Idea - Consuming Service Actions between ODC and O11

MVP

Consuming Service Actions between ODC and O11

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Backend

OutSystems is actively supporting integration of ODC and O11. Currently, the only way to consume logic from each other is to use a REST API. This is cumbersome and portentially unsafe. It would be much easier if the Platform allowed consuming Service Actions instead (which in essence are also REST methods, but easier to use).

So O11 logic could consume an ODC Service Action, and ODC logic could consume an O11 Service Action. This would greatly enhance easy operability, and be secure out of the box.

06 Mar

Nathan Hobbs

I think the problem is the runtime tech stacks are so different that it's not feasible.

8 days ago

Kilian Hekhuis

MVP

Well Nathan, shall we let OS decide whether that is true or not? 😄

(I've already had word from OS that they are seriously considering implementing this, as the stacks aren't that different on this level. The main problem is the security.)

8 days ago

Nathan Hobbs

I agree Kilian, we need to wait for them to decide, as I would love it to be true, but as you point out, there are issues with security, especially in that the two systems use different User accounts systems, so to the service action being called, there wouldn't be anyone logged in... there would need to be some way to share or alias users/roles between the two systems... which to be fair would be very useful in itself.

8 days ago

Kilian Hekhuis

MVP

Yeah, a unified user management is one of the prerequisites, but that's being worked on currently, as part of the unification effort.

8 days ago