Using IBM® App Connect to interact with Businessmap
Businessmap is an app for managing an organization's work from a single board. It helps you manage projects by providing visibility into task progress, team assignments, and collaboration across teams.
Building a flow in IBM App Connect with Businessmap
Use App Connect to build flows that integrate with Businessmap and other applications. The connector is displayed as Businessmap on the App Connect User Interface (UI).
To allow App Connect to connect to your Businessmap account, you need to fill in the connection fields that you see in the App Connect Designer Catalog page or flow editor.
Supported authorization type:
API key
For detailed information about different authorization types, how to generate connection field values, and how to use the Templates gallery, see How to use IBM App Connect with Businessmap on the IBM Documentation page.
Supported objects in Businessmap
The following are the Businessmap objects that can be run in App Connect.
| Object |
Description |
| Workspaces |
A virtual space where teams can collaborate on projects and tasks, with customizable settings and permissions to control access and visibility. Each workspace serves as a dedicated area for a specific department, team, or project.
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| Boards |
A visual representation of a project or task within a workspace. with columns and lanes to organize and track progress, and customizable tags and filters to categorize and prioritize tasks.
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| Board tags |
Customizable labels that can be applied to boards to categorize and filter them, and to track progress and status. |
| Board assignees |
Users who are assigned to a board to work on tasks and projects, responsible for managing and completing tasks within that board. |
| Columns |
Vertical structures on a board that represent different stages of a project or task.
|
| Lanes |
Horizontal structures on a board that represent different categories of tasks or projects.
|
| Users |
Individuals who have access to a workspace and can view, create, and edit tasks and projects, with customizable roles and permissions to control access and visibility. |
| Stickers |
Visual icons that can be added to cards to represent additional information. |
| Tags |
Customizable labels that can be applied to cards, tasks, and projects |
| Teams |
Groups of users who can collaborate on tasks and projects within a workspace.
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| Team users |
Users who are members of a team and have access to the team's workspace and projects.
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| Cards |
Individual tasks or projects that are represented on a board.
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| Card comments |
Text-based comments that can be added to a card to provide additional context or feedback.
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| Card subtasks |
Smaller tasks or action items associated with a main card. |
Scenario: Create a comment on a card in Businessmap when you receive an update for a card as a Gmail message
Consider the scenario:
In this flow, when an update for a card is received as a Gmail message, the flow creates a comment on a card in Businessmap.
The following are the steps involved in the flow:
Resources
You can view this template and other useful templates in the Templates gallery of your App Connect Designer instance.
Get started with a free IBM App Connect Enterprise as a Service trial for 30 days to try out all our templates, visit https://ibm.biz/app-trial.
If you are running a containerized instance of IBM App Connect, use the following URL to directly access the template:
- Create a comment on a card in Businessmap when you receive an update for a card as a Gmail message:
https://<your-instance-id>/templates/Create%20a%20comment%20on%20a%20card%20in%20Businessmap%20when%20you%20receive%20an%20update%20for%20a%20card%20as%20a%20Gmail%20message
Note: Replace <your-instance-id> in the URL with your custom instance ID.
You must enable the Designer AI features in your containerized environment to access the App Connect templates. For more information, see The preloaded IBM App Connect templates.
You also have the option to import the .yaml file for this template directly into your App Connect Designer instance. These templates are available in a public GitHub repository.