You can configure your Perspectium DataSync Agent to share data from ServiceNow or Salesforce to a PostgreSQL database by changing some additional configurations in your agent.xml file

Prerequisites


(warning) First, you will need to install a DataSync Agent.

(warning) You will also need to create a ServiceNow dynamic share/bulk share or create a Salesforce dynamic share/bulk share.

(warning) Make sure to stop running your DataSync Agent before making any Agent configuration changes.

(warning) Finally, you will need to create a database in PostgreSQL that will store data replicated via the DataSync Agent.

Procedure

To set up your DataSync Agent to share application data to a PostgreSQL database, follow these steps:


Add the PostgreSQL JDBC driver

Add the latest PostgreSQL JDBC driver to your DataSync Agent's extlib directory.

Install and configure your DataSync Agent

Follow the steps to install the DataSync Agent or the DataSync for Salesforce Agent and make sure that your agent.xml file is configured correctly.

Access your agent.xml configuration file

Navigate to the directory where you saved your agent.xml file when installing your DataSync Agent.

Update database directives to point to PostgreSQL

Open your agent.xml file in a text editing application. Then, locate the <task> directive(s) within your <subscribe> directive, and update the following database-related directives:

DirectiveValue to enter
<database_type>postgres
<database_server>

URL/IP address for your PostgreSQL database

<database_port>5432
<database_user>Username used to access your PostgreSQL database
<database_password>Password used to access your PostgreSQL database

Add the <skip_database_creation/> directive

Still within the <subscribe> → <task> directive(s), nest the following directive:

Directive

Description

<skip_database_creation/>

Bypasses the dynamic creation of the replicated database

(info) NOTE: This directive is added for a PostgreSQL replication scenario with the DataSync Agent, as you must create the database used for replication in PostgreSQL before configuring your DataSync Agent

Your agent.xml file should look similar to the example shown below:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1" standalone="no"?>
<config>
    <agent>
       	<share>
     	</share>  
     	<subscribe>
     	<task instances="4">
            <task_name>test_postgresql_subscribe</task_name>
            <message_connection password="encrypted:vlOtU71yu8N/EFIJH85SSBtaIt7qEEfvqiqft9VZyYE=" user="exampleuser" queue="psp.out.replicator.example">https://example.perspectium.net</message_connection>
            <instance_connection password="encrypted:vlOtU71yu8N/EFIJH85SSBtaIt7qEEfvqiqft9VZyYE=" user="example.user">https://myinstance.service-now.com</instance_connection>
            <handler>com.perspectium.replicator.sql.SQLSubscriber</handler>
            <decryption_key>The cow jumped over the moon</decryption_key>
            <database_type>postgres</database_type>
            <database_server>52.32.139.20</database_server>
            <database_port>5432</database_port>
            <database_user>exampleuser</database_user>
            <database_password>examplepassword</database_password>
            <database>psp_db</database>
         </task>
      </subscribe>
      <max_reads_per_connect>4000</max_reads_per_connect>
      <polling_interval>5</polling_interval>
   </agent>
</config>

Save your agent.xml file

Save the changes you made to your agent.xml file and close the file.

Run your DataSync Agent

After configuring your agent.xml file to support replication to your PostgreSQL database, start running your DataSync Agent again.