This appendix briefly describes the new replication features of Oracle8 i and provides pointers to where you can get additional information. This allows replicated transactions to be more efficiently applied at remote sites, and, because packages are not generated, a site can be more quickly instantiated.
Internal packages are also more secure because they are tamper proof.
Faster Snapshot Refresh Snapshot refresh has been optimized to support large refresh groups. A single refresh group can now contain 400 snapshots, and the number of roundtrips required to refresh snapshots in a refresh group has been reduced. Parameterized Snapshot Deployment Templates Deployment templates facilitate the mass deployment of information to support such applications as field service and sales force automation. These templates represent a grouping together of snapshots and other database objects to be instantiated at a node. They allow a DBA to centrally package a snapshot environment for easy, custom, and secure distribution to one or multiple sites.