Saving space in a replica
You can use the Space Savers page of the Replication Options dialog box to control how much of each document is received in the selected replica each time it replicates. Options on the Space Savers page apply to the selected replica in all locations.
About this task
If the Replication Options dialog box is not open, open the replica you want to customize, click from the menu, and click Space Savers.
Click any of the topics in the following table to learn how to apply individual settings:
Setting |
Scope |
Comments |
|---|---|---|
To remove or replicate incoming documents based on age |
Applies to all locations |
You can limit the size of a local replica by choosing to receive only documents that have been edited or are new since a date you specify. |
To limit a replica to a subset of folders or views |
Applies to all locations |
You can limit the size of a local replica by choosing to receive only documents in specified folders and views. |
To limit a replica to specified data |
Applies to all locations |
You can limit the size of a local replica by choosing to receive only documents that meet criteria you specify in a form. This form is available only in certain application designs such as Mail, Discussion, and Teamroom. |
You can also specify that a server replica receive shortened documents by selecting Receive summary and 40kb of rich text only, or specify a formula by selecting Documents that meet a selection formula.
For more information on shortening documents, see To shorten all documents or limit attachments you receive in a replica.
For information
on using the formula language to specify limits for replication, see
the topic Limiting the contents of a replica
if you have installed HCL Domino® Designer
Help. Or, go to Documentation on the Web to download or view the Domino® Designer Help.
To remove or replicate incoming documents based on age
About this task
You can remove documents from a local replica based on their age, as long as the replication history exists (has not been cleared). Removing older documents can make a local replica of a large application significantly smaller than the full application. The documents are not removed from other replicas, so by changing settings at a later time you can restore them to your local replica if you want.
You can also skip replicating documents that have not been modified since a cutoff date. Setting a cutoff date makes replication time shorter because Notes® doesn't have to process every document.
Procedure
- Open a replica and click .
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Do one or both of the following:
- To remove documents, click Space Savers, click Remove documents not modified in the last n days, and enter a number of days.
- To skip replicating older documents, click Other, and for This replica includes deletion stubs for all documents deleted since, enter a cutoff date. Enter the date in the format mm/dd/yyyy.
- Click OK.
Purge intervals
About this task
When you delete a document from an application, Notes® keeps a deletion record that identifies the document. This way, Notes® can replicate the document to other replicas even though it's been deleted from the original application. The default purge interval is 30 days. To make sure you receive documents deleted from an application, replicate at least once during every purge interval (for example, once every 30 days).
Every time an application is opened, Notes® removes deletion records when they are older than the application's purge interval. An applications's purge interval is one-third the number of days specified in the Remove documents not modified in the last field. For example, if 60 days are specified, the purge interval is 20 days. Removing deletion records frees up the disk space the deleted documents occupied.
When Notes® removes documents that are older than the purge interval from a replica, Notes® does not create deletion records for the documents.
To limit a replica to specified data
About this task
Certain application designs, for example Mail, Discussion, and Teamroom, provide pre-designed forms that let you select which information you want included in a replica. After you complete the form, Notes® converts your criteria to a formula and uses it to limit the selected replica.
Procedure
- Open a Mail, Discussion, Teamroom, or other replica and click File > Replication > Options for this Application.
- Click Space Savers, and under Receive only a subset of the documents, if the application design has the form, you will see white space with options to select instead of a list of folders and views. Make sure that Those matching the selected criteria is selected for Retrieve these documents.
- Scroll the form and make selections appropriate to the type of application. For example, in a Discussion application you can select By author and enter a list of author names, and Notes® will limit the selected replica to documents by those authors.
- Click OK.
To limit a replica to a subset of folders or views
About this task
You can limit a replica so that it receives only documents that are in the folders or views you select. The folders and views are not removed from the design of the replica; only the documents in the folders or views are affected.
Procedure
- Open a replica and click .
- Click Space Savers and select Documents in specified views or folders.
- Select the folders and views you want to keep in the replica. Press Shift to select multiple and Ctrl to select multiple nonconsecutive elements in the list.
- Click OK.