A Replica Workgroup Configuration is a configuration whereby the remote workgroup is replicated to a local database which remains separate from your own local workgroup's database. The advantage of a Replica Workgroup Configuration is that you have fast access to data held in the remote workgroup without the need for connecting directly to the remote workgroup. One disadvantage is that the data you access will not be up-to-date with the actual data held in the remote workgroup since the data that you access is a copy of the original data. The accuracy of your data depends entirely on how frequently data is synchronised.
You may access data in the replica workgroup in the same way as the direct configuration, except this time you are directly accessing a local replica database rather than the data of the main remote workgroup database itself. As an example, to access the diary information of a user belonging to a remote workgroup via a replica configuration, you can simply select the workgroup name from the user drop down list in diary mode. This will open the remote workgroup.
Once you have done this, the drop down is populated with users belonging to the remote workgroup. Simply select the required remote user from the drop down list to show their diary information.