Prerequisites

To use Microsoft Azure Database for MySQL as an endpoint in a Qlik Replicate task, make sure the prerequisites outlined below have been met.

Client prerequisites

Install MySQL ODBC Unicode Driver 64-bit on the Replicate Server machine.

Linux only:

Make sure that the /etc/odbcinst.ini file contains an entry for MySQL, as in the following example:

[MySQL ODBC 8.0 Unicode Driver]

Driver = /usr/lib64/libmyodbc8w.so

UsageCount = 1

Verifying that Microsoft Azure database for MySQL is set up for CDC (Change data capture)

Microsoft Azure Database for MySQL enables binary logging (i.e. CDC) by default. To check that binary logging is indeed enabled, make sure that the Microsoft Azure Database for MySQL binlog_row_image parameter is set to full.

Replicating 4-byte UTF8 emojis

Replication of 4-byte UTF8 emojis to certain targets requires the following preparation:

• Microsoft SQL Server Target: Transform the emojis from WSTRING(n) to WSTRING(n*2).
• Amazon Redshift Target: Transform the emojis from WSTRING(n) to WSTRING(n*2).

For information on defining transformations, see Using the Transform tab.