Columns (DMM)

An article column contains a table or view column to replicate. Article columns belong to articles which are gathered together into publications to be replicated by the replication process. Article columns have no symbol in the diagram, but are listed on the Columns tab of an article property sheet.

Note: When you create an article, all the columns of the source table or view are added by default. You can review and refine the replication of columns graphically in the Mapping Editor (see Visualizing and Refining Data Replications with the Mapping Editor).

In the following example, the SalesRep article contains two columns to replicate:

article column

Adding or Removing Columns from an Article
You can create or delete columns using the tools available on the Columns tab of an article property sheet.
Column Properties
To view or edit a column'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.
Replication Server Article Column Properties
Replication Server article column property sheets contain all the standard article column tabs, along with the RepServer Options tab.

Parent topic: Data Movement Diagrams