HP Quality Center Synchronizer 1.2 Mapping Properties

Chapter 3 • Creating Synchronization Links

10To edit a field mapping’s properties, in the Mapped Fields list, select the mapping and click the Mapping Properties tab. Select the property you want to edit, click the down arrow, and select the new value. You can edit the following options:

Option	Description
Direction	The direction in which the synchronization can be
	performed. The options include:
	➤ <---->	Bidirectional
	➤ ---->	From Endpoint 1 (Quality Center)
		to Endpoint 2 (the synchronized application)
	➤ <----	From Endpoint 2 (the synchronized application)
		to Endpoint 1 (Quality Center)
Dominant side	Relevant for a bidirectional mapping. If changes are made
	to the same record in both endpoints since the last
	synchronization, the change made in the dominant
	endpoint is updated in the other endpoint. By default,
	Endpoint 1 (Quality Center) is the dominant endpoint.
	For example, suppose that since the last synchronization
	the value for a field in Endpoint 2 was changed to 20 and
	that the value for the corresponding field in Endpoint 1
	was changed to 10. Suppose also that Endpoint 2 is the
	dominant endpoint. During the next synchronization, the
	Synchronizer will change the value of the field in
	Endpoint 1 to 20.
Synchronize back	Relevant for a single directional mapping. If, during
on create	synchronization, the destination endpoint creates a value
	that does not exist in the source endpoint, the new value is
	sent to source endpoint. This helps to ensure that both
	endpoints contain exactly the same data.
	For example, suppose that you created a new record in
	Quality Center. During synchronization, that record is
	added as a new record in the endpoint application, which
	subsequently generates an ID for the field. The
	Synchronizer recognizes this new value, sends it to
	Quality Center, and adds it to the source record.

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