Integrations & Plugins

How to create Plugins?

In the Integrations tab, click New in the Plugins section.

The following popup appears. 

The EdgeReady Cloud supports three Plugins: Tomcat, SAP NetWeaver and SAP ABAP. The user can click the Start from here button for creating new Plugins.

Tomcat Plugin

Any third party server that is available as an open source can be accessed by the Tomcat server. When Tomcat is accessed, there is a downloadable file that is provided and placed in a third party server to retrieve the data into the EdgeReady Database. 

Tomcat does not require an url. There are a list of steps to configure the tomcat plugin with the help of an outbound connection that enables Tomcat to connect to the  EdgeReady server. 

 SAP NetWeaver Plugin 

SAP NetWeaver plugin is used specifically for SAP servers. 

On creating a new SAP Plugin, it requests for the following details: Name, Description, Scheme, Host, Port, and SAP Username and Password

 Once the plugins are created, they are displayed on the Plugins section.

SAP ABAP Plugin

This plugin enables the user to import an already existing app. The SAP ABAP plugin allows the EdgeReady platform to use ABAP Native capabilities and the performance of S4/HANA. The plugin is primarily used in modernization which helps customers to migrate the SAP ABAP Custom Objects into EdgeReady Cloud Platform. 

On creating a new SAP ABAP Plugin, it requests for the following details: Name, Description, Scheme, Host, and Port.

Adapters

All third party system requires Adapters to function effectively in the EdgeReady Platform. 

By clicking the New button in the Adapters section, the administrator can create new adapters. Based on the system type, the requirement details for creating new adapters vary. 

 A popup window is displayed. The following list of adapters are displayed in the dropdown list.

 The Adapters with their requirements are tabulated below. 

Adapter with Description	Screenshot
SAP ERP Requests for Name, Plugin type, RFC connection credentials with RFC destination, and Descriptions.  The plugin can be selected from a dropdown list
Salesforce - requests for Name, Client Id, Client Secret (password), and Description.
Web Service - Requests for Name, Plugin type, WSDL URI, and Description. The plugin is selected from the dropdown list.
Rest Service - Requests for Name, Plugin type, Domain and URI details.  It consists of different methods: GET, POST, PUT, DELETE for fetching input data The output type will either be JSON or XML A sample output is provided in the text box A plugin is selected from the drop down list.	Different Methods & Output Types
Database - Requests for Name, Plugin type, Data Source, Type, and Description. There is a checkbox that asks whether the user prefers to use DB connection credentials.  Additionally, the query type is also selected. They are MySQL, Oracle, or MSSql. The plugin is selected from a dropdown list.	Query Type:
SFTP - Requests for Name, Host, SMTP Port details with User ID.  The authentication can either be done with a password or SSH Key. The SSH key should be uploaded in .pem format only.  There is a button to Test Connection once it is established.	Using SSH Key:
Email - Requests for Name, Email Address, SMTP host with SMTP Port details.  If user authentication is selected, it requests for Username and Password for accessing the adapter.	If user authentication is selected:
ODATA - Requests for Name, Domain, URI details. If user authentication is selected, it requests for Username and Password for accessing the adapter.