Configuring synchronization of several Oracle E-Business Suite systems
In some circumstances, you are use a synchronization project to synchronize multiple E-Business Suite systems.
Prerequisites
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The target system schema of the E-Business Suite systems are identical.
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All virtual schema properties used in the mapping must exist in the extended schema of the E-Business Suite systems.
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The connection parameters to the target system are defined as variables.
To customize a synchronization project for synchronizing another system
- Supply a user in the other system with sufficient permissions for accessing the Oracle E-Business Suite.
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Open the synchronization project in the Synchronization Editor.
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Create a new base object for the other system. Use the wizard to attach a base object.
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In the wizard, select the Oracle E-Business Suite connector and declare the connection parameters. The connection parameters are saved in a special variable set.
A start up configuration is created that uses the newly created variable set.
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Change other elements of the synchronization configuration as required.
- Save the changes.
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Run a consistency check.
Related topics
Updating schemas
All the schema data (schema types and schema properties) of the target system schema and the One Identity Manager schema are available when you are editing a synchronization project. Only a part of this data is really needed for configuring synchronization. If a synchronization project is finished, the schema is compressed to remove unnecessary data from the synchronization project. This can speed up the loading of the synchronization project. Deleted schema data can be added to the synchronization configuration again at a later point.
If the target system schema or the One Identity Manager schema has changed, these changes must also be added to the synchronization configuration. Then the changes can be added to the schema property mapping.
To include schema data that have been deleted through compression and schema modifications in the synchronization project, update each schema in the synchronization project. This may be necessary if:
To update a system connection schema
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Open the synchronization project in the Synchronization Editor.
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Select the Configuration | Target system category.
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Select the Configuration | One Identity Manager connection category.
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Select the General view and click Update schema.
- Confirm the security prompt with Yes.
This reloads the schema data.
To edit a mapping
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Select the Mappings category.
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Select a mapping in the navigation view.
Opens the Mapping Editor. For more detailed information about mappings, see the One Identity Manager Target System Synchronization Reference Guide.
NOTE: The synchronization is deactivated if the schema of an activated synchronization project is updated. Reactivate the synchronization project to synchronize.
Configuring department synchronization
To synchronize departments and department memberships, data from the schema types HROrganization and HRPersonInOrganization is loaded. You must filter required objects to synchronize this data, otherwise performance may be seriously affected if all departments are being synchronized.
If you use default mapping for these schema types, you can select the required departments from the organization hierarchy. To do this, edit the synchronization project's scope and create the hierarchy filter.
Departments can also be differentiated from other organization by their type. Since you can customize these types in Oracle E-Business Suite, departments are not filtered by type in the default maps. To filter departments by type, define your own schema classes.
If you use custom mapping for synchronizing departments, define the filter beforehand in the schema class. In addition, you can use hierarchy filters to limit further the number of synchronization objects.
Related topics
Speeding up synchronization with revision filtering
When you start synchronization, all synchronization objects are loaded. Some of these objects have not be modified since the last synchronization and, therefore, must not be processed. Synchronization is accelerated by only loading those object pairs that have changed since the last synchronization. One Identity Manager uses revision filtering to accelerate synchronization.
Oracle E-Business Suite supports revision filtering. The E-Business Suite objects' date of last change is used as a revision counter. Each synchronization saves its last execution date as a revision in the One Identity Manager database (DPRRevisionStore table, Value column). This value is used as a comparison for revision filtering when the same workflow is synchronized the next time. When this workflow is synchronized the next time, the E-Business Suite objects' change date is compared with the revision saved in the One Identity Manager database. Only those objects that have been changed since this date are loaded from the target system.
The revision is found at start of synchronization. Objects modified by synchronization are loaded and checked by the next synchronization. This means that the second synchronization after initial synchronization is not significantly faster.
Revision filtering can be applied to workflows and start up configuration.
To permit revision filtering on a workflow
To permit revision filtering for a start up configuration
For more detailed information about revision filtering, see the One Identity Manager Target System Synchronization Reference Guide.
