When setting up a Data Source, you can schedule when updates should be checked for and applied. With Sync Rules, you can narrow this down to specific conditional rules.
➕ Add On: Sync Rules are part of an add-on package. If you are interested in using them in your studio, please contact your CSM.
Adding Sync Rules
Before setting up the Sync rules, you must have an available Data Source. For instructions on setting up a Data Source for the first time, please take a look at our related article below.
To create Sync Rules, hover over a Data Source and click ‘Edit’, then go to ‘Sync Rules’ and click ‘Add’.
In this menu, you will have different settings for your Sync Rules. You can have up to 100 rules for a single Data Source to handle different import scenarios based on different criteria.
📝 Note: To avoid issues with competing logic, please make sure that each rule has a unique configuration.
Rule Settings Tab
After selecting to add a new Sync Rule, you will be brought to a new menu where the rule settings can be configured.
General Settings
These are the general configuration settings that control the rule activity and how the job should be defined.
Setting Option | Function |
Rule Name | Type a rule name for internal identification. |
Workspace | Select a Workspace from the drop-down that the rule should apply to. |
Enable | Toggle On/Off. When you disable the Sync Rule, the rule will be 'paused' and not applicable to productions until re-enabled. |
Job Name | Select tokens to use values from selected System Properties to populate the Job name automatically. |
Sync Settings
Sync settings control the scope of products affected by the sync.
Sync Option | Function |
Sync Scope | Select between:
|
Sync Settings | You can set up Import settings to be applied to your Products and Samples.
Select between:
This is the same as the Job import settings found here. |
Sync Settings Notes
When selecting 'All Products,' you will need to manually update existing Products with the new settings by selecting 'Update from Data Source' from its 3-dot menu.
Applying rule changes to a large data source or one with a significant number of delta files may result in longer sync times.
Slice Job Settings
Slice Job settings control the frequency and scope applied to data to create a Job.
Slice Option | Function |
Slice Jobs By | Choose an option from the drop-down.
See list of options
|
→ Slice Job by Product Property | If selected, you will need to define the specific Product Property (up to 3).
|
→ Slice Job by Existing Job | For existing jobs, you will need to select the job from a list.
Products that match the criteria rule will be imported into the selected job.
Please note that the list does not contain Jobs created by auto-syncs. |
Slice Settings Notes
'Job Name' Notes
If the Job Code is blank, we will use the 'Job Name' as the Job Code. The maximum number of characters for the Job code is 64.
If the Job Name already exists in the system, we will add the Date-Time as a postfix to that Job Name and use it as the Job Code.
'Frequency & Time' Notes
The Workspace’s timezone settings will determine the timeline for the Job slice. Lean more
If the Data Source schedule is set to Monthly and the Job Slice schedule is Daily, Creative Force will create only one job each time the Data Source is synced, in this example, once a month.
'Slice by Property' Notes
Creative Force supports slicing Jobs by up to three unique Product Properties. This results in unique Job Codes based on a combination of attributes.
Properties Selected: Season + Collection Type + Product Line
Job Name Input: [Collection Type] _ [Season] _ [Product Line]
Property Values:
Season: S24
Collection Type: SP
Product Line: Accessories
Resulting Job Name: SP_S24_Accessories
Criteria Tab
After setting your Rule Settings, you can navigate to the 'Criteria' tab. In this menu, you will have the option to set the actual conditional rules that define how Job Syncs handle your Products.
Criteria can be set based on various Product Properties. Products that match the established rule will then be imported to your Job.
To learn more about logical operators in conditional rules, you can review our dedicated article on the subject at the link below.