CREATE_MASTER_REPOBJECT Procedure

This procedure makes an object a replicated object by adding the object to a master group. This procedure preserves the object identifier for user-defined types and object tables at all replication sites.

Replication of clustered tables is supported, but the use_existing_object parameter cannot be set to false for clustered tables. In other words, you must create the clustered table at all master sites participating in the master group before you execute the CREATE_MASTER_REPOBJECT procedure. However, these tables do not need to contain the table data. So, the copy_rows parameter can be set to true for clustered tables.

Syntax

DBMS_REPCAT.CREATE_MASTER_REPOBJECT (
   sname                IN   VARCHAR2,
   oname                IN   VARCHAR2, 
   type                 IN   VARCHAR2,
   use_existing_object  IN   BOOLEAN     := true, 
   ddl_text             IN   VARCHAR2    := NULL, 
   comment              IN   VARCHAR2    := '', 
   retry                IN   BOOLEAN     := false
   copy_rows            IN   BOOLEAN     := true,
   gname                IN   VARCHAR2    := '');

Parameters

The following table describes the parameters for this procedure.

Table 48-52 CREATE_MASTER_REPOBJECT Procedure Parameters (Page 1 of 2)

Parameters	Description
sname	Name of the schema in which the object that you want to replicate is located.
oname	Name of the object you are replicating. If ddl_text is NULL, then this object must already exist in the specified schema. To ensure uniqueness, table names should be a maximum of 27 bytes long, and package names should be no more than 24 bytes. The object cannot be a storage table for a nested table.
type	Type of the object that you are replicating. The following types are supported: FUNCTION SYNONYM INDEX TABLE INDEXTYPE TRIGGER OPERATOR TYPE PACKAGE TYPE BODY PACKAGE BODY VIEW PROCEDURE
use_existing_object	Indicate true if you want to reuse any objects of the same type and shape at the current master sites. See Table 48-54 for more information. Note: This parameter must be set to true for clustered tables.
ddl_text	If the object does not already exist at the master definition site, then you must supply the DDL text necessary to create this object. PL/SQL packages, package bodies, procedures, and functions must have a trailing semicolon. SQL statements do not end with trailing semicolon. Oracle does not parse this DDL before applying it; therefore, you must ensure that your DDL text provides the appropriate schema and object name for the object being created. If the DDL is supplied without specifying a schema (sname parameter), then the default schema is the replication administrator's schema. Be sure to specify the schema if it is other than the replication administrator's schema. Note: Do not use the ddl_text parameter to add user-defined types or object tables. Instead, create the object first and then add the object.
comment	This comment is added to the OBJECT_COMMENT field of the DBA_REPOBJECT view.
retry	Indicate true if you want Oracle to reattempt to create an object that it was previously unable to create. Use this if the error was transient or has since been rectified, or if you previously had insufficient resources. If this is true, then Oracle creates the object only at master sites whose object status is not VALID.
copy_rows	Indicate true if you want the initial contents of a newly replicated object to match the contents of the object at the master definition site. See Table 48-54 for more information.
gname	Name of the replication group in which you want to create the replicated object. The schema name is used as the default replication group name if none is specified, and a replication group with the same name as the schema must exist for the procedure to complete successfully in that case.

Table 48-53 CREATE_MASTER_REPOBJECT Procedure Exceptions

Exceptions	Description
nonmasterdef	Invocation site is not the master definition site.
notquiesced	Master group is not quiesced.
duplicateobject	Specified object already exists in the master group and retry is false, or if a name conflict occurs.
missingobject	Object identified by sname and oname does not exist and appropriate DDL has not been provided.
typefailure	Objects of the specified type cannot be replicated.
ddlfailure	DDL at the master definition site did not succeed.
commfailure	At least one master site is not accessible.
notcompat	Not all remote masters in at least 7.3 compatibility mode.

Object Creations

Table 48-54 Object Creation at Master Sites

Object Already Exists?	COPY_ROWS	USE_EXISTING_ OBJECTS	Result
yes	true	true	duplicatedobject message if objects do not match. For tables, use data from master definition site.
yes	false	true	duplicatedobject message if objects do not match. For tables, DBA must ensure contents are identical.
yes	true/false	false	duplicatedobject message.
no	true	true/false	Object is created. Tables populated using data from master definition site.
no	false	true/false	Object is created. DBA must populate tables and ensure consistency of tables at all sites.