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Replicate Multiple SAP ByDesign Accounts
Replicate multiple SAP ByDesign accounts to one or many databases.
CData Sync is a standalone application designed to support a variety of replication scenarios, such as replicating both sandbox and production instances into your database. It includes a web-based interface that simplifies the management of multiple SAP ByDesign connections. In this article, we demonstrate how to use the web app to replicate multiple SAP ByDesign accounts into a single database.
Configure Replication Destinations
Using CData Sync, you can replicate data from SAP ByDesign to any number of databases, both cloud-based and on-premises. In this example, we use SQLite as the replication destination to demonstrate the process. To add it as a destination, navigate to the Connections tab.
For each destination database:
- Click Add Connection.
- Select the Destinations tab and locate the SQLite 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 SQLite connector. For more information about installing new connectors, see Connections in the Help documentation.
- To connect to SQLite, set the following connection properties:
- Connection Name: Enter a connection name of your choice.
- Data Source: Enter the path to the database. You can replicate to an existing database or to a new one. The application must have permission to access the database.
- Once connected, click Create & Test to create, test and save the connection.
You are now connected to SQLite 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.
Configure the SAP ByDesign Connection
You can configure a connection to SAP ByDesign from the Connections tab. To add a connection to your SAP ByDesign account, navigate to the Connections tab.
- Click Add Connection.
- Select a source (SAP ByDesign).
- Configure the connection properties.
Set the following connection properties to connect to SAP ByDesign.
- Url: Set this to the Url of your SAP ByDesign site. For example, https://test.sapbydesign.com
- User: Set this to the username of your account.
- Password: Set this to the password of your account.
- CustomService or AnalyticsService: Only one of these must be specified. If you have a custom service you want to retrieve data from, specify CustomService. If you want to retrieve the reports of a analytical service, specify AnalyticsService.
If neither is specified, 'cc_home_analytics.svc' will used as a default for the AnalyticsService property. If you are not sure what service to specify, you can always query the Services view to list available services.
- Click Connect to SAP ByDesign 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 SAP ByDesign tables you wish to replicate into SQLite, 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.
The statement below caches and incrementally updates a table of SAP ByDesign data:
REPLICATE [Inventory Balance];
You can specify a file containing the replication queries you want to use to update a particular database. Separate the replication statements with semicolons. The following options are useful when replicating multiple SAP ByDesign accounts into the same database:
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Use a different table prefix in the REPLICATE SELECT statement:
REPLICATE PROD_[Inventory Balance] SELECT * FROM [Inventory Balance];
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Alternatively, use a different schema:
REPLICATE PROD.[Inventory Balance] SELECT * FROM [Inventory Balance];
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 SAP ByDesign data to disparate on-premises, cloud-based, and other databases.
Run the Replication Job
Once all the required configurations are made for the job, select the SAP ByDesign 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've seen how to replicate and configure multiple jobs to manage the replication of your SAP ByDesign data to various on-premises, cloud-based, and other databases, visit our CData Sync page to learn more and download a free 30-day trial. Start consolidating your enterprise data today!
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