Questions on syndication

[Former Member]

Hi,

I have two worklows - one gets triggered when adding a record to MDM and another on update of existing record. Both these workflows will always have only one record in job.

I would like to syndicate the record at the end of approval step in each workflow. I have created the syndication map and ports as required. Our scenario doesnt allow us to put the syndicate step in workflow.

Questions:

1. Will adding a record to mdm trigger syndication before it gets added to the workflow? I want to syndicate only after it is approved and checkedin

2. if I set the syndication map setting to "syndicate only changed records", will it trigger syndication on update of record before workflow completed?

3. What other specific settings should I maintain in the syndication map to syndicate only new records and updated records?

Regards!

Durai

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Durai,

Questions:

1. Will adding a record to mdm trigger syndication before it gets added to the workflow? I want to syndicate only after it is approved and checkedin

2. if I set the syndication map setting to "syndicate only changed records", will it trigger syndication on update of record before workflow completed?

3. What other specific settings should I maintain in the syndication map to syndicate only new records and updated records?

Answere:

Ans1.For both the workflows you can have the records in checked out state "on import" and "on update" actions.

Once that approval can take its course.Maintaining a filter in the automatic syndication map criteria can serve the purpose.

A filter can be maintained as suggested in the above post,this can be assignment or the user updates this status.

Ideally we create a lookup table with various status entries,this entries also tell where does the record lie and on a particular final status it gets checked in and syndicated.

It is important to note that you choose the entry from the lookup table entry in the syndication map,this ensures less load on MDS as against writing in Expression box.

Ans2. The filter on the automatic port's map can take care of this.You can use the same lookup for Create and update scenario,only more entries have to be added depending upon the course of action of MDM workflow.

Ans3. Suppress Unchanged record - SET

Suppress Records Without Key - SET

Choose appropriate remote system for this map and assign it to the syndication port.

Hope this helps.Please revert in case of a query.

Thanks,

Ravi

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Thanks a lot to Ravi and Abishek. I am able to understand the concepts with your ideas. Now my syndication is working as expected.

Regards,

Durai

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Thanks Saran for updating

Ravi

[Former Member]

Hello,

Please update

regards,

Abhishek

[Former Member]

Hello,

make the port as automatic syndication from console and in the syndication map, make sure you have suppress unchanged records.

To be on a safe side insert an assignment, add a custom text field, which will have approved or rejected in it and use this assignment in the workflow, also in the syndication map, use this criteria that if approved than only syndicate.

regards,

Abhishek