a!getDataSourceForPlugin() Function

System Functions

Function

a!getDataSourceForPlugin( dataSourceConnectedSystem )

Provides capability for plug-ins to connect to Data Source Connected Systems and apply corresponding role map security configurations.

Parameters

Keyword	Type	Description
`dataSourceConnectedSystem`	Any Type	Constant that references a Data Source Connected System value.

Returns

Text

Usage Considerations

The user must have at least Viewer permission to the Data Source Connected System in order to call the function.

Review security role map permissions for a Data Source Connected System.

Example

Invoking a!getDataSourceForPlugin within executestoredprocedure plug-in function.

executestoredprocedure(
  dataSourceName: a!getDataSourceForPlugin(cons!APP_DATA_SOURCE_POINTER),
  procedureName: "spRetrieveData",
  inputs: {
    a!storedProcedureInput(
      name: "input",
      value: 0
    )
  }
)

See also: Data Source Connected Systems

Feature compatibility

The table below lists this function's compatibility with various features in Appian.

Feature	Compatibility	Note
Portals	Partially compatible	Can be used with Appian Portals if it is connected using an integration and web API.
Offline Mobile	Incompatible
Sync-Time Custom Record Fields	Incompatible
Real-Time Custom Record Fields	Incompatible	Custom record fields that evaluate in real time must be configured using one or more Custom Field functions.
Process Reports	Incompatible	Cannot be used to configure a process report.
Process Events	Incompatible	Cannot be used to configure a process event node, such as a start event or timer event.

a!getDataSourceForPlugin() Function