Manage Replication Server Objects

You can use Replication Manager to create and manage Replication Server objects, such as connections, replication definitions, subscriptions, and queues.

For non-Sybase data servers, Replication Manager uses DirectConnect™ to communicate with the data servers and to act as an interface for Replication Manager. The status of DirectConnect is reflected in the status of the non-Sybase data server.

DirectConnect™ for Oracle is a component of ECDA for Oracle. With Replication Server Options 15.5, ExpressConnect for Oracle replaced ECDA for Oracle. Without ECDA for Oracle, Replication Manager cannot set up and monitor replication into an Oracle database.

• Connections
  Connections go from a database to a Replication Server, or from a Replication Server to a database. Replication Servers distribute transactions received from primary databases through connections to the replicate databases they manage.
• Replication Definitions
  A replication definition describes the source table to Replication Server, specifying the columns you want to copy.
• Subscriptions
  A subscription identifies the primary database, which contains the data to be replicated.
• Queues
  Data that is passed between servers (Adaptive Server, Replication Server, and so on) is stored in stable queues within Replication Server. Replication Manager displays the statistics of queue usage and the content of the queues.