Publication Properties

You can modify an object's properties from its property sheet. To open a publication property sheet, double-click its Browser entry in the Publications folder.

The General tab contains the following properties:

Property

Description

Name

Specifies the name of the item, which should be clear and meaningful, and should convey the item's purpose to non-technical users.

Code

Specifies the technical name of the object, which is used for generating code or scripts.

Comment

Specifies a descriptive comment for the object.

Stereotype

Extends the semantics of an object derived from existing objects but specific to your needs. You can enter stereotypes directly in this field, or add stereotypes to the list by specifying them in your model's resource file or in an extended model definition.

Process

[read-only] Specifies the replication process to which the publication belongs (see Replication Processes (ILM)).

Data Connection

Specifies the connection from which the data are published. Select a data connection incoming to the parent replication process from the list (see Data Connections (ILM)).

Type

[Replication Server only] Specifies the publication type. Click the Preview tab to view the generated code. You can choose one of the following values to replicate:


  • Database – the entire database.

  • Publication – publications, replication definitions and articles.

  • Replication Definition – replication definitions only.
The following tabs are also available:
  • Articles - lists the tables or views to replicate (see Articles (ILM)).
  • Procedures - lists the stored procedures to replicate (see Procedures (ILM)).
  • Subscriptions - lists the remote database subscriptions to the publication (see Subscriptions (ILM)).
Parent topic: Publications (ILM)