Synchronization overview

Synchronization keeps data consistent across disparate resources. Within Advanced Identity Cloud, we refer to two resource types— managed resources (stored in the Advanced Identity Cloud repository) and external resources.

An external resource can be any system that holds identity data, such as DS, Active Directory, a CSV file, a JDBC database, and so on.

Advanced Identity Cloud connects to external resources through connectors. Synchronization across resources happens when managed resources change, or when Advanced Identity Cloud discovers a change on a system resource. There are various synchronization mechanisms that ensure data consistency.