | Retrieves a collection of user stories | |
| Projects | Create or update project | Creates a new project or updates an existing project |
| Retrieve projects | Retrieves a collection of projects | |
| Bugs | Create or update bug | Creates a new bug or updates an existing bug |
| Retrieve bugs | Retrieves a collection of bugs | |
| Epics | Create or update epic | Creates a new epic or updates an existing epic |
| Retrieve epics | Retrieves a collection of epics | |
| Tasks | Create or update task | Creates a new task or updates an existing task |
| Retrieve tasks | Retrieves a collection of tasks | |
| Comments | Create or update comment | Creates a new comment or updates an existing comment |
| Retrieve comments | Retrieves a collection of comments | |
| Features | Create or update feature | Creates a new feature or updates an existing feature |
| Retrieve features | Retrieves a collection of features | |
| Users | Create or update user | Creates a new user or updates an existing user |
| Retrieve users | Retrieves a collection of users |
Examples
Use templates to quickly create flows for IBM Targetprocess
Learn how to use App Connect templates to quickly create flows that perform actions on IBM Targetprocess. For example, open the Templates gallery, and then search for IBM Targetprocess.
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