From f93f263eff7b05547a357db03b9b422d5c586b79 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andre Wanlin <67169551+awanlin@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2022 14:51:37 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] Added custom provider annotation details Signed-off-by: Andre Wanlin <67169551+awanlin@users.noreply.github.com> --- docs/features/software-catalog/external-integrations.md | 7 ++++++- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/features/software-catalog/external-integrations.md b/docs/features/software-catalog/external-integrations.md index 65f97fb8da..f3387d31f0 100644 --- a/docs/features/software-catalog/external-integrations.md +++ b/docs/features/software-catalog/external-integrations.md @@ -159,7 +159,12 @@ Check out the numbered markings - let's go through them one by one. the outcome of that. This example issues a `fetch` to the right service and issues a full refresh of its entity bucket based on that. 5. The method translates the foreign data model to the native `Entity` form, as - expected by the catalog. + expected by the catalog. Make sure that in this method you include the + `backstage.io/managed-by-location` and `backstage.io/managed-by-origin-location` + annotations on your `Entity`. If these are not present they will not show up + in the Catalog and you will see warnings in your logs. The + [Well-known Annotations](./well-known-annotations.md#backstageiomanaged-by-location) + documentation has guidance on what values to use for these. 6. Finally, we issue a "mutation" to the catalog. This persists the entities in our own bucket, along with an optional `locationKey` that's used for conflict checks. But this is a bigger topic - mutations warrant their own explanatory