Configuring Synchronization Behavior – Cascade Download 

Use

With this procedure, you can activate synchronization behavior in the scenarios described below.

SyncBO A references SyncBO B, where SyncBO A represents the customer order and SyncBO B the customer master record. Synchronization is expected to result in the following behavior:

Filter values are set for SyncBO A to limit the number of records that are downloaded to certain clients. The records of SyncBO B that are referenced by the downloaded SyncBO A records must also be downloaded for each client.

To define explicitly that you want to download only those SyncBO B records that have a relationship to SyncBO A, follow the steps described in Downloading Referenced SyncBO Records.

Prerequisites

The referencing SyncBO must be of synchronization type Timed 2-Way (T01) or 2-Way (S01).

Procedure

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       1.      Start transaction merep_pd.

       2.      Choose the Synchronizer tab page.

       3.      Choose  Display <-> Change.

       4.      In the line for the SyncBO that is to be downloaded, select the Cascade column. (The displayed number must be higher than 0.)

The SyncBO that is subject to the cascade download is the referenced SyncBO, which is downloaded after the referring SyncBO.

The Cascade Setting window appears and displays a list of the relevant SyncBOs and their fields.

Field XF1 of SyncBO X and field YF1 of SyncBO Y may both refer to SyncBO Z. Both SynchBOs are listed with their fields in the Cascade Setting window.

       5.      In the Cascade Setting window, select Cascade for the SyncBO that is to lead the cascade download of the SyncBO. If you want to exclude a field from influencing the download of the SynchBO in question, deselect Cascade for the corresponding SyncBO.

       6.      Choose  Continue.

       7.      Choose  Save to activate your changes.

Result

The referencing SyncBO download triggers the download of referenced SyncBO records at runtime.

When the referenced SyncBO of a required SyncBO record is not in the replication database, the referring SyncBO record is not included in the download.