Business flows define an end-to-end synchronization. Flows are uni-directional. A flow can define synchronization of data in one direction only. They copy data from a source application to a destination application. Determine what flows are required for your provider as follows:
- Identify what business objects are supported in Gateway for a Primavera provider.
- In your application, identify what business objects you wish to integrate with using Gateway.
- Identify the flow types that are to be supported by your provider and specify these in the provider.xml file. The flow types supported are:
- Master Data
- Project Data
- Define the role of the provider in each flow when data is to be integrated by specifying the
FlowSideelement as any of the following values:- Source
- Destination
For example, if the role of the P6 provider in a Project Data flow is that of a source, then set
<FlowSide>Source</FlowSide>in the Provider description XML file.