[IFS/BA Designer Help Guide]
Change Writeback Settings
Explanation
Use this activity to select the method of writing back information in to IFS
Applications. The two methods used for this purpose are Complete Writeback and
Modified Writeback. Complete Writeback will update IFS Applications with all
data whereas Modified Writeback will only update the modified data.
This activity can also be used to decide if you want
the original database values of the writeback items to be available for
comparison with the new values before you actually writeback the new values to
the database.
Prerequisites
Before changing the writeback settings make sure you have selected an
information source which is writeback supported.
System Effects
The writeback setting selected will determine:
- How information will be written
back to IFS Applications from an executed report.
- How the zero and null values should be handled
during the writeback of data.
- Whether the original database values should be available
for comparison with the new values.
Related Process Model
Apply Writeback
Related Activity
Apply Writeback
Procedure
- Click Go to Design and select a writeback enabled information source.
- Click on the IFS Business Analytics tab in the Excel ribbon.
- Click Report Options in the ribbon and select Writeback from the side bar.
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Now select Complete Writeback and/or Modified Writeabck check box(s) as appropriate. If you select
Complete Writeback all
the items in the report will be written back and this may have an adverse impact on performance. Therefore it is recommended to
select Modified Writeback when you want to writeback only the modified items to IFS Applications.
- Select the Writeback Zero Values check box if you want to
writeback zero values from the report into IFS Applications. If it is not
necessary to writeback zero values then do not select this option.
- Select the Writeback
Null Values check box if you want to writeback null (empty fields) from
the report into IFS Applications. If it is not necessary to writeback null
empty fields) values then do not select this option.
- Select Allow Comparison with Database Values
check box if you want the original database values of the writeback items to
be available for comparison with the new values before the new values are
written back to the database.