Before implementing and configuring a Sync Pipe in notification mode, answer the following questions:

  • What is the interface to client applications?
  • What type of connection logic is required?
  • How will the custom server extension handle timeouts and connection failures?
  • What are the failover scenarios?
  • What data needs to be included in the change log?
  • How long do the change log entries need to be available?
  • What are the scalability requirements for the system?
  • What attributes should be used for correlation?
  • What should happen with each type of change?
  • What mappings must be implemented?