Preface

Oracle Database Advanced Replication Management API Reference contains information that describes the features and functionality of the replication management API. Specifically, the Oracle Database Advanced Replication Management API Reference contains reference information for the packages in the replication management API, as well as examples of their use.

In addition, Oracle Database Advanced Replication Management API Reference contains reference information about the replication catalog and other data dictionary views that are important for replication.

This Preface contains these topics:

• Audience

• Documentation Accessibility

• Related Documents

• Conventions

Audience

Oracle Database Advanced Replication Management API Reference is intended for database administrators and application developers who develop and maintain replication environments. These administrators and application developers perform one or more of the following tasks:

• Configure replication sites

• Create master groups

• Create deployment templates

• Create materialized view groups

• Configure conflict resolution

• Manage replication environments

• Use the replication management API

• Monitor replication environments using data dictionary views

• Plan and configure security options

To use this document, you need to be familiar with relational database concepts, distributed database administration, PL/SQL (if using procedural replication), and the operating system under which you run an Advanced Replication environment.

Documentation Accessibility

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Accessibility of Code Examples in Documentation

Screen readers may not always correctly read the code examples in this document. The conventions for writing code require that closing braces should appear on an otherwise empty line; however, some screen readers may not always read a line of text that consists solely of a bracket or brace.

Accessibility of Links to External Web Sites in Documentation

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Related Documents

For more information, see these Oracle resources:

• Oracle Database Advanced Replication

• Oracle Database Concepts

• Oracle Database Administrator's Guide

• Oracle Database SQL Reference

• Oracle Database PL/SQL User's Guide and Reference

• Oracle Streams Replication Administrator's Guide if you want to migrate your Advanced Replication environment to Oracle Streams

Many of the examples in this book use the sample schemas of the sample database, which is installed by default when you install Oracle Database. Refer to Oracle Database Sample Schemas for information on how these schemas were created and how you can use them yourself.

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Conventions

The following text conventions are used in this document: