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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 revenue
Mapping table
Sales Report ApplicationNA Consol Application

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Creating Mapping Tables
To create a mapping table, you specify source and destination
dimensions.
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