Sync tasks
Sync tasks are the most important type of task. They combine multiple Jobs into a single object, so NIM can evaluate & execute them together. This is analogous to how jobs combine multiple Mappings & Roles into a single object.
To get started, Create a sync task.
Stage 1: Collect
In the Collect stage, NIM collects tables from the specified system(s) and updates the Vault. See Collection.
Typically, you should configure a sync task to collect all systems involved in all jobs that are included in the task's Execute stage.
Stage 2: Evaluate
In the Evaluate stage, NIM generates a preview report of changes that will occur in the Execute stage. This gives you a window of opportunity to manually intervene, in case the preview contains undesired changes.
This stage is a trigger event of type sync evaluation. See Sync evaluation events.
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Stage 3: Execute
In the Execute stage, NIM executes the specified Jobs according to the specified schedule.
This stage is a trigger event of type sync. See Sync execution events.
Although all three stages of a sync task are optional, you will typically at least enable Collect and Execute. Only unusual situations require disabling either of these stages.