Connecting to Ironclad (extractor)

The Celonis IronClad extractor integrates the Celonis Platform with Ironclad to retrieve workflow and record data via the REST API. It supports the following basic features:

Prerequisites

This section details important prerequisites or prerequisite knowledge for using this extractor.

Ironclad authentication method

The Ironclad REST API uses a bearer token for authentication. For more information about the bearer token, see: Ironclad Developer - Bearer Authentication.

Available Ironclad endpoints

The default Ironclad extractor allows you to call these endpoints:

Method	Endpoint	Description
GET	Active workflows Active workflows - approvals	Retrieve data about active workflows.
GET	Canceled workflows Canceled workflows - approvals	Retrieve data about canceled workflows.
GET	Completed workflows Completed workflows - approvals	Retrieve data about completed workflows.
GET	Paused workflows Completed workflows - approvals	Retrieve data about paused workflows.
GET	Records	Retrieve data about records.

Further Ironclad information

For further information about the Ironclad REST API, see: Ironclad - Developer - API.

Configuring the Ironclad extractor

This section describes the basic setup of configuring the Ironclad extractor. To configure the extractor:

Note

For configuration, the Ironclad extractor requires a bearer token for authentication. For information, see Ironclad authentication method.

In the Celonis Platform left navigation, select Data > Data Integration.
On the Data Pools screen, select the data pool where you want to integrate the extractor. This opens the Data Integration window.
Note
If you have not yet configured a data pool for this data set, see Creating and managing data pools
In the Input section, select the Connect to Data Source tile. This opens the Add Data Connection window.
In the Add Data Connection window, select Connect to Data Source. This opens the in-tool connection catalog.
In the connection catalog, select the extractor. This opens the configuration window.
In the configuration window, provide the requested data for each field.
(Optional) Toggle the Advanced settings option to open the advanced configuration options. Read through each option and update as needed.
Select the Test Connection button to confirm the extractor can connect to the host system. If the test fails, adjust the data in the configuration fields as needed.
Once the test connection passes, select the Save button to continue. This returns you to the Data Integration window.

You have now connected the extractor to your host system. To create and execute data jobs, see Extracting and transforming data.