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title: Why Adobe Workfront Fusion?
description: Learn about Adobe Workfront Fusion; an automation add-on that facilitates collaboration and integration between various third-party applications.
publish date: 2024-03-19
author: Esteban Bustamante
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# Why Adobe Workfront Fusion?

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Adobe Workfront is a work management system designed for collaboration and seamless integration. In this blog, we will explore the advantages of using Adobe Workfront Fusion, an "add-on" to Adobe Workfront for automation and integration.

(Note that Workfront Fusion does require a separate license from Adobe Workfront.)

One of the main purposes of Adobe Workfront is to enable integration with various third-party applications. To achieve this, Workfront offers different methods:

1. Native integrations: Adobe Workfront provides pre-built applications or connectors for common use cases, such as Adobe Creative Cloud, Dropbox, Google Drive, SharePoint, Slack, etc.
2. Public API: Workfront provides a comprehensive API, enabling people with technical expertise to develop custom integrations. Workfront’s API is a group of RESTful services over HTTPS, allowing webhooks to transmit trigger/action data to designated locations.
3. Workfront Fusion: This platform is designed for automation and integration, linking numerous systems to Adobe Workfront and ensuring data synchronization without requiring customized integrations to be managed.

## Advantages of Workfront Fusion

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*Example of Adobe Workfront Fusion Scenario (Adobe.com)*

Now, let’s focus on the advantages of choosing Workfront Fusion as your 3rd party integration method:

- No-Code: One of the most evident advantages of Fusion over other options is its "No-code" nature. This means you don't need a coding background to use it. However, having minimal coding knowledge could be beneficial, which can be acquired through experience with the tool.
- Pre-built Apps: A wide variety of pre-built apps are available in the Workfront Fusion context. In this context, an app refers to a software application that communicates with an external system. The advantage of using these apps is that you don’t need to know the API beforehand; the user interface handles all the heavy lifting. For example, the “Outlook” app includes a “send email” module, the “Workfront” app features an “upload a document” module, etc. These apps cover all Adobe applications, such as the Adobe Creative Cloud suite, as well as the most common third-party systems, including Outlook, Slack, Salesforce, and Workfront.
- Universal Connectors: The universal connectors provide a solution if you need to integrate an external system that is unavailable in the out-of-the-box (OOTB) Adobe Fusion apps. You can utilize any of these four apps: HTTP/HTTPS, SOAP, Email (SMTP), and FTP/SFTP. While this may necessitate more configuration and technical knowledge, it enables connectivity to virtually any system over the Internet.
- Quick Adjustments: With just a couple of clicks, you can control when a workflow needs to start and its actions. You can manipulate and transform the data as needed, and adjust the speed from real-time to any interval.
- Pre-built Templates: Fusion also provides pre-built templates covering common scenarios, such as Project Creation from CSV and Establishing Connections using JWT.
- Improved Visibility and Performance: With guardrails and best practices in place, Fusion ensures a performant solution.
- Tolerance to Failures and Error Handling Strategy: Fusion incorporates various "error directives" that enable you to anticipate and respond to potential errors effectively. You have the option to queue failed executions for further reprocessing or analysis.
- User Management: Within Fusion, you can create organizations, teams, and users to facilitate effective governance over the resources provided by the tool.
- Detailed History: Execution History is accessible for the last 30 days, allowing you to examine any of these executions in detail.
- Quick Updates: By using Adobe Workfront Fusion, you are positioned well to update or add new systems with ease.
- Holistic View: Fusion provides a holistic view of your system's operations, facilitating seamless integration and synchronization. This comprehensive perspective enhances the coherence and integrity of your system's records, ensuring accurate and efficient data management processes.

## Conclusion

Adobe Workfront Fusion offers an easy-to-use tool without the need for a coding background. It can assist in achieving a cohesive system of record ecosystem and seamless orchestration across multiple systems, making it a serious consideration over other options for integrating your Workfront system with external applications.