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Sharing Data Using Data Synchronization

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Objectives

After completing this lesson, you should be able to:

• Describe data synchronization

• Create mappings and synchronizations

• Set data synchronization filters

• Validate data synchronizations

• Execute data synchronizations

• View data flows

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Data Synchronization Overview

Sales revenue Sales revenueMapping table

Sales Report ApplicationNA Consol Application

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Creating Mapping Tables

To create a mapping table, you specify source and destinationdimensions.

Data is retrieved from the source application.

The destination application receives the data.

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Data Synchronization Process

You use a wizard to create a data synchronization.

Insert mapping table

Execute synchronization

Data synchronization toolbar

Validate synchronization

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Specifying Source and Destination

The New Synchronization Wizard has three pages:

Data Synchronization Page Description

Source Type Data source type that is sending the data.

Select Source Object or application that is receiving the data.

Select Destination Application that is receiving the data. The target application can be a Financial Management or a Planning application.

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Mapping Source Dimensions to Destination Dimensions

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Creating Filters for Source Dimensions

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Applying Filter Criteria

Select members in the Member Selector dialog box.

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Insert Mapping Table button

Inserting Mapping Tables

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Saving Data Synchronizations

Save Synchronization button

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Validating Data Synchronizations

Validate Synchronization button

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Executing Data Synchronizations

Execute Synchronization button

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Viewing Data Flows

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Summary

In this lesson, you should have learned to:

• Describe data synchronization

• Create mappings and synchronizations

• Set data synchronization filters

• Validate data synchronizations

• Execute data synchronizations

• View data flows