Longview Application Framework
Longview offers integration with other software products through Longview Application Framework or Longview Web Services.
Longview Application Framework runs as a component of the Longview Server platform. Longview Application Framework can be run directly from a command prompt in batch mode and can be scheduled via third-party software. Longview Application Framework can also be triggered by event rules.
Longview Application Framework can provide integration with third-party applications using text files. Text files remain a popular and simple method of transferring data and metadata to and from Longview and third-party applications. The general method for accomplishing integration using text files is to use Longview Application Framework Procedure commands that execute against a text file, or to use a Longview ImportSpec or Longview ExportSpec to import and export data from and to a text file. For more information, see the Longview Developer Guide.
Longview Application Framework can also provide integration with third-party applications through the following more advanced methods:
- Consuming Data Sources from third-party applications:
- via ODBC (Open Database Connectivity) queries
- By calling REST APIs
- Providing REST APIs that are consumable by third-party applications
- Extracting Data to ODS (Operational Data Store)
This section describes Longview Application Framework integration using these advanced methods: