Create a New Data Synchronization Item

To create a new Data Synchronization item:

1. Click New, in the left-hand frame of the browser window.

The browser displays the Edit Data Sync object form on the right-hand side of the Integration Administration application page.

This is form includes a list of configuration information prompts followed by empty text boxes:

• Name of the Data Synchronization item. It is recommended that you create a unique name using the same naming convention used for creating ERP Systems names to be used in automatically generated item names, for example: SAP45_DataSync2.
• ERP ID Field Name in the Erp table you are synchronizing. Blank values are not permitted.
• ERP Description Field Name in the Erp table you are synchronizing.
• ERP Other Field List of the extra ERP field names in the Rep. table you are synchronizing. This is an optional comma-separated list.
• ERP Table Name you are synchronizing. This field is used by the connector to retrieve all information associated with the Table Name.
• Optional Filter Clause string used by the connector to filter the ERP Table Name information.
• Associate ERP with this item, the name of ERP system with which the item is to be associated.
2. These fields are required (and shown with a bold prompt):
• Name
• Erp ID Field Name
• ERP Description Field Name
• ERP Table Name
3. To add a required value to these fields:
• Click in the text box, and type text or numbers.
4. These fields are optional (and shown with a light prompt):
• ERP Other Field List
• Optional Filter Clause
5. To add an optional value to these fields:
• Click in the text box, and type text or numbers.
6. The Associate ERP with this item field is also required.

To select this value, click in the drop-down menu, and select from a list of available ERP systems to be associated with this Data Synchronization item.

7. Click [Save] to apply the configuration parameters to the new Data Synchronization item.
8. When you have completed creating Data Synchronization items:
• Click Search or New, in the left-hand frame of the browser window, to take other actions using the Data Synchronization Configuration Form.
• Click the name of a parameter in the left-hand side menu, to take other Integration Administration actions.
• Click Home, in the left-hand frame of the browser window, to return to the Procurement Home Page.