Publication Properties

To view or edit a publication's properties, double-click its Browser or list entry. The property sheet tabs and fields listed here are those available by default, before any customization of the interface by you or an administrator.

The General tab contains the following properties:

Property

Description

Process

[read-only] Specifies the replication process to which the publication belongs (see Replication Processes (DMM)).

Name/Code/Comment

Identify the object. The name should clearly convey the object's purpose to non-technical users, while the code, which is used for generating code or scripts, may be abbreviated, and should not normally include spaces. You can optionally add a comment to provide more detailed information about the object. By default the code is generated from the name by applying the naming conventions specified in the model options. To decouple name-code synchronization, click to release the = button to the right of the Code field.

Stereotype

Extends the semantics of the object. You can enter a stereotype directly in this field, or add stereotypes to the list by specifying them in an extension file.

Data Connection

Specifies the connection from which the data are published. Select a data connection incoming to the parent replication process from the list (see Data Connections (DMM)).

Type

[Replication Server only] Specifies the publication type. Click the Preview tab to view the generated code. You can choose one of the following values to replicate:
  • Database – the entire database.

  • Publication – publications, replication definitions and articles.

  • Replication Definition – replication definitions only.

Keywords

Provide a way of loosely grouping objects through tagging. To enter multiple keywords, separate them with commas.

The following tabs are also available:
  • Articles - lists the tables or views to replicate (see Articles (DMM)).
  • Procedures - lists the stored procedures to replicate (see Procedures (DMM)).
  • Subscriptions - lists the remote database subscriptions to the publication (see Subscriptions (DMM)).