A replication definition describes the primary table to Replication Server, specifying the columns you want to copy. It may also describe attributes of the replicate table. Replicate tables that match the specified characteristics can subscribe to the replication definition. You can create multiple replication definitions for the same primary table, each customized for a particular use. See “Creating multiple replication definitions per table”.
To create a replication definition, you can execute one of the following:
create replication definition at the Replication Server managing the source table. See “Using the create replication definition command”.
rs_send_repserver_cmd with the create replication definition clause at the primary database. See “Executing replication definition change requests directly at the primary database”.
Information about each replication definition is sent to each qualifying Replication Server with a route from the primary Replication Server. See “Replication definition restrictions in mixed-version systems” for details.
Replication definitions are stored in the rs_objects and rs_columns system tables in the RSSD. The primary version of a replication definition resides at the primary Replication Server.
