Updatable Subscriptions Deprecated in SQL Server 2012
After spending some time looking at SQL Server 2012 CTP3, it appears as if Transactional Publication with Updatable Subscriptions will...
2011-10-29
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Updatable Subscriptions Removed in SQL Server 2012
After spending some time looking at SQL Server 2012 CTP3, it appears as if Transactional Publication with Updatable Subscriptions will...
2011-10-29
2,001 reads
SQL Saturday #92 Lunch: Bend Area Gathering
There's nothing more I love than free food and SQL Server, no joke. I take my free food and SQL...
2011-09-14
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Replication Agent Logging
To troubleshoot replication agent failures, replication agent profiles can be configured to output verbose agent logs to a text file. ...
2011-08-24
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Applying a Snapshot -AltSnapshotFolder Parameter
Did you know a snapshot can be applied using the Distribution and Merge Agent –AltSnapshotFolder parameter? This means that after...
2011-08-03
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Marking FK Constraints NOT FOR REPLICATION
When administering Merge Replication, sometimes we need to mark foreign
key constraints NOT FOR REPLICATION. In some cases, we might...
2011-07-29
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Non-Convergence of Replicated Data
Brad McGehee over at SQL Aloha posted his July Question: What Do You Think are the Most Common DBA Pain...
2011-07-02
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The Proxy Auto-configuration URL was not found
When configuring Merge Replication for Web Synchronization it's common to encounter the error The Proxy Auto-configuration URL was not foundand
...
2011-06-23
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Accidentally Dropped the Distribution Database
Have you made the mistake of dropping your distribution database like this?
If so, remember not to do this ever again. ...
2011-05-28
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Replicating XML Columns
One caveat that’s worth mentioning is replicating the XML data type in
SQL Server using Merge Replication. Sometimes, when replicating...
2011-05-20
1,397 reads
Blogs
T-SQL Tuesday #190–Mastering a New Technical Skill
By Steve Jones
It’s time for T-SQL Tuesday again and this time Todd Kleinhans has a great...
Getting Started with the MSSQL AI Agent in VS Code
By Steve Jones
Recently I was working in VS Code and I saw a walkthrough for the...
Summer Speaking Summary 2025
By alevyinroc
In the blink of an eye, summer has passed. I don’t know about you,...
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Change Tracking Data Retention Options
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Requiring Technical Debt Payments
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Question of the Day
Change Tracking Data Retention Options
If I am running this code:
ALTER DATABASE AdventureWorks2017 SET CHANGE_TRACKING = ON (CHANGE_RETENTION=4 xxx);What are the possible choices for xxx? See possible answers