Novell ADMINSTUDIO 9.5 User Manual page 261

Table 6-8 • Sharing Application Catalog Data Comparison Chart (cont.)
Topic Merging (Merge Wizard)
Advantages Very simple.
Data is merged in with the data
in the local Application Catalog.
AdminStudio 9.5 User Guide ADS-0950-UG00
Chapter 6: Managing Application Catalog Databases
Auto Import
Package Auto Import)
Can select the packages you
want to link to.
Linked applications can be
updated to match the source.
Automatically imported data
coexists with data in local
Application Catalog.
Sharing Application Catalog Data
Replicating
(Subscription and
Publication)
Replication provides optimal
security. Publisher Database
Server and Subscriber Database
Server do not need to be
available on the same network.
Operates within the SQL Server
Security Model, making it a very
secure way to replicate data—
because the subscriber need not
have access to the remote
database.
AdminStudio encapsulates
functionality from SQL Server to
support "Snapshot" type
replication. Using AdminStudio
to perform Snapshot replication
is easier than trying to perform it
using SQL Server Enterprise
Manager.
Can select individual packages
in a Publication to subscribe to.
Replication is very efficient. It
operates within the SQL Server
Job Refresh Model, which
means that the replication/
subscription process is run
automatically.
Automatically imported data
coexists with data in the local
Application Catalog.
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