Supplementing change streams

A computer program product for analyzing change stream data, the computer program product comprising:

• one or more computer readable storage media and program instructions stored on the one or more computer readable storage media, the program instructions comprising:
• program instructions to identify a list of changes in a replication stream;
• program instructions to determine if one or more changes in the list of changes matches a criteria for a hint;
• and
• in response to determining that one or more of the changes in the list of changes matches the criteria for a hint, program instructions to insert the hint into the list of changes prior to a first change of the one or more changes that triggers a match in criteria.

A computer system for analyzing change stream data, the computer system comprising:

• one or more computer processors;
• one or more computer readable storage media;
• program instructions stored on the computer readable storage media for execution by at least one of the one or more computer processors, the program instructions comprising:
• program instructions to identify a list of changes in a replication stream;
• program instructions to determine if one or more changes in the list of changes matches a criteria for a hint;
• and
• in response to determining that one or more of the changes in the list of changes matches the criteria for a hint, program instructions to insert the hint into the list of changes prior to a first change of the one or more changes that triggers a match in criteria.