Working with Control Table Merges

This section describes:

• Working with Customer Base Merges

• Working with Language-Specific Table Merges

• Working with Data Dictionary Merge

• Work with Solution Explorer Merge

• Working with UDC Merge

• Working with Favorites Merge

• Working with Report Director Templates Merge

• Working with Tips of the Day Merge

• Working with Workflow Merge

The basic structure of Release 9.2 software consists of control tables. These tables organize and sequence the information you put into the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne systems. In addition, these tables determine the types of operations to be performed on the input data. For example, the data dictionary tables define all specifications for any data item in JD Edwards EnterpriseOne software.

Control tables differ from transaction tables in the following ways:

• Control tables contain data that is shared between JD Edwards EnterpriseOne and the customer.

• Transaction tables can be converted, but JD Edwards EnterpriseOne data is never merged into them.

A customer can modify control tables, for example, changing a menu to better suit business needs. Because customers can modify the control tables, JD Edwards EnterpriseOne provides a safe mechanism to merge these control tables with the new data that accompanies a new release. This protects the customer-modified information.