When to use identity range management in Merge Replication?
When adding a new table to Merge Replication, you need to select the Identity Range Management option for synchronization. If any column has an identity property, IDENTITY (1,1), as a PRIMARY KEY for a table then it will create conflicts.
How does merge replication work in SQL Server?
This article will show how triggers, indexes, constraints and foreign keys will replicate in snapshot and after snapshot in SQL Server replication. Merge replication is used to replicate data from a publisher to a subscriber database and vice versa.
When to use automatic or manual merge replication?
If any column has an identity property, IDENTITY (1,1), as a PRIMARY KEY for a table then it will create conflicts. So, Merge Replication suggests two options “Automatic” and “Manual”, as shown below to help eliminate this issue.
How to create replication in SQL Server management studio?
Now let us create SQL Server merge replication and add these tables to the merge publication. Login to server using SQL Server Management studio -> Navigate to the SQL Server replication folder -> click on Local publications -> right click -> click on New Publication. Please refer to the below image.
How to manage identity range in SQL server merge?
SQL Server Merge Replication configuration supports Identity Range options using either “Automatic” or “Manual” to manage Auto Incremented values for a column of a table. The problem with this is it gets tricky to make sure the identity values do not collide.
How does not for replication work in SQL Server?
The NOT FOR REPLICATION option will be applied on the identity column at the Subscriber and it restricts a new value getting created while synchronizing the row at the destination. In Automatic, replication manages the Identity range at the publisher and subscribers with the parameter of Range Threshold Percentage.