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Dec 05, 2022 at 10:02 PM

Difference between Full Purge and Incremental Load and possibilities of using each one.

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Hello community,

This question may seem basic, and perhaps it is, but in the documentation, the definition of the difference between Full Purge and Incremental Load does not make clear the differences and possibilities of using each one.

What is the real difference between Full Purge and Job Info for practical purposes?

As I read on iternet:

In Full Purge, all existing records in the system are overwritten, with the records from the new files. In incremental load, the updated fields are recorded in the system. I can understand that definition for an incremental Load if it is a partial import, but what is the difference between uploading a template with 1 line, and pressing full purge or incremental load?

The result would be the same so I would like to know where they differ in order to use them correctly.

In Job Info for example if I understand the difference since a full purge deletes all the records of the same code and saves in the system the data we have in the files.

If you do incremental load you overwrite only the line you want to overwrite or add. It is also possible with incremental load, just upload the columns you need to add without affecting the rest. So i guess is the same in Compensation Info.

But in the rest of the portlets that do not have a historical record, is there any difference between using full purge and partial import?

Best regards