1. Using the Oracle SOA Suite Adapter with Oracle Integration Generation 2
  2. Create an Oracle SOA Suite Adapter Connection
  3. Create a Connection

Create a Connection

Before you can build an integration, you have to create the connections to the applications with which you want to share data.

To create a connection in Oracle Integration:

  1. In the left navigation pane, click Home > Integrations > Connections.

  2. Click Create.

    Note:

    You can also create a connection in the integration canvas of:

  3. In the Create Connection — Select Adapter dialog, select the adapter to use for this connection. To find the adapter, scroll through the list, or enter a partial or full name in the Search field and click Search iconSearch.

  4. In the Create Connection dialog, enter the information that describes this connection.

    1. Enter a meaningful name to help others find your connection when they begin to create their own integrations. The name you enter is automatically added in capital letters to the Identifier field. If you modify the identifier name, don't include blank spaces (for example, SALES OPPORTUNITY).
    2. Enter optional keywords (tags). You can search on the connection keywords on the Connections page.
    3. Select the role (direction) in which to use this connection (trigger, invoke, or both). Only the roles supported by the adapter are displayed for selection. When you select a role, only the connection properties and security policies appropriate to that role are displayed on the Connections page. If you select an adapter that supports both invoke and trigger, but select only one of those roles, you'll get an error when you try to drag the adapter into the section you didn't select. For example, let's say you configure a connection for the Oracle Service Cloud (RightNow) Adapter as only an invoke. Dragging the adapter to a trigger section in the integration produces an error.
    4. Enter an optional description of the connection.

  5. Click Create.

    Your connection is created. You're now ready to configure the connection details, such as connection properties, security policies, connection login credentials, and (for certain connections) agent group.

Configure Connection Properties

Enter connection information so your application can process requests.

  1. Go to the Connection Properties section.
  2. In the SOA or Service Bus URL field, specify the URL where the Oracle SOA Suite or Oracle Service Bus instance is accessible. Based on the server topology, this can be the load balancer, Oracle Traffic Director (OTD), cluster frontend, or managed server URL. For example: 
    protocol://host:port

    Connectivity troubleshooting information is provided. See Troubleshoot Connectivity Issues.

Configure Connection Security

Configure security for your Oracle SOA Suite Adapter connection by specifying the user credentials.

  1. Go to the Security section.
  2. Specify the username and password. Then, confirm the password a second time.
    Note that:
    • For Oracle SOA Suite, the user must be part of the Operators group and have the SOAOperator role.
    • For Oracle Service Bus, the user must be part of the Deployers group.
    If Oracle SOA Suite or Oracle Service Bus must be accessed through the connectivity agent, see Configure an Agent Group. If you are using the Oracle SOA Suite Adapter to connect with on-premises Oracle SOA Suite or Oracle Service Bus, you must install the connectivity agent and configure the agent group.

Configure an Agent Group

Configure an agent group for accessing the service hosted on your premises behind the fire wall.

  1. Click Configure Agents.
    The Select an Agent Group page appears.
  2. Click the name of the agent group.
  3. Click Use.
To configure an agent group, you must download and install the on-premises connectivity agent. See Download and Run the Connectivity Agent Installer and About Connectivity Agents and Integrations Between On-Premises Applications and Oracle Integration in Using Integrations in Oracle Integration Generation 2.

Test the Connection

Test your connection to ensure that it's configured successfully.

  1. In the page title bar, click Test. What happens next depends on whether your connection uses a Web Services Description Language (WSDL) file.
    If Your Connection... Then...

    Doesn't use a WSDL

    The test starts automatically and validates the inputs you provided for the connection.

    Uses a WSDL

    A dialog prompts you to select the type of connection testing to perform:

    • Validate and Test: Performs a full validation of the WSDL, including processing of the imported schemas and WSDLs. Complete validation can take several minutes depending on the number of imported schemas and WSDLs. No requests are sent to the operations exposed in the WSDL.

    • Test: Connects to the WSDL URL and performs a syntax check on the WSDL. No requests are sent to the operations exposed in the WSDL.

  2. Wait for a message about the results of the connection test.
    • If the test was successful, then the connection is configured properly.
    • If the test failed, then edit the configuration details you entered. Check for typos, verify URLs and credentials, and download the diagnostic logs for additional details. Continue to test until the connection is successful.
  3. When complete, click Save.