Group Properties Dialog

General Tab

Group Name

Displays the group name. You can edit this field and change the name as needed.

Group Description

(Optional) Displays any information about the group that you choose to enter. You can edit this field as needed.

Available Replications

A list of replications within the current metadata. You can add replications to the group using the right arrow button. Select a replication and click the right arrow button. Note that if you add a replication to a group, the replication settings (scheduling and properties) will be modified to match those of the group. The first replication that is added to a group sets the replication properties for the group.

Note the following restrictions on adding replications to a group.

  • All replications in the group must use the same source connection.

  • If replicating from SQL Server using mirroring, all replications in the group must use the same source database.

  • If replicating from IBM Db2 for i/iSeries/AS400 using mirroring, all replications in the group must use the same journal for source tables.

Selected Replications

Displays a list of replications in the group ordered by priority. Use the right and left arrow keys to add defined replications to this list of replications for the group. Use the up and down arrow keys to set priority for executing replications within the group. Note that this priority applies to Refresh replications only. When transactional replications (mirroring or synchronization) are grouped, Syniti DR uses the database log entries to determine the order of replication. Changes are processed in the order they are found in the log.

Reorder Replications following Foreign Key Relationships

When set to True, this option works in conjunction with the Truncate Inverse property on the Preferences tab to ensure that tables in grouped refresh replications maintain data integrity during the truncation and insertion phases of the replication. See Ordering Refresh Replications with Foreign Key Relations for more information.

References Tab

Refresh Recovery

When set to True, this option enables recovery from a problem that occurs while running a set of refresh replications for the group. Recovery starts from the first replication that failed rather than from the first replication in the group.

Truncate Inverse

When set to True, this option works in conjunction with the "Reorder Replications following Foreign Key Relationships" button in the General tab to ensure that tables in grouped refresh replications maintain data integrity during the truncation and insertion phases of the replication. See Ordering Refresh Replications with Foreign Key Relations for more information.

Conflict Resolver Priority

This property is used only for groups of synchronization replications (multi-table synchronization) where the Conflict Resolver property in the Replication Properties dialog is set to TargetServerWins. The value is an prioritized list of target connections, represented by connection keys obtained from the Syniti DR metadata. To view the connection names and modify the priority of connections:

  1. Click in the values field.

  2. Use the down arrow to expand the field and display the editor.

  3. Move connections up or down in priority by first selecting them, then using the up and down arrows.

Note that the numeric value associated with the connection name is a key used by the metadata. It does not reflect the priority for that connection. In the example below, the MySQL connection is first in priority but its connection key value is 3.

Opening the Group Properties Dialog

In the Management Center Metadata Explorer, select a group and, from the right mouse button menu, choose Group Properties.