Creating and editing a SAP C4C Core Endpoint

Endpoints provide the SAP C4C connection information that Studio and the Integration Appliance use to connect with SAP C4C instance. You can create multiple endpoints that refer to separate instances.

Use this task to create or edit SAP C4C Core endpoint.

Any changes you make to SAP C4C Core endpoint, including configuration properties, affects all the orchestrations that use that endpoint, as the edits are global, not local.

  1. Drag an activity from SAP C4C Core folder in the Activities tab to the Orchestration window. The Summary panel is displayed.
  2. Click Pick Endpoint from the Checklist. The Pick Endpoint panel is displayed.
  3. Click one of the following buttons:
  1. Browse - To select an existing endpoint from Project Explorer. The Project Explorer shows all the endpoints in the project available for the activity. When you select an endpoint, the endpoint properties are displayed in the Pick Endpoint panel.
  2. New - To create a new endpoint. The Create Endpoint window opens.
  3. Edit - To edit the existing endpoint. The Edit Endpoint window opens.
  1. Complete the fields defined in the following table:

Table 1. Connection Details

Field Name Description
SAP C4C Core
Host Name Specifies the host name of your SAP C4C Endpoint.
Authentication
Authentication The authentication dropdown will have only one value as Basic.
User Name Specifies the authentication user name used for accessing the SAP C4C instance
Password Specifies the authentication password used for accessing the SAP C4C instance
Security
Client Certificate Alias Name Specifies the name of the certificate saved in the local keystore.

In case this is checked, then the Basic Authentication is disabled and certificate authentication will take precedence.

If certificates are imported in keystore then user will be prompted to check the certificate alias name and specify a valid value for the same.

Protocol Version The default value is SSL_TLSv2. The another value is TLSv1.2
Connection Timeout
Timeout after........ seconds when establishing a connection to the endpoint Specifies the amount of time in seconds before a timeout occurs between the activity making a request on an Endpoint and the time it takes the Endpoint to respond. The default is 300 seconds.
Proxy
Connect via a Proxy Server Allows you to enable the proxy connection details.
Authentication Specifies the Authentication method used to connect to the proxy server. It supports following modes:
  • Basic - Sends the user name and password you specify unencrypted to the server. This authentication schema is the least secure

Do not prefix the user name with the domain

Host Name Specifies the host name of the proxy server.
Port Specifies the port number needed to connect to the proxy server.
User Name Specifies the user name needed to connect to the proxy server.
Password Specifies the password needed to connect to the proxy server.
  1. When finished, click Test Connection to confirm that you can connect to SAP C4C instance.
  2. Click OK.



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