You can configure your Perspectium DataSync Agent to share data from ServiceNow or Salesforce to a Microsoft SQL Server database by changing some additional configurations in your agent.xml file.
NOTE: A DataSync Agent configured to share to an MS SQL Server database will create large fields (fields defined with a size of 251+ characters) with a searchable nvarchar(max) data type.
Prerequisites
First, you will need to install a DataSync Agent.
You will also need to create a ServiceNow dynamic share/bulk share or create a Salesforce dynamic share/bulk share.
Make sure to stop running your DataSync Agent before making any Agent configuration changes.
Finally, you will need to create a database in MS SQL Server that will store data replicated via the DataSync Agent.
Procedure
To set up your DataSync Agent to share application data to an MS SQL Server database, follow these steps:
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 MS SQL Server
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:
| Directive | Value to enter |
|---|---|
| <database_type> | sqlserver |
| <database_server> | URL for your MS SQL Server database. If MS SQL Server is installed locally, enter localhost |
| <database_port> | 1433 |
| <database_user> | Username used to access your MS SQL Server database |
| <database_password> | Password used to access your MS SQL Server database |
| <database_parms> | loginTimeout=30
|
Add the <skip_database_creation/> directive
Locate the <task> directive(s) in your <subscribe> directive, nest the following directive:
| Directive | Description |
|---|---|
| <skip_database_creation/> | Bypasses the dynamic creation of the replicated database
|
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/>
<subscribe>
<task instances="4">
<task_name>servicenow_to_mssqlserver</task_name>
<message_connection password="encrypted:vlOtU71yu8N/EFIJH85SSBtaIt7qEEfvqiqft9VZyYE=" queue="psp.out.replicator.test" use_basic_consume="false" user="exampleuser">https://example.perspectium.net</message_connection>
<instance_connection password="encrypted:vlOtU71yu8N/EFIJH85SSPN9aF0P5/YViVwPEVFcGW4=" user="test.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>sqlserver</database_type>
<database_server>localhost</database_server>
<database_port>1433</database_port>
<database_user>perspectium</database_user>
<database_password>perspectium123</database_password>
<database_parms/>
<database_column_max_size>251</database_column_max_size>
<database>psp_repl</database>
<skip_database_creation/>
</task>
</subscribe>
<max_reads_per_connect>4000</max_reads_per_connect>
<polling_interval>5</polling_interval>
<skip_message_set_processing/>
</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 MS SQL Server database, start running your DataSync Agent again.
