6 Insight - Import and Sysnchronizaton
6 Insight - Import and Sysnchronizaton
Summary
The easiest way to think of the Insight import is in the three mappings that you have to configure
Where is my external Import The import configuration is the top level of the configuration. T
data located? Configuration configuration is extendable by using different import module. T
can be fetched from database, LDAP, CSV etc.
When should my
external data be read
to Insight?
How is my external
data stored?
How do I want to Object Type This mapping specifies which part of your external data should
structure my data? Mapping type in your Insight object schema.
One external data source can be mapped to several object types
to determine which objects should be included in each object ty
Which parts of my Object Type This is the final mapping. Here you map your external data part
data should be stored Attribute This is just a mapping between the external data and your attrib
in Insight? Mapping importer will take care of creating the correct attribute value ba
configuration when importing external data.
How can I identify
relationships in my
data?