Understanding EPM Integration Agents

The EPM Integration Agent can be deployed in two modes: synchronous and asynchronous.

In synchronous mode, when an integration is executed, the Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance Management initiates a direct call from the cloud to the appropriate EPM Integration Agent based on the cluster assignment. The EPM Integration Agent executes the data extraction process and transfers data to the cloud. When the data is transferred to the Cloud EPM, the data is imported, mapped, and then loaded to the target application. In this mode, because the Cloud EPM communicates to the EPM Integration Agent directly, configure your on-premises environment to accept inbound communications from the Cloud EPM.

In asynchronous mode, when an integration is executed, the Cloud EPM queues the integration jobs to execute in the Cloud EPM. The EPM Integration Agent constantly polls the job queue at specified time intervals. If it finds a job, it executes the data extraction step and transfers data to the Cloud EPM. When the data is transferred to the Cloud EPM, the data is imported, mapped and loaded to the target application. In this mode, all communication between the Cloud EPM and the EPM Integration Agent is always initiated from the EPM Integration Agent and no inbound communication configuration is required. However, there may be a delay in the execution based on the polling frequency.