Creating or editing an endpoint for Eloqua Bulk API activity

Eloqua Bulk API endpoints provide the configuration information that the Studio and the Integration Appliance use to connect to Eloqua platform. Eloqua Bulk API uses OAuth 2.0 authentication mechanism so as to authorize users to perform operations.

About this task

Use this task to create or edit an Eloqua Bulk API endpoint.
Note: Before creating an Eloqua Bulk API endpoint, you need to download and install the Eloqua Bulk API connector.

For information about downloading and installing the connector, see Downloading and installing plug-in connectors

Any changes you make to the Eloqua Bulk API endpoint, including configuration properties, affects all the orchestrations that use that endpoint, as the edits are global, not local.

Procedure

  1. Drag an activity from the EloquaBulkAPI folder under 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.
  4. In the Create Endpoint or Edit Endpoint pane, configure the Eloqua Bulk API endpoint as described in the following table.
    Note: Changing the configuration properties of an endpoint affects all orchestrations that use that endpoint in the project. The edits are global, not local.
  5. Click Test Connection to confirm that the connection details are valid and you are able to connect to the Eloqua Bulk API successfully.
  6. Click OK.

Table: Connection properties

Field Name Description
OAuth Access Token OAuth access token generated from Eloqua Bulk API for authentication.
OAuth Refresh Token OAuth refresh token generated from Eloqua Bulk API while generating OAuth Access token.
Application Client ID The Client Identifier issued to the application during registration.
Application Client Secret The Client Secret issued to the application during registration.
Application Redirect URL The Redirect URL issued to the application during registration.

Note: To generate the access token, refer to the Oracle Eloqua Bulk API documentation relating to "OAuth2 Authentication Support in Eloqua Bulk REST API".