Summary Sheet of Updated Topics

Read a summary of the changes to the topics that have been updated to fix documentation errors in version 15.6.

Guide Name (Primary Source of Information)	Updated Topic	Summary of Changes
Heterogeneous Replication Guide	See Heterogeneous Replication Guide > Replication System Overview > Replication System Non-ASE Configurations > ASE Server Primary to Non-ASE Server Replicate.	With Replication Server 15.5 and later, use ExpressConnect for Oracle to replicate to Oracle databases.
Administration Guide Volume 2	See: Administration Guide Volume 2 > Performance Tuning > DSI Bulk-Copy-in. Administration Guide Volume 2 > Performance Tuning > DSI Bulk Copy-in > Limitations for Bulk Copy-in.	DSI bulk-copy-in supports Oracle as well as Adaptive Server.
Administration Guide Volume 2	See Reference Manual > Replication Server Commands > alter connection.	The correct description of dsi_bulk_copy: Turns the bulk-copy-in feature on or off for a connection. If dynamic_sql and dsi_bulk_copy are both on, Replication Server applies bulk copy-in when appropriate and uses dynamic SQL if Replication Server cannot use bulk copy-in.
Reference Manual	See Reference Manual > Replication Server Commands > alter connection.	Included the valid values for dsi_max_cmds_to_log. Default: -1 (all commands) Valid values: 0 to 2147483647
Administration Guide Volume 2	See Administration Guide Volume 2 > Performance Tuning > Dynamic SQL for Enhanced Replication Server Performance > replicate minimal columns with Dynamic SQL.	Clarified the impact of replicate_minimal_columns when the update does not change values in the updated row. This parameter can affect trigger processing if you expect triggers to fire even if there is no change in values to any columns in the row.
Reference Manual	See Reference Manual > Replication Server Commands > create connection using profile.	version is a mandatory attribute in create connection using profile.
Reference Manual	See dsi_command_convert in Reference Manual > Replication Server Commands > alter connection.	You need not set dsi_compile_enable on to use dsi_command_convert.
Heterogeneous Replication Guide	See Heterogeneous Replication Guide > Oracle Replicate Databases Resynchronization > Configuring Database Resynchronization > Reinitializing the Replicate Database.	After you apply the dump from the primary database or dump source to the replicate database, reinitialize the replicate database to restore users, tables, and permissions that the dump removed.
Reference Manual	See Reference Manual > RSSD Stored Procedures > rs_ticket.	You cannot replicate rs_ticket.
Administration Guide Volume 2	See Administration Guide Volume 2 > Replication System Recovery > Replicate Database Resynchronization for Adaptive Server > Database Resynchronization Scenarios > Resynchronizing Using a Third-party Dump Utility.	You must specify a valid hexadecimal value for `oqid` to mark the end of the dump database position in step 6.
Configuration Guide for Windows	See Configuration Guide for Windows > Upgrade or Downgrade Replication Server > Upgrading Replication Server > Upgrading an RSSD or an ERSSD	In step 2, the command to revoke the "sa" role after the upgrade process is finished, is incorrect. It should be: sp_role 'revoke', sa_role, `primary_user`
Reference Manual	See replicate minimal columns in Reference Manual > Replication Server Commands > alter connection. Also see: Reference Manual > Replication Server Commands > create replication definition Reference Manual > Replication Server Commands > alter replication definition	If your replication definition has replicate all columns and the replicate_minimal_ columns connection property is set to on, the connection replicates minimal columns and overrides your replication definition. To replicate all columns to your target database, even if there is no change to the column values for the row, set replicate_minimal_ columns values for the DSI connection to off.
Reference Manual	See Reference Manual > Topics > Datatypes > Exact Numeric (Decimal) Datatypes.	Numeric datatypes in where clauses of replication definition must include decimal precision information.
Release Bulletin	See Release Bulletin > Installation and Upgrade > Special Upgrade and Downgrade Instructions > Upgrading from Replication Server Version 15.5 to Version 15.6.	Upgrading from Replication Server version 15.5 to version 15.6 has been simplified. See Upgrading from Replication Server Version 15.5 to Version 15.6.
Administration Guide Volume 2	See Administration Guide Volume 2 > Performance Tuning > Replication Server - Advanced Services Option > High Volume Adaptive Replication to Adaptive Server > HVAR Processing and Limitations. This change also applies to real-time loading (RTL). See: New Features Guide > New Features in Replication Server 15.6 > Replication from Oracle to Sybase IQ Using Real-Time Loading > Real-Time Loading Solution > RTL Processing and Limitations. Heterogeneous Replication Guide > Sybase IQ Replicate Data Server Issues > Real-Time Loading Solution > RTL Processing and Limitations.	The description of trigger actions in the first bulleted item in HVAR Processing and Limitations in the Administration Guide Volume 2, and in RTL Processing and Limitations in the New Features Guide and Heterogeneous Replication Guide, may be misleading. Insert triggers do not fire as the HVAR and RTL process performs a bulk load of net new rows into the table directly. update and delete triggers continue to fire when Replication Server applies the net results of compilation to the replicate database. However, row modifications that Replication Server compiles, and that are no longer in the net results, are invisible to the triggers. Triggers can detect only the final row images.

ASE Server Primary to Non-ASE Server Replicate
A simple heterogeneous replication scenario replicates one-way from an Adaptive Server primary database to a non-ASE replicate.
alter connection
Changes the attributes of a database connection.
DSI Bulk Copy-in
Replication Server supports bulk-copy-in, which improves performance when replicating large batches of insert statements on the same table in the replicate database.
replicate minimal columns Clause and Dynamic SQL
Replication processing uses dynamic SQL when the replication definition contains replicate minimal columns or, when you set replicate_minimal_columns on for a connection.
create connection using profile
create connection using profile clause uses predefined information to configure the connection between Replication Server and a non-Adaptive Server database, and, if needed, to modify the RSSD and the named data_server.database. To create a connection to Adaptive Server, see create connection.
Reinitializing the Replicate Database
After you apply the dump from the primary database or dump source to the replicate database, reinitialize the replicate database to restore users, tables, and permissions that the dump removed.
rs_ticket
A stored procedure in the primary database that monitors Replication Server performance, module heartbeat, replication health and table-level quiesce.
Resynchronizing Using a Third-Party Dump Utility
Coordinate resynchronization after you dump the primary database using a third-party dump utility, such as a disk snapshot.
Exact Numeric (Decimal) Datatypes
Learn about exact numeric (decimal) datatypes.
HVAR Processing and Limitations
HVAR applies only the net-row changes of a transaction while maintaining the original commit order, and guarantees transactional consistency even as it skips intermediate row changes.

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