Zoom & Large Integration Tips

This page describes how to zoom in/out of an integration and also some tips for working with integrations with large number of nodes.

Scroll Bars

Whenever an integration exceeds the design surface scrollbars will appear on the vertical and horizontal axis.

Zoom IN

You can zoom in or out of an integration by placing the mouse cursor anywhere on the design area, pressing the Ctrl key and moving the scroll wheel on your mouse.

Tips for working with Large Integrations

• Is it necessary?

  • The larger the integration the more difficult it is to maintain, and debug when things go awry. There are several strategies for minimising the number of transforms:
    • Use the System Connector Id field for integrations integrating with different companies/systems of the same connector type thereby eliminating or reducing branches for each company/system. In the screenshot above it is apparent there are large number of repeating sets of transforms which could easily be condensed into a smaller number or one of branch(s).
    • Break larger integration sequences into separate integrations. This reduces the amount of error handling logic needed and potential for unforeseen errors. Each integration is responsible for it's own set of steps, meaning that failures are isolated and recovery is easier.

• Keep Connectors Distances Short, Tidy, Group Logically and Do Not Overlap

  • This allows you to more easily maintain sets of transforms by grouping nodes together, allowing them to be Annotations, moved and managed.