DBSync Replication tool facilitates Source Apps to Database Replication in three different modes as shown below. This section explains the steps involved in Source Apps to Database Replication.
Note: Source Apps includes Salesforce and Microsoft CRM Application
Run Process | Actions Performed |
Update Database Schema | Creates Source Apps schema into Database for the selected Source Apps objects. |
Source Apps to Database (Clean Copy) | Inserts a clean copy of selected Source Apps object records into respective Database Tables & Columns. |
Source Apps to Database (Incremental) | Performs an incremental sync from Source Apps to Database based on the changes / edits made in Source. |
DBSync Replication tool must be installed in your system. Step by step procedure for installation is shown in the topic Installation.
DBSync Replication Console must be started. Step by step procedure to start the console is shown in the topic Start DBSync Replication Console.
Once you are into the Replication "UI Console", you can configure the Proxy settings by clicking on Global Setting from the menu. Once all the Proxy credentials are entered, click on Save button to save the Proxy Settings.
If you want to create a new Profile, navigate to the Home page to create a new Replication profile. First you have to click on Add Profile button and Pop-up will arise then you have to select the Source Name App from the drop-down menu and then go to the desired Name for your new Replication profile under Name section and click on save changes button to create a new Replication Profile.
Click Salesforce/Microsoft CRM Setup from the home page to configure your Source Apps and Database credentials.
On the Salesforce/Microsoft CRM Setup tab, enter your Source Apps login details as shown below. Click on Test Connection button to validate your Source Apps login details. Upon getting a success pop-up window, click on Save button to save your Source Apps login details.
Click on the next button to navigate to Database Setup tab once all the Source Apps login details are validated and saved.
On the Database Setup tab, fill in all the necessary details and follow the same procedure for testing and validating your Database credentials.
Once completed, click on Next button to proceed to Advanced Settings tab to write the email Id to get the Notifications.
Provide Recipient email address details under Email Recipients section respectively.
The Advanced Settings tab provides you an option to sync non-replicate Source Apps objects into Database. Mark the check-box for Email only on Error to get the details when error occurs.
Once the process is completed then click on Save & Next buttons to proceed further.
Note: The database URL can also be entered manually if you know your database Connection string.
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
At this point, both Source Apps and Database credentials are configured and saved for your Replication profile. You can navigate to the Source Apps (Salesforce/Microsoft CRM) Sync Object Details tab by clicking on Save and Next button.
In Source Apps Sync Details section, you can select the Source Apps objects you want to sync into Database from the left Objects section as shown below.
Select a Source Apps Object from Objects section, 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. Once completed, click on the Run button to Run the configuration for the Source Apps object.
You can also use Filter Criteria for adding filters to specific fields using basic SOQL operators. Once completed, click on the Run Command button to run any command. Once, you have clicked then it will redirect to you on the Log Screen Tab to see the status of command is completed or not.
Once command is executed then you will get the email in your mailbox as per the details submitted by you in Advanced Settings tab for Notifications.
At this point your Replication profile is ready to sync your Source Apps and Database applications as per configurations. Initiate the sync using the Run menu to select the required process to execute.
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.
