FORMAT RELEASE

Specifies the trail format of the data that is sent by Extract to a trail, file, or (if a remote task). The value tells the reader process whether the data records are of a version that it supports. The format depends on the version of the Oracle GoldenGate process. Newer Oracle GoldenGate versions contain different characteristic than older ones.

FORMAT is a required keyword

Syntax

FORMAT RELEASE major.minor

RELEASE specifies an Oracle GoldenGate release version. major is the major version number, and minor is the minor version number. The X.x must reflect a current or earlier, generally available (GA) release of Oracle GoldenGate. Valid values are 9.0 through the current Oracle GoldenGate X.x version number, for example 11.2 or 12.1. (If you use an Oracle GoldenGate version that is earlier than 9.0, then specify either 9.0 or 9.5.) The release version is programmatically mapped back to an appropriate internal compatibility level.

Default

Current version of the process that writes to this trail.

Note:

Using DEFGEN for use with the Base24 User Exit D24, requires FORMAT RELEASE 9.5.