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About Preprocessed Synchronization

Oracle BI Disconnected Analytics allows you as the Oracle BI Administrator to balance the load on servers by preprocessing sourcing queries before users synchronize their data. To set up preprocessed synchronization, you schedule the sourcing queries for a disconnected application to run during off-peak hours.

NOTE:  It is recommended that you set up applications to be synchronized in preprocessed mode. This minimizes the server loads during normal business hours and allows the server to create disconnected data sets during non-peak usage hours.

Preprocessed data sets do not require configuration for the Oracle BI Disconnected Analytics Application Manager. Typically, disconnected users are not aware that they receive preprocessed data. In Preprocessed mode, the Oracle BI Disconnected Analytics Application Manager detects whether the data set on the local machine is up to date. A data set in preprocessed mode is considered out of date if the date of the most recent synchronization of a data set is earlier than the last modified times for any report in that data set.

This section provides guidelines for setting up a preprocessed application.

NOTE:  Before following these guidelines, become familiar with how to set up Oracle BI Disconnected Analytics applications and Oracle Business Intelligence Scheduler. For more information about Oracle Business Intelligence Scheduler, see the Oracle Business Intelligence Scheduler Guide.