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ARDBC plug-ins introduction

AR System Database Connectivity (ARDBC) plug-ins provide access to data stored outside the  database as if it were located in tables owned by . After an ARDBC plug-in is installed, the  administrator can create a vendor form that references the table and columns of the external data source. Views and workflow can then be built for vendor forms just as if they were regular  forms. The source of data manipulated by the  API client (such as the ) is transparent to the user.

When users enter requests in the vendor form, the  sends the requests to the plug-in server, which sends the requests to the ARDBC plug-in instance. The plug-in retrieves the data (if any) from the external data source and returns it in the opposite direction. The  maps the external data to fields in the vendor form, and the form displays the data.

Unlike AREA plug-ins, the plug-in server can load multiple ARDBC plug-ins simultaneously.

The following figure shows the flow of requests and information for an ARDBC plug-in.

Flow of requests and information for the ARDBC plug-in

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