The APPLY and
PROMOTE IMMEDIATE commands perform the promotion interactively. This means that the changes take effect as you execute those functions from your TIBCO Object Service Broker terminal. The source promotion administration function set uses the
PROMOTE IMMEDIATE command; the target and remote promotion administration function sets use the
APPLY command.
Use the BATCH APPLY command to submit a batch job that performs the promotion. While the job submission happens immediately, the time of its execution depends on conditions particular to the TIBCO Object Service Broker system where you are working. The actual promotion of the changes is deferred until the job executes. A batch job can be used to apply either a source or target promotion.
You can use your own TIBCO Object Service Broker rules to initiate promotions. Two entry rules are available: one for source system promotions and the other for target system promotions. Refer to
Chapter 3, Source Promotions, and
Chapter 4, Target Promotions for information on initiating promotions on source and target systems.