sp_validatemergesubscription (Transact-SQL)
Performs a validation for the specified subscription. This stored procedure is executed at the Publisher on the publication database.
Syntax
sp_validatemergesubscription [@publication=] 'publication', [ @subscriber= ] 'subscriber', [ @subscriber_db= ] 'subscriber_db', [ @level= ] level
Arguments
[@publication=] 'publication'
Is the name of the publication. publication is sysname, with no default.[ @subscriber= ] 'subscriber'
Is the name of the Subscriber. subscriber is sysname, with no default.[ @subscriber_db= ] 'subscriber_db'
Is the name of the subscription database. subscriber_db is sysname, with no default.[ @level= ] level
Is the type of validation to perform. level is tinyint, with no default. Level can be one of these values.Level value
Description
1
Rowcount-only validation.
2
Rowcount and checksum validation.
3
Rowcount and binary checksum validation. This is only supported for Subscribers running Microsoft SQL Server 2000 or later.
Return Code Values
0 (success) or 1 (failure)
Remarks
sp_validatemergesubscription is used in merge replication.
Permissions
Only members of the sysadmin fixed server role or the db_owner fixed database role can execute sp_validatemergesubscription.
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