Creating the Configuration File

To run the ReplValidator utility you must have a valid .xml configuration file that lists the sites and services to be compared, and how validation between the primary (source) services and the replicated (destination) services will be performed. The ReplValidation configuration file also defines an output file location, the number of simultaneous comparisons, whether to autostart, the maximum number of records to compare, the maximum number of missing records, the number of iterations, how to iterate, and any table exclusions.

See the following subsections for more information:

• Create or Edit Configuration
• Configure Options
• Configure Exclusions
• Property Definitions
• Sample Configuration File

To Create or Edit a Configuration File

1. Select File > Create Config… (or Ctrl+C) to create a new configuration file or
   select File > Open Config… (or Ctrl+O or click (Open Config) on the toolbar) to open a previously created configuration file or
   select File > Edit Config… (or Ctrl+E) to edit an open configuration file to view the Create/Edit Configuration dialog box.
2. Configure the settings on the Create/Edit Configuration dialog box using the properties described below.
3. The Replication Sites pane is where you add, edit, and delete the replication sites to be compared:

1. Click Add Site or Edit Site to add a site and configure the following properties for each site (described below):

Configuration File Add / Edit Site

2. Click OK to accept the properties. The Replication Sites and Replication Services information will be added to the two panes of the Create/Edit Configuration dialog box.
3. Click Delete to remove a site from the configuration.
4. To specify automatic validation once configuration is complete, click Auto Update within the Replication Sites pane. Note the following:
• If Auto Update is selected, the ReplValidator will evaluate site replication even if the services are offline
• If Auto Update is not selected, the ReplValidator will evaluate site replication only when the services are online

5. To exclude a site pair from validation, deselect the check box on the left of the Replication Sites pane.
6. If you have more than one site pair in the Replication Sites pane you can reorder them using the +/- keys on your keyboard.

Create / Edit Configuration

4. You can apply additional options to the Replication Services list for individual services:

1. To exclude a service pair from validation, deselect the check box on the left of the Replication Services pane.
2. To reorder the service pairs use the +/- keys on your keyboard.
3. Select a service pair and click Options to configure record and iteration option for that service. The properties are described below.

Configuration File Options

4. Select a service pair and click Exclusions to exclude specific database tables from the validation.

Note: This option only applies to DBS-Based Services. The button is disabled for non-DBS services.

Configuration File DBS Table Exclusions

5. When done, click Save As to access the Save As dialog box to type a file name and specify the directory location to which to save the .xml configuration file

Create/Edit Configuration

The properties on the Create/Edit Configuration dialog box are described in the following table.

Replication Sites > Add Site / Edit Site

The properties on the Add / Edit Site dialog box are described in the following table.

Replication Services > Options

The properties on the Options dialog box are described in the following table.

Sample Configuration File

The following example configuration file was generated by the ReplValidator. Click the following image for more information:

Sample Configuration File