Transactional Replication without snapshot replication (SQL Server 2005)?

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Posted Tuesday, March 03, 2009 2:59 AM

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Hi,

I have created a tranasctional replication with a number of articles and filters which takes the data from our internal database of the organisation to an external database. This is working fine since many months.

The filters are applied so that it does not overwrite certain records on some of the tables on the external database (Data is also captured on the certain external tables).

Occasianally, I do have to delete the replication when the application software is being updated. But after this when I recreate the transactional replication, it completely wipes out the external table contents and then replicates data from the internal database. As a result the data added directly on the external tables are also deleted - which I would like to preserve.

Therefore, I was just wondering if a transactional replication can be created without snapshot replication? Because it is the snapshot replication which wipes out the destination data.

Any alternative solution will also be considered.

Thanks guys.

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Posted Tuesday, March 03, 2009 8:37 AM

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Yes, it can be set up with out Sanpshot. You just have to know for sure that the data is in Synch. When you set up the replication, there is an option where you can specify that no Snapshot is needed.

-Roy

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Posted Tuesday, March 03, 2009 9:02 AM

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You can also on a per article basis tell the the publication not to delete the data at snapshot time.

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Posted Wednesday, March 04, 2009 7:07 AM

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Hi Roy,

Where can you specify that no Snapshot is needed on the Management Studio? I have failed to find this option.

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Posted Wednesday, March 04, 2009 7:34 AM

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Which version are you using? SQL 2000 or SQL 2005?
If 2005, in the publication wizard, when it reaches the snapshot agent section, make sure you have both the Create Snapshot and Schedule Snapshot unchecked (Ok..This is how I did it.There are others who have better knowledge than me who can say if I wrong or if there is better way to do it).
If you are running as a script, it will look like this

exec sp_addpublication @publication = N'Test', @description = N'Transactional publication of database ''Test'' from Publisher ''TestSrv''.', @sync_method = N'concurrent', @retention = 0, @allow_push = N'true', @allow_pull = N'true', @allow_anonymous = N'false', @allow_subscription_copy = N'false', @add_to_active_directory = N'false', @repl_freq = N'continuous', @status = N'active', @independent_agent = N'true', @immediate_sync = N'false', @allow_sync_tran = N'false', @autogen_sync_procs = N'false', @allow_queued_tran = N'false', @allow_dts = N'false', @replicate_ddl = 1, @allow_initialize_from_backup = N'false', @enabled_for_p2p = N'false', @enabled_for_het_sub = N'false'
GO

-Roy

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Posted Thursday, March 05, 2009 3:07 AM

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Hi Roy,

Yes, you can create like that but without re-initialising the subscription/running the snapshot again, data from internal to external databases does not get pushed at all.

Hi noeld
Yes, I had missed to set that option. Have done it which did the magic. (default option in sql server 2005 is to drop the table before re-synchronising.) - Thanks

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Posted Thursday, March 05, 2009 10:33 AM

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Glad you got it working!

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Posted Monday, June 29, 2009 7:50 AM

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Hi,

how to configure pull subscribe to publication in snapshot replication or transactional replication on sql 2005 but my servers are all stand-alone servers
please Help me ..................

this is email id : suresh.kumar@heymath.com

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Posted Monday, June 29, 2009 8:04 AM

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Hi Suresh,

It is always better to start this question as a new thread. Then it will be noticed better and you could get answer more quickly. It does not matter if the Servers are standalone. You can still do replication. The only thing you have to keep in mind is that the user that is used for replication, The service account ect should be able to access network shares.
Start a new thread with more details. For example where you are getting stuck ect

-Roy

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Posted Monday, June 29, 2009 8:32 AM

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Does anybody know how to replicate a DB from 2005 to 2008? It will not let me add 2008 as a subscriber? any ideas?

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