Category: Inside Replication

Push v. Pull Merge Replication

Share this PostI hope to answer the question “What is the difference between Push and Pull Merge Replication?” in this blog posting. As you know Merge Replication is all about merging or blending changes between multiple SQL Servers.  One SQL Server is designated as the PUBLISHER or “master” copy of the database.  Changes made on
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SQL Server Transaction Replication Bounded Update (or why my UPDATE was transformed into an DELETE/INSERT pair)

Share this PostBy José Moreira B. Neto Microsoft SQL Server Escalation Services Bounded Update is the term used to describe certain types of UPDATE statements from the publisher that will replicate as DELETE/INSERT pairs on the subscriber. We perform a bounded update for every set based update that changes a column that is part of
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Using Power Shell to script out Replication

Share this PostWhile troubleshooting customer’s Replication scenarios we often ask for the “script” used to recreate their replication environment.  The BLOG posting below by Chad Miller provides a great example of using Power Shell and Replication Management Objects (RMO) to script out Replication. Click here for link to Quickly Script Out Replication Redux Written on
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