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

1. Click Go to Design and select a writeback enabled information source.
2. Click on the IFS Business Analytics tab in the Excel ribbon.
3. Click Report Options in the ribbon and select Writeback from the side bar.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. 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.