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Understand backfill and sync progress

Track the initial history import, ongoing synchronization, and recoverable failures.

Audience
owners, administrators
Required role
Owner or administrator.
Product access
Measure
Navigation path
Settings > Sync status, or Measure > Repositories

Outcome

Recognize normal import progress, know when first scores are ready, and recover from an actionable sync problem.

Before you begin

  • At least one active repository
Backfill begins after repository activation and reports progress in the onboarding checklist.

What happens after activation

FeatureFactory queues the first backfill when a repository is activated. Import depth depends on the active plan, available GitHub history, and current queue load. Pull requests can appear before every score and aggregate is complete.

Track progress

  1. 1

    Open Sync status

    Review the integration state, latest successful sync, and any current operation.

  2. 2

    Open the repository

    Confirm imported pull requests and the time of the most recent repository sync.

  3. 3

    Wait for processing

    A score appears after the required pull request and commit evidence has been imported and analysis has completed.

When scores appear

Small repositories often reach first value quickly, while large histories and rate limits take longer. Use Sync status as the source of truth instead of relying on a fixed time promise.

Recover a delayed sync

Follow the recovery action shown beside the failed or delayed operation. Common fixes are restoring GitHub App access, adding a missing repository to the installation, or retrying after a provider rate limit. Contact support with the repository name and sync reference if retries continue to fail.

Last reviewed 2026-07-18 by the FeatureFactory product team.

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