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Event controlled input agents

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Event controlled input agents receive data passively. An external data source supplies the data at any time. The agent responds to incoming messages, files, or connections.

Choose the input agent below that fits your scenario.

Overview

AMQP/JMS

Receives messages from message-broker queues through AMQP or JMS connections.

AMQP

Connects to AMQP brokers such as RabbitMQ or Apache ActiveMQ.

JMS

Connects to JMS-compliant message brokers such as Apache ActiveMQ.

AS2

Secure B2B message exchange over HTTPS with signing and encryption.

AS4

B2B data exchange via ebMS 3.0 with web services and WS-Security.

CommLog

Receives data from the communication log for downstream processing.

DataCockpit/Portal

Receives data from DataCockpit forms or portals.

Data queue (AS/400)

Reads messages from data queues on IBM AS/400 systems.

Fax

Receives fax messages for further processing.

Google Pub/Sub

Receives messages from Google Cloud Pub/Sub topics.

FTP/FTPS

Fetches files from a remote server via FTP or FTPS.

HTTP

Accepts data through an HTTP endpoint, for example, a web service.

IOT

Receives telemetry data from IoT devices and sensors.

Kafka

Consumes messages from Apache Kafka topics.

Manual upload

Accepts files that users upload manually.

Message

Processes internal platform messages between profiles.

MQTT

Receives messages from MQTT brokers, often used in IoT scenarios.

OFTP

Classic OFTP and OFTP2 data exchange, common in the automotive industry.

SAP ALE

Receives IDocs from SAP systems via ALE and RFC.

Mail (SMTP)

Accepts messages and attachments via SMTP.

SSH (SCP/SFTP)

Transfers files securely over SSH using SCP or SFTP.

TCP

Receives data through a direct TCP connection.