Oracle Waveset 8.1.1 Business Administrator's Guide

Data Synchronization Tools: Which to Use?

Waveset provides several tools that can be used to import and synchronize account data. For help selecting the correct tool for a given task, refer to Table 7–1.

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For an in-depth explanation of how data loading and synchronization works in Waveset, see Chapter 3, Data Loading and Synchronization, in Oracle Waveset 8.1.1 Deployment Guide .

Table 7–1 Tasks to Use with the Data Synchronization Tools


If you want to	Choose this feature
Initially pull resource accounts into Waveset, without viewing before loading	Load from Resource
Initially pull resource accounts into Waveset, optionally viewing and editing data before loading	Extract to File, Load from File
Periodically pull resource accounts into Waveset, taking action on each account according to configured policy	Reconcile with Resources
Push or pull resource account changes into Waveset	Synchronization using Active Sync adapters (multiple resource implementations)