1 Introduction

Oracle Retail Bulk Data Integration (BDI) provides the ability to transfer bulk data between Oracle Retail applications. BDI contains the following components:

  • BDI Batch Job Admin – Helps management of batch jobs

  • BDI Process Flow - Provides a mechanism to run multiple dependent batch jobs

A BDI installation contains the following components:

  • An installation of BDI RMS Batch Job Admin

  • An installation of BDI Process Flow

BDI Topology

The diagram below shows the default topology for BDI. Please refer to the Oracle Retail Bulk Data Integration Implementation Guide for other supported topologies.

BDI Topology