BUG: Snapshot Replication Requires Primary Key Constraint

ID: Q160869

The information in this article applies to:
BUG #: 12252 (NT)

SYMPTOMS

The "Snapshot Replication" section in Part Three, "What's New for Administrators," of the "What's New for SQL Server 6.5" guide states the following:

To enable snapshot replication to tables without primary keys, run the sp_addarticle stored procedure to create the articles; the table names will not appear in the Article Table list if they do not have a declared primary key.

However, the stored procedure, sp_addarticle, only allows "log based" types of articles to be created (which require a primary key to exist on the table).


WORKAROUND

Create a primary key constraint on any table to be published.


STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft SQL Server version 6.5. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional query words: publication 


Keywords          : SSrvDoc_Err kbbug6.50 
Version           : 6.5
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        :

Last Reviewed: April 7, 1999