Cloud Connectors

Cloud Connectors allow you to extend the functionality of Program Builder or the the Campaign Canvas.  Build an application that you host outside of Eloqua, and use the ExternalActionService (or Cloud Connector) API to poll a step in a campaign, retrieve its members, and perform an action on them.  Examples of these actions could be to pull in data to append to a contact record from external systems, or trigger a registration for an event by passing the contacts information to an event provider.

For more information, see the Cloud Connectors section in the resource guide HERE.

Cloud Components (Deprecated)

     We are no longer accepting submissions for Cloud Components.  Until further notice, existing components will continue to work as usual, but no changes can be made to the provider definition.

     A new framework is now available, that contains the next version of Cloud Components, called AppCloud Content.

     The documentation for this framework can be found here:

http://docs.oracle.com/cloud/latest/marketingcs_gs/OMCBA/index.html

Feeders

A Feeder is an application that "feeds" data into an Eloqua instance, usually creating new contacts as leads, or appending data to an existing contact.  These applications are configured by the user outside of Eloqua, and generally run on a scheduled basis.  Common settings required by a feeder include credentials, field mappings, and contact lists for results.  The Eloqua APIs are used to create or modify contacts, companies, and custom data objects.

For more information on Feeders, see Building Cloud Connectors: What is a Feeder?