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Sample Project
The OL Connect software comes with a number of Sample Projects that generate a
Workflow configuration, and any Connect templates, data mapping configurations, and
Print Presets required to make the project work. For more information, see "Sample
Projects" on page1060 in the online help or the Sample Projects overview video on the
OL Learn website.
Typically, in an OL Connect project there is a number of Workflow processes that
communicate with the Connect Server, Database and/or File Store through one or more of the
specially developed OL Connect tasks.
For help on building these Workflow processes see "Workflow processes in OL Connect
projects" on page184 and "OL Connect tasks" on page185.
Using the REST API
The OL Connect Server, Database and File Store can also be accessed through the REST
API, i.e. in a script. The script could be part of a Workflow process (i.e. a Run Script task), but it
could also be in a web page or portal, which means you could potentially access the OL
Connect Server, database and File Store directly, without having to go through a Workflow
process, or with another automation tool such as Node-RED.
The OL Connect REST API gives access to a number of areas including its processes, data
entity management and File Store operations.
These services can be used to perform various interactions with the OL Connect server such
as:
l Upload and manage data files, data mapping configurations and templates in the File
Store.
l Create, manage and find data entities internal to the OL Connect Server.
l Create and monitor processing operations within the OL Connect Server.
For examples and the REST API reference see The Connect REST API CookBook.
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