sp_reinitmergepullsubscription (Transact-SQL)
Marks a merge pull subscription for reinitialization the next time the Merge Agent runs. This stored procedure is executed at the Subscriber in the subscription database.
Syntax
sp_reinitmergepullsubscription [ [ @publisher = ] 'publisher' ]
[ , [ @publisher_db = ] 'publisher_db' ]
[ , [ @publication = ] 'publication' ]
[ , [ @upload_first = ] 'upload_first'
Arguments
[ @publisher = ] 'publisher'
Is the name of the Publisher. publisher is sysname, with a default of ALL.[ @publisher_db = ] 'publisher_db'
Is the name of the Publisher database. publisher_db is sysname, with a default of ALL.[ @publication = ] 'publication'
Is the name of the publication. publication 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_reinitmergepullsubscription is used in merge replication.
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 @publicationDB AS sysname;
DECLARE @publication AS sysname;
SET @publicationDB = N'AdventureWorks2008R2';
SET @publication = N'AdvWorksSalesOrdersMerge';
USE [AdventureWorks2008R2Replica]
-- Execute at the Subscriber to reinitialize the pull subscription.
-- Pending changes at the Subscrber are lost.
EXEC sp_reinitmergepullsubscription
@publisher = $(PubServer),
@publisher_db = @publicationDB,
@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 @publicationDB AS sysname;
DECLARE @publication AS sysname;
SET @publicationDB = N'AdventureWorks2008R2';
SET @publication = N'AdvWorksSalesOrdersMerge';
USE [AdventureWorks2008R2Replica]
-- Execute at the Subscriber to reinitialize the pull subscription,
-- and upload pending changes at the Subscriber.
EXEC sp_reinitmergepullsubscription
@publisher = $(PubServer),
@publisher_db = @publicationDB,
@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_reinitmergepullsubscription.
See Also