When a repository synchronization job runs, Publisher exports documents from a source vault according to settings that are configured for the publishing job. You can configure some of the parameters that determine how the export is performed. The synchronization job then imports the documents into the destination repository. The job options specify how each document is to be synchronized, including:
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Which documents in the source vault are synchronized
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Which revisions of the documents are synchronized
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Where the document content will be retrieved from
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Whether deleted vault documents are deleted from the repository
The maximum size of documents that can be synchronized from Meridian Enterprise to Meridian Explorer is 2 GB. Larger files will be skipped. A message can be seen in the publishing log if the MinLogLevel setting is 0 in the file C:\ProgramData\BlueCieloECM\EnterpriseServices\EventLogConfigDto.dat.
Configure Repository Synchronization Options
To configure the repository synchronization options:
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In Meridian Enterprise Server Administration Console, in the DATA EXCHANGE group click Jobs.
The All Jobs page appears and lists the existing jobs.
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On the ALL or SYNCHRONIZATION page, double-click the name of the job that you want to configure.
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In the menu, click OPTIONS.
The Options configuration page appears.
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To configure the options in the NOTIFICATION group, see Configure the Notification Options.
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Click SAVE.
| Group | Option | Description |
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| General |
Timeout |
The number of seconds for the system to wait for each attempt of synchronizing a document to complete before retrying. The default is 60 seconds. If all attempts fail to complete within this period, the result will be noted in the publishing log of the document but no errors will be generated. |
| BC Explorer |
Keep revision history |
Publishes the prior revisions of documents in addition to the current revision. |
| BC Explorer |
Synchronize draft revision |
If enabled and a document is under revision at the time that the job runs, any draft revisions (one or more) will also be published to the repository. If disabled, only the revisions with the status Unchanged, Released, and Retired are synchronized. Note:
Changing this option is not detected by the VALIDATE SYNCHRONIZATION command described in Validate a Synchronization Job. To synchronize the draft revisions after changing this setting, make an insignificant property value change to the draft revisions. They will be synchronized properly by the next synchronization job. |
| BC Explorer |
Allow automatic deletion |
Deletes repository documents when the vault documents from which they were synchronized have been deleted. Note:
In certain situations, some deleted vault documents might not be detected by an Meridian Explorer synchronization job. To delete the missed documents, we recommend that you run the Validate Synchronization command occasionally as described in Validate a Synchronization Job. |
| BC Explorer |
Update display names |
If the display names of properties and types in the source vault have changed, the names in the repository are synchronized with the changes. |
| BC Explorer |
Create properties |
Creates a property definition in the destination repository for every source vault property. |
| BC Explorer |
Update indexes |
Includes new documents in the indexes for faster searches. Note:
Search performance can be adversely affected by heavy loads on the server and result in time-out errors. If you want to schedule a synchronization job to run frequently (hourly, for example) during business hours or together with other jobs in a batch, we recommend that you disable this option and create a separate, dedicated indexing job to run only once daily outside of business hours. |
| BC Explorer |
Collect dashboard statistics |
Runs the stored procedure in the repository database that collects the information that is shown on the dashboard. The dashboard will appear empty until the data is collected. Because the data collection can be a resource-intensive process, we recommend that you enable this option for the last scheduled task of each day and during non-production hours. For information about customizing the stored procedure and the dashboard layout, see Configure the Dashboard. |
| BC Explorer |
Only synchronize documents from the specified collection |
To limit the synchronization to a specific set of vault documents, select an existing shared dynamic collection from the list. If the collection does not yet exist, you must first create it in Meridian Enterprise. To synchronize all documents in the source vault, leave this option empty. Note:
If the Include documents by reference option of the collection is enabled, referenced and referencing documents (even if they have changed) are synchronized only if the selected document has changed. |
| Content |
Synchronize the source document |
Enable this option if both the source and rendition files should be available in the destination repository. Note:
Users might not see any content for some documents depending on the current setting of the Display Content option described in Create And Edit Repository Views. Content might also not be available depending on whether a rendition exists in the source vault and whether the rendition is out of date because the source document has been modified. |
| Content |
Assigns the file extension of the rendition to the published document. Note:
This option does not change the format of the document and viewers that use the file extension to detect the file format will fail to view the document. |
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| Content |
Synchronize outdated renditions |
If enabled, synchronizes existing renditions even if they are not up to date. |
| Content |
Synchronize redlines |
Enable this option synchronize the source document redlines and rendition redlines. Note:
If the Enable feedback functionality option is enabled for a detail page and redlines are edited using that page, the changes will be saved to the Meridian Enterprise vault. |
Configure Synchronization Batch Options
By default, Use batch synchronization is enabled as described in Configure the Application Options. Additional options are available to configure how the batches are processed.
To configure the synchronization batch options:
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In Meridian Enterprise ServerAdministration Console, in the BC Publisher group, click Jobs.
The Publish Jobs page appears and lists the existing jobs.
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On the ALL or EXPLORER SYNCHRONIZATION page, double-click the name of any job.
The job's configuration option pages appear.
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In the app bar, click SYNCHRONIZATION.
The EXPLORER SYNCHRONIZATION SETTINGS dialog box appears.
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Click options or type values using the descriptions in the table in Configure the Application Options.
