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> TRpcExecSttdbPromoteRepeatingEntry.Process in sttdbRpcServer unit promotes    
  repeating records to the next valid day. During this it creates a new record  
  which is replicated to another server. This is triggered from                 
  sttdbRepeatingRecordProcessor, which IIRC runs on both master and standby     
  servers. Database update and replication is handled in sttdbDatabase and      
  sttdbReplicator. Gp* helper functions are in x:\gp\common, MS* helper         
  functions are in x:\ms\common.                                                
                                                                                
  My question is - if both master and server create new records during          
  promotion and both those records are then replicated to the other server, why 
   does this not create duplicate promoted records?                             

● Let me read the relevant source files to understand the mechanism.

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● Now let me search for TRpcExecSttdbPromoteRepeatingEntry.Process in the RPC
  server file.

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● Now let me look at the replicator and how sdaDatabase.UpdatePlaylistEntry with
   the replication flag works.

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● Let me look at the replication engine and how the database handles replicated
  records to understand deduplication.

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● Now I see the key: AppendChecksum takes isMaster, and DatabaseIsMaster. Let me
   look at the checksum logic and how UniqueID_io is generated.

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● Let me look at the database module to understand how UniqueID_io is handled
  and the playlist entry update/add operations.

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● Found it. Let me look at the RPC execution gate at sttdbServerMain.pas:914.

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● Let me check the UpdatePlaylistEntry signature and specifically what that true
   parameter does.

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● Let me look at AddToChangeLog to understand what disableReplication actually
  prevents.

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● Let me look at how AppendWithoutReplication differs from regular Append in the
   database engine.

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● Let me look at how the replication log is written to understand what
  umIgnoreReplicationLog actually skips.

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● Let me look at the SOAP replicator to understand how it handles records not in
   the replication log.

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● Let me look more broadly at ProcessPeriodicEvents to see if there's a
  master/standby guard.

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● Let me look at the GpSoapReplicator implementation to understand how it
  replicates.

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● There's a "special processing for repeating records during replication"
  mentioned in the 1.16 history. Let me find it.

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● Found the deduplication SQL in the replicator! But let me also check what
  happens around line 2280 regarding standby behavior.

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● Let me re-read AddPlaylistEntry more carefully to understand what runs with
  vs. without replication.

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● Let me look at ReplicateOnePass and ReplicateSessions in the SOAP replicator
  to understand if there's a full-table sync.

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● Let me look for when 'no replication' mode was added to the database and what
  the design intent was.

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● Let me look at what umIgnoreReplicationLog does at the SQL execution level.

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● Let me look at UpdatePlaylistEntry with disableReplication = false to see how
  it writes to the replication log.

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● Now I have enough to give a definitive answer. Let me summarize what I found.

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  The short answer: duplicate records do get created temporarily (one per 
  server), but they're cleaned up lazily when those records eventually get 
  replicated, via explicit deduplication code.

  Here's the full mechanism:

  Step 1 — Both servers promote independently, without replication

  The processor always sets AdminMode := true
  (sttdbRepeatingRecordProcessor.pas:95). In admin mode,
  TRpcExecSttdbAddPlaylistEntry.Process passes myRpc.AdminMode as the
  disableReplication parameter (sttdbRpcServer.pas:2871-2872). This causes
  AddPlaylistEntry to use AppendWithoutReplication (sttdbDatabase.pas:1631),
  which maps to umIgnoreReplicationLog in dbIntf.pas:7343-7346 — the record is
  written to the local database but not to the FAB_REPLICATIONLOG table. All
  three operations (add new record, clear old record, restore UniqueID) are done
   with disableReplication = true.

  So master creates promoted record B, standby creates promoted record C.
  Neither goes into any replication log. The SOAP replicator (which is purely
  log-driven, GpSoapReplicator.pas:1021-1048) never sees them.

  Step 2 — Both promoted records inherit the same DBPLY_REPEATING_ID

  In CopyObjectToPlyRec, when playlistInfo.RepeatingID != 0 (and it is, because
  the promotion code copies it from the parent: sttdbRpcServer.pas:3637-3638),
  the field is set directly without incrementing any counter
  (sttdbDatabase.pas:2458-2459). Both B and C get the same DBPLY_REPEATING_ID = 
  X (the parent record A's ID).

