Connection Object (CONN)
This topic describes how to define R3 and SQL Connection objects. You need them to provide the parameters that establish the connection between certain solutions and the Automation Engine, R3 for RA solutions and jobs as well as for SAP agents and SQL that allow VARA objects to retrieve values from an SQL database.
Object Definition
Object class: System object
Object type/Short form: CONN
Default Object Templates/Subtypes: FTP Agent, R3, SQL, WEBSERVICE
The Connection objects of Rapid Automation solutions differ from the standard ones provided with the Automation Engine. For Rapid Automation agent documentation, see the Automic Hosted Documentation.
A Connection definition is made up of the following pages:
- Standard pages that are always available, no matter what type of object you are defining:
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R3 and SQL Connection types have additional object specific pages. They are described here.
This topic provides the following information:
- R3 Connection object
- How to define an R3 connection object
- SQL Connection Objects
- How to Define an SQL connection object
You need SQL Connection objects when you define VARA objects that retrieve values from an SQL database.
Database Page
