7Best Practices for Exporting Data

Use these tips to test, schedule, and manage incremental exports reliably and at scale.

• Test your export process in a refreshed test environment to verify extract size and output before moving to production.
• Always use both standard and “_delete_incr” reports to keep your back end in sync with deletions and changes in Oracle Student Financial Aid.
• Use the API to automate exports and schedule runs based on your data refresh needs.
• Keep track of your last export’s date, time, and interval to avoid missing or duplicating data.
• Use Export View Documentation to stay current on fields and changes to export structures.
• Plan to join and process data in your back-end systems rather than building complex queries in Oracle Analytics Server.