Configure the Replication Tool

When you start the Replication Tool, default values are loaded from the Replicate.exe.config file.

To configure the Replication Tool:

1. Open the Replicate.exe.config file.

   Note: In a typical installation, the Replicate.exe.config is located in the folder, C:\Program Files\AVEVA\AVEVA Asset Information Management\Workhub\Install\Replicate

2. In the Replicate.exe.config file, go to the <replicate> section.

   <replication maxArchiveSize="" outputDirectory="" replicationDate="">

   <sources>

   <source name="" outputDirectory="">

   <portalConnection dbuser="" dbpassword="" datasource=""encrypted=""/>

   <urlMappings>

   <urlMapping url ="" unc="" type="" />

   </urlMappings>

   </source>

   </sources>

   </replication>

The following are the optional attributes of the replication node <replication>:

• maxArchive: Maximum size in MB of each individual zip archive. Defaults to 2000MB.

• outputDirectory: Location where the replication package will be created. Defaults to "\Output".

• replicationDate: Date from which to check for changes in the Database. In the format of "YYYY-MM-DDTHH:mm:ssZ". Defaults to using the last replication run date stored in the database.

The following are the optional attributes of the source node <source>:

• name: The name of this source section. Used in the command line option -source='' Defaults to 'Default'.

• outputDirectory: Location where the replication package will be created. This overrides the setting in the replication node <replication>.

The following are the attributes required for the Workhub database connection node <portalConnection>:

• datasource: Database datasource, database server name.

• database: Database name. If not set, then the default database is used.

• schema: Database schema. if not set, then the mapped schema is used.

• dbpassword: Database password for when dbuser is set.

The following is the optional attribute of the Workhub database connection node <portalConnection>:

• encrypted: Is the given password encrypted. This defaults to false.

The urlMapping nodes <urlMapping> has two mandatory attributes and one optional attribute:

• url: The url to match.

• type: The type of mapping, either http or viz.

The following is the optional attribute of the urlMapping nodes <urlMapping>:

• unc: The unc path to the url.