Replication Backward Compatibility

Topics in the backward compatibility section describe changes in behavior between versions of Microsoft SQL Server replication. It is important to understand backward compatibility if you are upgrading or if you have more than one version of SQL Server in a replication topology.

Topic	Description
Deprecated Features in SQL Server 2005 Replication	Replication features that have been retained in Microsoft SQL Server 2005 for backward compatibility, but which will be removed in a future version of SQL Server.
Discontinued Functionality in SQL Server 2005 Replication	Replication features that existed in Microsoft SQL Server 2000 but have been removed from SQL Server 2005.
Behavior Changes in SQL Server 2005 Replication	Replication features that have changed in SQL Server 2005.
Breaking Changes in SQL Server 2005 Replication	Replication feature changes that might require changes to applications.
Using Multiple Versions of SQL Server in a Replication Topology	Considerations for using more than one version of SQL Server in a replication topology.

See Also

Concepts

Upgrading Replicated Databases

Help and Information

Getting SQL Server 2005 Assistance