Automated Continuous JD Edwards Replication to AlloyDB

Always-on applications rely on automatic failover capabilities and real-time data access. CData Sync integrates live JD Edwards 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 JD Edwards data to AlloyDB. To add a replication destination, navigate to the Connections tab.

1. Click Add Connection.
2. Select the Destinations tab and locate the AlloyDB connector.
3. 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.
4. 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.

5. 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 JD Edwards data into AlloyDB and utilize it as a destination.

Configure the JD Edwards Connection

You can configure a connection to JD Edwards from the Connections tab. To add a connection to your JD Edwards account, navigate to the Connections tab.

1. Click Add Connection.
2. Select a source (JD Edwards).
3. Configure the connection properties.
   
   

   The driver connects to JD Edwards through your Application Interface Services (AIS) Server. Set the following connection properties:

   • URL: The base HTTPS URL of your AIS Server (e.g., https://jde-ais.example.com:8300).
   • User: Your JD Edwards username.
   • Password: Your JD Edwards password.
   • Environment (optional): The JD Edwards environment to use (e.g., PD920 for production or DV920 for development). If not specified, the AIS Server's default environment is used.
   • Role (optional): The JD Edwards role for the session. If not specified, the AIS Server's default role is used.
   • DeviceName (optional): An identifier for the connecting device or application, used for auditing and logging on the AIS Server.
   • Jasserver (optional): The specific Java Application Server (JAS) instance to route requests through, useful in clustered environments.

   Choosing Which Data Is Exposed

   JD Edwards organizes tables and business views by System Code, and the driver exposes each System Code as its own schema. Use these properties to control which schemas are available:

   • DataModel: One or more ERP modules (comma-separated) whose System Codes are exposed as schemas, or All to expose every System Code in the connected instance. Defaults to FinancialManagement.
   • SystemCodes: A comma-separated list of additional System Codes to expose alongside those from DataModel (e.g., 42,43).

   When you connect, the driver sends your credentials to the AIS Server to obtain a session token and caches it. The driver requests a new token automatically before the session expires.

   
4. Click Connect to JD Edwards to ensure that the connection is configured properly.
5. 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 JD Edwards 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 JD Edwards data to AlloyDB.

Run the Replication Job

Once all the required configurations are made for the job, select the JD Edwards 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 JD Edwards 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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