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Synchronization task example

You are a business analyst in an organization. Your organization uses Concur for expense management and Birst Cloud Connect to analyze the expenses. You need to analyze the expense data in Birst Cloud Connect. Use Birst Cloud Connect Connector to create a synchronization task to read data from Concur and write data to Birst Cloud Connect.
Perform the following steps to create a synchronization task in Data Integration
    1Select Data Integration from the menu.
    The Data Integration Home page appears.
    2Click New > Tasks > Synchronization Task.
    3On the Definition tab, configure the following fields:
    Field
    Description
    Task Name
    Name of the synchronization task.
    Description
    Description of the synchronization task. Maximum length is 255 characters.
    Task Operation
    Select Insert.
    Birst Cloud Connect connector does not support update, upsert, and delete operation.
    4Click Next.
    5On the Source tab, configure the following fields:
    Field
    Description
    Connection
    Select the Concur connection that you have created.
    Source Type
    Select Single.
    Source Object
    Select ExpenseEntry as the source object.
    6Click Next.
    7On the Target tab, configure the following fields:
    Field
    Description
    Connection
    Select a Birst Cloud Connect connection.
    Target Object
    Select ExpenseEntry as the target object.
    Child Object
    This attribute is not applicable to the Birst Cloud Connect connector.
    8Click Next.
    9As the data filter is not supported in this connector, click Next.
    10On the Field Mapping tab, map the ExpenseEntry source object in Concur with the ExpenseEntry target object in Birst Cloud Connect. To map the source to the target, drag and drop the required fields from the source to the target.
    11Click Next.
    12On the Schedule tab you can schedule the task for each requirement and save. You can run a synchronization task manually, or you can schedule the task to run at a specific time or at specified time intervals.
    13Click Finish. To run the task, click Run.
    In Monitor, you can monitor the status of the task.