How are third-party connectors added?

On request, anyone can add a connector to the Catalog. See Registering a Catalog item.

1. Complimentary (i.e. free) Skyline Communications service to add a connector to the Catalog:

   • The delivered connector is published "as is" in the Catalog.
   • Skyline does not resolve any CI/CD comments or checks that may arise during the flow execution.
   • Skyline visually identifies the owner as the third-party provider.
   • Optionally, the column on the right in the Catalog can display the following status info: "SLC Quality Gate Pass: NO".

2. Paid Skyline Communications service that verifies the Skyline CI/CD pipeline:

   • Paid service ensures successful passage through the Skyline Jenkins pipeline with all quality gates met.
   • Burn rate: professional engineering service credits per starting hour.
   • Goal: pass the CI/CD process without errors.
   • Visualization: Skyline visually identifies the owner as the third-party provider, and optionally, the column on the right in the Catalog can display the following status info: "SLC Quality Gate Pass: Yes".
   • Benefits:
     • The third-party customer has a verified connector available for download.
     • The third-party customer has access to Catalog benefits.

Important

• There is no direct cashback or revenue-sharing model for third-party connectors. However, Skyline Communications’ business partners indirectly benefit from downloads from the Catalog (see Earning Credits).

• Third parties can request to publish a connector directly in the Catalog. However, opting for a paid Skyline Service offers the following benefits:

  • Versioning enabled.
  • Validation compiles on the latest DataMiner feature release.
  • SonarQube code analysis.
  • DIS Validator (publicly available on GitHub).
  • Automatic checks for breaking changes between versions.
  • Commercial benefits: For business and technology partners, DataMiner credits are provided in return for effective downloads per month.