Preparing Synchronization Runs

Use

With this function you can prepare synchronization runs for a selected synchronization process. The preparation includes the following:

  • Selecting a synchronization process

  • Assigning control parameters

  • Selecting selection criteria for the source object

Prerequisites

You have carried out Customizing synchronization .

Features

The system transfers the selected synchronization processes into the Synchronization Process group box, and the predefined control parameters into the Control Parameters group box on the tab page Processing. You can also use the following functions:

Control Parameters

You can change and complete the predefined control parameters. You can specify the following parameters:

  • Block size

  • Queue name

  • Number of parallel processes in the background

    The number of parallel processes in the background can, however, be restricted through system settings.

  • Background processing

Selection Criteria

You can define the following selection criteria for the source object in order to restrict the data volume and the number of instances of a source object that can be selected within a synchronization run:

  • Synchronization scope

    You can define the scope for synchronizing the data records of a source object with a target object (for example, if the system should synchronize only the object data, only the relationship data, or both for the selected source object data records).

    The synchronization process selected defines which options of the synchronization scope can be selected.

  • Restricting source object data records at database field-level

    You can restrict the number of source objects that you want to synchronize by choosing standard selection criteria.

Simulation

You can choose whether you want to simulate a synchronization run via a test run. In the case of a test run, the system checks whether all the data can be transferred to the target database without any errors occurring. You can postprocess any errors that occur using the Postprocessing Office. The synchronization process selected defines whether this function can be selected for a synchronization run.

Activities

Enter the control parameters and selection criteria that you require on the tab page Processing to prepare and, if necessary, restrict a synchronization run. Choose the indicator Test Run in the Control Parameters group box in order to simulate the synchronization run.