Replacing ODX with Business Units (BU)

TimeXtender 20.10 will only be supported until February 2027. It will be replaced by TimeXtender Classic (TimeXtender Classic).

TimeXtender Classic does not support ODX. If you are using ODX, it has to be replaced by Business Units (BU).

This guide describes how to do this. 

Create the Business Unit and Data Sources

Step 1 – Create the Business Unit 

Create the BU

Follow the steps to create the storage for the BU. 

Step 2 – Add Datasources 

Recreate all Data Sources existing in the ODX in the BU 

To create a Data Source, right-click on the created BU.  

Choose the wanted Data Source or Adapter and fill in the necessary information. 

Please include:  

• All data sources (in use) 

• All tables and columns (in use) for each Data Source 

• Constraints 

• Incremental Load Settings 

Repeat for all your data sources. 

Mapping Tables and Columns 

This is the starting point. Tables are mapped to the ODX. 

Step 1 – Map the BU table 

Locate the equivalent table in the BU.  

Drag the table from the BU and drop it on the table to be remapped.  

Choose this option: 

It will now look something like this 

As you can see, all but one column has been automatically remapped. 

Step 2 – Renamed Columns (skip if all columns have been remapped) 

Columns that have been renamed will have to be manually mapped. 

This is done by dragging the column from the table in the BU, dropping it on the column to be remapped. 

Step 3 – Add Data Selection Rules on the mapping (skip if not in use) 

If Data Selection Rules are used on the mapped ODX table, add the same to the BU table. 

Step 4 – Remove the ODX mapping table 

When all columns are mapped, it will look like this. 

The remapping is done and the ODX table can be removed from Mappings 

This can be done in two ways: 

• Click the mapping and press Delete or 

• Right-click and choose Delete Mapping 

Step 5 – Deployment 

The last step is to deploy the table. 

You can, of course, remap several tables before you deploy.