Commands for managing table replication definitions

Table 9-1 lists the Replication Server commands for working with table replication definitions.

**Table 9-1: Commands for managing table replication definitions**
Command	Task
create replication definition	Creates a replication definition for a primary table, which describes the columns you want to copy, the location of the table, and other information. See “Creating replication definitions”.
alter replication definition	Modifies an existing replication definition in a variety of ways, including: Adding columns Add or drop primary keys Add or drop searchable columns from the replication definition Specifying different replicate table, table owner, column name, or datatype Changing minimal column replication Add or alter column-level datatype translations Change text, unitext, image, or rawobject column replication status Change how the replication definition is used in replicating to a standby database See “Altering replication definitions”.
drop replication definition	Removes a replication definition from the replication system. You must drop all subscriptions for a replication definition before you can drop the replication definition. See “Dropping replication definitions”.