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Connectors Directory Basics

What the Connectors directory is, how it is organised, and how to read connector statuses.

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What you’ll learn

  • Explain what the Connectors directory is and why it exists
  • Navigate connectors by category
  • Read a connector card and its status correctly
  • Know where to find Connectors in the app and on the public site

Course content

3 lessons · 30 min of reading
01
Lesson 1 of 3 Reading 8 min

What the Connectors directory is

The Connectors directory is AWRA OpsHub's single integration layer — one place that lists every external app AWRA can plug into. Instead of hunting through separate settings screens for accounting, notifications, or sign-on, you open one directory and see the whole picture: what AWRA connects to, what each connection does, and whether it is ready to use.

You reach it two ways. Signed-in admins open Settings → Connectors to see the gallery for their workspace, where anything already wired up shows as connected. Anyone can view the public Connectors page on the marketing site to browse the same catalogue before signing up. Both are driven by the same source of truth, so the list stays consistent.

The directory is deliberately a catalogue, not a promise that everything is live today. It is filling in as each integration is built. That is why every connector carries a status — so you can tell at a glance what you can switch on now versus what is planned or on the roadmap.

Key takeaways

  • Connectors is one directory for every external app AWRA can connect to.
  • Signed-in admins open Settings → Connectors; the public site has a Connectors page.
  • Already-connected integrations show as connected in your workspace.
  • The directory is a catalogue — statuses tell you what is live versus planned.
02
Lesson 2 of 3 Reading 10 min

Categories: finding a connector by what it does

Connectors are grouped by the job they do, so you look for an outcome rather than memorising brand names. The categories are Communication & Notifications (push alerts and approvals to Slack, Teams, WhatsApp), Accounting & Finance (sync vendors, items, invoices and POs — QuickBooks), Tax & Compliance (e-invoicing such as KRA eTIMS), Storage & Documents (archive to Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive/SharePoint, S3), CRM & Sales (Salesforce), Contracts & E-Signature (PandaDoc), Identity & SSO (Google, Microsoft Entra), Productivity & Automation (Zapier, Make, Google Sheets), and Developer & Data (inbound webhooks).

Grouping by purpose matters because most teams start from a need — "I want approval alerts in Slack" or "I need our invoices in QuickBooks" — not from a vendor. Browsing the right category surfaces every option that solves that need, including alternatives you might not have known about.

Each category also carries a short blurb describing the outcome it delivers. Reading the category first, then the cards inside it, is the fastest way to decide whether AWRA already covers what you need or whether it is still on the roadmap.

Key takeaways

  • Connectors are grouped by outcome, not by brand.
  • Categories span communication, finance, tax, storage, CRM, e-signature, identity, automation, and developer.
  • Start from the need, open the matching category, then compare the cards.
  • Each category blurb states the outcome it delivers.
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Lesson 3 of 3 Reading 8 min

Reading a connector card and its status

Every connector is shown as a card with its name, icon, category, a one-line summary of what it does, and — most importantly — a status. The status is the single most useful thing on the card because it tells you whether you can act now.

There are three statuses to know. Live means the connector is built and you can configure it today (QuickBooks Online and Google SSO are live). Planned means it is approved on the roadmap and being built next. Coming soon means it is catalogued but not yet scheduled. In your own workspace a live connector you have already set up is shown as connected.

The practical rule: only Live (or connected) connectors have a working setup screen. If a card is Planned or Coming soon, it is there so you can see it is on the way — clicking it will not let you configure it yet. Reading the status first saves you from expecting a setup flow that does not exist.

Key takeaways

  • A card shows name, category, summary, and status.
  • Statuses are Live, Planned, and Coming soon; your set-up live connectors show as connected.
  • Only Live/connected connectors have a working setup screen.
  • Planned and Coming soon cards are roadmap signals, not configurable yet.

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