The Specify how to select and modify data setting provides the following options that allow you to specify the data you want to participate in the synchronization:
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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.
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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.
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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.
Allows you to configure the running timeout for all SQL queries you specified in the connection settings (for example, those specified in the Specify How to Select and Modify Data option). Use the SQL query execution timeout box to type the timeout value you want to use.
The Specify attributes to identify objects setting provides the following options that allow you to specify the attributes with which you want to uniquely identify each object in the connected data system:
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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.
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UniqueID attributes: Lists the attributes whose values are currently used to generate a unique identifier for each object in the external data system.
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Add->: Moves the selected attributes from the Available attributes list to the UniqueID attributes list.
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<-Remove: Moves the selected attributes from the UniqueID attributes list to the Available attributes list.
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Constructed UniqueID: Displays a combination of the attributes whose values will make up a unique identifier for each object in the external data system.
This section describes how to create or modify a connection to an OLE DB-compliant relational database so that could work with data in that database.
To create a connection to an OLE DB-compliant relational database, use the OLE DB Connector of the Active Roles .
Table 55: OLE DB Connector – Supported features
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Bidirectional synchronization
Specifies whether you can both read and write data in the connected data system. |
No
NOTE: By using OLE DB Connector, you can only read data in the connected data system. |
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Delta processing mode
Specifies whether the connection can process only the data that has changed in the connected data system since the last synchronization operation. This reduces the overall synchronization duration. |
No |
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Password synchronization
Specifies whether you can synchronize user passwords from an Active Directory (AD) domain to the connected data system. |
No |
