Events

Cloud Elements currently supports events via polling or webhooks depending on the endpoint.

  • Polling is a mechanism where Cloud Elements executes the configured query every n minutes and captures the changed information.
  • Webhooks are when the provider lets Cloud Elements know what information has changed. Note that additional endpoint setup may be required prior to creating your Element Instance.

If you would like to see more information on our Events framework, please see the Event Management Guide.

Cloud Elements supports polling events for the following SAP Hybris Cloud for Customer CRM resources:

  • accounts
  • contacts
  • leads
  • opportunities

Configure Polling Through the UI

Use Cloud Elements to authenticate with SAP Hybris Cloud for Customer and create an element instance with polling enabled.

To authenticate an element instance with polling:

  1. Sign in to Cloud Elements, and then search for SAP Hybris Cloud for Customer CRM in our Elements Catalog. Search
  2. Hover over the element card, and then click Authenticate. Create Instance
  3. Enter a name for the element instance.
  4. Complete the required parameters in the Configuration section: Subdomain, Username, and Password. See Parameters for descriptions.
  5. Switch Events Enabled on.
  6. Add an Event Notification Callback URL.
  7. Use the Event poller refresh interval (mins) slider or enter a number in minutes to specify how often Cloud Elements should poll for changes.
  8. Select the resources to poll.
  9. Advanced users can further configure polling:
    • Click Code Button to edit the polling configuration JSON directly. Configure Polling UI
    • Click Edit Button to access the poller configuration. Configure Polling JSON
  10. Click Create Instance.

After successfully authenticating, we give you several options for next steps. Make requests using the API docs associated with the instance, map the instance to a virtual data resource, or use it in a formula template.

Configure Polling Through API

Use the /instances endpoint to authenticate with SAP Hybris Cloud for Customer and create an element instance with polling enabled.

To authenticate an element instance with polling:

  1. Construct a JSON body as shown below (see Parameters):

    {
        "element": {
          "key": "sapc4ccrm"
        },
        "configuration": {
          "subdomain": "<domain>.crm.ondemand.com",
          "username": "<YOUR_SAP_Hybris Cloud for Customer_USERNAME>",
          "password": "<YOUR_SAP_Hybris Cloud for Customer_PASSWORD>",
          "event.notification.enabled": true,
          "event.notification.callback.url": "http://mycoolapp.com",
          "event.poller.refresh_interval": "15",
          "accounts": {
            "url": "/hubs/crm/accounts?where=ChangedOn>='${date:yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss'Z'}",
           "idField": "ObjectID",
           "datesConfiguration": {
             "updatedDateField": "ChangedOn",
             "updatedDateFormat": "milliseconds",
             "createdDateField": "CreatedOn",
             "createdDateFormat": "milliseconds"
           },
            "contacts": {
              "url": "/hubs/crm/contacts?where=ChangedOn>='${date:yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss'Z'}'",
              "idField": "ObjectID",
              "datesConfiguration": {
                "updatedDateField": "ChangedOn",
                "updatedDateFormat": "milliseconds",
                "createdDateField": "CreatedOn",
                "createdDateFormat": "milliseconds"
              }
            },
            "leads": {
              "url": "/hubs/crm/leads?where=ChangedOn>='${date:yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss'Z'}",
              "idField": "ObjectID",
              "datesConfiguration": {
                "updatedDateField": "ChangedOn",
                "updatedDateFormat": "milliseconds",
                "createdDateField": "CreatedOn",
                "createdDateFormat": "milliseconds"
              }
            },
            "opportunities": {
              "url": "/hubs/crm/opportunities?where=ChangedOn>='${date:yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss'Z'}",
              "idField": "ObjectID",
              "datesConfiguration": {
                "updatedDateField": "ChangedOn",
                "updatedDateFormat": "milliseconds",
                "createdDateField": "CreatedOn",
                "createdDateFormat": "milliseconds"
              }
            }
          },
        },
        "tags": [
          "ElementDocs"
          ],
        "name": "<AUTHENTICATED_INSTANCE_NAME>"
    }
    
  2. Call the following, including the JSON body you constructed in the previous step:

    POST /instances
    
  3. Locate the token and id in the response and save them for all future requests using the element instance.

Parameters

API parameters not shown in Cloud Elements are in code formatting.

