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title: Configure outbound foundation data sync as consumers
description: Foundation data sync \(FDS\) consumers share foundational data with a provider by creating FDS definitions, acknowledging requests, and publishing subscriptions.
locale: en-US
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release: australia
product: Service Exchange
classification: service-exchange
topic_type: concept
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Configure for consumers, Service Exchange for Consumers, Service Exchange]
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# Configure outbound foundation data sync as consumers

Foundation data sync \(FDS\) consumers share foundational data with a provider by creating FDS definitions, acknowledging requests, and publishing subscriptions.

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Action

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1.

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[Create an FDS Definition.](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/service-exchange/service-bridge-v2-create-provider-bound-fds-consumer.md)

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Define the data that you share with your provider.After you create and publish an FDS definition, wait for your provider to request FDS offerings based on the published definition.

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2.

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[Acknowledge FDS requests and send a sample payload.](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/service-exchange/service-bridge-v2-con-acknowledge-fds-request.md)

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After receiving an FDS request from your provider, acknowledge it and send a sample payload for each subscription. After you send the payload, your provider configures the incoming data for each subscription and accepts it.

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3.

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[Publish subscriptions.](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/service-exchange/service-bridge-v2-publish-con-fds-subscription.md)

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After the provider accepts the subscription, publish it. After the FDS configuration is complete, data starts synchronizing with the provider based on the defined cadence.

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[Foundation data sync](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/service-exchange/service-bridge-v2-explore-foundation-data-sync.md)