Replicating your instance
During sandbox replication, your Oracle Eloqua environment structure (including assets, campaigns, exports, recently accessed assets, and integrations) is replicated from production to a sandbox.
Note: Microsite certificates are not copied over to sandbox environments during sandbox replication.
All programs, integration calls, and auto syncs are included as part of the replication. Data including contact records, account records, custom objects, form spam submissions, and prospects are not replicated. Insight is not available in the sandbox environment. All types of automation and anything that has the concept of being "active" is automatically disabled, such as campaigns. All users from your production instance are replicated, along with existing settings (for example, receiving emergency notifications, security groups, and so on.) Each time you initiate replication, everything in your sandbox is overwritten by an updated replica of your production environment.
Note: While you can replicate your production environment to a sandbox, you cannot replicate the changes made in your sandbox to production.
Important: Replicating your production environment cannot occur during an Oracle Eloqua release. Please check the Release Center for upcoming release dates.
Warning: Triggering this process will permanently overwrite all currently existing data and configurations in your sandbox instance. Make sure you no longer need any of those configurations prior to running this process.
To replicate an instance:
- Click Settings
. - Click Sandbox Management in the Users and Security area.
Important: You can only access your sandbox after it is linked to your production instance. If you do not see your sandbox listed on the Sandbox Manager page, please log in to My Oracle Support and create a service request.
- Click Refresh to begin the process of replicating your production instance into your sandbox.
The sandbox replication begins.