Oracle® GoldenGate
11g Release 2 (11.2.1.0.3)
Release Notes
E36358-01
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Contents
New Features in 11.2.1 ............................................................................................................................... 5
Database-specific enhancements ................................................................................................. 5
DB2 for i .................................................................................................................................. 5
DB2 z/OS ................................................................................................................................. 6
MySQL .................................................................................................................................... 6
Oracle ....................................................................................................................................... 6
PostgreSQL .............................................................................................................................. 6
SQL Server .............................................................................................................................. 7
Sybase ...................................................................................................................................... 7
Other enhancements .................................................................................................................................... 7
General ......................................................................................................................................... 7
Column Conversion Functions ................................................................................................ 8
User Exits ................................................................................................................................ 8
Parameters .................................................................................................................................. 10
Commands ................................................................................................................................. 11
Utilities....................................................................................................................................... 13
Documentation enhancements and corrections ........................................................................................ 14
Deprecated parameters and commands..................................................................................................... 14
Documentation Addendum ....................................................................................................................... 14
Documentation Errata ............................................................................................................................... 16
Installation and Upgrades ......................................................................................................................... 19
Corrected Problems .................................................................................................................................. 19
Version 11.2.1.0.3 – 29 August 2012 ........................................................................................ 19
Version 11.2.1.0.2 – 31 July 2012 ............................................................................................ 21
Version 11.2.1.0.1 – 7 May 2012 ............................................................................................. 22
Version 11.2.1.0.0 – 9 Feb 2012 ............................................................................................... 23
Getting help with My Oracle Support ...................................................................................................... 24
New Features in 11.2.1
Database-specific enhancements
DB2 for i
Oracle GoldenGate introduces support for DB2 for i. This support includes native capture from the DB2
for i journals and delivery from a remote Windows/Linux machine via ODBC to a DB2 for i target.
Oracle GoldenGate also replicates from a source DB2 for i database to another support database type. For
installation and configuration assistance, see the new Oracle GoldenGate for DB2 for i Installation and
Setup Guide.
The following commands are updated to support DB2 for i:
•
ADD TRANDATA: For DB2 for i, use ADD TRANDATA to start the journaling of data. The ADD
TRANDATA command calls STRJRNPF and is the recommended method to start journaling for
tables, because it ensures that the required journal image attribute of Record Images (IMAGES):
*BOTH is set on the STRJRNPF command. You can specify the SQL schema and name of a table or
the native library and file name. If a default journal is set with the DEFAULTJOURNAL command,
you can omit the JOURNAL option; otherwise it is required.
Syntax:
ADD TRANDATA {
<schema.table> [JOURNAL <library/journal>] |
<library/file> [JOURNAL <library/journal>]
}
•
A new command DEFAULTJOURNAL enables you to set a default journal for multiple tables or
files for the ADD TRANDATA command, instead of having to use the JOURNAL keyword. Issue
this command before issuing ADD TRANDATA. Any ADD TRANDATA command used without a
journal assumes the journal from DEFAULTJOURNAL. To remove the use of a default journal, use
the CLEAR option. To display the current setting of DEFAULTJOURNAL, you can issue the
command with no arguments.
Syntax:
DEFAULTJOURNAL [<library/journal>] [CLEAR]
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ADD EXTRACT: The following ADD EXTRACT start points are supported for DB2 for i:
BEGIN {NOW | yyyy-mm-dd[:hh:mi:[ss[.cccccc]]] | EOF | SEQNO <sequence
number>}
The EOF option starts capture at the end of the journal that the next record will be written to.
The SEQNO <sequence number> option starts capture at, or just after, a system sequence number,
which is a decimal number up to 20 digits in length.
•
ALTER EXTRACT: The following ALTER EXTRACT options are supported for DB2 for i:
ALTER EXTRACT {BEGIN {NOW | yyyy-mm-dd [hh:mi:[ss[.cccccc]]] [JOURNAL
<journal_library>/<journal_name> [JRNRCV
<receiver_library>/<receiver_name>]] |
, EOF [JOURNAL <journal_library>/<journal_name> [JRNRCV
<receiver_library>/<receiver_name>]] |
