For each journal entry for an object within the name space, the object send process creates an activity entry in the work log. Creation of an activity entry includes adding the entry to the log space and adding a record to the distribution status file. An activity entry includes a copy of the journal entry and any related information associated with a replication operation for an object, including the status of the entry. User interaction with activity entries is through the Work with Data Group Activity display and the Work with DG Activity Entries display.
There are two categories of activity entries: those that are self-contained and those that require the retrieval of additional information. Processing self-contained activity entries describes the simplest object replication scenario. Processing data-retrieval activity entries describes the object replication scenario in which additional data must be retrieved from the source system and sent to the target system.