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# Integration Styles and Integration Use Case Patterns
An integration style describes a basic category or type of integration, for example, process integration or the integration with things. Use case patterns help you to refine the integration styles relevant for your organization's integration strategy.
The following table shows some integration style examples and associated use case patterns.
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Integration Style
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Process integration
Integrate business processes that span multiple business applications.
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A2A integration
B2B integration
Master data integration
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Data integration
Synchronize data between business applications.
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Data replication as required in extract, transform, and load \(ETL\) scenarios
Data virtualization
Data orchestration
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Analytics integration
Derive and expose analytical data for business insights from business applications.
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Embedded analytics
Cross-application analytics
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User integration
Integrate user-centric applications with business applications.
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UI integration
Mobile integration
Chatbot integration
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Thing integration
Integrate real-world things with business applications.
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Thing to analytics
Thing to process
Thing to data lake
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> ### Example:
> If your integration architecture requires the integration of processes, the *process integration* integration style is relevant for you. If you need to consider the integration with sensors and other devices from the real world, the *thing integration* integration style is relevant for you.
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> If your integration strategy adheres to on the integration of processes, you can further refine the integration use case by specifying if you need to implement application-to-application \(A2A\) or business-to-business \(B2B\) scenarios. *A2A integration* and *B2B integration* are use case patterns related to the *process integration* integration style.
