Setting Identity for Windows Auth For Catalina API

If you need to set the authentication for Catalina’s API for Windows Auth to communicate to the SQL Server:

Editing the DSLCONFIGFile connection Strings

First you will need to update your connection strings in DSLCONFIGFILE.xml. You can see this from this blog post:

https://blog.catalinatechnology.com/2020/09/catalina-xml-configuration-file-editor-ctconfigeditor/

You will then need to change your sql connection strings

Which Connection StringWhat to Add
​.NET Connection String;Trusted_Connection=True;
​ODBC Connection String;Integrated Security=SSPI;

For both of these strings, you would remove the username and password from the strings and add the trusted_connection=True for the .NET connection string. And you would add the Integrated Security=SSPI for the ODBC connection string.

Configure the IIS Application Pool for the Identity

Next, you would go into IIS manager and click on Advanced Settings, look at “Identity” and click on the 3 dots button.

Then choose the “Custom Account” radio button and press the “Set” button.

Another popup will be displayed and you are then able to put in the username (replace the example below with your domain\username) and password. After you press OK, the system will tell you whether it is valid or not. NOTE: You will need to make sure that the user has access to the SQL objects in SQL server.


How to get a list of triggers

If you are like me, you spend a lot of time in Microsoft SQL Server. Often, a trigger can cause you a lot of grief. Whether it is a recursive trigger that goes into an endless loop. Or a trigger that is updating data in the recordset that you are trying to save (causing problems in your client code).

Here is a quick way to get a list of all triggers in a particular DB

SELECT 
     sysobjects.name AS trigger_name 
    ,USER_NAME(sysobjects.uid) AS trigger_owner 
    ,s.name AS table_schema 
    ,OBJECT_NAME(parent_obj) AS table_name 
    ,OBJECTPROPERTY( id, 'ExecIsUpdateTrigger') AS isupdate 
    ,OBJECTPROPERTY( id, 'ExecIsDeleteTrigger') AS isdelete 
    ,OBJECTPROPERTY( id, 'ExecIsInsertTrigger') AS isinsert 
    ,OBJECTPROPERTY( id, 'ExecIsAfterTrigger') AS isafter 
    ,OBJECTPROPERTY( id, 'ExecIsInsteadOfTrigger') AS isinsteadof 
    ,OBJECTPROPERTY(id, 'ExecIsTriggerDisabled') AS [disabled] 
FROM sysobjects WITH(NOLOCK)
INNER JOIN sys.tables t WITH(NOLOCK)
    ON sysobjects.parent_obj = t.object_id 
INNER JOIN sys.schemas s WITH(NOLOCK)
    ON t.schema_id = s.schema_id 
WHERE sysobjects.type = 'TR' 

You will get a result like this that will list out the triggers and which tables they are tied to.


How to call a custom SQL call using the Catalina API for Dynamics SL

How many times have you wanted to just make a SQL call from an app, website, or other system, but you don’t have direct access to a SQL connection or other easy method to call SQL?

Well the Catalina API for Dynamics SL has a secure way for you to make SQL calls over to your SL database using the Catalina common.asmx web service call.

Below is a quick tutorial on how to do this using .NET and the Catalina API for Dynamics SL (SOAP calls) Continue Reading