These steps are part of the larger task of Defining a change aggregate replication step. When you complete the steps for Specifying processing options for a change aggregate replication step, return to Defining a change aggregate replication step.
To define processing options for a change aggregate replication step:
On the Processing Options page, select an agent site where you want your step to run from the Agent Site drop-down list. The selections in this list are agent sites that are common to the source tables and the target table.
The Population type for replication steps can only have one value, Replicate.
If you want to have the option to to run your step at any time, select the Run on demand checkbox. Your step must be in test or production mode before you can run it.
Optional: Select the Populate externally check box if the step is populated externally, meaning that it is invoked in some way other than by the Data Warehouse Center. The step does not have to have any other means of running in the Data Warehouse Center in order to change the mode to production.
If Populate externally is not selected, then the step must either have a schedule, be linked to a transient table that is input to another step, or be started by another program in order to change the mode to production.
In the Retry area, specify how many times you want the step to run again if it needs to be retried and the amount of time that you want to pass before the next run of the step.
In the Replication control database box, select the control database or subsystem that contains the replication control tables for the Apply program.
In the Database type box, select the database type for the replication control database.
In the User ID field, type the user ID to access the replication control database.
In the Password field, type the password for the user ID that will access the database.
In the Verify password field, type the password again.
In the Subscription set name field, type the name of the subscription set. This name can contain a maximum of 18 characters and can be an ordinary or delimited qualifier.
Optional: In the Apply qualifier field, type the name of the apply qualifier. The apply qualifier name must be unique for every replication step that is defined. If you do not specify an Apply qualifier, the Data Warehouse Center generates one for you.
Optional: In the Event name field, type the event name. The event name is the name of the event that is posted in the event table that the Apply program reads. The event name must be unique for every replication step that is defined. If you do not specify an Event name, the Data Warehouse Center generates one for you.
In the Blocking factor box, specify the number of minutes worth of change data that can be replicated during a subscription cycle.