Integration Strategy

The Integration Strategy configuration allows you to classify adapters and authentication methods by strategic fit, helping evaluate alignment with your target architecture and identify technologies requiring modernization or replacement.

Purpose: Define strategic fit classifications (Good Fit, Partial Fit, No Fit) for adapters and authentication methods to support architecture governance, modernization planning and technology standardization across your integration landscape.

Navigate to Settings → Configuration → Integration Strategy to access the adapter and authentication classification settings.

For detailed guidance on integration strategy configuration, see 2.3 Integration Strategy in the Onboarding Guide.

Configuration Overview

*Integration Strategy configuration showing Adapter tab with Fit Type classifications (Good Fit, Partial Fit, No Fit) and pipe-separated adapter listings*

What you see:

Strategy tabs for different technology classifications (Adapter, Authentication)
Fit Type classifications with color coding (🟩Good Fit - green, 🟨Partial Fit - yellow, 🟥No Fit - red)
Adapter listings using pipe-separated format for multiple technologies
Strategic categories that align with your integration architecture standards

Strategic Fit Classifications

Each adapter or authentication method can be assigned one of three strategic fit types:

Good Fit - Technologies aligned with your integration strategy and architectural standards
Partial Fit - Technologies that are tolerated but not ideal, used when alternatives aren't available
No Fit - Technologies to be avoided due to technical debt, security risks or strategic misalignment

Configuration Management

Adapter Classification:

Review current adapters in your environment and assign appropriate fit classifications
Use pipe-separated values to list multiple technologies (e.g. SOAP|REST|ODATA|HTTPS)
Adjust classifications based on your organization's integration strategy and architecture guidelines

Authentication Classification:

Classify authentication methods based on your security standards and compliance requirements
Group similar methods using pipe-separated format for consistent categorization
Align with security policies to support compliance and risk management

Click Save to apply classification changes.

Regularly review and adjust fit classifications as your integration strategy evolves. Use these classifications to guide technology decisions, support modernization initiatives and identify areas requiring architectural attention. Classifications directly impact dashboard Strategy Fit KPI displays.

Dashboard Integration

Integration Strategy classifications control how adapter and authentication usage appears in Dashboard KPI panels:

Adapter Usage (Top 5) - Displays most frequently used adapters for technology distribution analysis
Adapter Usage (Strategy Fit) - Shows alignment between actual adapter usage and your strategic classifications

These KPIs help identify technology standardization opportunities and strategic misalignments requiring attention.

Related Configuration

Dashboard Configuration - Enable Strategy Fit KPI elements to display classification results

Last Updated: September 01, 2025