The Salesforce platform provides an open, flexible, robust and secure integration layer to help customers integrate their enterprise applications and legacy systems with Salesforce. Join us for a discussion and demonstrations of integration scenarios using standard Salesforce APIs and new offerings, like Salesforce Canvas.
1. Enterprise and Social Integration
Bridging Enterprise with Social using Salesforce
Shesh Kondi, Solutions Architect
Tuhin Kumar, Solutions Architect
@sheshzilla
@tuhink
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3. Agenda
• The Integration Landscape
• Benefits of Integration
•
Layers of Integration
•
How to approach Integration
•
Integration Tools
•
Demonstration
• Q&A
4. Defining Enterprise Integration
Enterprise Integration is considered to denote connecting computer systems
and IT applications to support business process operations
Enterprise Integration facilitates information, control, and material flows across
organizations by connecting all necessary functions and functional entities
to improve communication, cooperation, and coordination within the
Enterprise
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KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
5. Benefits of Integration
• Build a layer of Agility
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Provide a 360º view of relevant data sets
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Eliminate data redundancy and enable business productivity
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Ease of use for end users; eliminate navigation between multiple systems
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Manage Secure access to data
6. The Salesforce.com Integration Layer
Rapid Development
Open Integration
Connect the Clouds
Open APIs
600M+ calls/day
Open
>50% of Transactions via API
Consume External Web Services
Social
Choice of development
languages
Easy to build social
applications
Build New Web Services
Leverage Existing Investments
100+ Certified Integration Middleware
Connectors
Rapid 100% Cloud
Development
Force.com for Facebook
Force.com for Google
Force.com for Amazon Web Services
Force.com for Azure
Salesforce.com’s Release Strategy provides backward
integration compatibility With Zero Customer Effort
7. Layers of Integration
• Data Layer – Exchange and Aggregate Data Sets between Salesforce and
Enterprise Systems
• Process Layer – Implement Service call-outs and Service listeners on
Salesforce for process orchestration
• Interface Layer – Build composite views from disconnected Web Apps
• Social Insight, Listening and Authentication – Capture relevant data from
Social Feeds, Monitor Brand and/or implement Social-Sign-On
8. Social Integration : Insight
• Tap into Social Networking as a New
Channel
• Integrate with Social Networks
(eg: LinkedIn) for Contacts/Leads
• Obtain better Customer insight
9. Social Integration: Listen and Analyze
• Listen to what your Customers say
about you
• Service your customer Gauging
Sentiments
• Analyze, Manage, Track and
Report on Social Engagement
10. Social Integration: Authentication
• Use Social network credentials to
access Salesforce
• Bridge Social and Enterprise profile
• Manage User Registrations
11. Data Layer: Direct Access to Data through APIs
Salesforce Contact
Data
Customer Master Integrated to
SFDC Custom Object via API
Integration with On-Premise
Database via 3rd Party
ODBC / JDBC connectors*
12. Presentation (UI) Layer: Embed UI in Salesforce
▪ Salesforce allows building and hosting
of custom web pages and present
Mash-Ups*
▪ Embed UI using an iFrame
Account,
Opportunity data
Order Management
data
▪ Salesforce ‘Canvas’
Account/Open Orders Mash-up
15. Approaching Enterprise Integration: Three Steps to Success
1. Define the
Process
2. Identify the
Integration Layers
3. Choose the
Approach
Data
User Interface
Build vs Buy
Tasks
Application Logic
Integration Methodology
Timing
Data Model
Resources
16. Data Layer: Volume Considerations
• For smaller data volumes (< 100K records), the standard API is recommended
• Use the Bulk API for large volume transactions (> 100K records)
• Bulk transactions now perform faster due to “Smart Bulk” capabilities of API
• To improve performance on Bulk transactions, avoid triggers on the object
when upserting / inserting bulk records
• Any post processing should be done as a separate isolated process (Apex
Batch Job)
• Identify data dependencies and perform Bulk jobs in corresponding order
17. Business Process Layer: Real Time Call Outs
Outbound Messages
▪ Point and Click Configuration
▪ Asynchronous (request does not wait for
response)
Call Outs are secure:
•Secure HTTP is supported
•Calls originate from a single IP address
•Request token is made up of Org ID + User
SessionID
Call back using Partner/Enterprise URL, Session
ID Token contained in the original Outbound
Message
18. Business Logic Layer: Force.com Streaming API
Administrator creates a topic based on a SOQL query
▪ PushTopic standard object
Client applications subscribe via the Bayeux protocol
▪ http://svn.cometd.com/trunk/bayeux/bayeux.html
Client applications receive notifications on creates and updates that match
WHERE clause of query
19. Presentation Layer: Force.com Canvas
Canvas – A platform service allows for external applications
to be easily and securely integrated into Salesforce from
their native environment with little re-design.
▪ Services Include
• JavaScript SDK
• Simplified Authentication (Signed Request or OAuth)
• Context Services
• Cross Domain API Calls
• App Registration and Management
20. Best Practices
Do
Don’t
•Understand the key processes,
integration layers, and approaches at
your disposal
•Consider existing integration
Infrastructure, including SOA and ESB
•Map requirements to key integration
patterns and corresponding solutions
•Approach Integration from the Pace
Layering viewpoint with a focus on
agility
•Consider Salesforce as an “SOA
Endpoint”
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Deploy Salesforce.com without a basic
governance strategy.
Adopt Salesforce.com as it’s own “Silo” of
Technology; it is a full-fledged enterprise platform
Introduce new integration technologies unless
timing, transaction volumes, or other
requirements warrant.
Invent new integration methods unless extreme
conditions exist.
Accept the status quo when considering
Integration with Legacy and ERP applications
(SAP, Oracle, or COBOL); these problems have
been solved.
24. Enterprise SAP Integration
Closed Won Opportunity
Update Customer
Create Order
Update Invoice Number
Update Order Number
Fulfill Order
Create Invoice