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Chapter 2 Set Up the External Reports Scheme Configuration Policy
3Enterthetimeofdaythesynchronizationoccurs.
IntheaboveexamplethesynchronizationautomaticallybeginseverySaturdayat11:00A.M.
4ClickUpdatetosavethesetting.
Running the Synchronization Process Now
To start the synchronization process on demand
AftercreatingtheExternalReportsSchemeConfigurationpolicy,clickCompleteSynchronizationunderthe
Actionsmenuintheleftpane.
Check the Status of the Synchronization Process
TheADMConsoledisplaysthestatusoftheExternalReportsSchemaConfigurationpolicythatincludesthe
followingsynchronizationsteps:
Extractionofthedatabasefile.
Creationofthedatabasefile.
PostingthedatabasefilestotheFTPsite.
To check the status of the synchronization process
1LogintotheADMConsoleasadminuser.
2FromtheADMConsole,navigatetoConnectors>ReportsandclickStatusintheleftpane.
3Thedisplaypaneliststhefollowingparameters:
LastSync.TimethelasttimetheexternaldatabasewassynchronizedwiththeADMrepository.
Thetimeisbasedonthelocationoftheappliance.
SynchronizationStatusthestatusofthesynchronizationprocess,whichisoneofthefollowing:
Idletheprocessisidle.Nothingiscurrentlyrunning.
CompletetheADMsynchronizationiscompleteandtheFTPfilesareloadedtotheFTP
Server.
SyncinprogresstheADMsynchronizationprocessisinprogress.
ScheduledSynchronizationStatusthestatusofthesynchronizationschedule,whichisoneofthe
following:
Activethesynchronizationscheduleissetandrunsatthescheduledtime.
NotActivethereisnoscheduleassociatedwiththepolicy.
PopulatedElementsliststheelementsthatwerepopulatedtotheexternaldatabaseduringthelast
synchronization.
Countgivesthenumberofelementsthatwerepopulatedtotheexternaldatabase.
4ClickLogintheleftpanetoviewthemessages,describingtheeventsofthesynchronizationprocess.
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MPORTANTIfanexistingsynchronizationprocesshasnotcompleted,thenADMdoesnotstartthe
synchronizationprocess.