Struggling with Business Application Overload???Why Dynamic Connection Properties Offer Relief??

In today's fast-paced digital world, business environment often rely on multiple applications to manage operations, customer relationships, and data analytics to increase the business insights. However, this reliance can lead to "application overload," where managing numerous disconnected systems becomes a significant burden, license costs. Dynamic connection properties present a promising solution to this problem.

Understanding Dynamic Connection Properties:

• It is a feature that allows users to configure connection settings at runtime, rather than hardcoding them into integration processes.
• This capability provides flexibility and adaptability, enabling seamless integration across different environments and scenarios.
• In simple they are used to override Connection and extension-level values at runtime, allowing you to dynamically set connection values per Connector shape as needed.

Why We Need Dynamic Connection Properties (DCP) in Business?

1. Runtime Adaptability: Integration processes often encounter runtime variations. Example: ?Consider an e-commerce platform that integrates with multiple payment gateways. If one of the payment gateways undergoes maintenance or experiences downtime, the integration process needs to dynamically switch to an alternative gateway to ensure uninterrupted payment processing. Dynamic connection properties allow the integration to adapt to these changes in real-time without manual intervention.
2. Licensing Considerations: Dynamic connection properties can help decrease licensing costs by optimizing resource utilization. Example: Let’s say there is a scenario where integration processes are scaled dynamically based on demand, dynamically adjusting connection properties can ensure that resources are allocated efficiently, minimizing unnecessary licensing fees associated with idle or underutilized resources.

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How to Implement and Configure Dynamic Connection Properties?

• Go to the Build tab and open your process.
• Add a Connector shape, like plugging in a connector to your integration.
• Enable "Allow dynamic connection properties" for the Connector, allowing it to adapt to change

• Add a Set Properties shape before the Connector, where you'll specify what changes to make

• Choose "Dynamic Process Connection Property" to dynamically adjust the connection settings.
• Select the Connection and the specific field you want to change, just like adjusting a setting on your device.
• Configure the parameter type and close the Set Properties shape, like finalizing your changes.

Important Information Regarding Connector Licensing and Availability

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Constraints and Considerations of DCP:

1. Little Impact on Performance: Dynamic configuration can impact performance due to the additional processing overhead involved in resolving properties at runtime. Example: Let's say you're dynamically fetching connection details from an external configuration file or database during each integration execution. This extra step adds milliseconds to the process, which might be negligible for individual executions but could accumulate in high-volume scenarios, affecting overall throughput.
2. Limited Support: Not all integration platforms or connectors fully support dynamic connection properties. Example: Certain connectors may only allow static configurations, meaning you can't dynamically adjust connection parameters at runtime. In such cases, you're constrained to predefined configurations, limiting flexibility and adaptability in your integration workflows.
3. Authentication Limitations: Dynamic connection properties may not accommodate all authentication methods, such as dynamic token generation or multifactor authentication. Example: Consider a scenario where your application requires OAuth2 token authentication with token expiration and renewal. If the integration platform doesn't support dynamic token generation or token refresh mechanisms, you'll face challenges integrating with OAuth2-protected endpoints seamlessly.

Key points to be considered during setup/configuration:

1. When using the same Connection component multiple times in a process:
2. Enable "Allow dynamic Connection properties" option on each Connector shape if using the same Connection component multiple times in a process.
3. Without this setting, the same connections will use varying values at different stages of the process.
4. Configure both Connectors and Set Properties shapes accordingly.

Save the process to ensure connections can be successfully overridden at runtime.

Useful Links:

1. Navigation to Boomi User Guide : https://help.boomi.com/docs/atomsphere/integration/process%20building/int-creating_dynamic_process_connections_59f6fbfa-231b-4596-8fd2-c21f0a4809df/
2. Video on configuring DCP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjpHcurnuDM

Thank you, Boomi , for providing the amazing Dynamic Connection Pooling (DCP) feature. It is a valuable tool that benefits industries of all sizes, from small businesses to large enterprises

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