Creating a Data Synchronization Task for a Publication

• •Define task details.
• •Select the publication source. The source is the cloud application from which you want to publish data.
• •Select the publication target. The target is the topic table in the Data Integration Hub publication repository, into which the cloud application publishes the data.
• •Optionally, define data filters. Data Integration Hub does not support the use of advanced filters in Data Synchronization tasks.
• •Configure field mapping. Map source fields to topic fields.
• •Save and close the task.

Step 1. Define Task Details

1. Click Task Wizards > Data Synchronization.
The Data Synchronization Task Wizard appears.
2. Specify the following details and then click Next:

Task Name

Enter a name for the Data Synchronization task.

The name of a Data Synchronization task must be unique within the organization. A Data Synchronization task name is not case sensitive.

A Data Synchronization task name can contain alphanumeric characters, spaces, and the following special characters:_ . + -

Tip: Indicate the type of the task in the task name. This will ensure that when you select a task to use in a Data Integration Hub publication workflow, you select a publication task. For example, name the task Pub_<TaskName>.

Description

Optionally, enter a description for the task. The description can contain up to 255 characters.

Task Operation

Choose Insert.

The Source page appears.

Step 2. Select Publication Source

Specify the following details and then click Next:

Connection

Select a source connection that connects to the source from which you want to publish data.

Source Type

The source type depends on the number of tables that you want to publish:

• ▪ To publish a single table, select Single.
• ▪ To publish multiple tables, select Multiple and then create a relationship between the tables.

Source Object

Select the source from which you want to publish data.

The Target page appears.

Step 3. Select Publication Target

1. Specify the following details:

Connection

Select the Data Integration Hub connection.

Target Object

Select the topic table to which you want to publish data. The format of the target object is TopicName.tableName.

2. Click Next.
The Data Filters page appears.
3. Optionally, configure data filters. You configure data filters for Data Integration Hub publications in the same way that you configure data filters for other Informatica Cloud tasks.
4. Click Next.
The Field Mapping page appears.

Step 4. Configure Field Mapping

1. Map fields in the Source column to fields in the Target column and then click Next.
The Schedule page appears.
2. Verify that the option Do not run this task on a schedule is selected. The task runs according to the schedule of the publication that uses the task.
3. Select Save > Save and Close to save the task.