User-Defined Functions

User-defined functions allow you to use Replication Server to distribute replicated stored procedures between sites in the replication system.

You must create function strings for user-defined functions unless you use a function-string class that directly or indirectly inherits function strings from rs_default_function_class. User-defined functions include:

Functions that are used in replicating stored procedures associated with function replication definitions. Replication Server automatically creates a user-defined function of this type when you create a function-replication definition. See Replication Server Administration Guide Volume 1 > Manage Replicated Functions.
Functions that are used in replicating stored procedures associated with table-replication definitions. You create and maintain user-defined functions of this type yourself.

You can use asynchronous procedures to replicate stored procedures that are associated with table-replication definitions

User-defined functions have replication-definition scope as the type of function scope.

Any function string that you create for a user-defined function should be created at the primary Replication Server, where the replication definition was created. If you are using function replication definitions, see Replication Server Administration Guide Volume 1 > Manage Replicated Functions > Use Replicated Functions.