In plain English
The current system goes out to get information from somewhere else. That information is brought into the system or application being used, rather than staying in the other system.
In context
Here, “Pull data” shows that data is fetched from the external system into the current system.
- Situation
- Connecting integrations, syncing data, and running imports or exports
- What it communicates
- direction label showing data is fetched from the external system
Meaning limits
By itself, the term does not say which data is retrieved or whether the retrieval succeeds.
Examples
“When the clerk opens a file, the case system pulls data from the older database into its own record.”
“During account review, data is pulled from the supplier portal into the finance app.”