Connection (CONN)

Connection objects contain the parameters that make the communication between Automic Automation and external systems possible. As an administrator user, you create the Connections objects that developers and object designers use to define executable objects.

Object class: System object

Object type/Short form: CONN

Default Object Templates/Subtypes: FTP Agent, R3, SQL, WEBSERVICE

Important! The Connection objects of Rapid Automation solutions and other Agent integrations differ from the standard ones provided with the Automation Engine. For Rapid Automation Agent and other Agent integration documentation, see https://docs.automic.com/documentation.

Types of Connection Objects

• R3

  These objects manage the connection between the Automation Engine and RA solutions, Jobs, and SAP Agents

• SQL

  These objects manage the connection between the Automation Engine and SQL Agents that allow VARA objects to retrieve values from an SQL database.

Defining Connection Objects

A Connection object definition is made up of the following pages:

• Standard pages that are always available, no matter what type of object you are defining:
• General Page
• Version Management Page
• Documentation Page

• R3 and SQL Connection types have additional object specific pages:

  • R3 Connection Objects
  • SQL Connection Objects