Chapter 2
• Synchronizing at a Glance
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➤
Links list.
Contains a list of the synchronization links available on the
Synchronizer server. Located on the left of the Synchronizer client window.
➤
Link Details pane.
Contains information about your synchronization links.
Located on the upper right of the Synchronizer client window.
➤
Execution pane.
Contains information about link task execution. Located
on the bottom right of the Synchronizer client window.
Synchronization Links
You create synchronization links between two endpoints. An
endpoint
is an
application containing data that is synchronized by the Synchronizer. The
first endpoint is always an instance of Quality Center, while the second
endpoint is another application such as Rational ClearQuest or Rational
RequisitePro.
A
synchronization link
or
link
defines which entities are included in the
synchronization, and how the synchronization is performed. For example,
you can define whether the Synchronizer synchronizes only new records
that were added since the last synchronization, or also synchronizes existing
records that were updated. You also define which fields and field values in
one endpoint are mapped to corresponding fields and field values in the
other endpoint.
For a mapping between fields or field values, the
source
endpoint refers to
the endpoint
from
which data is synchronized. Data in the source endpoint
for the mapping remains unchanged. The
destination
endpoint refers to the
endpoint
to
which data is synchronized. Data in the destination endpoint is
updated according to the data in the source endpoint and the mapping’s
settings.
Each link contains information to determine which data to synchronize and
how to perform the synchronization. For more details on the information
contained in links, see “Time Stamp, Identity Mappings, and Record
Versions” on page 36 and “Cycle Redundancy Checks” on page 36.
