Valid for
Extract, Replicat
Description
Use SOURCEDEFS
to specify the name of the file on the target system that contains the source table and file definitions. Create the SOURCEDEFS
file by running the DEFGEN
utility on the source system. Once created, the file must be transferred to the target system before running Replicat.
You can use SOURCEDEFS
to facilitate faster loading of definitions at startup rather than accessing remote SQL catalogs or DDL dictionaries for the information.
You must specify SOURCEDEFS
before any MAP
entries that require related source definitions. Multiple SOURCEDEFS
entries can exist within the same parameter file if more than one file holds the necessary definitions (for example, if each SOURCEDEFS
file held the definitions for a distinct application).
SOURCEDEFS
is required only when the source system is unreachable through Expand.