The final Add Subscription Wizard screen prompts you to name and save the new subscription. Each subscription name for a particular source must be unique within the Replication Manager. The dialog shows any subscription names that have already been defined for that source so you can avoid entering a duplicate name.
To use extended characters in subscription names, you must perform a procedure on the SQL Server before you create a subscription, as described in Using SQDR with Extended Characters.
After you enter a unique name, click Finish to save the subscription.
If necessary, click Back to view earlier Add Subscription Wizard screens and make modifications before you save the subscription.
Run each snapshot replication subscription after you create it and inspect the destination table to verify that the subscription works correctly. The Data Replicator validates many of the subscription properties when you save the subscription, but some characteristics (such as authority over destination tables) must be tested by running the subscription.
Incremental replication subscriptions require a baseline replication to establish a point after which changes to the source are tracked. The initial baseline replication can occur when the incremental replication subscription is saved, or at the time specified for the group schedule of which it is a member.
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Run the initial baseline replication for an incremental subscription when the subscription is saved or soon after. This helps avoid problems that would occur if the source table structure is modified, such as adding or deleting columns or indexes or altering primary keys, between the time the subscription is defined and the time the baseline replication is performed. |
