REPLICATION_OFF 
procedure

Modifies tables without replicating the modifications to any other sites in the replicated environment, or disables row-level replication when using procedural replication. 

REPLICATION_ON 
procedure

Re-enables replication of changes after replication has been temporarily suspended. 

REPLICATION_IS_ON 
function

Determines whether or not replication is running. 

FROM_REMOTE function

Returns TRUE at the beginning of procedures in the internal replication packages, and returns FALSE at the end of these procedures. 

GLOBAL_NAME function

Determines the global database name of the local database (the global name is the returned value). 

MAKE_INTERNAL_PKG 
procedure

Synchronizes internal packages and tables in the replication catalog. This procedure is executed under the direction of Oracle Worldwide Support only. 

SYNC_UP_REP 
procedure

Synchronizes internal triggers and tables/snapshots in the replication catalog. This procedure is executed under the direction of Oracle Worldwide Support only.