01APIs and web services
REST / HTTP, SOAP, OData, GraphQL, gRPC and webhooks. Connect standard interfaces and build adapters for custom APIs.
02Databases
SQL, JDBC / ODBC, views and replicas. Define permitted reads and writes, load and update rules.
03Files and email
SFTP, SMB, S3 API, IMAP / SMTP; Excel, CSV, XML, JSON and PDF. Configure collection, parsing, validation and delivery.
04Events and industrial data
Kafka, AMQP / RabbitMQ, MQTT and OPC UA. Agree events, delivery behaviour and access to production data.
05Access and single sign-on
OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, SAML and LDAP / Active Directory. Configure authorization and links to corporate identities.
06Custom interfaces
Review documentation and available exchange methods. For systems without an API, assess exports, file exchange or agreed interaction through the user interface.