Low-code integration development is an approach that requires little to no coding to build integrations. With the visual approach, you model integrations by developing visual diagrams instead of creating a set of code lines. The Frends integration platform provides for low-code integration development following
Graphical user interface.
All features needed for developing, managing, and monitoring integrations through a web browser.
Automated processes, for example, for version management, documentation, Process deployment to Agent Groups, monitoring, and API deployment.
Reusable Elements like Tasks, Subprocesses, code blocks, Environment Variables, and references (#).
Benefits gained from a low-code approach:
Integration development is faster.
There is no need to have specialized coding skills to be able to start integration development.
Low-code platforms come with built-in information security and cross-platform features. This means the implementation focus can be on business.
Low-code development allows more integrations to be built in less time.
Standardized and pre-tested components reduce maintenance work.
Implementing changes to the developed integrations is easy.
Deployment and roll-back, if required for one reason or another, can be done with a single click.
Enables rapid prototyping and testing of different ideas.
Even though Frends offers the possibility to create C# code in Code Elements, the basic principle is to utilize ready-defined Tasks as often as possible. In case of larger C# code implementation, you should consider creating a new Frends custom Task instead. If a C# code implementation is copied to several integration Processes, the effort to maintain the code will require more effort.
The next article is Introduction to Low-Code Process development.