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Automated Continuous Dynamics NAV Replication to AlloyDB
Use CData Sync for automated, continuous, customizable Dynamics NAV replication to AlloyDB.
Always-on applications rely on automatic failover capabilities and real-time data access. CData Sync integrates live Dynamics NAV data into your AlloyDB instance, allowing you to consolidate all of your data into a single location for archiving, reporting, analytics, machine learning, artificial intelligence and more.
Configure AlloyDB as a Replication Destination
Using CData Sync, you can replicate Dynamics NAV data to AlloyDB. To add a replication destination, navigate to the Connections tab.
- Click Add Connection.
- Select the Destinations tab and locate the AlloyDB 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 AlloyDB connector. For more information about installing new connectors, see Connections in the Help documentation.
- To connect to AlloyDB, set the following connection properties:
- Connection Name: Enter a connection name of your choice for the AlloyDB connection.
- Server: Enter the host name or IP of the server that hosts the AlloyDB database. The default server value is localhost.
- Auth Scheme: Select the authentication scheme. The default auth scheme is Password.
- User: Enter the user ID provided for authentication with the AlloyDB database.
- Password: Enter the password provided for authentication with the AlloyDB database.
- Database: Enter the name of the database.
- Port: Enter the port number of the server that hosts the AlloyDB database. The default port value is 5432.
- Once connected, click Create & Test to create, test and save the connection.
You are now connected to AlloyDB 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 NAV data into AlloyDB and utilize it as a destination.
Configure the Dynamics NAV Connection
You can configure a connection to Dynamics NAV from the Connections tab. To add a connection to your Dynamics NAV account, navigate to the Connections tab.
- Click Add Connection.
- Select a source (Dynamics NAV).
- Configure the connection properties.
Before you can connect, OData Services will need to be enabled on the server. Once OData Services are enabled, you will be able to query any Services that are published on the server.
The User and Password properties, under the Authentication section, must be set to valid Dynamics NAV user credentials. In addition, specify a URL to a valid Dynamics NAV server organization root and a ServerInstance. If there is not a Service Default Company for the server, set the Company as well.
- Click Connect to Dynamics NAV 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 NAV tables you wish to replicate into AlloyDB, 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 NAV data to AlloyDB.
Run the Replication Job
Once all the required configurations are made for the job, select the Dynamics NAV 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 NAV data into AlloyDB, 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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