Glossary

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Connector: A Connector links an external API with FlowMate and defines the available authentication, triggers, and actions. It is the technical foundation for building integrations.

Credential: A credential stores the authentication information a user provides to allow FlowMate to access an external system.

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Execution: An execution is a single step performed within a Flow (such as a trigger or action call) and does not include internal FlowMate control components like Logic Gateways.

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Flow: A Flow is a customer-specific instance of a Template that executes a defined workflow using configured triggers, actions, and mappings.

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Groups: User groups can be used to control which of your users can see a particular template when it is published.

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Integration Center: The Integration Center is the customer-facing web component where users activate, configure, and monitor their integrations.

Instance: An instance refers to a concrete, active version of a Template (a Flow) created and configured by a customer.

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Mapping: Mapping defines how data from the trigger is transformed and sent to the action.

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Options: FlowMate offers several advanced options that help you control how data is fetched, split, synchronized, and passed between flow steps.

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Platform: The Platform is where teams build, manage, and maintain Connectors, Templates, and all integration logic in FlowMate.

Polling: Polling is a trigger mechanism that retrieves data from an external API at regular intervals.

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Snapshot: A snapshot stores state information (e.g., the last processed timestamp) so a Flow can continue from where it left off.

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Template: A Template is the reusable blueprint of an integration that defines triggers, actions, and mappings; customers create Flows from it.

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User: A user is an end customer or team member who interacts with FlowMate, either through the Platform or the Integration Center.

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Workflow: A workflow represents the logical sequence of steps (trigger, logic, actions) that a Flow executes.

Webhook: A webhook is an event-based trigger where external systems send real-time updates to FlowMate.

Webhook Connector: A Webhook Connector receives incoming webhook events via virtual endpoints and passes them into the Flow for processing.