Locations

This section describes and illustrates how to create, view, and manage locations. Data Source Solutions DSS supports over 30 types of locations for replicating data between them. Certain locations can serve as both source and target locations, some can be source-only or target-only locations. For complete information on the capabilities supported on each location type, see section Capabilities.

The Locations page displays a list of all locations in all channels and various options to manage locations.

The Locations page displays the following information about locations:

Filtering Locations

By default, the page displays all locations available in all channels related to a current hub. You can easily find the locations you need using one of the following filters.

• The Channels selector allows you to display information only for the locations added to a specific channel. For this, click All Channels and enter a channel name or select one from the drop-down list. After you selected a channel, its name will be pinned to the Channels selector.
• The Search field allows you to search location(s) by name. The locations get filtered as you type.

Managing Locations

The following options to manage locations are available at the top right menu, as well as under the More Options menu .

• Add Location

  Create a new location or add an existing location.

  • Create New Location

  • Add Existing Locations

• Delete Locations
  Delete a location(s) at the hub level or at a channel level.

• Change Location Group
  Change the location group for the selected location(s) in a channel.

• Manage Location Group
  Add new location groups, rename or remove the existing ones.

• Import and Export Location Definitions
  Import and one or more location definition from/to a JSON file stored on your system.

• View Actions
  View actions defined on a specific location(s) in the Actions List Drawer.

• Activate Replication
  Set up or reset replication components in a channel.

• Deactivate Replication
  Stop replication and drop replication components in the channel.

• Refresh Data
  Load data selected from a source location to a target location.

• Compare Data
  Compare data in source and target locations.

• Create/Alter Target Tables
  Create tables that are missing in a target location or alter/recreate the existing tables.

• Show Start Page
  Open the Start page, click the More Options icon at the top right and select Show Start Page. This is a landing page that opens when you first access the web user interface. This page offers a starting point for new users that helps them build a new channel in Data Source Solutions DSS.

Each location also has its own More Options menu with the following set of options:

• Delete Location
• Duplicate Location
• Rename Location
• Export Location Definitions
• Change Location Group
  

Adding Existing Locations

To add an existing location to a channel:

1. In the Channels selector, select the channel to add the location to.
2. At the top right menu, click Add Locations ▶ Add Existing Locations.
3. In the Add to Channel dialog, select the required location(s) from the drop-down list and click Confirm.
4. Select the location group for the location(s) or create a new group by entering its name in the New location group field.
5. Click Save.