Configure Advanced Integrations

Overview

Use this guide to prepare and configure advanced integrations in Yarken.

Every advanced integration follows the same implementation process, regardless of the external application or cloud provider. This guide explains the overall workflow and directs you to the appropriate setup guides for each stage.

After completing the onboarding process, you can configure provider-specific integrations, such as Azure AI Foundry metrics collection, AWS Trusted Advisor recommendations, or automated file ingestion from cloud storage.

Integration workflow

Most advanced integrations follow the same implementation process.

1. Prepare the required credentials.

2. Authorize the required advanced connections.

3. Configure the automation recipe.

4. Test the integration.

5. Activate the automation.

6. Validate the imported or synchronized data.

7. Monitor the integration.

Each stage is described below and links to the appropriate guide.

Step 1: Prepare your integration

Before configuring an integration, identify:

• The external application or service you want to connect.

• The data that Yarken needs to retrieve or process.

• The authentication method required by the external system.

• The permissions or service accounts required for access.

• Whether the integration is scheduled or event-driven.

Preparing this information before configuration helps reduce setup time and avoid authentication issues.

Step 2: Authorize the required connections

Every automation recipe requires one or more authorized connections.

Depending on the integration, you may need connections for:

• Cloud platforms

• Databases

• File storage providers

• REST APIs

• The Yarken API

• Other supported third-party applications

To learn how to configure and authorize connections, see Authorize Advanced Connections.

Step 3: Configure the automation recipe

Automation recipes define how data moves between external systems and Yarken.

Depending on the integration, a recipe may:

• Retrieve information from an external system.

• Upload files into Yarken.

• Trigger a Yarken pipeline.

• Synchronize information between applications.

• Execute on a schedule.

• Execute when an event occurs.

To learn how to review, configure, and activate recipes, see Manage Automation Recipes.

Step 4: Test the integration

Before enabling an integration in production, perform a test run.

Testing confirms that:

• Authentication succeeds.

• Required connections are functioning correctly.

• Data is retrieved successfully.

• The expected workflow completes without errors.

Resolve any reported issues before activating the automation.

Step 5: Activate the automation

After testing completes successfully, activate the automation recipe.

Once activated, the recipe executes according to its configured trigger, such as:

• A scheduled interval

• A detected file

• An application event

• A manual execution

Step 6: Validate the results

After the automation runs, verify that the expected results are available in Yarken.

Depending on the integration, validation may include confirming that:

• Files were uploaded successfully.

• Pipelines completed successfully.

• Imported records are available.

• Dashboards and reports display the latest data.

• Recommendation data has been synchronized.

If the imported data is used for reporting or analytics, complete any required cube refresh before reviewing the results.

Step 7: Monitor the integration

After an integration has been enabled, review it periodically to ensure it continues to operate successfully.

Regularly monitor:

• Connection status

• Recipe status

• Execution history

• Failed jobs

• Authentication errors

• Processing errors

Monitoring helps identify issues early and ensures data remains accurate and up to date.

Choose your integration

After completing the general onboarding process, continue with the guide that matches your integration.