You're reading from Robust Cloud integration with Azure Unleash the power of serverless integration with Azure

Product type Paperback

Published in Mar 2017

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781786465573

Length 696 pages

Edition 1st Edition

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Azure

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Cloud Computing

Authors (6):

Abhishek Kumar

Martin Abbott

Gyanendra Kumar Gautam

James Corbould

Mahindra Morar

Ashish Bhambhani

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Table of Contents (16) Chapters

Preface

1. An Introduction to Systems Integration in the Cloud

2. What Is an Azure App Service? FREE CHAPTER

3. Getting Started with API Apps

4. What is Azure API Management?

5. Trigger Your First Logic App in Azure

6. Working with Connectors in Logic Apps

7. Azure Functions in Logic Apps

8. A Deep Dive into Logic Apps

9. Powerful Integration with SaaS Using Logic Apps

10. Advanced Integration with Powerful, Scalable Service Bus in the Cloud

11. Connecting to Event Hubs and an Introduction to IoT Hubs

12. EAI/B2B Integration Using Logic Apps

13. Hybrid Integration Using BizTalk Server 2016 and Logic Apps

14. Tooling and Monitoring for Logic Apps

15. Whats Next for Azure Integration?

Chapter 6. Working with Connectors in Logic Apps

	Insufficient facts always invite danger.
	--Mr. Spock, Star Trek

Azure Logic Apps is a cloud-based service that you can use to create workflows that run in the cloud. It provides a way to connect your applications, data, and SaaS application using a rich set of connectors. Connectors get data in and out of a Logic App. It is created specifically to help you when you are connecting to different data source or applications and working with your data.

In this chapter, you will learn the following topics:

What are the different types of connector available in Logic Apps?
What are Workflow Triggers and Actions?
How can we create our own custom connector?

Traditionally, the two of mainstream integration scenarios are as follows:

EAI (Enterprise Application Integration)
B2B (Business-to-Business) integration using EDI protocols, such as EDIFACT or ANSI X12

However, in today's world, many systems and users need to integrate...