The CDCR request handler doesn't support aliases. The source and target collections listed in the replica must be collections, nothing happens if they are aliases for a collection. No errors anywhere, just nothing.
If a non-existent collection is listed I see errors, with an alias it just doesn't do anything. It should either work or throw an error On Tue, May 9, 2017 at 12:21 PM, Webster Homer <webster.ho...@sial.com> wrote: > Still no answer to this. I've been investigating using the collections API > for backup and restore. If CDCR supports collection aliases this would make > things much smoother as we would restore to a new collection and then > switch the alias to reference the new collection. > > On Tue, Jan 10, 2017 at 10:53 AM, Webster Homer <webster.ho...@sial.com> > wrote: > >> Looking at the cdcr API and documentation I wondered if the source and >> target collection names could be aliases. This is not discussed in the cdcr >> documentation, when I have time I was going to test this, but if someone >> knows for certain it might save some time. >> >> >> > -- This message and any attachment are confidential and may be privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient, you must not copy this message or attachment or disclose the contents to any other person. If you have received this transmission in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete the message and any attachment from your system. Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany and any of its subsidiaries do not accept liability for any omissions or errors in this message which may arise as a result of E-Mail-transmission or for damages resulting from any unauthorized changes of the content of this message and any attachment thereto. Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany and any of its subsidiaries do not guarantee that this message is free of viruses and does not accept liability for any damages caused by any virus transmitted therewith. Click http://www.emdgroup.com/disclaimer to access the German, French, Spanish and Portuguese versions of this disclaimer.