# Client-managed Connection

A client-managed connection offers a flexible approach where your organization directly controls and maintains the link between Your Customer's chosen systems and the Zwapgrid platform. While Your Customer still connects their system in the usual way, the ownership and ongoing management of that specific connection are handled by you.

### How It Works

When your organization chooses a client-managed connection, you'll be responsible for configuring and maintaining the access to Your Customer's system, integrating it with Zwapgrid's secure infrastructure. This typically involves:

* Configuring Application Clients: For some systems, your organization will set up and manage the Application Clients that establish and maintain the connection to Your Customer's system.
* Utilizing Other Relevant Connection Methods: For other systems, your organization will configure and manage the specific connection protocols that depend on the system's requirements, ensuring reliable data flow to Zwapgrid.

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#### Example: Visma eAccounting

When Your Customer connects their Visma eAccounting via a client-managed Connection, they will typically perform a straightforward authorization process within Visma eAccounting, granting the necessary permissions for data access. The key difference is that your organization will then be responsible for managing and maintaining this connection, ensuring that data, like invoices, flows smoothly from Your Customer's Visma eAccounting account to you via API.1.

Your Customer will see the following:

<figure><img src="/files/myKhOH89ECdpmxubWzlD" alt=""><figcaption><p>Client-managed connection flow.</p></figcaption></figure>


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