Using Connectivity and
Interoperability
Purpose
The Enabling User Collaboration allows both the integration of applications into other products and the integration of applications from third-party-products.
Process Flow
Two use cases regarding the integration with third-party products have already been successfully implemented
● Integration of virtual rooms (SAP NetWeaver Collaboration ) into a third-party product
The integration of rooms into another product usually encloses to create a room, to add initial users and content and to delete the room if it is no longer used. These tasks can be performed using the Room API (see tutorial Connecting Rooms via the Room API).
● Integration of a third-party product into virtual rooms
To integrate a product with virtual rooms, the following steps are necessary:
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a. Implementation of an iView, that visualizes the third party product in the room
b. Configuration of the dataflow between the room and the iView
c. Optional: Implementation of an extension that updates the third party product according to the room’s life cycle
d. Optional: Configure a dataflow between the extension and the iView
Consider for example a
third-party application, that maintains tasks for workgroups. For integration
you can develop an iView, that visualizes the tasks in a list. The iView would
have a parameter groupId to pre select the tasks of a specific group. In
the room template administration, we map the roomId of the room to the groupId of the iView, so that in the room it shows the
tasks of the room members only. If the third party task management system
stores the tasks of a group in a dedicated folder we use extensions to create
and delete these folders in sync with the room creation and
deletion.
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