Creating ACD Replications
ACD replications, just like data replications, require a CDD. Please see the topic Creating a CDD for information about creating a CDD.
Note:
If you already have a replication CDD, you do not need to create a separate CDD for ACD replications. A single CDD can support all types of replications at the same time.
To create an ACD replication:
1. Open the InstantdbSync Replication Administrator and click Add
2. Select the source table and target database.
3. Check the "Target tables are ACD" checkbox.
This will instruct the InstantdbSync Admin to create ACD replications for the selected tables. If you wish to create data (non-ACD) replications in addition to the ACD replications, they need to be created separately from the ACD replications.
4. Press OK to return to the Replication Design screen.
5. Check the Active check box and press the Deploy button
For more information on the Deploy function, see Deploying the Event Replication.
When ACD replications are present, the ACD and No Initial State columns will be displayed. If the ACD column is checked, then the replication is an ACD replication. This column is read-only and cannot be changed by the user.
The No Initial State column is always checked for ACD replications and cannot be changed by the user. For data replications, the No Initial State column defaults to un-checked and can be changed by the user if desired. Please see the topic Suppressing an Initial State for more information. The ACD target table is a log of changes made from the point that the replication is deployed, therefore an initial state has no meaning and is not allowed. By default, the ACD target table will have the same name as the source table with "_CNX_ACD" appended to the name. The columns in the ACD target table will be the same as the source table with the ACD specific columns at the beginning. See the topic Introduction to ACD Replications for a list of the ACD specific columns. To see the metadata for the ACD target, press the Map Columns button. Note that the metadata displayed is read-only and cannot be modified.