Yes RLINK is up to date means data is consistent and if replication is not up to date and using SRL then it is still consistent, just the data is behind.  And when DCM is being used, but NOT replaying, then data is also consistent (but behind).  Data is only inconsistent during DCM replay.

Lets look at a simple example:

Data at

Time 0:

Primary    Secondary

A B C      A B C
D E F      D E F

Then you change a block (to Z) and this is in SRL and not at secondary, but the Secondary is still consistent, it is just behind as it represents the primary at time 0

Time 1:

Primary    Secondary  SRL

Z B C      A B C      Z
D E F      D E F

Then you change another block (to Y) and this is in SRL and not at secondary, but the Secondary is still consistent, it is just behind as it represents the primary at time 0

Time 2:

Primary    Secondary  SRL

Z B Y      A B C      Z
D E F      D E F      Y

Time 3:

Primary    Secondary  SRL

Z B Y      Z B C      Y
D E F      D E F      

Then another block is written (V) and this fills SRL and so DCM is used (1 is dirty, 0 is clean) - Secondary is still consistent, it is just behind as it represents the primary at time 1

Time 4:

Primary    Secondary  DCM

Z B Y      Z B C      0 0 1
V E F      D E F      1 0 0

A futher block is writen (W), but the secondary will not change as when DCM is being used, manual intervention is requied to start DCM play as DCM replay will make secondary inconsistent, but at the moment Secondary is still consistent, it is just behind as it represents the data at time 1

Time 5:

Primary    Secondary  DCM

Z W Y      Z B C      0 1 1
V E F      D E F      1 0 0

And another block is writen (T) and secondary is still consistent.

Time 6:

Primary    Secondary  DCM

Z W T      Z B C      0 1 1
V E F      D E F      1 0 0

Time 7:

Primary    Secondary  DCM

Z W T      Z W C      0 0 1
V E F      D E F      1 0 0

Note here the primary never, at ANY time had the first 3 blocks as "Z W C", so the secondary is inconsistent, so in the real world this represents corrupt data.  DCM continues to replay and writes "T" and secondary remains inconsistent:

Time 8:

Primary    Secondary  DCM

Z W T      Z W T      0 0 0
V E F      D E F      1 0 0

Note here the primary never, at at any time had the first 4 blocks as "Z W T D", so the secondary is still inconsistent,  DCM continues to replay and completes and so now secondary is up to date and consistent:

Primary    Secondary  

Z W T      Z W T      
V E F      V E F      

Hope this makes "up to date", "consistent and behind" and inconsistent clear.

Mike