Configuring a subscription to not connect to a schema registry

You can use a Kafka custom operation processor to avoid connecting to a schema registry.

About this task

To connect without a schema registry, you select the Kafka custom operation processor KcopJsonFormatIntegrated.

Procedure

  1. Follow steps 1 through 6 in Specifying connection settings for a subscription applying to Kafka, selecting ZooKeeper as the method for Kafka apply.
  2. Under Schema Registry, specify a host name and port. These values will be overridden.
  3. Click OK.
  4. Right-click the subscription and select User Exit.
  5. Under Class Name, specify the following name for the KcopJsonFormatIntegrated class: com.datamirror.ts.target.publication.userexit.sample.kafka.KcopJsonFormatIntegrated.
  6. Leave the Parameters field blank.