OIC - What is the difference between synchronous and asynchronous integrations? Can you give examples in OIC?

Difference:

• Synchronous (sync) integrations are blocking – the calling system waits for the integration to finish and provide a response. These are best suited for real-time tasks that require immediate feedback.
  🔹 Example in OIC: A REST API-based integration where a frontend application sends a request to get the current stock level of a product in ERP and waits for the response immediately.

• Asynchronous (async) integrations are non-blocking – the calling system sends the request, and OIC processes it in the background, sending the response separately. These are used for batch processing or long-running tasks where real-time response isn’t needed.
  🔹 Example in OIC: An integration that receives a file (e.g., via FTP adapter) with thousands of records and processes it in the background to load data into Oracle ERP Cloud using FBDI.