Because back-end sessions are reused by different web-mode users, restarting a Rational Synergy GUI Web-mode session does not cause model changes to take effect. Therefore, it is necessary to refresh the database using this command.
Examples of model changes for which you might want to refresh the database include:
It is not necessary to use this command after adding, removing, or editing users. Modifying the users attribute causes back-end sessions to be refreshed automatically.
Group changes require a database refresh so that you do not need to refresh databases more than necessary. The refresh is not apparent to users. However, their session response time might be slower during a refresh.
For more information about this command, see:
Windows: ccmdb refresh
UNIX on Informix®: ccmdb refresh
UNIX on Oracle: ccmdb refresh