If the Replication Settings dialog box is not open, open the local replica you want to customize and choose File - Replication - Settings.

Click any of the topics in the following table to learn how to apply individual settings:

Basics Setting	Scope	Comments
To add a replica to the schedule and set its priority	Can apply to either current or all locations	Determines how often replication occurs. Priority replicas replicate more frequently.
To specify whether a replica sends or receives changes	Can apply to either current or all locations	A replica can send or receive changes, or both.
To shorten all documents or limit attachments you receive in a replica	Can apply to either current or all locations	Replication normally replicates full documents, but you can choose to shorten all documents in a way you specify.
To specify the server to use for a replica	Can apply to either current or all locations	When created, replicas are usually directed toward your home server, but you can change the preferred server.

When you specify settings for a replica in the Replication Settings dialog box, those settings override the replication preferences for all databases, which include preferences for shortening documents. If you want to shorten documents the same way for all replicas, use the preferences. If you want to shorten documents only for some local replicas, use the Replication Settings.

To add a replica to the schedule and set its priority

Each location you use has its own replication schedule. You can include a specific replica in the schedule and set it as high priority, which means that it replicates more often using an additional schedule.

1. Open a replica and choose File - Replication - Settings.

2. Under Basics, "How often replication occurs," select "Scheduled replication is enabled."

3. (Optional) Click "Change Schedule" to modify the schedule all replicas in this location will use.

4. (Optional) To include the replica in the additional schedule, select "Replicate using schedule for priority databases." Then click the Other page, and set the replica as High. Databases are Medium by default. Only server administrators need the Low setting.

5. Click OK.

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To specify whether a replica sends or receives changes

Caution Replicating in only one direction can have unexpected results, particularly with your mail. Ask your Domino administrator for assistance with this option.

1. Open a replica and choose File - Replication - Settings.

2. Under Basics, "How much will be replicated," select one or both of the following:

• "Send documents to server."
• "Receive documents from server." By default, you receive full documents, but you can also specify shortened documents. For more information, see To shorten all documents or limit attachments you receive in a replica.

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To shorten all documents or limit attachments you receive in a replica

When you receive documents, you can shorten (truncate) documents, or limit how many attachments you get, in several ways. Most documents contain a single rich-text field that is less than 40kb, so if you specify truncation to 40kb, you receive all the rich text in most documents. If you're unsure which documents Notes might truncate, and your database has a "by size" view, you can examine documents there before specifying these settings.

Notes doesn't shorten or modify individual attachments, but when you specify a size, any attachment larger than that size is removed.

Tip To shorten documents or limit attachments in every replica you create, specify truncation settings in your preferences.

1. Open a replica and choose File - Replication - Settings.

Tip Under Basics, "How much will be replicated," make sure "Receive documents from server" is selected.

• To preserve basic document information such as author and subject, and 40kb of rich text, select "Partial Documents."
• To preserve only basic document information such as author and subject, select "Summary Only."
• To replicate documents in order of size, select "Smallest First." Notes replicates the smallest documents, then the summary information of all large documents, and finally the rich text of large documents. This option is useful if you think you may have to interrupt replication before finishing.

• Select "Truncate documents larger than" and enter a size.
• Select "Truncate attachments larger than" and enter a size.

Tip Open the partial replica, choose File - Database Properties, and modify the title so you know what the replica contains, for example, Sales (doc summaries).

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To specify the server to use for a replica

You can select a server for Notes to start replication with, and specify whether Notes will attempt other available servers after that. You can select from a list containing names of servers with which you have already replicated.

1. Open a replica and choose File - Replication - Settings.

2. Under Basics, "Preferred server," select one of the following:

• To try replicating with any server, starting with the last server you replicated with, select "Any available, try last successful first."
• To try replicating with any server, starting with a specific server, select "Any available, try Name first," where Name is the server's name.
• To try replicating only with a specific server, select the server's name.

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See Also

Saving space in a replica
Limiting what is sent from a replica
Setting special replication limitations
Specifying information received in all replicas on a computer
Replication: the secret to working offline
Why are the replication settings dim?