Through replication, Lotus Notes can keep a local replica identical with the application on the server, so you make changes once, but they appear in both places. Replication is a great tool to have when working with large documents or applications, since a local replica can open documents and views much faster than a server application can over a network.

Note: An application copy (created by clicking File > Application > New Copy) cannot be replicated.

Tips

• The Replication and Sync page displays all your offline copies and helps you manage replication. You can schedule replication, or do it manually as needed, with different schedules for each location from which you use NotesR.
• You can use the bookmarks to see all replicas for an application that you have opened, and to discover replicas that you haven't.

• Creating an offline copy (replica)
• Using the Replication and Sync page
• Adding and removing replicas from your bookmarks

Replication also lets users on various networks in a variety of (physical) locations share the most current version of information in an application. If you want to create a replica of a server-based application on a different server, ask your IBM Lotus Domino administrator for assistance.

Replica ID numbers

• A replica is a duplicate of the application with the same replication ID number as the original application. Notes uses the replica ID number to locate and replicate all replicas of an application.
• An application copy made using File > Application > New Copy does not have the same ID number as its original application and does not replicate.
• A copy of an application file created through the operating system is a replica and does have the same ID number as the original application.

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