Events & Brokers
The Events and Brokers module centralizes the management and monitoring of event-driven integrations across all connected brokers in your ecosystem. It provides full visibility into event types, broker instances, and API connections, ensuring efficient event handling and operational governance.
Overview
Purpose: Serve as a single pane of glass for managing all event brokers and their associated APIs
Capabilities: Monitor broker instances, synchronize APIs, manage configurations, and track usage limits
Target Users: API administrators, event platform managers, and integration engineers
Manage Events Brokers
The Manage Events Brokers interface provides the essential tools to monitor and maintain your event-driven infrastructure.
Key Features
Dashboard Metrics
APIs Left: The number of API connections remaining within your total quota (e.g., 55/1000)
Gateway Left: The number of remaining broker gateway slots available (e.g., 942/1000)
Add New Instance Connect and configure new event broker instances to enable event-driven integrations
Supported Brokers: Apache Kafka, Solace PubSub+
Existing Instances View and manage all configured broker instances in a clear, actionable table
Instance Information: Name, status, and last updated timestamp
Available Actions:
Sync API: Synchronize APIs from the broker
Edit: Modify broker configuration
Delete: Remove the instance
Filters and Search
Filter by Business Domain: Narrow instances by assigned business domain
Search: Find specific broker instances by name or identifier
Add Events Instance
The Add Events Instance feature allows you to register and configure new event brokers within Helix.
Overview
Purpose: Connect and configure new event broker instances
Supported Brokers: Apache Kafka, Solace PubSub+
Target Users: Integration engineers, API administrators, event platform managers
Configuration Workflow
Select Events Choose broker type from supported options (e.g., APACHE_KAFKA)
Select Business Area Assign to relevant business area (default: Default Business Area)
Configure Events
Connection Details
Connection Type (e.g., SASL_PLAINTEXT)
Name for broker instance
Broker server address
SASL mechanism (if applicable)
Username/password for authentication
Default Import API Visibilities Set default visibility for imported APIs (Internal, External, etc.)
Region and Country
Geographical region (e.g., Southern Asia)
Deployment country (e.g., India)
Manage Events
The Manage Events feature provides a centralized interface to discover, organize, and manage all event-driven assets.
Overview
Purpose: Single source of truth for all event-driven assets
Capabilities: Search, filter, and organize event topics
Target Users: API administrators, integration engineers, developers
Key Features
Event Discovery
Search Bar: Find event topics by name or keyword
Filters: Narrow by visibility type (All, Internal, External, DAC Admin, Public)
Event Listing View all discovered event topics in structured list
Topic name/identifier
Description (if available)
Tags for categorization
Pagination
Items Per Page: Select display count
Page Navigation: Navigate through results
Filters
Use the Filters panel to refine event topic displays and save combinations for future use.
Filter Options
Select Business Area: Choose one or more business areas
Select Visibilities: Filter by access level
NONE
INTERNAL
EXTERNAL
DAC ADMIN
PUBLIC
Filter Management
Reset: Clear all selected options
Save Filters: Save combination as named filter group
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