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When you are adding a file, directory or SQL data item to Sync, you can specify parameters to use the Sync file for multiple organizations in Phocas. The parameters are passed to Sync

and as a result, the information structure is sent to other

organizations. 

1. In Sync, select the Parameters tab

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1. Click Add.

2. Enter the parameter name

1. . Parameter names are alphanumeric only. Special characters

1. cannot be used.

2. Enter a value. Values can not contain parameters.

1. Double quotes

1. cannot be used

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Using parameters as values in supported types

Example of use: Connection

string 

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Example of use: SQL

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Parameter substitution in scheduled Syncs

You can substitute different values for defined

parameters via scheduled Syncs (SyncCLI).

Individual parameters

To substitute a parameter value, the “-p” switch is used, followed by the parameter name and quoted value. The quoted value is only used for the duration of the session, i.e. the original value defined in Sync remains unchanged.

-p:parameterName “newValue”

-p:server ”localhost“

Note if a parameter name contains spaces, it must also be quoted:

“-p:My Server” “localhost”

“-p:Test Database” “Testing”

Example format for

substituted parameters:

-p:server: “DatabaseServer“

-p:database "Sales2016"

-"p:db table" "Sales Customers"

-p:columns "ID, Address"

Multiple parameters

You can substitute

several parameters for a range of data items.

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These multiple parameters can be entered in the Arguments field in a scheduled task:

-r "c:\temp\new sync\multipleparameters.sync" -user "John User" -password "myPassword" -service "http://company.example.com" -source "Sales" -p:server "DatabaseServer" -p:database "Sales2016" "-p:db table" "Sales Customers" -p:columns "ID, Address" "-p:sales directory" "C:\temp\Sales" -p:filePath "C:\temp\Customers.txt"

Iterations

The Iterations option in the Sync setup is an advanced option that we recommend you use in consultation with a Phocas consultant. It’s useful in the case of multiple customer data sources, particularly multiple ERPs, linked to one Phocas site. Typically, these data sources are identical, except for having unique credentials and one or more different parameter values. As the setup is almost the same for each source, you can add iterations to the Sync process. This iterative approach removes the need for separate configuration files and makes the Sync setup quicker and less complex.

Each time Sync is triggered, all items are processed for each iteration, in order, with the default parameters being overridden by the iteration parameters.

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