Specify Searchable Columns

Use searchable columns in create replication definition to specify which columns to use in the where clause of create subscription or define subscription (or create article for publications) to restrict the rows copied to a subscribing site.

If you do not include a searchable columns clause in a replication definition, you cannot use a where clause in a subscription or article that references that replication definition.

Enclose the names of the searchable columns in parentheses. For multiple searchable columns, separate each column from the next with a comma.

In the following example, three columns, pub_id, pub_name, and state, are specified as searchable columns. You can include any of these columns in a subscription’s where clause.

create replication definition publishers
with primary at TOKYO_DS.pubs2
(pub_id char(4), pub_name varchar(40),
city varchar(20), state char(2))
primary key (pub_id)
searchable columns (pub_id, pub_name, state)