Specify attributes to identify objects
This expandable item provides the following options that allow you to specify the attributes with which you wish to uniquely identify each object in the delimited text file:
- Available attributes. Lists the attributes that are available in the external data system. Use this list to select the attributes whose values you want to use to generate a unique identifier for each object in the external data system. You can filter attributes by typing in the text box at the top of this list. To select multiple attributes, hold down CTRL and click to select attributes in the list.
- UniqueID attributes. Lists the attributes whose values are currently used to generate a unique identifier for each object in the external data system.
- Add->. Moves the selected attributes from the Available attributes list to the UniqueID attributes list.
- <-Remove. Moves the selected attributes from the UniqueID attributes list to the Available attributes list.
- Constructed UniqueID. Displays a combination of the attributes whose values will make up a unique identifier for each object in the external data system.
Working with Microsoft SQL Server
This section describes how to create or modify a connection to Microsoft SQL Server so that could work with data in that data system.
To create a connection to Microsoft SQL Server, you need to use in conjunction with a special connector called Microsoft SQL Server Connector. This connector is included in the package.
The Microsoft SQL Server Connector supports the following features:
Table 55: Supported features
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Bidirectional synchronization
Allows you to read and write data in the connected data system. |
Yes |
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Delta processing mode
Allows you to process only the data that has changed in the connected data system since the last synchronization operation, thereby reducing the overall synchronization operation time. |
No |
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Password synchronization
Allows you to synchronize user passwords from an Active Directory domain to the connected data system. |
Yes |
In this section:
Creating a Microsoft SQL Server connection
To create a new connection
- In the Administration Console, open the Connections tab.
- Click Add connection, and then use the following options:
- Connection name. Type a descriptive name for the connection.
- Use the specified connector. Select Microsoft SQL Server Connector.
- Click Next.
- On the Specify connection settings page, use the following options:
- SQL Server. Type or select the name of the SQL Server computer that hosts the database you want to participate in data synchronization operations.
- Access SQL Server using. Select an access option:
- Use Windows authentication. Allows you to access the SQL Server in the security context of the account under which the is running.
- Use SQL Server authentication. Allows you to access the SQL Server in the security context of the SQL Server user account whose user name and password you specify below this option.
- Connect to database. Type the name of the database to which you want to connect.
- Test Connection. Click this button to verify the specified connection settings.
- Click Next.
- On the Specify how to select and modify data page, use the following options:
- Use data from this table. Allows you to select a database table that includes the data you want to participate in the synchronization operations. You can click Preview to preview the database table you have selected.
- Use an SQL query to specify data. Allows you to compose an SQL query that provides a more flexible way for specifying the data for synchronization. For example, you can use this option to specify multiple database tables.
- Configure Settings. Click this button to specify settings for modifying data in the connected system during synchronization operations. For example, you can specify the database tables in which you want to insert, update, or delete data during synchronization operations.
- Click Next.
- On the Specify attributes to identify objects page, use the following options:
- Available attributes. Lists the attributes that are available in the external data system. Use this list to select the attributes whose values you want to use to generate a unique identifier for each object in the external data system. You can filter attributes by typing in the text box at the top of this list. To select multiple attributes, hold down CTRL and click to select attributes in the list.
- UniqueID attributes. Lists the attributes whose values are currently used to generate a unique identifier for each object in the external data system.
- Add->. Moves the selected attributes from the Available attributes list to the UniqueID attributes list.
- <-Remove. Moves the selected attributes from the UniqueID attributes list to the Available attributes list.
- Constructed UniqueID. Displays a combination of the attributes whose values will make up a unique identifier for each object in the external data system.
- Click Finish to create a connection to the Microsoft SQL Server database.
Modifying an existing Microsoft SQL Server connection
To modify connection settings
- In the Administration Console, open the Connections tab.
- Click Connection settings below the existing Microsoft SQL Server connection you want to modify.
- On the Connection Settings tab, click an appropriate item to expand it and use the options it provides.
You can expand the following items:
See the next subsections for the descriptions of these items.
- When you are finished, click Save.
