Editing a Replication Server Function String

Edit a Replication Server function string.

Prerequisites 

Make sure the Replication Server is running. Create and establish a connection to the server.

  1. In Enterprise Explorer, expand the view for your Replication Server connection profile, select a primary database containing the function string, and expand the Function-String Classes folder.
  2. Expand the folder for the function-string class containing your function string, and expand the Function Strings folder.
  3. Right-click the function string and select Edit.
  4. Edit the function string.
    Note: If this function string is a system object, you can view its contents but cannot edit it and save the changes.
  5. Right-click in the editor window and select a save option.
    Menu option Description
    Save as Template Save the SQL as a template that can be reinserted in future editor sessions. In the New Template wizard:
    1. Specify a name and context for the template.
    2. (Optional) Specify a template description.
    3. In the Pattern field, manually edit the template definition.
    4. Select Insert Variable to generate a list of variables, and select one to insert at the cursor position.
    5. Click OK to save the new template.
    Save As Specify project information and a file name.
    Save to Server Save the artifact to the Replication Server on which it currently resides.
Related concepts
Replication Server Function Strings
Related tasks
Creating a Replication Server Function String
Dropping a Replication Server Function String


Created June 25, 2009. Send feedback on this help topic to Sybase Technical Publications: pubs@sybase.com