Integration Point

Integration point is an end-point of the tier hierarchy that stores/provides information on the requests sent to server, such as DB calls, coherence calls, and so on. There would not be any outgoing calls from integration point. It only stores the information and serves the request that is required by the server.  A user can perform various operations on integration point, such as drill down an integration point to show the request details, rename an integration point with the new one, map an integration point to a tier, change icon of the integration point, show/hide integration point, and rename / reset multiple integration point names..

Drill Down

To drill down an integration point, right click on an integration point and go to DrillDown. This displays the following options:

  • Flowpaths By IP Response Time
  • Flowpath By IP
  • Call Details

Flowpaths By IP Response Time

This feature helps a user to search the Flowpath report by applying the ‘IP Response Time’ filter. When the user clicks Flowpaths By IP Response Time, a window is displayed.

The user needs to provide IP Response Time (in milliseconds) and click Apply. The Flowpath report which is generated, is filtered on the basis of IP Response Time that is greater than or equal to the one provided by the user.

Flowpath By IP

This feature helps a user to search the Flowpath report on the basis of IP name of the integration point, without applying any filter. When the user clicks Flowpath By IP, the Flowpath report is displayed in a separate window.

Call Details

This feature helps a user to view the call details of any third party integration call. The user can sort and filter these details too.

Rename Integration Point

This feature is used to rename an integration point. To do this, follow the below mentioned steps:

  1. Right-click on an integration point, and click the Rename Integration Point option.

  1. The Rename Integration Point dialog box is displayed.

  1. Specify a new name, and click Apply. The integration point is renamed with the name specified.

Map Integration Point to Tier

This feature is used to map integration point with both ND tier and non ND tier. User would be able to extract/roll back if the integration point is mapped with a non-ND tier. But, it is mapped with a ND tier, user would not be able to roll back. For this, user needs to contact Cavisson systems.

To map integration point, follow the below mentioned steps:

  1. Right-click on an integration point, and click the Map Integration Point to Tier option.

  1. The Map Integration Point dialog box is displayed.

  1. Select the tier name from the list and click Apply. The integration point is mapped with the selected tier.

Change Icon

This feature is used to change the icon of an integration point. To do this, follow the below mentioned steps:

  1. Right-click on an integration point, and click the Change Icon option.

  1. The Changed Icon dialog box is displayed.

  1. Click Choose to browse the icon file (to set the new icon), and then click Upload. The integration point icon is changed.

Hide Integration Point

This feature is used to hide an integration point. To do this, follow the below mentioned steps:

  1. Right-click on an integration point, and click Hide Integration Point option.

  1. The system prompts for confirmation. Click OK to confirm hiding the integration point. The integration point gets disappeared from the panel.
  2. To view the hidden integration point, go to Edit Current Flow Map option.

  1. Then, select the hidden integration point, and click the arrow button.

  1. Click Apply, the integration point is displayed on the panel again.

Rename Multiple IP(s)

A user can rename multiple Integration Points at the same time. When this option is selected, all the Integration Points are listed out at one place that makes it easier for the user to rename those. To do this, follow the below mentioned steps:

  1. Right-click on an integration point, and then click the Rename multiple IP(s) option.

2. A window is displayed that lists all the existing IPs. The user can select the IPs that need to be renamed.

3. Provide the new name of the selected IPs in the text box below, and then click Apply.

Reset Integration Point Names

A user can undo/reset the renamed Integration Points at the same time. When this option is selected, all the Integration Points are listed out at one place that makes it easier for the user to undo/reset their names. To do this, follow the below mentioned steps:

  1. Right-click on an integration point, and then click the Reset Integration Point Names option.

2. A window is displayed that lists all the renamed IPs. The user can select the check boxes against the IPs that need to be reset to their actual names.

3. Click Reset.