What is the Bursting Definition?
A bursting definition is a component of Publisher data model. After you define the datasets for the data model, you can set up one or more bursting definitions.
When you set up a bursting definition, you define the following:
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The Split By element governs how the data is split. For example, to split a batch of invoices by each invoice, you may use an element called CUSTOMER_ID. The dataset must be sorted or grouped by this element.
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The Deliver By governs how formatting and delivery options are applied. In the invoice example, it's likely that each invoice has delivery criteria determined by customer; therefore, the Deliver By element would also be CUSTOMER_ID.
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The Delivery Query is a SQL query that you define to construct the delivery XML data file. The query must return the formatting and delivery details.