Run a Sync Simulation in Batch with a Custom Report

Hello 

While examining the process DPR_DPRProjectionStartInfo_Run_Synchronization, I wondered if it would be possible to create a custom Process Chain to simulate a Sync Project.

Use Case:

We have planned two Sync Projects for which we would like to run an automated simulation using a custom report. The idea is to conduct more analytics before importing data. While the threshold feature is useful, we would also like to see how many errors and warnings are produced, among other things, before we finally run the synchronization.

To achieve this, we plan to create an additional Process Chain similar to ‘DPR_DPRProjectionStartInfo_Run_Synchronization’. We would also need a new event, similar to RUN, but for SIMULATE, for the table DPRProjectionStartInfo.

One step in the process chain would involve sending an email with an attachment of the Sync Report. This step would also override the DPR_Journal_Summary report with CCC_Journal_Summary, which contains the simulation findings.

At the moment, I am unable to find a solution to call the Simulation in VB.NET.

Questions:

  1. Is the Simulate function something that always requires the Sync Editor Tool to be open and executed interactively?
  2. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.