Connections allow Auclio applications to access and work with data from external systems. Once configured, a connection can be used by datasets to retrieve, display, create, or update information from the connected source.

Connections make it possible to use external business data in an Auclio application while keeping the original system as the source of that information. Depending on the connected system, this may include business objects, properties, files, dropdown values, workflows, or other related data.

A connection is not required for every application. Applications that use only data created and managed directly in Auclio can work without one.