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# Connector

The bridge between systems — enabling integration, object publishing, and data exchange.

## What Is a Connector?

A Connector is an [Asset](https://www.seekbytes.com/ar/knowledge-base/platform-configuration/asset) that makes communication between systems possible. It is the bridge between SeekBytes and a [System](https://www.seekbytes.com/ar/knowledge-base/platform-configuration/system), or between one part of a Project and another.

Depending on the design, a Connector may:

- Connect to a specific external System
- Expose or publish objects (business data items)
- Subscribe to data from another Connector
- Transform or route information
- Enable one-way or two-way data exchange
- Participate in secure machine-to-machine communication

## Why Do Connectors Matter?

Connectors are one of the most practical building blocks on the platform. They make integration *real*. Without Connectors, a Project would know about Systems but would have no useful bridge for exchanging data and triggering meaningful movement between them.

## Connectors and Objects

Connectors work with **objects** — business items or data structures that can be shared or synchronized. Examples of objects include:

- Customer records
- Invoices and purchase orders
- Products and inventory updates
- Tickets and work orders

A Connector can publish selected objects so that another Connector (or [Automation](https://www.seekbytes.com/ar/knowledge-base/platform-configuration/automation) ) can use them. This publishing model is how data availability and exchange are structured.

## Real-World Example

The IT team connects incident management to asset tracking:

- A **ServiceNow Connector** publishes resolved incidents, affected assets, and resolution details.
- A **CMDB Connector** subscribes to those published objects to update asset records and configuration items automatically.

The [Connection](https://www.seekbytes.com/ar/knowledge-base/platform-configuration/connection) between these two Connectors defines what data flows and in which direction.

## Connectors in the AI Era

A Connector can remain purely integration-focused, or it can gain new capabilities through [Agentic Capability](https://www.seekbytes.com/ar/knowledge-base/platform-configuration/agentic-capability) :

- Intelligent routing of data
- AI-assisted field mapping
- Semantic object handling
- Anomaly detection in exchange behavior

Connectors can evolve without losing their original meaning.

## What a Connector Is Not

A Connector is not the Tenant. A Connector is not the whole Project. A Connector is not necessarily the System itself — it is the active integration component that *helps systems communicate*.

### Helpful Metaphor

If Systems are islands, Connectors are the bridges and shipping routes between them. They carry goods (objects/data) from one island to another, following agreed routes (Connections).

### Short Definition

Connector: An asset that enables integration with a system, publishes objects, and exchanges data with other entities.

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Source: https://www.seekbytes.com/ar/knowledge-base/platform-configuration/connector