sp_validatemergesubscription (Transact-SQL)

Performs a validation for the specified subscription. This stored procedure is executed at the Publisher on the publication database.

Transact-SQL Syntax Conventions

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.

See Also

Reference

Replication Stored Procedures (Transact-SQL)
sp_validatemergepublication (Transact-SQL)

Other Resources

Validating Replicated Data

Help and Information

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