Determining inputs to an integration flow component

A computer program product for managing an integration flow by determining inputs to a component of the integration flow and combining separate components into an executable whole, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program instructions stored in the computer readable storage medium, wherein the computer readable storage medium is not a transitory signal per se, the program instructions are executed by a central processing unit (CPU) of a computer system to cause the computer system to perform a method comprising the steps of:

• the computer system identifying first one or more other components of the integration flow that are upstream of the component in a given level of a hierarchy of the integration flow;
• the computer system determining first one or more output schemas of the identified first one or more other components;
• in response to determining one or more components of the integration flow contain the component from one or more levels above the given level of the hierarchy of the integration flow, the computer system identifying second one or more other components of the integration flow that are upstream of the one or more components that contain the component, determining second one or more output schemas of the identified second one or more other components, and displaying the first one or more output schemas and the second one or more output schemas as the inputs to the component;
• the computer system selecting one of the displayed inputs;
• and
• using the selected input, the computer system generating at least a portion of a program code that is used to execute an action in the integration flow, the action including interacting with an object exposed by an external application.

A computer system comprising:

• a central processing unit (CPU);
• a memory coupled to the CPU;
• and
• a computer readable storage medium coupled to the CPU, the computer readable storage medium containing instructions that are executed by the CPU via the memory to implement a method of managing an integration flow by determining inputs to a component of the integration flow and combining separate components into an executable whole, the method comprising the steps of:
• the computer system identifying first one or more other components of the integration flow that are upstream of the component in a given level of a hierarchy of the integration flow;
• the computer system determining first one or more output schemas of the identified first one or more other components;
• in response to determining one or more components of the integration flow contain the component from one or more levels above the given level of the hierarchy of the integration flow, the computer system identifying second one or more other components of the integration flow that are upstream of the one or more components that contain the component, determining second one or more output schemas of the identified second one or more other components, and displaying the first one or more output schemas and the second one or more output schemas as the inputs to the component;
• the computer system selecting one of the displayed inputs;
• and
• using the selected input, the computer system generating at least a portion of a program code that is used to execute an action in the integration flow, the action including interacting with an object exposed by an external application.