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This Preface contains the following topics:
The Oracle8i Replication API Reference contains information relating to both Oracle8i and the Oracle8i Enterprise Edition. Some features documented in this manual are available only with the Oracle8i Enterprise Edition. Furthermore, some of these features are only available if you have purchased a particular option, such as the Objects Option.
For information about the differences between Oracle8i and the Oracle8i Enterprise Edition, please refer to Getting to Know Oracle8i. This text describes features common to both products, and features that are only available with the Oracle8i Enterprise Edition or a particular option.
This reference manual describes the Replication Management API. This book assumes that you are familiar with the replication concepts described in the Oracle8i Replication manual.
The emphasis of this book is to illustrate how the Replication Management API is used and to serve as a quick reference source for the Replication Management API.
Information in this manual applies to the Oracle8i server running on all operating systems.Topics include the following:
This manual is written for application developers and database administrators who develop and maintain Oracle8i replication environments.
This manual assumes you are familiar with relational database concepts, distributed database administration, PL/SQL (if using procedural replication), and the operating system under which you run an Oracle replicated environment.
This manual also assumes that you have read and understand the information in the following documents:
Chapter 1, "Replication Overview"
Provide a "high level" overview of the process required to build a replicated environment. This chapter also contains some prerequisite information required for building a replicated environment.
Chapter 2, "Create Replication Site"
Chapter 2 describes in detail the process of setting up both a master and snapshot site. This chapter should be consulted when building a new replicated environment and when adding either a new master or snapshot site to an established replicated environment.
Chapter 3, "Create a Master Group"
Describes how to build a master group for multimaster replication or as a master for a snapshot site. Chapter 3 builds a master group that replicates data between the three master sites that were set up during Chapter 2.
Chapter 4, "Create Deployment Template"
Deployment templates are the most effective method of distributing a snapshot environment to any number of snapshot site.
Chapter 5, "Create a Snapshot Group"
If deployment templates do not meet your requirements, Chapter 5 describes in detail how to build a snapshot environment at the snapshot site.
Chapter 6, "Conflict Resolution"
The conflict resolution methods described in Chapter 6 will help your data converge at all site when a data conflict arises.
Chapter 7, "Manage Replicated Environment with APIs"
Chapter 7 describes many of the management tasks that you may need to perform to manage your replicated environment. Topics discussed included master group management, altering replicated objects, offline instantiation, and more.
Chapter 8, "Replication Management API Reference"
Describes parameters for packaged procedures used to implement a replicated environment as well as exceptions these procedures might raise.
Chapter 9, "Data Dictionary Views"
Describes views of interest to users of deferred transactions, read-only snapshots, and the advanced replication facility.
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