BEGIN_INSTANTIATION Procedure

This procedure starts offline instantiation of a master group. You must call this procedure from the master definition site.

Note:

This procedure is used to perform an offline instantiation of a master table in a multimaster replication environment.

This procedure should not be confused with the procedures in the DBMS_REPCAT_INSTANTIATE package (used for instantiating a deployment template). See the documentation for this package for more information about its use.

See Also:

"Adding New Master Sites with Offline Instantiation Using Export/Import" for information about adding a new master site to a master group by performing an offline instantiation of a master site

Syntax

DBMS_OFFLINE_OG.BEGIN_INSTANTIATION (
   gname     IN   VARCHAR2,
   new_site  IN   VARCHAR2
   fname     IN   VARCHAR2);

Parameters

Table 15-2 BEGIN_INSTANTIATION Procedure Parameters

Parameter	Description
gname	Name of the replication group that you want to replicate to the new site.
new_site	The fully qualified database name of the new site to which you want to replicate the replication group.
fname	This parameter is for internal use only. Note: Do not set this parameter unless directed to do so by Oracle Support Services.

Parameter

Description

gname

Name of the replication group that you want to replicate to the new site.

new_site

The fully qualified database name of the new site to which you want to replicate the replication group.

fname

This parameter is for internal use only.

Note: Do not set this parameter unless directed to do so by Oracle Support Services.

Exceptions

Table 15-3 BEGIN_INSTANTIATION Procedure Exceptions

Exception	Description
badargument	`NULL` or empty string for replication group or new master site name.
dbms_repcat.nonmasterdef	This procedure must be called from the master definition site.
sitealreadyexists	Specified site is already a master site for this replication group.
wrongstate	Status of master definition site must be quiesced.
dbms_repcat.missingrepgroup	`gname` does not exist as a master group.
dbms_repcat.missing_flavor	If you receive this exception, contact Oracle Support Services.