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Configure OAuth for your custom REST service in Pega. Simple steps to enable OAuth for your REST service in Pega.

OAuth - Open Authorization basics. How OAuth works. OAuth basics. OAuth behind the scenes.

Pega provides many constellations DX APIs for various categories like Case Management and processing, Assignment processing and many other categories. All these APIs are predeveloped and as developer you can use them as they are without any customization. To know the basics of OAuth, please visit - OAuth - Open Authorization basics But in order to use them you must understand the security associated with the API. By default, all DX APIs are secured with OAuth authorization.

Problem statement Assume you are developing a Queue Processor for an ATM Withdrawal use case. The process of ATM withdrawal consists of two operations. Debit the amount from the Account table. Insert a new record in the transaction history table. The queue process we are planning to develop will take two parameters: Amount and Account number, and perform the above operations. Now assume if any of these two operations fail for any reason, what should our design be to manage t