Describe the components and benefits of Anypoint Platform for system integration18% of the exam
Anypoint Connector support levels and categories
How Anypoint Connectors are grouped by what they connect to (software applications, databases, protocols), the three support categories (Select, Premium, MuleSoft Certified), the roles a connector plays in a flow, and where to find more connectors.
Identify and describe the common characteristics of popular Anypoint Connectors for connecting to software applications, databases, and protocols.
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What the exam expects
- Classify a connector by what it connects to: a software application, a database or a protocol.
- State who can use and who supports Select, Premium and MuleSoft Certified connectors.
- Describe the roles a connector can play in a flow: source (trigger), operation, outbound endpoint.
- Know where to look when Anypoint Studio does not bundle the connector you need.
Key terms:
- Anypoint Connector: a reusable extension to Mule runtime engine that integrates apps with third-party APIs, databases and standard integration protocols.
- Source: a connector component, also called a trigger, that starts a flow when information arrives from the connector's resource.
- Operation: a connector action that executes an API call or other action on its system, database or protocol.
- Support category: Select, Premium or MuleSoft Certified, which decides who can use a connector and who supports it.
Key facts
Connection targets
- Detail
- Software applications, databases, protocols
LDAP Connector group
- Detail
- Protocols (LDAP server, Active Directory)
Select connectors
- Detail
- Available to anyone; MuleSoft support needs a subscription
Premium connectors
- Detail
- Licensed users only, licence per deployment environment
MuleSoft Certified connectors
- Detail
- Partner or community built, supported through partners
Can a connector start a flow?
- Detail
- Only if it has a source; see its Reference Guide
Scheduler
- Detail
- A core component, not a connector
Database Connector
- Detail
- Almost any JDBC relational database
Where more connectors live
- Detail
- Exchange, added through Studio's Mule Palette
- Which four databases get a Database Connector connection provider that builds the JDBC URL for you?
- Why does a Premium connector need a licence in Dev, Test and Production alike?
- When you browse MuleSoft's own connectors in Exchange, which link do you click first?
- Which two MuleSoft tools use HTTP Connector internally to work with APIs?
- What does VM Connector do as an example of connector operations?
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