You can skip objects, schemas, etc. I skip all programming staff just for the reason outlined in the original post. exec dbms_logstdby.skip('SCHEMA_DDL','SCHEMA','%'); exec dbms_logstdby.skip('DML','SCHEMA','%'); April Sims SELECT IOUG Contributing Editor http://aprilcsims.wordpress.com OCP 8i, 9i, 10g DBA Southern Utah University sims@xxxxxxx 940-484-4276 >>> "Howard Latham" <howard.latham@xxxxxxxxx> 5/1/2008 2:08 PM >>> AFAIK All it does is ship the logs from one db (target) to another (standby) You cant filter anything. 2008/5/1 April Wells <awells@xxxxxxxxxxxx>: > We are trying to create a logical standby database (solaris) using data > guard so we can use downstream data capture to populate a reporting database > (Linux) for historical reporting. > > > > Any chance anyone has done this and can give me some pointers on what I'm > probably going to do wrong? > > > > Can I set rules up stream on the source database on what tables I don't > want to have included in the data guard log apply or will it just apply > everything? I'm trying to tough my way through the documentation, and am > stuck at the "uniquely identify rows" part. It seems that EVERYONE on the > source system has a plan table and that doesn't have a primary key. Do I > care? Will it complain? > > > > Should I create a primary key rely disabled on ALL of those plan tables? > > > > Thanks for any advice > > April > > ------------------------------ > > > Confidentiality Notice! > This electronic transmission and any attached documents or other > writings are confidential and are for the sole use of the intended > recipient(s) identified above. This message may contain information > that is privileged, confidential or otherwise protected from > disclosure under applicable law. If the receiver of this > information is not the intended recipient, or the employee, or > agent responsible for delivering the information to the intended > recipient, you are hereby notified that any use, reading, > dissemination, distribution, copying or storage of this information > is strictly prohibited. If you have received this information in > error, please notify the sender by return email and delete the > electronic transmission, including all attachments from your > system. > > -- Howard A. Latham -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l