File-Based Data Import (FBDI)

Use the FBDI feature to create data in Oracle Sourcing or to import lines in a large negotiation from external or other Oracle applications.

Use a large negotiation style to create negotiation documents and import thousands of lines with FBDI and scheduled processing. For example, you can import more than 2,000 lines to a negotiation. For a complete list of business objects that can be imported, see Sourcing: Import Negotiation Lines.

Key Features

Common for all integrations.

Best Practices

Use FBDI only for large negotiations.

Constraints

• There should be only one instance of the job running at any one time for a given negotiation. For different negotiations, you can run multiple jobs in parallel (one per negotiation). The application will display an error if you try to run multiple jobs at the same time for a single negotiation.
• You can speed up the import process by increasing the value set of the profile option ORA_PON_IMPORT_NEGOTIATION_LINES_PARALLEL_REQUESTS. It's generally recommended not to set this value more than 10. For more information, see Troubleshooting Information in Import Negotiation Lines.
• As an administrator user, you can use the ORA_PON_IMPORT_NEGOTIATION_LINES_PARALLEL_REQUESTS profile option to control the number of parallel requests that can run at a time for negotiation lines process. For more information, see How You Import Large Negotiation Lines.