Defining a Replication Server Subscription

Defining a subscription adds the subscription to the Replication Server system tables but does not materialize or activate the subscription. Use the Define Subscription wizard to create a subscription with bulk materialization. For more information on defining subscriptions, see the Replication Server Reference Manual and the Replication Server Administration Guide.

Open Enterprise Explorer, and connect to your replicate Replication Server.
Expand the view for your Replication Server connection profile, and expand a database for which to define the subscription.
Right-click the Subscriptions folder, and choose Define Subscription from the context menu to start the wizard.

Modify the following fields as necessary.

Subscription settings

Field	Example
Subscription name	Enter a subscription name in the text field.
Replicate data location	These fields indicate the location of your replicate Replication Server and replicate database.
Artifact settings	Select one of the following artifact types and an artifact from the corresponding menu drop-down: Table replication definition Function replication definition Database replication definition Publication

Field

Example

Subscription name

Enter a subscription name in the text field.

Replicate data location

These fields indicate the location of your replicate Replication Server and replicate database.

Artifact settings

Select one of the following artifact types and an artifact from the corresponding menu drop-down:

Table replication definition
Function replication definition
Database replication definition
Publication

Changes made in this wizard page appear in the Preview field. Click Next to continue.

Modify the following fields as necessary.

Materialization, truncate table, and new articles

Field	Example
Subscribe to truncate table	Specify whether or not to enable replication of the truncate table command to the subscribing replicate database.
For new articles	Specify whether or not Replication Server should check the subscription against its corresponding publication and create subscriptions against unused articles. This option can only be specified if you selected a publication artifact in the previous screen.

Click Finish to close the wizard.

Activating a Replication Server Subscription

Checking a Replication Server Subscription

Creating Replication Server Subscriptions

Dropping a Replication Server Subscription

Validating a Replication Server Subscription

Viewing a Replication Server Subscription

For more information about Replication Server administrative tasks, see the Replication Server Administration Guide.