  Step 3 — Deduplication fires when either record eventually gets replicated

  TRpcExecFABReplicatorUpdateOrAppendReplica.Process
  (sttdbRpcServer.pas:4097-4112) contains the key logic: whenever a PLY record
  arrives via replication and has PLY_FLAG_REPEATING set with a non-zero
  DBPLY_REPEATING_ID, it executes:

  DELETE FROM PLY WHERE REPEATING_ID = X AND ID != <replicated_record_id>

  So the first time either B or C gets modified normally (user edit, etc.) and
  that modification is replicated to the other server, the duplicate is
  automatically deleted. This deduplication code was explicitly added alongside
  admin mode and is described in sttdbRpcServer.pas history 1.16: "Implemented 
  special processing for repeating records during replication."

  Summary: Both servers independently create promoted records with no immediate
  replication. The databases are temporarily diverged but functionally
  consistent (identical dates, automation IDs, etc., since PromotePlaylistEntry
  is deterministic). Eventual consistency is guaranteed by the DELETE ... WHERE 
  REPEATING_ID = X AND ID != <current> cleanup in the replication handler.

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※ recap: Both servers independently create promoted records without replication (disableReplication=true), relying on deduplication SQL in the replication handler to clean up when records eventually sync. No action needed. (disable recaps in /config)

> Which record serves as a base for future promotion - original record or a     
  newly created record?                                                         

● The newly created record is the base for future promotions.

  After promotion in the admin mode path (sttdbRpcServer.pas:3654-3655):

  playlistInfo.RepeatOnDays_io := [];
  playlistInfo.UniqueID_io := '';
  CheckDBOperation(sdaDatabase.UpdatePlaylistEntry(playlistInfo, ...))

  The old record A has its RepeatOnDays cleared (mapped to PLY_FLAG_REPEATING
  unset, DBPLY_REPEATING_ID cleared — sttdbDatabase.pas:2466-2467). It is no
  longer a repeating record.

  The new record B is a full clone of A with the date advanced to the next valid
   occurrence, and it retains RepeatOnDays and DBPLY_REPEATING_ID. The
  processor's query (TRpcSttdbGetPlaylistInfo.CreateRepeating) finds only
  records that still have the repeating flag set. On the next run, it finds B
  (expired), not A (flag cleared), and the cycle repeats with B as parent.

  So the chain is: A → B → C → … where each arrow is one promotion, and only the
   latest record in the chain has the repeating flag.

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> And when does this happen? IOW, when will next promotion happen - on the date 
   of the next occurence or before?                                             

● After the occurrence — promotion is triggered when Now > 
  records[iRecord].DateTime_io (sttdbRepeatingRecordProcessor.pas:91).

  The processor runs every 10 minutes (sttdbServerMain.pas:368:
  CCheckRepeatingRecordsEvery_sec = 10 * 60), so record B will be promoted
  within ~10 minutes after its scheduled time has passed.

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※ recap: We were exploring how sttdb3 avoids duplicate promoted repeating records when both master and standby servers promote the same record. No next action was needed — it was a read-only code investigation with all questions answered. (disable recaps in /config)

> Is DBPLY_REPEATING_ID cleared on the original record during promotion?        

● Yes. In TRpcExecSttdbPromoteRepeatingEntry.Process, the old record is updated
  with playlistInfo.RepeatOnDays_io := [] before calling UpdatePlaylistEntry. In
   CopyObjectToPlyRec (sttdbDatabase.pas:2465-2467), when RepeatOnDays_io = [],
  the else branch executes:

  rec[DBPLY_REPEATING_ID].Clear;
  rec[DBPLY_FLAGS].AsInteger := origFlags AND (NOT PLY_FLAG_REPEATING);

  So both DBPLY_REPEATING_ID and PLY_FLAG_REPEATING are cleared on the original
  record. Only the newly promoted record retains the DBPLY_REPEATING_ID, which
  is what makes the replication deduplication logic work correctly — when the
  promoted record is eventually replicated, the SQL DELETE WHERE REPEATING_ID = 
  X AND ID != <current> only needs to target other active promoted records, not
  historical ones.

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