Download and Import Connectors – Klera

Overview

Klera enables enterprises to access data from all their native tools and databases, write-back on them, with help of rapid, bi-directional connectors You can create multiple instances of a connector in Klera. For example, you can create connectors for different Jenkins instances present in your enterprise and access the data on Klera.

Currently, Klera supports 80+ tools and databases.

The connectors are built using the Application Builder Framework in Klera. This framework allows rapid onboarding of tools with no coding at all. Connector integration must be performed by a Klera user with admin role or a user with explicit permissions to do so.

To connect to your organization’s tool instance with Klera:-

Download connector (from the source/ URL provided)
Import connector on Klera
Create instance and configure it

By default, this connector instance is accessible only by admin users and the user who created it. To provide access of this connector instance to other Klera users in your organization, owner has to share the created instance with other user.

Connector installation

Steps to install connector on Klera

Klera connectors can be downloaded from the Klera App Store or, from the source URL provided by Klera team.

a. Steps to install connector using Klera App Store:

Please follow the below steps to install connector using App Store:

Login to Klera
Click on 'Store' icon on the top right
Search for the connector you want to install in the search bar. For ex. the user wants to download ansible connector, type 'ansible' in the search box and hit enter.
Scroll down to the Connectors Section and click on three dots.
Click on 'Install' button and the required connector will be installed in your Klera environment.

Please note that if you have already installed a connector on your Klera, user might see two options

i. In Use - If the user is using the latest version of the connector.
ii. Update - If the version of the connector on the app store is higher than the version on your Klera. User can check the release notes and can update the connector (if required).

b. Steps to install connector manually by uploading the source file provided by Klera Team:

Right click on the floor and go to Connectors -> Import
Browse the connector file on your local machine and click on "Import"

Please note that the steps to upgrade the connector manually is also same as mentioned.

Steps to create instance on Klera:

Open an editable app, right click on the floor and go to Connectors -> Show
Drag and drop the dataset from the View Panel to the floor. Right click on the cell having the required connector name and go to Connectors->Instance->Add
Enter a meaningful instance name for your connector and click on Add.
Enter the configuration details of the service/tool/database you are configuring and click on Save.
Please note that we are configuring TestRail Server Connector in the image below which uses basic authentication for the REST API execution. The authentication mechanism varies for different tools and so the values in the configuration.