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Replication Guide and Reference


What Is a Replication Source?

A replication source is a table used as a source for copying data to a target table. Replication sources can be the following types of tables:

User table
A table created and used (read and updated by an application) outside of replication. Updates to the table can be captured and copied to a replication target table.

Replication target table
Read-only target tables that have been redefined as sources for replication.

Consistent change data (CCD) tables
A staging table, a target table type that has been redefined as a source table for staged replication.

External CCD table
A consistent change data table that has been populated from an external source such as an IMS segment.

Replica table
An updateable target table that is used to replicate data back to the origin table.

When you define a table as a replication source, a replication source object is created and a row is inserted into the register control table, making it available as a source table for replication subscription. Unless you specify full-refresh copying, the source table is enabled for change data capture: the table is checked for the Data Capture Changes option of the CREATE TABLE SQL statement. If it is not already enabled, the source table is altered to enable the option.


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