Manage connections to external providers

You can add, test, select, and delete connections to external providers, such as DocuSign, Microsoft Dynamics CRM, and Salesforce.

To access the Connection Manager dialog box

  • In the ribbon of the Nintex Workflow designer, click Connection Manager.

To add a connection

  1. In the Connection Manager dialog box, click New.

  2. In the Create Connection dialog box, specify the following properties (fields), and then click Save.
    • Scope (User or Site)
    • Provider
    • Connection name
    • Provider-specific fields

    For more information about these fields, see Create Connection dialog box.

    The connection is now available for selection when configuring actions associated with the selected provider. For example, if you added a Salesforce connection, then the new connection is available when configuring the actionSalesforce change user status.

To test an existing connection

  • In the Connection Manager dialog box, under the Status column, click Test for the desired connection.

    The message "Testing connection" appears briefly, and then an image representing the test results is displayed to the right of the Test button for the selected connection.

    : Connection is working

    : Error encountered during test; hover over image for more details

To select a connection for use during action configuration

  • In the action configuration dialog box, select the desired connection from the drop-down list for Connection.
    All connections that exist for the associated provider are listed.

To delete a connection

  • In the Connection Manager dialog box, select the desired connection and then click Delete.  

Related information

About connections

Connection Manager dialog box

Create Connection dialog box