Cloud Pattern Catalog

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Overview

The SnapLogic Cloud Pattern Catalog is a searchable collection of Pattern Pipelines. Pattern Pipelines are pre-built and reusable integration pipelines that can be imported and configured through a step-by-step wizard. In most cases, you need to provide account information for the specified platforms and the data sources or files to use in the process when you import the pipelines.

SnapLogic Cloud Pattern Catalog

Enabling the SnapLogic Cloud Pattern Catalog

By default, SnapLogic enables Cloud Pattern Catalog, and it appears in the Designer →  Patterns tab or in the Asset palette. You can also access the Cloud Pattern Catalog from the

Standard view:

Asset Pallette:

If you do not see the Pattern Catalog, click the menu next to your profile and select User Settings. Enable the SnapLogic Cloud Pattern Catalog checkbox and, optionally, the Asset Palette checkbox.

As an Org admin, you can enable/disable the Cloud Pattern Catalog option from ManagerSettingsCloud Pattern Catalog. The selected setting applies to all users in your Org.

Searching for Pattern Pipelines in the SnapLogic Cloud Pattern Catalog

The SnapLogic Cloud Pattern Catalog enables you to search, preview, and import Pattern Pipelines that are provided by SnapLogic. You can also use them in your existing Pipelines by copying the Snaps in the newly-created Pipeline into an existing Pipeline. When you type a keyword in the search box, SnapLogic invokes Iris Integration Assistant, which retrieves all the matching Pattern Pipelines in the SnapLogic Cloud Pattern Catalog and in your Org, displaying them within their respective projects.

  • To view matching Pipelines, you must enter a search term in the Search field box. SnapLogic only displays matching Pattern Pipelines; hence, browsing the Pattern Catalog without a Search term will not yield any results. If you have enabled Asset Palette, then you must hit Enter key after entering the Search term in the Search field box.

  • If you do not have access to a Pattern Pipeline that matches your search criterion, the Pattern Catalog does not display anything in the search results.



To search for a Pattern Pipeline:

  1. Log in to SnapLogic Designer and click the Patterns tab or the Patterns button in the Assets Palette. The Pattern Catalog opens.

  2. In the search box, enter the keyword with which you want to search for Pattern Pipelines. Press the Enter key if you have enabled Asset Palette to begin the Search. Iris now runs a search using the full or partial keyword you specified and separately lists out the number of Pattern Pipelines found in the Cloud Pattern Catalog and within each project space in your Org.

  3. Expand each project space to view matching or all Pattern Pipelines within your Projects.

    • Show Matches Only: Click to see Pattern Pipelines that match the search word.

    • Show All: Click to view all Pattern Pipelines in the Project that correlate to the search word.

  4. Mouse over each Pattern Pipeline to view its preview in the Canvas.



  5. Click the Pattern Pipeline that you want to use to import it.


Assigning Permissions

These permission levels are not applicable to Org Admins.

Permission Levels

There are five access levels for any SnapLogic project for users. Pattern projects also follow these access-level requirements:

Permission Level

View Pipelines

Edit Project

Execute Pipelines

Modify Pipelines

Delete Pipelines

Permission Level

View Pipelines

Edit Project

Execute Pipelines

Modify Pipelines

Delete Pipelines

Read Only









Read & Write





Read & Execute







Full Access

Owner

Assigning Permissions to Groups and Individual Users

  1. In SnapLogic Manager, navigate to the pattern project, open the Project Options menu, and click Permissions.




    The Permissions dialog opens:





  2. In the Add field, enter the group name or user's email address, and select the permission level that you want to assign.

  3. Click Share & Save. The user is displayed in the access list.

  4. Click Done.

Adding Pipelines to a Pattern Project

You can add pipelines to your pattern projects or others where you have Full Access permission. You can add pipelines by:

  • Importing pipelines into the project

  • Creating pipelines in the project

Importing Pipelines into a Pattern Project

Before importing the Pipeline, it must be exported as a .slp file.

  1. In SnapLogic Designer, at the top-left of the canvas, click Import:

  2. Select the pipeline to import and click Open.
    The Add New Pipeline dialog opens.





  3. Enter a new Label for the pipeline.

  4. Select the pattern project's path in the Project field.

  5. Click Save.

Creating Pipelines in the Pattern Project

  1. In SnapLogic Designer, at the top left of the canvas, click

     to open the Add New Pipeline dialog:





  2. Enter a name for the pipeline in the Label field.

  3. Select the pattern project in the Projects field.

  4. Click Save.
    The pipeline becomes a part of the pattern project.

  5. You can now build and configure the pipeline as required.

Viewing and Editing Pattern Pipelines

The behavior associated with viewing and editing Pattern Pipelines varies depending on your access to the Pipelines. If you click on a Pattern Pipeline to which you only have Read access, SnapLogic displays the New Pipeline dialog, which you can use to import the Pipeline into your Project. See SnapLogic Intelligent Integration Platform Community for examples of Pattern Pipelines that you can use to build your Pipelines.

Moving Existing Pipelines to a Pattern Project

  1. Open the pipeline to move.

  2. In the Designer toolbar, click Move Pipeline:




    The Choose Destination Project for Move dialog opens:





  3.  Enter the pattern project's name in the Destination field. This filters the list of projects displayed.

  4. Select the target pattern project and click Move. The pipeline is moved to the project and is now visible in the Patterns Catalog.