Control-M for AWS AppFlow

AWS AppFlow is a fully managed data integration service that enables you to transfer data between AWS services and other cloud applications (SaaS).

Control-M for AWS AppFlow enables you to do the following:

Trigger AWS AppFlow data integration flows.
Manage AWS AppFlow credentials in a secure connection profile.
Connect to any AWS AppFlow endpoint.
Introduce all Control-M capabilities to Control-M for AWS AppFlow, including advanced scheduling criteria, complex dependencies, Resource Pools, Lock Resources, and variables.
Integrate AWS AppFlow jobs with other Control-M jobs into a single scheduling environment.
Monitor the status, results, and output of AWS AppFlow jobs.
Attach an SLA job to the AWS AppFlow jobs.

Control-M for AWS AppFlow Compatibility

The following table lists the prerequisites that are required to use the AWS AppFlow plug-in, each with its minimum required version.

Component	Version
Control-M/EM	9.0.21.301
Control-M/Agent	9.0.21.301
Control-M Application Integrator	9.0.21.301
Control-M Automation API	9.0.21.301

Control-M for AWS AppFlow is supported on Control-M Web and Control-M Automation API, but not on the Control-M client.

To download the required installation files for each prerequisite, see Obtaining Control-M Installation Files.

Setting up Control-M for AWS AppFlow

This procedure describes how to deploy the AWS AppFlow plug-in, create a connection profile, and define an AWS AppFlow job in Control-M Web and Automation API.

Integration plug-ins released by BMC require an Application Integrator installation. However, these plug-ins are not editable and you cannot import them into Application Integrator. To deploy these integrations to your Control-M environment, import them directly into Control-M with Control-M Automation API.

Before You Begin

Verify that Automation API is installed, as described in Automation API Installation.

Begin

Create a temporary directory to save the downloaded files.
Download the AWS AppFlow plug-in from the Control-M for AWS AppFlow download page in the EPD site.
Install the AWS AppFlow plug-in with the Automation API Provision service:
1. Log in to the Control-M/EM Server machine as an Administrator and store the downloaded zip file in the one of the following locations:
  - Linux: $HOME/ctm_em/AUTO_DEPLOY
  - Windows: <EM_HOME>\AUTO_DEPLOY
2. Log in to the Control-M/Agent machine and run the provision image command, as follows:
  - Linux: ctm provision image AWS_AppFlow_plugin.Linux
  - Windows: ctm provision image AWS_AppFlow_plugin.Windows
Create a AWS AppFlow connection profile in Control-M Web or Automation API, as follows:
- Web: Create a Centralized Connection Profile with AWS AppFlow Connection Profile Parameters
- Automation API: ConnectionProfile:AWS AppFlow
Define a AWS AppFlow job in Control-M Web or Automation API, as follows:
- Web: Create a Job with AWS AppFlow Job parameters
- Automation API: Job:AWS AppFlow

To remove this plug-in from an Agent, see Removing a Plug-in. The plug-in ID is APP022025.

Change Log

The following table provides details about changes that were introduced in new versions of this plug-in:

Plug-in Version	Details
1.0.00	Initial version