Thanks so very much for the great advice. One more basic Qs Can the refresh process be RE-Started, if the refresh process gets STOPPED due to any reason e.g. Manually Stopping of refresh OR DB Shutdown of production(source) for COLD Backup or Link failure between source & target machines? NOTE - The respective production DB is shutdown very briefly once daily, to allow the O.S. Business Copy tool to complete the sync of production database with its backup copy. Regards **************** CAUTION - Disclaimer ***************** This e-mail contains PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION intended solely for the use of the addressee(s). If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender by e-mail and delete the original message. Further, you are not to copy, disclose, or distribute this e-mail or its contents to any other person and any such actions are unlawful. This e-mail may contain viruses. Infosys has taken every reasonable precaution to minimize this risk, but is not liable for any damage you may sustain as a result of any virus in this e-mail. You should carry out your own virus checks before opening the e-mail or attachment. Infosys reserves the right to monitor and review the content of all messages sent to or from this e-mail address. Messages sent to or from this e-mail address may be stored on the Infosys e-mail system. ***INFOSYS******** End of Disclaimer ********INFOSYS*** -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l