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IBM Informix to Microsoft Dynamics NAV integration — real-time, two-way sync

Keep IBM Informix and Microsoft Dynamics NAV in sync without custom scripts. Cut weeks of integration work, eliminate silent data drift, and give your team a single, reliable source of truth.

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Why teams connect IBM Informix and Microsoft Dynamics NAV

Give your engineers Microsoft Dynamics NAV's data in IBM Informix: read it with normal queries, write back through the sync, and skip the ERP API entirely.

ERP data sits behind interfaces built for the ERP's own modules, not for your internal systems. Teams that need those records, for reporting services, internal tools, or automations, end up writing integration code against a strict API and maintaining it through every upgrade.

Stacksync mirrors Items, Sales Orders & Invoices, Purchase Orders, G/L Entries from Microsoft Dynamics NAV into IBM Informix and keeps both sides consistent in real time. Whatever Microsoft Dynamics NAV is the system of record for, whether financials, operations, people, or procurement, those records become rows your code can query, and changes written in IBM Informix sync back into Microsoft Dynamics NAV with its validations respected.

Common use cases

  • 01 Replicate Informix tables into a cloud warehouse using its change data capture interface for near-real-time reporting.
  • 02 Sync sensor and meter readings stored in Informix TimeSeries structures to analytics platforms.
  • 03 Sync customers, items, and orders between NAV and a CRM in both directions.
  • 04 Push ecommerce orders into NAV sales orders through published page services.

Common sync patterns

Read ERP records with a query

Records from Microsoft Dynamics NAV live in IBM Informix as ordinary tables or collections, joinable with the rest of your data.

Internal tools and automations without API code

Scripts and services read and write the synced tables; Stacksync handles the Microsoft Dynamics NAV interface, limits, and retries.

React to ERP changes

Updates in Microsoft Dynamics NAV arrive as row changes in IBM Informix, so jobs and triggers can respond as the business record changes.

What you can sync between IBM Informix and Microsoft Dynamics NAV

Representative objects on each side — any object or custom field can map to any target. Schemas are auto-detected; types are converted between the two systems.

IBM Informix objects Microsoft Dynamics NAV objects How this pairing syncs
Databases Top-level containers that scope a sync connection. Customers Customer cards synced with CRMs so sales sees ERP balances and terms. Databases is specific to IBM Informix and Customers to Microsoft Dynamics NAV — each maps to any object or custom field on the other side.
Tables Relational tables mapped directly to sync targets. Vendors Vendor cards aligned with procurement and AP tools. Tables is specific to IBM Informix and Vendors to Microsoft Dynamics NAV — each maps to any object or custom field on the other side.
Rows The unit of read and write, keyed by primary key. Items Item cards and availability mirrored to ecommerce and planning systems. Rows is specific to IBM Informix and Items to Microsoft Dynamics NAV — each maps to any object or custom field on the other side.
Views Read-only projections used to shape outbound data. Sales Orders & Invoices Sales documents created from external orders and read back for posting status. Views is specific to IBM Informix and Sales Orders & Invoices to Microsoft Dynamics NAV — each maps to any object or custom field on the other side.
TimeSeries objects Informix's native time-series type, usually exposed to syncs through virtual tables. Purchase Orders Purchasing documents reconciled with receiving and vendor systems. TimeSeries objects is specific to IBM Informix and Purchase Orders to Microsoft Dynamics NAV — each maps to any object or custom field on the other side.
Stored procedures Server-side logic sometimes invoked as part of write paths. G/L Entries Posted ledger entries replicated to warehouses for finance reporting. Stored procedures is specific to IBM Informix and G/L Entries to Microsoft Dynamics NAV — each maps to any object or custom field on the other side.

How changes propagate between IBM Informix and Microsoft Dynamics NAV

Each direction of the sync is driven by what the source system can signal and what the destination accepts — detection, delivery, and expected latency below.

IBM Informix Microsoft Dynamics NAV Sub-second propagation

DetectionChanges in IBM Informix are captured at the source via change data capture — no polling loop against its API. Informix's Change Data Capture API reading committed changes from logical logs.

