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Automated Continuous Dynamics 365 Business Central Replication to Databricks
Use CData Sync for automated, continuous, customizable Dynamics 365 Business Central replication to Databricks.
Always-on applications rely on automatic failover capabilities and real-time data access. CData Sync integrates live Dynamics 365 Business Central data into your Databricks instance, allowing you to consolidate all of your data into a single location for archiving, reporting, analytics, machine learning, artificial intelligence and more.
Configure Databricks as a Replication Destination
Using CData Sync, you can replicate Dynamics 365 Business Central data to Databricks. To add a replication destination, navigate to the Connections tab.
- Click Add Connection.
- Select the Destinations tab and locate the Databricks connector.
- Click the Configure Connection icon at the end of that row to open the New Connection page. If the Configure Connection icon is not available, click the Download Connector icon to install the Databricks connector. For more information about installing new connectors, see Connections in the Help documentation.
- To connect to Databricks, set the following connection properties:
- Connection Name: Enter a connection name of your choice for the Databricks connection.
- Server: Enter the host name or the IP address of the server that hosts the Databricks database.
- HTTP Path: Enter the HTTP path of your Databricks cluster.
- Catalog: Enter the Databricks catalog name.
- Auth Scheme: Select the authentication scheme. PersonalAccessToken is the default setting.
- Token: Specify your personal access token in this field. To locate your access token, click the Access Tokens tab on the User Settings page in your Databricks instance.
- Database: Enter the name of your Databricks database.
- Once connected, click Create & Test to create, test and save the connection.
You are now connected to Databricks and can use it as both a source and a destination.
NOTE: You can use the Label feature to add a label for a source or a destination.
In this article, we will demonstrate how to load Dynamics 365 Business Central data into Databricks and utilize it as a destination.
Configure the Dynamics 365 Business Central Connection
You can configure a connection to Dynamics 365 Business Central from the Connections tab. To add a connection to your Dynamics 365 Business Central account, navigate to the Connections tab.
- Click Add Connection.
- Select a source (Dynamics 365 Business Central).
- Configure the connection properties.
To authenticate to Dynamics 365 Business Central, you must select an AuthScheme and provide the required properties.To authenticate with an Access Key, set AuthScheme to "AccessKey" and provide the User and AccessKey properties.
To obtain the User and AccessKey values, navigate to the Users page in Dynamics 365 Business Central and then click on Edit. The User Name and Web Service Access Key values are what you will enter as the User and AccessKey connection string properties. Note that the User Name is not your email address. It is a shortened user name.
Additionally, specify OrganizationUrl. If you have multiple companies in your organization, you must also specify the Company to indicate which company you would like to connect to. Company does not need to be specified if you have only one company.
If you wish to authenticate through other methods, refer to the Help documentation.
- Click Connect to Dynamics 365 Business Central to ensure that the connection is configured properly.
- Click Save & Test to save the changes.
Configure Replication Queries
CData Sync enables you to control replication with a point-and-click interface and with SQL queries. For each replication you wish to configure, navigate to the Jobs tab and click Add Job. Select the Source and Destination for your replication.
Replicate Entire Tables
To replicate an entire table, navigate to the Task tab in the Job, click Add Tasks, choose the table(s) from the list of Dynamics 365 Business Central tables you wish to replicate into Databricks, and click Add Tasks again.
Customize Your Replication
You can use the Columns and Query tabs of a task to customize your replication. The Columns tab allows you to specify which columns to replicate, rename the columns at the destination, and even perform operations on the source data before replicating. The Query tab allows you to add filters, grouping, and sorting to the replication with the help of SQL queries.
Schedule Your Replication
Select the Overview tab in the Job, and click Configure under Schedule. You can schedule a job to run automatically by configuring it to run at specified intervals, ranging from once every 10 minutes to once every month.
Once you have configured the replication job, click Save Changes. You can configure any number of jobs to manage the replication of your Dynamics 365 Business Central data to Databricks.
Run the Replication Job
Once all the required configurations are made for the job, select the Dynamics 365 Business Central table you wish to replicate and click Run. After the replication completes successfully, a notification appears, showing the time taken to run the job and the number of rows replicated.
Free Trial & More Information
Now that you have seen how to replicate Dynamics 365 Business Central data into Databricks, visit our CData Sync page to explore more about CData Sync and download a free 30-day trial. Start consolidating your enterprise data today!
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