Configure MobiLink, back-end database, and M-Business Server to synchronize

After unpacking the sample files and configuring the Web server, the sequence of operations to configure MobiLink, the SQL Anywhere consolidated database, and M-Business Server to synchronize is as follows (all page numbers refer to the UltraLite M-Business Anywhere Programming document, referenced in UltraLite for M-Business Anywhere):

  • Task 1 – Configure SQL Anywhere consolidated database, MobiLink synchronization server, and M-Business Server (page 206) and add a Publication that the MobiLink synchronization engine will use to synchronize the remote database.

  • Task 2 – Create the ODBC Data Source (page 207) that the remote database will synchronize through to the consolidated database.

  • Task 3 – Start the SQL Anywhere Consolidated Database (page 207) process.

  • Task 4 – Start the MobiLink process and generate the MobiLink scripts (page 207).

  • Task 5 – Create the UltraLite schema file and copy to operating system-specific folder for binary download (page 208)—this is required on the device to create the UltraLite database.

  • Task 6 – Configure M-Business Server to redirect MobiLink synchronization (page 208) requests to the appropriate MobiLink server.

  • Task 7 – Configure one-button synchronization through HTTP of M-Business Client and MobiLink (page 209) to initiate a MobiLink synchronization as part of the M-Business Anywhere synchronization. The order of synchronization is:

    a. MobiLink synchronization

    b. Web content

    c. Binary files

    d. XML datastore retrieval

  • Task 8 – Create an M-Business Server group for your channel (page 210), to define the group to which your channel content will be delivered.

  • Task 9 – Create an M-Business channel for the group created above (page 210), to define the channel to the group to which its content will be delivered.

  • Task 10 – Add your M-Business user account to the group created above (page 211), to define yourself as the first member of the group to which your channel content will be delivered.


Task 1 – Configure SQL Anywhere consolidated database, MobiLink synchronization server, and M-Business Server
Task 2 – Create the ODBC Data Source
Task 3 – Start the SQL Anywhere Consolidated Database
Task 4 – Start the MobiLink process and generate the MobiLink scripts
Task 5 – Create the UltraLite schema file and copy to operating system-specific folder for binary download
Task 6 – Configure M-Business Server to redirect MobiLink synchronization
Task 7 – Configure one-button synchronization through HTTP of M-Business Client and MobiLink
Task 8 – Create an M-Business Server group for your channel
Task 9 – Create an M-Business channel for the group created above
Task 10 – Add your M-Business user account to the group created above