2.3.2 Managing Data

The Ingestion Manager controls the Data Management process. The Data Interface Specification (DIS) contains specific definition of the types and format of business data that can be accepted for ingestion.

The Ingestion Manager supports files and messages for the ingestion of data. Data Management involves receiving source data from an external data source in one of these forms. The Ingestion Manager validates this data against the DIS, applies required derivations and aggregations, and populates the database with the results (see Managing Data for more information).