Our new Selective Sync feature is designed to give you a way to configure, review, and manage filters on third-party endpoints to sync specific sets of data to Merge. It allows you to define the filtering criteria for synchronization or give your end users control over what data is synchronized, all from within your Merge dashboard!
All customers will have access to (an expanding) list of time based filters. The full set of supported filters are only available to select customers on our Professional and Enterprise plans, reach out to your representative to learn more.
Setting up Selective Sync
The Selective Sync functionality depends on the respective filters being supported by the underlying platform. Merge will indicate which integrations are supported when you define a filter.
You can configure Selective Sync under the Advanced → Selective Sync section of your Merge Dashboard:
To use a new filtering option yourself (or let your users choose), simply hit the + Filter button at the bottom of the page:
For example, if you only wanted to sync employees hired in 2024 or later, you could configure Employee as your common model, Hire date as the field to filter on, is greater than or equal to as your filter, and a date of 01/01/2024 as the filter value, as shown below:
If you want your end users to control what data is synchronized, you'd instead select is user configured as your filter. Below each filter row, you can see how many integrations support that filter. Hover over the n integrations supported row to see exactly which integrations are supported:
Once you are satisfied with your setup, you can preview the end-user experience by clicking the Preview Merge Link in the upper right corner of the page and finally, click Publish changes to roll out the changes you have made:
Configuring individual accounts
In addition to the organization-wide options described above, Selective Sync is also available at the linked account level in case you need to add account-specific configuration options. Simply open the account you want to review from the Linked Accounts page, then click Selective Sync:
FAQ
Who can use Selective Sync?
All customers will have access to a select few default timestamp filters. However ability to configure custom Selective Sync filters is currently in beta for Enterprise customers.
If you are an Enterprise customer but do not yet have access to this functionality, please contact your Customer Success Manager at Merge or reach out to [email protected] to gain access to this functionality.
Are there any limitations to Selective Sync?
Filter coverage is limited while the functionality is in beta, but our engineers are actively expanding coverage every week. Let us know if there are any filters you'd like to see added.
Using Selective Sync for File Storage integrations
We've implemented Selective Sync for File Storage integrations specifically by using File Picker, which is a front-end component in Merge Link that allows your end users to browse Files, Folders, and/or Drives in their connected account. We will apply Selective Sync to pull only your end users' selections, rather than the default behavior of syncing all data.
You should confirm that your Scopes are enabled for Drives, Files and Folders are enabled in your Merge Dashboard.
How does my user add a new source?
Your user can re-open Merge Link, where they can choose the option to "View data filters" to edit your filters. The new items will sync on the next scheduled sync.
