CDDS Summary

The CDDS Summary window (shown here) appears when you choose the CDDS option from the Configuration Menu. It contains a list of all defined CDDSs.

The information for defining your CDDSs is contained in the CDDS Worksheet.

In the CDDS Summary window you can:

• Add or edit (define) a CDDS
• Delete a CDDS
• Specify the databases in the CDDS and assign their target types and server numbers
• Define propagation paths for a CDDS
• View tables registered under a CDDS

For a description of the fields in the CDDS Summary window, see online help.

Add a CDDS

To add a CDDS to the CDDS Summary list

1. Open the CDDS Summary window and choose Add.

   The Consistent Distributed Data Set window appears. The fields in this window are the same as the fields in the CDDS Summary window.

2. Fill in each field and choose Save.

   The CDDS information is saved and you are returned to the CDDS Summary window.

Edit a CDDS

To edit a CDDS in the CDDS Summary list

1. Open the CDDS Summary window, place the cursor on the CDDS to be edited, and choose Edit.

   The Consistent Distributed Data Set window appears.

2. Fill in each field (the CDDS Number field is not editable) and choose Save.

   The CDDS information is saved and you are returned to the CDDS Summary window.

Delete a CDDS

To delete a CDDS in the CDDS Summary window

Place the cursor on the CDDS to be deleted and choose Delete.

Note: Deleting a CDDS also deletes all its database locations and its propagation paths and reassigns any tables registered under that CDDS to CDDS 0.

CDDS Database and Servers Window

The CDDS Databases and Servers window (shown here) appears when you choose the Databases option in the CDDS Summary window.

You must specify in which databases your CDDS is located. You must also specify the CDDS target type and assign a Replicator Server number to databases included in your CDDS.

For a description of the fields in the CDDS Databases and Servers window, see online help.

From this window you can:

• Add new database locations, server assignments, and target types to the CDDS
• Edit database locations, server assignments, and target types in the CDDS
• Delete database locations, including the associated server assignments and target types from the CDDS

Add Database and Server Information

To add database and server information to a CDDS

1. Open the CDDS Summary window, place the cursor on the CDDS for which you want to add database information, and choose Databases.

   The CDDS Databases and Servers window appears.

2. Fill in each field for all the databases in your CDDS (the Vnode/Database Name and Description fields are automatically filled in), and choose Save.

   The changes are saved and you are returned to the CDDS Summary window.

Edit Database and Server Information

To edit database information

1. Open the CDDS Databases and Servers window and place the cursor on the row to be edited.
2. Move to the field you want to change, type over the existing information, and choose Save.

   The changes are saved and you are returned to the CDDS Summary window.

Delete Database and Server Information

To delete a particular row in the CDDS Databases and Servers window

1. Place the cursor on the row and choose RowDelete.
2. Choose Save.

   The row is deleted.

Propagation Path Definition Window

The Propagation Path Definition window (shown here) appears when you choose the Paths option in the CDDS Summary window.

For a description of the fields in the Propagation Path Definition window, see online help.

From this window, you can:

• Add propagation paths
• Edit propagation paths
• Delete propagation paths

Add Propagation Paths

Before you can add propagation paths for a CDDS, you must have specified the database locations for the CDDS. For instructions, see CDDS Database and Servers Window.

To add propagation paths to a CDDS

1. Open the CDDS Summary window, place the cursor on the CDDS to which you want to add paths, and then choose Paths.

   The Propagation Path Definition window appears.

2. Choose Insert. (If no propagation paths are defined for the CDDS, you are automatically in insert mode.)
3. Fill in the Orig#, Loc#, and Targ# fields, using the Tab key to move from field to field.

   The database name fields are filled in automatically.

4. Repeat Steps 3 and 4 for all paths, and then choose Save.

   Your changes are saved and you are returned to the CDDS Summary window.

Edit Propagation Paths

To edit propagation paths

1. Open the Propagation Path Definition window and place the cursor on the row to be edited.
2. Move to the field you want to change, type over the existing information, and choose Save.

   The changes are saved and you are returned to the CDDS Summary window.

Delete Propagation Paths

To delete a row in the Propagation Path Definition window

Move the cursor to the row to be deleted and choose RowDelete.

The row is deleted.

View Table Registration Information

To view the table registration information for the tables assigned to a particular CDDS, place the cursor on the CDDS in the CDDS Summary window and choose Tables.

The CDDS Tables pop-up window appears, as shown in this example:

For a description of the fields in the Tables pop-up window, see online help.

For more information on table registration, see Table Registration Summary.