sp_validatemergepublication

Transact-SQL Reference

Transact-SQL Reference

sp_validatemergepublication

Performs a publication-wide validation for which all subscriptions (push, pull, and anonymous) will be validated once. This stored procedure is executed at the Publisher on the publication database.

Syntax

sp_validatemergepublication [@publication =] 'publication'
    , [ @level = ] level

Arguments

[@publication =] 'publication'

Is the name of the publication. publication is sysname, with no default.

[@level = ] level

Is the type of validation to perform. level is tinyint, with no default. Level can be one of these values:

Level value Description
1 Rowcount-only validation.
2 Rowcount and checksum validation.
3 Rowcount and binary checksum validation.

A validation level of 3 is valid only when Subscribers are running Microsoft® SQL Server™ 2000.

Return Code Values

0 (success) or 1 (failure)

Remarks

sp_validatemergepublication is used in merge replication.

Permissions

Only members of the sysadmin fixed server role can execute sp_validatemergepublication.

See Also

System Stored Procedures

Validating Replicated Data