Synchronizing a business unit

A business unit may require synchronizing if the system detects that the business unit group and the domain are out of step. This can happen in these circumstances:

  • The domain database has been restored or copied from another system independently of the business unit group databases.
  • The business unit group database has been restored or copied from another system independently of the domain database.
  • A business unit has been packed to a store.

When both the domain and the business unit group databases are restored with a common timestamp from a common data set then the system recognizes this and synchronization is not required.

Before you copy data from a packed store you must run Synchronization to ensure that any references to the domain data, held on the business unit data within the store, exist in the domain database.

To synchronize a business unit:

  1. In Business Unit Administration (BUA) select the business unit or business unit group and select Actions > Synchronization
    If the group is selected and there are no unresolved issues then all business units within the group are marked as Synchronized.
    The Synchronize Summary form is displayed and the status is set to Ready for Validation. The objects to be validated are listed in a table with these columns:
    Object
    The name of the object to be validated.
    Total
    The total number of records in the object.
    Reserved
    The number of records reserved by the system and cannot be changed.
    Ignored
    The number of records ignored, such as those used by other business units.
    Created using Source
    The total number of records created using the source business unit.
    Map to Existing
    The number of records mapped to existing objects.
    Mapped to New Name
    The number of records mapped to a new record.
    Target Used
    The number of records where the target business unit has been used.
    Target Overwritten
    The number of records overwritten in the target business unit.
    Target Refreshed
    The number of records refreshed.
    Unresolved
    The number of records unresolved requiring resolution.
    Result
    Specifies whether the object Passed, Resolved or Failed validation, or if verification is required.
  2. Select Validate.
    The status is updated to Validation in Progress.
    When the validation is complete, the header is updated with one of these statuses:
    • Ready for Synchronization, when the result of the validation of the objects has one or more Resolved objects and no Failed objects. Synchronize is enabled.
    • Failed Validation, when the validation resulted in one or more Failed objects, Synchronize is disabled.
  3. Optionally, click Resolve to display the Synchronization Resolution screen.
  4. When all items have been resolved click Synchronize.
    Synchronization does a final validation then creates or updates data in the domain and source business unit as required.
    If Synchronization has been invoked from a business unit copy you have the option to re-map Document Formats. You can either select Create New, Map to Existing, Refresh Target or Ignore before continuing with the business unit copy process.