Policies

Terminology update

Policies were formerly known as Connectors (pre-built) and Adapters (custom). Both are now collectively referred to as Policies.

Policies are Boomi Cloud API Management integration features that have been developed and provided ready to use for Cloud customers. Policies not only provide connectivity to external systems but also allow you to change the behaviour of the API at runtime through configuration without writing any code. Policies can be applied for pre-processing of user client requests as well as for post-processing on backend responses to change API behaviour. Policies have been carefully envisioned to address common and evolving business use cases for customers. Policies power compelling features such as HTTP header manipulation, authentication and security (also using third-party IDP), filtering and routing, caching and validation, and content transformation.

Why policies

Policies provide the following benefits:

• They complement the Cloud API Management product's core functionality and fill gaps for commonly sought functionality that is not yet available out of the box.

• They can be used across multiple Cloud API Management customers who need similar functionality.

• They further enhance Cloud API Management's competitive edge and relevancy to customers' and markets' continuously evolving business needs.

Contact the Boomi Support team via Boomi Community to learn more about whether Cloud API Management policies meet your business needs and how to get started.

Pre-built policies vs custom policies

The following table explains the differences between pre-built policies (formerly connectors) and custom policies (formerly adapters).

Pre-built Policy (formerly Connectors)	Custom Policy (formerly Adapters)
Cloud API Management-built features for SaaS (Cloud API Management).	Cloud API Management-built features for both SaaS and on-prem (Local Edition).
The strategic integration feature generally available out of the box for any Boomi Cloud API Management customer.	Custom in nature and tailored to fit a particular customer-specific need.
Available without additional cost to Cloud API Management customers.	Customers may incur fees for engineering and development work. Boomi Cloud API Management - Local Edition customers can use the SDK to build their own custom policies.
Can be ported to a Local Edition customer upon request in Local Edition 4.x.x. Generally bundled and available for download from the Boomi centralised repository for Local Edition 5.x.x customers.	Needs to be engineered and developed for the Local Edition customer.