One Time Synchronization to Begin Replication
Have an initial synchronization option when replication is enabled/configured so that the database doesn't have to be manually copied. Make it easier to deploy replication.
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I think this is a good idea too. Joachim also has suggested as a work-around for now that you can (in 9.0 and newer) set the publication up to use the new MERGE statements, then use a script that just touches each record on the source but doesn’t change it. Something like UPDATE table SET id = id