Enable Initialization with Backup for Transactional Publications
Applies to: SQL Server
To initialize a subscription to a transactional publication from a backup, enable the publication to allow initialization from a backup, and then specify backup information when creating the subscription:
Enable the publication on the Subscription Options page of the Publication Properties - <Publication> dialog box. For more information about accessing this dialog box, see View and Modify Publication Properties.
Specify backup information with the stored procedure sp_addsubscription (Transact-SQL). For more information about the parameters required by sp_addsubscription, see Initialize a Transactional Subscription from a Backup (Replication Transact-SQL Programming).
To enable initialization with a backup
- On the Subscription Options page of the Publication Properties - <Publication> dialog box, select a value of True for the Allow initialization from backup files option.
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