You can run a synchronization task manually or on a schedule:
•To run a synchronization task manually, on the Explore page, navigate to the task. In the row that contains the task, click Actions and select Run.
You can also run a synchronization task manually from the Task Details page. To access the Task Details page, click Actions and select View.
•To run a synchronization task on a schedule, edit the task in the synchronization task wizard to associate the task with a schedule.
Rules and guidelines for running a synchronization task
Use the following rules and guidelines when you run a synchronization task:
•Verify that the source and target definitions are current. If the source or target no longer contains fields that are mapped in the field mapping, the synchronization task fails.
•You cannot run multiple instances of a synchronization task simultaneously. If you run a synchronization task that is already running, the synchronization task fails with the following error:
Data synchronization task <Data Synchronization task name> failed to run. Another instance of the task is currently executing.
If you configured the synchronization task to run on a schedule, increase the time interval between the scheduled tasks to prevent multiple instances of the synchronization task from running simultaneously. If you run the synchronization task manually, wait for the currently running instance of the synchronization task to complete before starting it again.
You can view currently running synchronization tasks on the All Jobs or Running Jobs page in Monitor or on the My Jobs page in Data Integration.
•The synchronization task does not load any data into an IBM DB2 target if one or more records fails to load.
•When you use an active mapplet with a synchronization task that includes a saved query, the synchronization task ignores the configured target option for the task and inserts data to the target.