Determining the Data to Synchronize
You can determine the data that needs synchronizing in either of two ways:• If you currently use DataSync to synchronize data, by noting the setup of your synchronization profiles
• If you do not use DataSync, by performing an audit of your data synchronization requirements
Documenting Your DataSync Configuration
DataSync synchronizes static data among multiple, distributed QAD Enterprise Applications databases. Synchronization profiles specify which data—tables and fields—to synchronize between databases and which types of data changes—add, change, delete—to synchronize.To identify the tables—and within the tables, the fields—that are currently synchronized, use Synchronization Profile Maintenance (36.8.22.1) to review your existing DataSync profiles. (Typically the name of the profile matches the name of the associated table.) The screen displays the fields in the table for which data will be sent.You also can use Synchronization Profile Inquiry (36.8.22.2) to review the contents of your synchronization profiles. The inquiry shows the table the profile links to and the fields to be exported in that table. You must run an inquiry for each synchronization profile.Auditing Your Data Synchronization Requirements
A complete description of how to perform an audit of your data synchronization requirements is beyond the scope of this document. However, your audit should answer the following types of questions:
• What data is shared by the QAD Enterprise Applications domains in my various sites or companies?
• Where does the maintenance of this data need to be centralized?
• Which domains will share the data?
After defining the types of data to be shared, relate the data back to the tables which control this data, and then identify the specific fields you require.Refer to the list of business objects and associated tables that are provided with QXtend to see if the tables you have identified are included with this release. See Business Objects and Outbound QDocs.If a suitable business object is provided, you may have to edit the business object to suit your specific purposes. If the tables you want to synchronize are not supported by a business object, you will have to create a new business object as well as develop a corresponding QDoc.