To add create a new knowledge base (KB) cluster, or to view the status of an existing KB cluster.

The cluster-related tables in p3publications database must exist before clusters can be created. The tables can be created with the Create cluster tables-command in the Knowledge Base-menu.

CONTROLS:

• Member# is always 0 or the KB originating the cluster. Member no's are assigned automatically.
• Cluster - a name identifying the cluster.
• Open share - the open share used by the cluster (e.g. xxx.yyy where xxx  is the SQL database and yyy is the open share table). The open share must be defined before the cluster is processed.
• Knowledge stream - the (optional) knowledge stream the cluster KBs are reading from (e.g. xxx.yyy where xxx  is the SQL database and yyy is the open share table). The knowledge stream must exist before the cluster is processed.

• Create - creates a new cluster with the current KB as the originating KB (member no. 0).
• Reset - resets the cluster by:
  • dropping all member KBs except member no. 0
  • removing all subscriptions and publications by the dropped members
  • sets the cluster's knowledge stream as not processed

There are no particular constraints on the databases containing the KBs, the open share and the knowledge stream. They can all be the same, or all be different. However, do not use the p3publications nor the p3bridge databases.