Handling data errors

1 . A method comprising:

running a replication tool that replicates a source database of a source database type to a target database of a target database type; and

in response to encountering a replication error that cannot be resolved by the replication tool:

matching the replication error to a business logic recovery rule selected from a plurality of business logic recovery rules, wherein the plurality of business logic recovery rules are stored in a business logic recovery rules data store that is external to the replication tool; and

applying the business logic recovery rule to the replication error, wherein the applying of the business logic recovery rule corrects the replication error.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the running of the replication tool is halted when the replication error is encountered, the method further comprising:

resuming the running of the replication tool at a point in the replication where the replication error was encountered.

3 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

in response to failing to match the replication error to one of the plurality of business logic recovery rules:

receiving the business logic recovery rule from a user of the replication tool; and

writing the business logic recovery rule to the plurality of business logic recovery rules.

4 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining one or more data points in the replication of the source database to the target database where replication may fail; and

writing one or more of the plurality of business logic recovery rules.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of business logic recovery rules are written in a human-readable data-serialization language.

6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the plurality of business logic recovery rules include a rule name, an error identifier, an applicable range, an error type, and a resolution policy.

7 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

injecting the plurality of business logic recovery rules into a set of native replication tool recovery resolutions.

8 . An information handling system comprising:

a processor set;

one or more computer readable storage media; and

program instructions stored on the one or more computer readable storage media to cause the processor set to perform operations comprising:

running a replication tool that replicates a source database of a source database type to a target database of a target database type; and

in response to encountering a replication error that cannot be resolved by the replication tool:

matching the replication error to a business logic recovery rule selected from a plurality of business logic recovery rules, wherein the plurality of business logic recovery rules are stored in a business logic recovery rules data store that is external to the replication tool; and

applying the business logic recovery rule to the replication error, wherein the applying of the business logic recovery rule corrects the replication error.

9 . The information handling system of claim 8 , wherein the running of the replication tool is halted when the replication error is encountered comprises:

resuming the running of the replication tool at a point in the replication where the replication error was encountered.

10 . The information handling system of claim 8 , wherein the operations further comprise:

in response to failing to match the replication error to one of the plurality of business logic recovery rules:

receiving the business logic recovery rule from a user of the replication tool; and

writing the business logic recovery rule to the plurality of business logic recovery rules.

11 . The information handling system of claim 8 , wherein the operations further comprise:

determining one or more data points in the replication of the source database to the target database where replication may fail; and

writing one or more of the plurality of business logic recovery rules.

12 . The information handling system of claim 8 , wherein the plurality of business logic recovery rules are written in a human-readable data-serialization language.

13 . The information handling system of claim 12 , wherein the plurality of business logic recovery rules include a rule name, an error identifier, an applicable range, an error type, and a resolution policy.

14 . The information handling system of claim 8 , wherein the operations further comprise:

injecting the plurality of business logic recovery rules into a set of native replication tool recovery resolutions.

15 . A computer program product comprising:

one or more computer readable storage media; and

program instructions stored on the one or more computer readable storage media to perform operations comprising:

running a replication tool that replicates a source database of a source database type to a target database of a target database type; and

in response to encountering a replication error that cannot be resolved by the replication tool:

matching the replication error to a business logic recovery rule selected from a plurality of business logic recovery rules, wherein the plurality of business logic recovery rules are stored in a business logic recovery rules data store that is external to the replication tool; and

applying the business logic recovery rule to the replication error, wherein the applying of the business logic recovery rule corrects the replication error.

16 . The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein the running of the replication tool is halted when the replication error is encountered comprises:

resuming the running of the replication tool at a point in the replication where the replication error was encountered.

17 . The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein the operations further comprise:

in response to failing to match the replication error to one of the plurality of business logic recovery rules:

receiving the business logic recovery rule from a user of the replication tool; and

writing the business logic recovery rule to the plurality of business logic recovery rules.

18 . The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein the operations further comprise:

determining one or more data points in the replication of the source database to the target database where replication may fail; and

writing one or more of the plurality of business logic recovery rules.

19 . The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein the plurality of business logic recovery rules are written in a human-readable data-serialization language.

20 . The computer program product of claim 19 , wherein the plurality of business logic recovery rules include a rule name, an error identifier, an applicable range, an error type, and a resolution policy.