Outbound Connection

Outbound Connection defines and sets up the external system’s URL and authentication that are common to one or more endpoints defined by the External Adaptor.

Figure 2 - Layout of an Outbound Connection

Setting
Description

Description

Enter a label for the connection, such as the name and version of the external system or interface.

External Key

Optionally enter a label to identify the external system, as with any Xytech document.

Authentication Method

Select the method used to log in to the external system: - Basic - Enter the Username and Password, below. - API Key – Enter the Key and Value pair into the Username and Password fields.

Base URL 1

Base URL 1 is required. (exclude any trailing '/')

Base URL 2

Base URL 2 is optional. (exclude any trailing '/')

Username

Enter the login account used to authenticate to the external system

Password

Enter the login account used to authenticate to the external system

Base URL Fail-over

Where you have specified a secondary URL, the fail-over logic will become enabled.

If Base URL 1 does not respond after the retry count, set in the Export Adaptor, the system will then fail-over to Base URL 2.

Assuming Base URL 2 is successful, all following triggers will continue to first be sent to Base URL 2.

If Base URL 2 fails to respond, then the system will fail-over back to Base URL 1.

If both Base URLs are unavailable, the system will give up after the fail-over Base URL fails to respond. (it will not continue to flip-flop between Base URLs)