1 Introduction

Oracle Retail Bulk Data Integration (BDI) provides the ability to transfer bulk data between Oracle Retail applications. BDI contains the following components:

• BDI Batch Job Admin – Helps management of batch jobs

• BDI Process Flow - Provides a mechanism to run multiple dependent batch jobs

• BDI Scheduler - Schedules execution of an action, like invoking process flows or services

A BDI installation contains the following components:

• An installation of BDI RMS Batch Job Admin

• An installation of BDI SIM Batch Job Admin

• An installation of BDI Process Flow

• An installation of BDI Scheduler

BDI Topology

The diagram below shows the default topology for BDI. Please refer to the Oracle Retail Bulk Data Integration Implementation Guide for other supported topologies.