Troubleshooting guide

CHAPTER 7
Glossary
This glossary describes Replication Server Options terms.
Adaptive Server
®
the brand name for Sybase relational database management system
(RDBMS) software products.
Adaptive Server
®
Enterprise manages multiple, large relational databases for high-
volume online transaction processing (OLTP) systems and client applications.
Sybase
®
IQ manages multiple, large relational databases with special indexing
algorithms to support high-speed, high-volume business intelligence, decision
support, and reporting client applications.
SQL Anywhere
®
(formerly Adaptive Server Anywhere) manages relational databases
with a small DBMS footprint, which is ideal for embedded applications and mobile
device applications.
See also
DBMS
and
RDBMS
.
atomic materialization – a materialization method that copies subscription data from a
primary database to a replicate database in a single, atomic operation. No changes to
primary data are allowed until the subscription data is captured at the primary database.
See also
bulk materialization
and
nonatomic materialization
.
BCP utility a bulk copy transfer utility that provides the ability to load multiple rows of
data into a table in a target database. See also
bulk copy
.
bulk copy – an Open Client
interface for the high-speed transfer of data between a
database table and program variables. Bulk copying provides an alternative to using SQL
insert and select commands to transfer data.
bulk materialization a materialization method whereby subscription data in a replicate
database is initialized outside of the replication system. You can use bulk materialization
for subscriptions to table replication definitions or function replication definitions. See
also
atomic materialization
and
nonatomic materialization
.
client – in client/server systems, the part of the system that sends requests to servers and
processes the results of those requests. See also
client application
.
client application – software that is responsible for the user interface, including menus,
data entry screens, and report formats. See also
client
.
commit – an instruction to the DBMS to make permanent the changes requested in a
transaction. See also
transaction
. Contrast with
rollback
.
database a collection of data with a specific structure (or schema) for accepting, storing,
and providing data for users. See also
data server
,
DBMS
, and
RDBMS
.
database connection – a connection that allows Replication Server to manage the
database and distribute transactions to the database. Each database in a replication system
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