Specify connection parameters

You have already specified the authentication with the third-party RESTful service in the XML object GenericAPIIntegrationConfig.

Set the following parameters in the GenericAPIIntegrationConnections XML element:

XML element/ XML attribute Value Mandatory
Authentication
Name The name of the connection definition. The name is used to identify the connection definition in other parts of the configuration of the generic API integration interface. yes
Authentication The name of the authentication definition in the XML object GenericAPIIntegrationConfig that shall be used for this connection. yes
Proxy The setting depends on the use of proxies to route the connection to the third-party components connected via generic API integration. You must define the proxy parameters in the XML object separate from the connection definition.
  • No proxy is used: Set the attribute to None.
  • One proxy is used for all connections and this connection is routed via a proxy: Do not set the attribute.
  • Multiple proxies are used, and this connection is routed via a proxy: Enter the name of the proxy definition.
 no
Timeout The HTTP request timeout in seconds. Only change the timeout value if problems with the default of 60 seconds occure. no