Optimizely Connect Platform 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.
Contact your Customer Success Manager if you have any questions.
Optimizely Connect Platform (OCP) lets you connect and sync data between external systems and Optimizely products, including between two Optimizely products themselves. OCP provides a UI for importing data, installing apps, and managing data syncs with other Optimizely products. If you have the paid version of OCP, you can also view your OCP database. OCP can also be used to connect external systems to Mark (Optimizely Agent Platform) for use within Mark chat and agents. To view a listing of current Mark apps, see the Connector tools overview documentation.
See OCP Demo for a video walkthrough of OCP.
App directory
When you log in to OCP, the App Directory displays. The App Directory is where you can install and configure available apps and where any custom apps you build using the OCP developer platform are listed. The apps sync data in real-time or import and export data into the OCP database.
See Install and configure apps for an overview of the OCP App Directory and a list of the available apps and installation instructions.
Sync manager
Use the Sync Manager to create and manage data syncs between OCP and other Optimizely products. See Sync manager for information.
Each sync displays status details, including successes and errors.
Data syncs
OCP uses a user-friendly UI-based data sync system that lets you sync data between a Source and a Destination. Options depend on your installed apps and which Optimizely products you have access to.
You can do the following:
- Map any source to any destination – Customize syncs based on your data needs.
- Choose a sync frequency – Some sources support real-time syncs. Others support scheduled intervals.
Advanced features
Database
Every paid OCP account includes a customizable database that you can personalize to ingest object data from any source. This database lets you get your third-party data into a format that is consumable by other Optimizely products.
You can import data into the OCP database using the following options:
- Point-and-click apps built on the OCP developer platform. OCP provides some apps by default, and you can build your own using the OCP developer platform.
- Sync CSV files to OCP's dedicated S3 bucket. You can do a one-time import or configure a recurring import.
- Directly sync data to the OCP API with a tool (like Tray.ai) or a custom solution.
See OCP database overview for information.
View the database
To view your OCP database schema, go to Objects & Fields or Objects Explorer.
The Objects & Fields display the database schema, which is comprised of the objects (database tables) and their fields (database table columns). It does not show the data contained in those objects and fields. You can manually create any necessary objects, fields, and relationships.
The Objects Explorer display the data contained in your OCP database's objects (database tables) and fields (database table columns). This gives you a visual of the data you import into the OCP database.
You can select the object for which you want to view database records, search for specific records, select which database columns you want to view, sort by specific columns in ascending or descending order, and view details for each record.
See OCP database overview for information.
Developer platform
The OCP developer platform is a serverless compute environment for building and publishing custom OCP apps. You can use it to create point-and-click apps that import data into the OCP database without managing backend infrastructure.
Custom apps are only required if you want to build custom point-and-click apps to import data to the OCP database.
See the OCP developer documentation to get started.