Upgrading REST connectors with URLs not sourced from a Global Resource Setting
Take advantage of all available configuration options for a URL by upgrading REST connectors with URLs that are not sourced from a Global Resource Setting (GRS) to reference an application setting.
- In Dev Studio, click Records > SysAdmin > Integration-Connectors > Connect REST.
- Click on the REST connector that you want to upgrade.
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On the Service tab, click Upgrade to new
endpoint configuration to upgrade REST connectors with the
following URL configurations:
- A complete URL with resource path parameters sourced from GRS and
surrounded by curly brackets, for example,
https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/{RPFromGRS}
- A complete URL with query string parameters sourced from GRS and
surrounded by curly brackets, for example,
https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/posts/{postid}/{itemname}?{QSParamsFromGRS}
- Resource path parameters sourced from GRS, for example,
https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/posts/{postid}/comments?email=email
- Query string parameters sourced from GRS, for example,
https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/posts/{postid}/comments?email={email}
- Any other URL configuration where the URL, resource path, and query
string are not sourced from GRS, for example,
https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/posts/{postid}/comments?email={email}
By default, the Provide URL option is selected, and the Base URL and Resource path fields are populated with the URL and resource path parameters from the original URL, respectively. - A complete URL with resource path parameters sourced from GRS and
surrounded by curly brackets, for example,
- Optional:
Create a new application setting.
- Click Use application setting.
- In the Base URL field, press the Down arrow key and select Create New Setting.
- In the Create Setting For URL window, in the Owning ruleset field, enter the domain for the application setting. This value does not have to equal a ruleset name; it functions as a namespace.
- In the Name field, enter a name for the application setting.
- In the Short description field, enter text that describes the purpose of the application setting.
- Optional: Specify a category in the Category field.
- In the Value per production level section, in the Value fields, enter the setting value for the specified production level.
- Click Submit.
- Click Save.