Product Features
Integration
Add a Connector
2min
You can add a connector to connect to cloud applications and databases for data visualization and device management by navigating to the Integration pane.
Review the following to learn more about available connectors and how-to guides:
If you will be adding outbound topics to the connector, make sure to add relevant DeviceHub devices and tags that will be used to create the outbound topics. See Connect a Device and Add Tags to learn more.
To add a connector:
- Navigate to Integration.
From the Integration pane, click Add a connector. The Add a Connector dialog box appears.
Add a connector icon- Select a provider from the Provider drop-down list.
- If you select SQL connectors, see Work with Tables in SQL Connectors (Create Table and Show Mapping) to learn more about database table options.
- (If Available/Optional) Select the Persistent storage check box. When enabled, this will cause messages to undergo a store-and-forward procedure. Messages will be stored within Manufacturing Connect Edge when cloud providers are online.
- Click Add. The selected connector appears on the Integration pane.
- Toggle the Connector to the On position to turn on the communication.
Once you add the connector, you can start adding topics. See Add Topics to Connectors to learn more.