The Basics - webMethods.io Integration

webMethods.io Integration enables you to automate tasks by connecting apps and services, such as Marketo, Salesforce, Evernote, and Gmail. It lets your favorite ... MENU Home Learn DeveloperCenter TECHcommunity EmpowerPortal Top TheBasics ProductOverview Project Workflow FlowService ComparingWorkflowsandFlowServices Terminology Project Workflow FlowService Trigger Actions Account Connectors Conditions Parameters Webhook Container UnderstandingtheGUI Components Projects Monitor Recipes Environments Notifications Appswitcher TenantProfileSettings Documentation webMethods.ioIntegrationisapowerfulintegrationplatformasaservice(iPaaS)thatprovidesacombinationofcapabilitiesofferedbyESBs,dataintegrationsystems,APIManagementtools,andB2Bgateways. ProductOverview Cloudapplicationsareeasytoadopt,butachallengetointegrate.WithwebMethods.ioIntegration,it’sneverbeeneasiertoconnectyourSaaSapplicationsandmakeyourbusinessprocessesmoreefficient. webMethods.ioIntegrationenablesyoutoautomatetasksbyconnectingappsandservices,suchasMarketo,Salesforce,Evernote,andGmail.Itletsyourfavoriteappsexchangedataandtalktoeachotherseamlessly,andeliminatestheneedtohireexpensivedeveloperstobuildyourfavoriteintegrations. webMethods.ioIntegrationofferstotalvisibilityintoallofyourwebMethods.iosystems.Real-timealertsnotifyyouwhenthereisanerrorandallowyoutotakeaction,whileRootCauseAnalysisallowsyoutodrill-downanddeterminewheretheissuesare.Maintainthehighestqualityofserviceandperformancewithadynamicviewintohowyourservicecallsareoperating. UsewebMethods.ioIntegrationforfasterbusinessimplementationofSaaSapplications,tolowertheTCObyeliminatingmaintenanceandupgradeprojects,andforself-serviceintegrationwhereexpertiseisnotrequired. SeethisvideoforaquickoverviewofwebMethods.ioIntegration. GetstartedwiththeEnablementSeriesVideos ThewebMethods.ioIntegrationEnablementSeriesareshort,easy-to-understandvideos,tohelpyougetstartedquicklyandlearnmoreaboutthefeaturesinwebMethods.ioIntegration.Clickheretoviewthevideosandgetstartedquickly. Registration SeethisvideotolearnhowtoregisterforafreewebMethods.ioIntegrationaccount. Project Aprojectcorrespondstoafolderoracontainerfororganizingyourassets.Theyholdalltheassetscreatedbytheuser,alongwiththeconfigurationsassociatedwiththeWorkflowsandFlowServicesinsideatenant.Itcomessecond(afterthetenant)inthehierarchyofentitiesinwebMethods.ioIntegration. OnceyoulogintoyourtenantorwebMethods.ioIntegrationaccount,clickontheicontocreateanewproject. Clickheretolearnmoreaboutprojects. Workflow TogetstartedwithwebMethods.ioIntegration,youfirstneedtocreateaworkflow.Workflowisaconnectionbetweentwoormorewebappsorservices.It’slikeasetofstepsrequiredtoperformatask.YoudefinethesestepsonceandwebMethods.ioIntegrationautomatestheexecutionforyou,everytime. Insimplewords,creatingaworkflowislikedefiningyourconditions:Whenaneventoccursin‘ServiceA’,dosomethingin‘ServiceB’,and(optionally)passonthedatato‘ServiceC’,‘ServiceD’,and‘ServiceE. webMethods.ioIntegrationoffershundredsofwebservicesforworkflows.Withthehelpofthese,youcancreatecustomworkflowsbydefiningtriggersandactions,andautomatealmosteveryaspectofyourworklife. Example Let’slookatanexampletounderstanditalittlebetter. WhenanewnoteiscreatedinmyEvernoteaccount,translatethenoteinSpanish(usingGoogleTranslateText),andsendthetranslatedtexttomyGmailaccount. or WhenanewbugiscreatedinZohoProjects,createanewcardinTrello,andsendmeatextmessageonmymobilephone. Onceyoudefinethis,webMethods.ioIntegrationwilltakecareoftherest. Forthefirstscenario,webMethods.ioIntegrationwillkeepcheckingyourEvernoteaccountregularly.Assoonasanewnoteiscreated,itwillextractthebodytextandconvertittoSpanishusingGoogleTranslateText.ThetranslatedtextwillthenbesenttoyourGmailaccount.Allthiswillbedoneautomatically,withinseconds. If10notesarecreatedinyourEvernoteaccount,webMethods.ioIntegrationwillrepeatthesameprocess10times,whileyousitandwatchthemagichappen. Thisisanexampleofasimpleworkflow.Youcancreatemorecomplexworkflowsbyusingmanyoperationsinasingleworkflow. NowthatyouknowwhatwebMethods.ioIntegrationis,let’slearnhowtocreateyourfirstworkflow. FlowService webMethods.ioIntegrationoffersvariousfeaturesthatenablesyoutoautomatetasksbasedonspecificrequirements.However,therearesomescenarioswhereyouwanttocreatecomplexintegrationsthatrequireadvanceddatatransformationandcustomlogicimplementation. WithFlowServices,youcanencapsulateasequenceofserviceswithinasingleserviceandmanagetheflowofdataamongthem,createcomplex,advancedintegrationscenariosinvolvingmultipleapplicationendpoints,andfinallyincludetheFlowServiceinaworkflow. ClickheretolearnmoreaboutFlowServicesandhowtocreateone. ComparingWorkflowsandFlowServices WorkflowsandFlowServicesenableyoutoautomateandoptimizemonotonoustasksbasedonasetofpredefinedrulesandbusinesslogic.Thesefeaturesgiveyouthepowertoconnectapps,devices,andon-premisessystemswithonlyclicksandzerocode. AlthoughWorkflowsandFlowServiceshelpyoutoaccomplishthesamegoal,therearesignificantdifferencesbetweenboththefeatures. ThefollowingtableshowcasesthedifferencesbetweenWorkflowsandFlowServices. Workflows FlowServices DesignedforCitizendevelopers. DesignedforIntegrationspecialists. Offersavisual,draganddropinterfacetocreatebusinessusecases. Offersstepsandconstructsfromwithinthestepstocreatebusinessusecases. Offersin-builttriggerstoautomaticallytriggerworkflowswhenrelevanteventsoccurandactionstoperformspecifictasks. Offersin-builtapplicationsandservicestoperformspecifictasks. SupportsexecutingotherFlowServicesandworkflowsfromwithinaworkflow. SupportsexecutingotherFlowServicesfromwithinaFlowService. Idealforscenarioswherebasicdatatransformationonapplicationdataisrequired.ThismeansyoucanexecutesimplebusinessusecaseswithWorkflows. Idealforscenarioswherecomplexintegrationsandadvanceddatatransformationarerequired.ThismeansyoucanexecutesimpleaswellascomplexbusinessusecaseswithFlowServices. Feedback Didyoufindthecontenthelpful? Ihavefeedbackon: ThispageorHelpCenter Specificcontent Clear 0characters Privacypolicy Privacypolicy Theinformationcollectedfromthisformwillbeusedsolelytoimprovethedocumentation.Youremailaddresswillbeusedonlytorespondtoyourfeedback.Clickthelinktoviewthecompleteprivacypolicy. Isthispagehelpful? Yes No Submit Cancel