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Target table is read-only

Select this radio button to specify that the target table is read-only. If you select this radio button, you must select one the following read-only target types:

User copy
Contains a snapshot of the table when copied without the IBMSNAP_LOGMARKER column, which differentiates it from a point-in-time table. This choice is the default and must have a primary key.

Point-in-time
A complete, condensed copy of the source table, which must have a primary key. Contains a snapshot of the table when copied with the IBMSNAP_LOGMARKER column.

Staging table
Can be used as a source for further copies, supports a consistent data environment, provides flexibility in data distribution across a network, and becomes the source for a copy operation. If you select this target type, you can optionally append unit-of-work table columns (ASN.IBMSNAP_UOW) to the target table by selecting the Unit of Work (UOW) table columns check box. You can also use a staging table as a source for future copies.

Base aggregate
A history table in which a new row is appended for each changed row in the source table resulting in an SQL column function calculation against the existing user table. Contains data aggregated directly from a source table or point-in-time table at intervals.

Change aggregate
A history table in which a new row is appended for each changed row in the source table resulting in an SQL column function calculation against only recent change data. Contains data aggregations based on changes recorded for a source table.

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