Defining the subscription

Table 5-5 describes solutions for bulk materialization problems that occur during the definition phase based on the status returned by check subscription. The Replicate Status column shows the subscription status returned by check subscription at the replicate Replication Server. The Primary Status column shows the subscription status returned by check subscription at the primary Replication Server. The Subscription State column provides a detailed description of the subscription status. The Suggested Actions column provides the solutions.

**Table 5-5: Bulk materialization problems—definition phase**
Replicate Status	Primary Status	Subscription State	Suggested Actions
Defined/ Pending	Invalid	Waiting for other subscriptions for the same replication definition and replicate database.	Look for other subscriptions for the same replication definition and database. If there are no other subscriptions, wait for five minutes.
Defined/ Recovering	Invalid	Cannot connect to the primary Replication Server to define the subscription.	Check the replicate Replication Server error log for messages. Make sure the user creating the subscription has the same login name and password at the primary Replication Server and the replicate Replication Server.
Defined	Defined	Definition cycle is complete.	Activate the subscription.