6 terms
API integration connects software systems through their programming interfaces so that automated workflows can exchange data and trigger actions reliably.
Data mapping defines how each field in a source system corresponds to a field in a target system, including the rules that convert values between them.
An integration connector is a prebuilt adapter that lets an automation platform call one application's API through ready-made triggers and actions.
iPaaS, or integration platform as a service, is a cloud service for building, running and monitoring integrations between applications and data sources.
Polling is an integration technique in which a system repeatedly asks another system at intervals whether new or changed data exists, then processes it.
A scheduled trigger starts an automated workflow or integration at defined times or intervals, such as hourly syncs or nightly batch jobs.