Use this command to send source table metadata changes over to the target. This command exits after it has successfully described the specified subscriptions.
Specifies the IBM InfoSphere CDC instance for which you want to send source table mapping changes over to the target. Alternatively, you can specify the TSINSTANCE environment variable in place of this value.
-A
Specifies that IBM InfoSphere CDC will send source table mapping changes made to all subscriptions over to the target.
-s <subscription_names>
Specifies that IBM InfoSphere CDC sends source metadata changes for the indicated subscriptions over to the target. To specify multiple subscriptions, list the subscriptions separated by a space.
-L <locale>
The name of the locale used for the IBM InfoSphere CDC instance. The default is the locale of the machine where IBM InfoSphere CDC is installed.
Result
This command returns a value of 0 if the command was successful and a non-zero value if the command fails.
Examples
dmdescribe -I NEWINSTANCE -s FINANCE
IBM InfoSphere CDC sends source metadata changes in the Finance subscription over to the target for the specified instance.