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.

Transact-SQL Syntax Conventions

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'AdventureWorks2012Replica';
SET @publication = N'AdvWorksSalesOrdersMerge';

USE [AdventureWorks2012Replica]

-- 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'AdventureWorks2012Replica';
SET @publication = N'AdvWorksSalesOrdersMerge';

USE [AdventureWorks2012Replica]

-- 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

Reference

System Stored Procedures (Transact-SQL)

Concepts

Reinitialize Subscriptions