sp_reinitmergesubscription (Transact-SQL)
Marks a merge subscription for reinitialization the next time the Merge Agent runs. This stored procedure is executed at the Publisher in the publication database.
Syntax
sp_reinitmergesubscription [ [ @publication = ] 'publication'
[ , [ @subscriber = ] 'subscriber'
[ , [ @subscriber_db = ] 'subscriber_db'
[ , [ @upload_first = ] 'upload_first'
Arguments
[ @publication = ] 'publication'
Is the name of the publication. publication is sysname, with a default of all.[ @subscriber = ] 'subscriber'
Is the name of the Subscriber. subscriber is sysname, with a default of all.[ @subscriber_db = ] 'subscriber_db'
Is the name of the Subscriber database. subscriber_db is sysname, with a default of all.[ @upload_first = ] 'upload_first'
Is whether changes at the Subscriber are uploaded before the subscription is reinitialized. upload_first is nvarchar(5), with a default of FALSE. If true, changes are uploaded before the subscription is reinitialized. If false, changes are not uploaded.
Return Code Values
0 (success) or 1 (failure)
Remarks
sp_reinitmergesubscription is used in merge replication.
sp_reinitmergesubscription can be called from the Publisher to reinitialize merge subscriptions. We recommend re-running the Snapshot Agent as well.
If you add, drop, or change a parameterized filter, pending changes at the Subscriber cannot be uploaded to the Publisher during reinitialization. If you want to upload pending changes, synchronize all subscriptions before changing the filter.
Example
-- This script uses sqlcmd scripting variables. They are in the form
-- $(MyVariable). For information about how to use scripting variables
-- on the command line and in SQL Server Management Studio, see the
-- "Executing Replication Scripts" section in the topic
-- "Programming Replication Using System Stored Procedures".
DECLARE @subscriptionDB AS sysname;
DECLARE @publication AS sysname;
SET @subscriptionDB = N'AdventureWorksReplica';
SET @publication = N'AdvWorksSalesOrdersMerge';
USE [AdventureWorksReplica]
-- Execute at the Publisher to reinitialize the push subscription.
-- Pending changes at the Subscrber are lost.
EXEC sp_reinitmergesubscription
@subscriber = $(SubServer),
@subscriber_db = @subscriptionDB,
@publication = @publication,
@upload_first = N'false';
GO
-- Start the Merge Agent.
-- This script uses sqlcmd scripting variables. They are in the form
-- $(MyVariable). For information about how to use scripting variables
-- on the command line and in SQL Server Management Studio, see the
-- "Executing Replication Scripts" section in the topic
-- "Programming Replication Using System Stored Procedures".
DECLARE @subscriptionDB AS sysname;
DECLARE @publication AS sysname;
SET @subscriptionDB = N'AdventureWorksReplica';
SET @publication = N'AdvWorksSalesOrdersMerge';
USE [AdventureWorksReplica]
-- Execute at the Publisher to reinitialize the push subscription,
-- and upload pending changes at the Subscriber.
EXEC sp_reinitmergesubscription
@subscriber = $(SubServer),
@subscriber_db = @subscriptionDB,
@publication = @publication,
@upload_first = N'true';
GO
-- Start the Merge Agent.
Permissions
Only members of the sysadmin fixed server role or the db_owner fixed database role can execute sp_reinitmergesubscription.
See Also