Target Data Management
User Guide — Generating and Preparing Target Data
| Last updated: September 2026
1. Overview
Target Data Management is a two-step wizard for producing target data — first generating it from your objects, then preparing it so it's ready to be extracted. The screen guides you through the steps in order, shown as 1 Generate and then 2 Prepare.
This is separate from the Target Data validation runner (which runs and monitors validation) — see the Target Data guide for that.
WHERE TO FIND IT — Target Data Management is under Process → Config. It opens on step 1, Generate, with the second step, Prepare, alongside it.
2. Step 1 — Generate
The Generate step creates the target data from the objects you choose.
- Choose the Enterprise Objects you want to generate data for.
- Pick a Connection (where the data comes from) and a Data Server (where it's produced).
- Click Populate. While it works, the button shows Populating….
- The generated tables are listed, each with its Table Name and Type.
You can't populate until an object, a connection, and a data server are all chosen — the Populate button stays disabled until then.
PICK OBJECTS, CONNECTION, AND DATA SERVER FIRST — All three are needed before Populate will run. If the button is greyed out, check you've chosen at least one Enterprise Object plus a Connection and a Data Server.
3. Step 2 — Prepare
Once data is generated, move to the Prepare step to ready it for extraction. The tab lists what's been generated:
| Column | What it shows |
|---|---|
| Object Name / Table Name | The object and the table. |
| Group | The group the table belongs to. |
| Job Name | The job that will handle it. |
| Connection | Where the data comes from. |
| Data Server | Where it runs. |
| Status | Where it's up to. |
Click Prepare for Data Extraction to complete the step. Use Previous to step back to Generate if you need to change what was generated.
4. Quick Reference
| I want to… | Do this |
|---|---|
| Open Target Data Management | Process → Config → Target Data Management |
| Generate target data | Generate → pick Enterprise Objects, Connection, Data Server → Populate |
| See what was generated | Read the table list after Populating |
| Ready the data for extraction | Prepare → Prepare for Data Extraction |
| Go back and change the generated data | On Prepare, click Previous |
| Run and monitor validation instead | See the Target Data guide |
Source: OnCoor Process Management product documentation, written for end users. For the latest screens and options, always refer to the in-app interface.