Subscriptions

Subscriptions are managed with MBO packages. However, they are closely associated nonetheless with the device user, because it is the pairing of a user profile and registered and activated device account give the user subscription privileges. Subscriptions define what subset of data the user wants to receive when they synchronize.

Subscription management actions, by whom the action is performed (device user or administrator), as well as the information contained in the subscription, varies depending on the application data required by the MBO package deployed.

Package type	Action	Performed by
Replication	Create subscription template to allow the device user to be notified when information is available, depending on the subsciption configured for that package.	Administrator
	View subscription information, which include the device ID, the device user, and the synchronization group notification threshold, sync counts, and last sync time.	Administrator
	Configure push notifications to activate notification delivery and set the push frequency.	Device user
Messaging (and the DOE-C subtype)	Subscribe to data to determine the frequency of data deliveries as well as other properties associated with messaging synchronization.	Device user
	View subscription information, which includes the device ID, the device user, device status, the last outbound response time, log levels,nd the application name and application client ID that uses the subscription.	Administrator

For information about subscription properties, see Packages in Sybase Control Center online help.