Quick Start: Use DBSync Replication with different Source Apps (Salesforce/Microsoft CRM) to connect a Database.

(Note: Source Apps includes Salesforce and Microsoft CRM Application)

The quickstart walks through how to create Profile under different Source Applications like Salesforce and Microsoft CRM. The DBSync Replication is offering you to connect the Source Apps like Salesforce and Microsoft CRM with different Databases like MySql, SQL Server, Oracle, DB2, PostgreSQL, Cassandra, Redshift, Sybase and Mongo.

This quickstart shows you how to get started by creating a profile under Source Applications and how to Replicate the data with the help of DBSync from Source Applications to different databases.

Log in to the DBSync Replication Portal

Sign in to the DBSync Replication Portal.

Fill the configuration details in Global Settings 

Start DBSync Replication Console to configure the proxy settings under the Global settings option on the home page.

Follow these steps to configure a proxy global settings in DBSync replication portal.

1. Once, you have logged in then click to "Main Menu" in the right hand top corner on the home page of DBSync Replication Portal.
   
   
2. Next, enter the required proxy credentials in different text boxes like proxy host, proxy port, proxy username and proxy password under the global settings section.
   
   
3. Click on save changes button to save a global settings details.
   
   

Create a Source Application Profile

Source Application profile Includes Salesforce and Microsoft CRM. The Source App profile is created within DBSync Replication Platform.

Follow these steps to create a profile under Source Application like Salesforce and Microsoft CRM.

1. Click to "Add Profile" in the right hand-corner of the Profiles section of DBSync Replication Portal.
   
   
2. Select, the required source name application from the drop down menu under the Product header.
   
   
3. Next, enter the name of the profile like Testprofile under the Name section. 
   
   
4. Click on save changes button to create a new Replication Profile.

Source Application Setup Details

Start with Source Application setup details includes Salesforce and Microsoft CRM. 

The Source setup applications details required to configure your Salesforce and Microsoft CRM credentials like "username" and "Password". 

Follow these steps to configure your Source Application like Salesforce and Microsoft CRM.

1. Click to "Salesforce and Microsoft CRM" Setup tab on the left hand corner in the Profiles section of DBSync Replication Portal.
   
   
2. Don't change the "Environment and Soap end details", all these details are pre-filled.
   
   
3. Next, enter the "Username" and "Password" credential for Salesforce and Microsoft CRM.
   
   
   
   
4. "OR", "Other option for Salesforce" Click on connect to Salesforce (OAUTH) to enter Salesforce login credentials like "Username" and "Password" to connect the Salesforce Application.
   
   
   
   
   
5. Click on Test Connection button to validate your Source Application login details. 
   
   
   
6.  Click on Save button to save your Source Apps login details.
   
   

Configure Database Setup details

Start with Database Setup tab, to fill all the necessary details and follow the same procedure for testing and validating your Database credentials.

Follow these steps to configure your Database credentials with different databases like MySQL, SQL Server, Oracle, DB2, PostgreSQL, Cassandra, RedShift, Sybase and Mongo.

1. Click to "Database" Setup tab on the left hand corner in the Profiles section of DBSync Replication Portal.
   
   
2. Select, the required "Type name" from the drop down menu options like "MySql, SQL Server, Oracle, DB2, PostgreSQL, Cassandra, Redshift, Sybase and Mongo" under the "Database Setup" section.
    
   Note: The database URL can also be entered manually if you know your database Connection string.
   
   
   
   
   
3. To start with Database credentials user has to entered all the configuration details like Host, Port, Username, Password, Database Name and Schema.
   
   
4. Once, all the details enter by the user then URL details will get autofilled. (Note: The database URL can also be entered manually if you know your database Connection string.)
   
   
5. Click on Test Connection button to validate your Source Application login details. 
   
   
6. Click on Save button to save your Source Apps login details.
   
   
7. Once completed, click on Next button to proceed to Advanced Settings tab to write the email Id to get the Notifications.

 Note: 

• While replicating with Cassandra, please refer the following wiki link for specific details on Replication with Cassandra.        

    http://help.mydbsync.com/docs/display/CloudReplication/3+-+Big+Data+Support

• While replicating with Amazon Redshift database, please refer the following wiki link for specific details on Replication with Amazon Redshift.   http://help.mydbsync.com/docs/display/CloudReplication/Amazon+Redshift

Advanced Settings tab Details

Start with Advanced Settings tab, to fill all the necessary details and follow the same procedure for testing and validating Advanced settings credentials.

Follow these steps to configure your Advanced settings credentials.

1. Click to "Advanced" Settings tab on the left hand corner in the Profiles section of DBSync Replication Portal.
   
   
2. Mark the checkbox to "Enable Database logging" to create auto created table in the database.
   
   
3. Next, Mark the checkbox of "Email only on Error" to get an email message when error will occur.
   
   
4. Enter an email for "Email Recipient" to get the notification when any run command is executed.
   
   
5. Click on Save button to save your Advanced settings details.
   
   
6. Once the process is completed then click on Save & Next buttons to proceed further.
   
   

Source Application Objects tab

Start with Source Application Objects tab, to get synced all the objects when user will get connected to different source applications like Salesforce/Microsoft CRM.

Follow these steps to synced all objects for source application like Salesforce and Microsoft CRM.

1. Click to "Objects" tab on the left hand corner in the Profiles section of DBSync Replication Portal.
   
   
2. Once, user has connected to source applications like Salesforce and Microsoft CRM then objects will get synced and it will show on the Objects tab.
   
   
3. Select any Source Apps objects you want to sync into Database from the left Objects section as shown below.
   
   
   
   
4. Select the object fields you want to sync into Database from the "Available Fields" section and use "Exclude Fields" section to filter out fields you don't want to sync into Database. 
   
   
   
   
   
5. Once completed, click on the "Run button" to Run the configuration for the Source Apps object.
   
   
6. Run menu to select the required commands like Update Database Schema, Source Apps to Database (Clean Copy), Source Apps to Database (Incremental) to execute.
   
   
   
   
   
7. Once completed, then it will redirect to you on the Log Screen Tab to see the status of command is completed or not.
   
   Below section explains the steps involved in Source Apps to Database Replication.

Configure Schedule Jobs tab

• You can also schedule the sync using the Scheduler Tab. Select the required Process from the Command Drop-down and configure the frequency of the sync by selecting a desired duration from the Repeat drop-down. The below screenshot illustrates configuring scheduler functionality.

• Once you have selected all the options then go to the Starts On option and select the Date, Month and Year from the Drop-down menu.

• Once the process is completed then click on Save & Next buttons to proceed further.

• Once, you have saved all the details in the Scheduler Jobs tab then it will automatically create a task in the task section with all the details including Task Name, Action, Command and Start Date and Time.