Format of origin queue ID

Each record in the transaction log is identified by an origin queue ID that consists of 64 hexadecimal characters (32 bytes). The format of the origin queue ID is determined by the Replication Agent instance, and it varies according to the primary database type.

Table 2-1 illustrates the format of the origin queue ID for the Replication Agent for Oracle.

Table 2-1: Replication Agent for Oracle origin queue ID

Character

Bytes

Description

0–3

2

Database generation ID

4–15

6

System change number

16–19

2

Redo log thread

20–23

2

System change number subindex

24–43

10

Redo log record block address

44–55

6

System change number of the oldest active transaction begin

56–63

4

Locator ID