Parameter Description Data Type
'key' The element key.
sapc4ccrm
string
Name
name
The name for the element instance created during authentication. string
Subdomain
subdomain
The url of your SAP Hybris Cloud for Customer CRM site. Replace in the default url with your own information.
Username Your user name for SAP Hybris Cloud for Customer CRM. String
Password Your password for SAP Hybris Cloud for Customer CRM. String
Events Enabled
event.notification.enabled
Optional. Identifies that events are enabled for the element instance.
Default: false.
boolean
Event Notification Callback URL
event.notification.callback.url
The URL where you want Cloud Elements to send the events. string
Event poller refresh interval (mins)
event.poller.refresh_interval
A number in minutes to identify how often the poller should check for changes. number
Configure Polling
"event.poller.configuration"
Resource to poll along with its configuration. JSON Object
accounts
"event.poller.configuration": "{\"accounts\"...}"
Optional
The SAP Hybris Cloud for Customer CRM accounts resource available for polling.
JSON object
contacts
"event.poller.configuration": "{\"contacts\"...}"
Optional
The SAP Hybris Cloud for Customer CRM contacts resource available for polling.
JSON object
leads
"event.poller.configuration": "{\"leads\"...}"
Optional
The SAP Hybris Cloud for Customer CRM leads resource available for polling.
JSON object
opportunities
"event.poller.configuration": "{\"opportunities\"...}"
Optional
The SAP Hybris Cloud for Customer CRM opportunities resource available for polling.
JSON object
tags Optional. User-defined tags to further identify the instance. string

Example cURL

curl -X POST \
  https://staging.cloud-elements.com/elements/api-v2/instances \
  -H 'Authorization: User <INSERT>, Organization <INSERT>'  \
  -H 'content-type: application/json' \
  -d '{
  "element": {
    "key": "sapc4ccrm"
  },
  "configuration": {
    "subdomain": "<domain>.crm.ondemand.com",
    "username": "<USERNAME>",
    "password": "<YOUR_SAP_Hybris Cloud for Customer_PASSWORD>",
          "event.notification.enabled": true,
          "event.notification.callback.url": "http://mycoolapp.com",
          "event.poller.refresh_interval": "15",
          "accounts": {
            "url": "/hubs/crm/accounts?where=ChangedOn>='\''${date:yyyy-MM-dd'\''T'\''HH:mm:ss'\''Z'\''}",
           "idField": "ObjectID",
           "datesConfiguration": {
             "updatedDateField": "ChangedOn",
             "updatedDateFormat": "milliseconds",
             "createdDateField": "CreatedOn",
             "createdDateFormat": "milliseconds"
           }
}
  },
  "tags": [
    "ElementDocs"
  ],
  "name": "<AUTHENTICATED_INSTANCE_NAME>"
}
'

Example Response

{
  "id": 50634,
  "name": "SAPHybris Cloud for CustomerAPI1",
  "createdDate": "2017-05-19T14:00:59Z",
  "token": "4RFxtlivv2BW9oAoO64wCnLvwwps4SPCf6LyCUq8Ihg=",
  "element": {
    "id": 5353,
    "name": "SAP Hybris Cloud for Customer CRM",
    "key": "sapc4ccrm",
    "description": "Add a SAP Cloud for Customer (Hybris Cloud for Customer) Instance to connect your existing SAP Cloud for Customer (Hybris Cloud for Customer) account to the CRM Hub, allowing you to manage accounts, contacts, leads, opportunities, etc. across multiple CRM Elements. You will need your SAP Cloud for Customer (Hybris Cloud for Customer) account information to add an instance.",
    "image": "elements/provider_sapc4c.png",
    "active": true,
    "deleted": false,
    "typeOauth": false,
    "trialAccount": false,
    "resources": [],
    "transformationsEnabled": true,
    "bulkDownloadEnabled": true,
    "bulkUploadEnabled": true,
    "cloneable": true,
    "extendable": false,
    "beta": false,
    "authentication": {
      "type": "basic"
    },
    "extended": false,
    "hub": "crm",
    "protocolType": "odata",
    "parameters": [
      {
        "id": 3990,
        "createdDate": "2017-05-17T09:37:05Z",
        "name": "subdomain",
        "vendorName": "siteUrl",
        "type": "configuration",
        "vendorType": "path",
        "source": "request",
        "elementId": 5353,
        "required": false
      }
    ],
    "private": false
  },
  "elementId": 5353,
  "provisionInteractions": [],
  "valid": true,
  "disabled": false,
  "maxCacheSize": 0,
  "cacheTimeToLive": 0,
  "configuration": {  },
  "eventsEnabled": true,
  "eventsNotificationCallbackUrl": "http://mycoolapp.com",
  "subscriptionId": 1157990,
  "traceLoggingEnabled": false,
  "cachingEnabled": false,
  "externalAuthentication": "none",
  "user": {  }
}