Develop APIs That Work Properly for the Organization
Leverage APIs to connect your systems in today’s web-based world.
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Not managing your web API development effectively can risk:
- Developers lack a common framework for how to develop APIs.
- Application runtime issues due to the slow execution of the underlying APIs.
- Frustrated third-party developers who need to invest significant time to custom code your published APIs after each update.
- Inconsistent user experiences on different applications using the same API.
Implementing a standardized web API development process will enable your organization to:
- Consistently design, develop, and test your APIs.
- Release new and updated applications quicker because of the reusability of your APIs.
- Connect existing business products and services to more development platforms (e.g. cloud and mobile); this offers additional above-the-line and below-the-line benefits.
- Increase the quality of your business applications by providing reliable channels via APIs to deliver critical enterprise data.
Module 1: Examine the Opportunities Web APIs Can Enable
The Purpose
- Gauge the importance of web APIs for achieving your organizational needs.
- Understand how web APIs can be used to achieve below-the-line and above-the-line benefits.
- Be aware of web API development pitfalls.
Key Benefits Achieved
- Understanding the revenue generation and process optimization opportunities web APIs can bring to your organization.
- Knowledge of the current web API landscape.
| Activities: | Outputs: | |
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| 1.1 | Examine the opportunities web APIs can enable. |
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Module 2: Design & Develop Your Web API
The Purpose
- Establish a web API design and development process.
- Design scalable web APIs around defined business process flows and rules.
- Define the web service objects that the web APIs will expose.
Key Benefits Achieved
- Reusable web API designs.
- Identification of data sets that will be available through web services.
- Implement web API development best practices.
| Activities: | Outputs: | |
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| 2.1 | Define high-level design details based on web API requirements. |
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| 2.2 | Define your process workflows and business rules. |
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| 2.3 | Map the relationships among data tables through ERDs. |
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| 2.4 | Define your data model by mapping the relationships among data tables through data flow diagrams. |
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| 2.5 | Define your web service objects by effectively referencing your data model. |
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Module 3: Test Your Web API
The Purpose
- Incorporate APIs into your existing testing practices.
- Emphasize security testing with web APIs.
- Learn of the web API testing and monitoring tool landscape.
Key Benefits Achieved
- Creation of a web API test plan.
| Activities: | Outputs: | |
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| 3.1 | Create a test plan for your web API. |
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Module 4: Monitor and Continuously Optimize Your Web API
The Purpose
- Plan for iterative development and maintenance of web APIs.
- Manage web APIs for versioning and reuse.
- Establish a governance structure to manage changes to web APIs.
Key Benefits Achieved
- Implement web API monitoring and maintenance best practices.
- Establishment of a process to manage future development and maintenance of web APIs.
| Activities: | Outputs: | |
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| 4.1 | Identify roles for your API development projects. |
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| 4.2 | Develop governance for web API development. |
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