Archive Types

Overview

OdataLink Models have archive types

1. Live optimises the model for end user use. At all times the latest data is returned. Its the typical archive type once development has completed
2. Developer optimises the model for development If the last refresh occured more than 8 hours ago then retrieve the latest data and cache it, else return the data stored in the cache. The benefit of this Archive type is that it makes refreshes faster but the downside is your not always seeting the latest data
3. Static optimises that data to pull blocks of records that will never change. The model only returns the latest data once for the defined parameters and then caches it and only ever returns that cached data going forward. Use this option if you wish to report on historical data from previous financial years and append with live data for the current year.

Those in addition to Live exist to improve the refresh rate in scenarios where speed is more important than retrieving latest live data from the source

To change an archive type see Editing a model's details