DeliveryEach detected change is applied to Microsoft Dynamics NAV as a row-level write, with types converted between the two schemas.

Microsoft Dynamics NAV IBM Informix Sub-second propagation

DetectionChanges in Microsoft Dynamics NAV are captured at the source via change data capture — no polling loop against its API. Polling on modified/timestamp fields, or SQL Server change tracking/CDC on on-premises databases.

DeliveryEach detected change is applied to IBM Informix as a row-level write, with types converted between the two schemas.

Rate-limit considerations

  • IBM Informix: Bounded by server resources and session limits rather than an API quota.
What ships with IBM Informix ⇄ Microsoft Dynamics NAV

Connect IBM Informix and Microsoft Dynamics NAV for flexible, real-time data sync.

Real-time sync, workflow automation, event queues, EDI, and monitoring, for every IBM Informix–Microsoft Dynamics NAV connection.

Real-time

Two-way sync

Changes in IBM Informix or Microsoft Dynamics NAV instantly reflect in both systems. No stale data, no manual imports.

No-code + pro-code

Workflow automation

Trigger automated workflows whenever IBM Informix or Microsoft Dynamics NAV data changes, update records, fire webhooks, or kick off sequences without brittle API scripts.

At scale

Event queues

Handle millions of events per minute without losing a single IBM Informix or Microsoft Dynamics NAV record.

Observability

Monitoring

Track your IBM Informix ⇄ Microsoft Dynamics NAV sync health, view errors, and replay failed events in one click.

Trading partners

EDI

Transform legacy EDI complexity into simple database interactions between IBM Informix and Microsoft Dynamics NAV.

How the IBM Informix and Microsoft Dynamics NAV connectors work

IBM Informix

Integration surface
SQL over JDBC/ODBC drivers; DRDA connectivity is also supported
Authentication
Database credentials
Change detection
Informix's Change Data Capture API reading committed changes from logical logs; polling as a fallback
Capabilities
read · write · CDC
Rate limits
Bounded by server resources and session limits rather than an API quota.

Microsoft Dynamics NAV

Integration surface
SOAP and OData web services published from NAV pages and codeunits; direct SQL Server access on-premises
Authentication
Windows authentication or NavUserPassword credentials
Change detection
Polling on modified/timestamp fields, or SQL Server change tracking/CDC on on-premises databases; no native webhooks
Capabilities
read · write · CDC
How it works

How to connect IBM Informix to Microsoft Dynamics NAV — three steps, no code

Configure and sync within minutes, no code. Whether you sync 50k or 100M+ records, Stacksync handles the queues, infra, and plumbing. Integrations are non-invasive and need zero setup on your systems.

  1. 01

    Connect your apps

    Authenticate IBM Informix and Microsoft Dynamics NAV with each platform's native method — OAuth, API keys, or service accounts — plus secure options like SSH tunneling, IP whitelisting, and VPC peering.

    • OAuth 2.0
    • SSH tunnel
    • VPC peering
    IBM Informix connected
    Microsoft Dynamics NAV connected
    OAuth 2.0
    SSH tunnel
    SSL certificate
    VPC peering
  2. 02

    Choose tables

    Pick the IBM Informix and Microsoft Dynamics NAV objects to sync — Stacksync auto-detects both schemas, including custom fields where the platform exposes them. Sync to existing tables, or let Stacksync create new ones with ideal data types.

    • Standard objects
    • Custom objects
    • Auto-schema
    objects · IBM Informix ⇄ Microsoft Dynamics NAV
    Customers 12,480
    Sales Orders 8,213
    Invoices 5,902
    Items 1,344
  3. 03

    Map fields

    Fields map automatically even when names and types differ. Stacksync handles transformation and type casting for you, zero configuration required.

    • Auto-map
    • Type casting
    • Transforms
    IBM Informix Microsoft Dynamics NAV
    Company company_name text
    Email email text
    Amount amount numeric
    Created created_at timestamp
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Alerts

Immediately get alerted about record syncing issues over email, Slack, PagerDuty and WhatsApp. Resolve issues from a centralized dashboard with retry and revert options.

Secure connection options

Securely connects to your systems with:

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