Additional Information

The information in this topic is useful when creating a Connector.

Generating A User Interface

The TIBCO Scribe® Connector API allows you to generate a Connector-specific user interface for the Connection fields that your technology requires. The call for the generic UI is done through the IConnector.PreConnect method. As shown in the sample Connector, use the FormDefinition provided in the ConnectionUI namespace.

Connection Information Details

When TIBCO Scribe® requests a Connection, the values entered by the user in the Connection UI are sent through the IConnector.Connect method. It is up to the Connector to handle the information that it requires for connecting to the origin of the data, including decryption of sensitive data, and establish a connection.

Once the Connection has been established, the IConnector.IsConnected flag must be set. The Connector must also handle any retry logic that may be required if a Connection fails or times out.

Action Definitions

When creating your Action Definitions, such as Update or Create, do not include special characters in the names. Use only alphanumeric characters. Saving Maps that contain actions with special characters in the name generates Map errors in TIBCO Scribe® and the Map is never saved.