Data synchronization for reports

Manage schedules for data synchronization, or initiate a data synchronization activity immediately. We can also refresh the synchronization status. When you initiate a data synchronization activity, the following actions occur:

• Directory server data is staged for report processing
• Mapping updates that are made with the Schema Mapping task are made available to the Design Report task
• Data and ACI information is synchronized between the directory server and the database
• All separation of duty policies defined in the system are evaluated for violations

Data synchronization schedules that we add are run as a background process at the scheduled time.

In general, schedule the data synchronization task when system load is low.

We can initiate a data synchronization activity immediately, or we can schedule a task to run at a specified time or at regular intervals.

We can view the status of the most recent data synchronization.

We can add or modify data synchronization schedules at any time.

You do not need to do a data synchronization task when you modify a report. However, if we change the report schema, reporting ACIs, or the entity data, we must do a data synchronization for the changes to take effect. For example, we might add a person to the system and want the name of that person to occur in a report.

The entities and attributes that you map with the Schema Mapping task are made available for the Design Report task only after data is synchronized.

• Synchronizing data immediately
  We can initiate an immediate data synchronization activity.
• Create a data synchronization schedule
  We can create a schedule for synchronizing data.
• Modify a data synchronization schedule
  We can modify an existing schedule for synchronizing data.
• Deleting a data synchronization schedule
  We can delete one or more schedules for data synchronization.

Parent topic: Data synchronization