App Directory overview
The OCP database is not included in the free version of OCP. The free version syncs data in real-time without using the OCP database, letting you access public apps and data syncs.
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The Optimizely Connect Platform (OCP) App Directory lets you install and configure apps. This is also where any private apps you build using the OCP developer platform are listed.
The OCP App Directory provides some apps for you. See Install and configure appsInstall and configure apps.
You can also use the OCP developer platform to build a private app.
App types
The OCP App Directory includes two main types of apps: Data sync apps and End-to-end apps. These app types are more important when deciding to build a private app with the OCP developer platform, but it is still helpful to understand the difference in functionality between the two, as it affects your experience when installing and using each type of app.
Data sync apps
Data sync apps provide more flexibility as they create sources and destinations within the Data Sync builder. These sources and destinations can interoperate with other sources and destinations you have access to orchestrate the mapping and syncing of data
The app handles the authorization to an external system and creates the necessary database schema in OCP to handle the data that the app lets you sync, and then you configure the data that syncs between two systems using the Sync ManagerSync Manager in OCP.
You must complete the following to use a data sync app:
- Install the app in the OCP App Directory.
- Authorize any external systems within the app settings form.
- Complete any additional required settings within the app settings form.
- Create a data sync using the custom source or destination that the app creates to sync the data between any other available source and destination systems.
A data sync app lets you sync data between any source and destination that you have access to in the OCP Sync ManagerSync Manager.
End-to-end apps
In an end-to-end app, the app handles all logic required to sync data between two systems. This includes creating the necessary database schema in OCP to handle the data that the app will sync and handling the authorization for both systems so you can sync data between them.
You must complete the following to use an end-to-end app:
- Install the app in the OCP App Directory.
- Authorize both systems within the app settings form.
- Complete any additional required settings within the app settings form.
- The app handles the rest for you (database schema management and data import or export).
An end-to-end app syncs data between two systems only (as defined by the app).