Replicate Multiple Dynamics GP Accounts

CData Sync is a stand-alone application that provides solutions for a variety of replication scenarios such as replicating sandbox and production instances into your database. CData Sync includes a web-based interface that makes it easy to manage multiple Dynamics GP connections. In this article we show how to use the web app to replicate multiple Dynamics GP accounts to a single database.

Configure the Replication Destination

Using CData Sync, you can replicate Dynamics GP data to any number of databases, both cloud-based and on-premises. To add a replication destination, navigate to the Connections tab.

1. Click Add Connection.
2. Select a destination and enter the necessary connection properties. In this article, we use SQLite.
3. Enter the necessary connection properties. To replicate Dynamics GP to a SQLite database, enter a file path in the Data Source box.
4. Click Test Connection to ensure that the connection is configured properly.
5. Click Save Changes.

Configure Dynamics GP Connections

You can configure connections to Dynamics GP from the Connections tab. To add a connection to one of your Dynamics GP accounts, navigate to the Connections tab. For each Dynamics GP account you wish to replicate, do the following:

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

   To authenticate set the User and Password connection properties.

   To connect set the URL to the Web services endpoint; for example, http://{servername}:{port}/Dynamics/GPService. Additionally, set CompanyId; you can obtain this value in the company setup window: Click Tools -> Setup -> Company.

   By default, data summaries are not returned to save performance. Set LookupIds to true to return details such as line items; however, note that entities must be retrieved one at a time.

4. Click Connect to ensure that the connection is configured properly.
5. Click Save Changes.

Configure Queries for Each Dynamics GP Instance

CData Sync enables you to control replication with a point-and-click interface and with SQL queries. To configure a replication, 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, click Add Tables in the Tables section, choose the table(s) you wish to replicate, and click Add Selected Tables.

Customize Your Replication

You can use a SQL query to customize your replication. The REPLICATE statement is a high-level command that caches and maintains a table in your database. You can define any SELECT query supported by the Dynamics GP API. To customize your replication, click Add Custom Query in the Tables section and define the Query Statement.

The statement below caches and incrementally updates a table of Dynamics GP data:

REPLICATE SalesInvoice;

You can specify a file containing the replication queries you want to use to update a particular database. Separate replication statements with semicolons. The following options are useful if you are replicating multiple Dynamics GP accounts into the same database:

• Use a different table prefix in the REPLICATE SELECT statement:

  REPLICATE PROD_SalesInvoice SELECT * FROM SalesInvoice;

• Alternatively, use a different schema:

  REPLICATE PROD.SalesInvoice SELECT * FROM SalesInvoice;

Schedule Your Replication

In the Schedule section, you can schedule a job to run automatically, configuring the job to run after 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 the data from your different Dynamics GP accounts.