Reconciling incompatible data representations between different types of data servers is one of the major issues that must be addressed to implement a successful heterogeneous replication system.
Heterogeneous datatype support (HDS) allows you to specify automatic datatype translation when primary and replicate data servers use datatypes that are not directly compatible.
The HDS feature provides datatype definitions for the following non-Sybase data servers:
DB2 Universal Database
Informix Dynamic Server
Microsoft SQL Server
Oracle
