Process Modeling

Data Exchange Framework is used to model and run synchronization processes.

Sitecore items are used to model a process. Sitecore templates can be built to accomodate any kind of data. Content Editor offers a rich UI for creating and editing data. And using Sitecore items means that Sitecore platform features such as security, versioning, workflow and localization are available.

Process modeling is configured using the following components:

• Pipeline
• Pipeline Step
• Pipeline Processor
• Pipeline Step Processor
• Pipeline Context
• Pipeline Batch
• Pipeline Batch Processor

Note

If you are familiar with ETL (extract, transform and load) processes, Data Exchange Framework is an ETL layer for Sitecore. The parts of a synchronization process map directly to ETL functions.

• Extract - reading data from a source system
• Transform - converting the data that was read into a format that is compatible with a target system
• Load - writing the data to the target system