One of the table that is in a merge replication somehow is missing an
index. Strangely, only the table in one of the subscriber of the merge
replication is missing the index; another subscriber and the publisher
of the merge replication don't have this problem.
How should I add the missing index back to that table? My understanding
is that making structural change on a table that is in
merge-replication is different from making change on a table that is
not merge-replicated. For example, when we need to add a column into a
table that is being merge-replicated, we must add the column by
changing the attributes in the properties of the published article
(table) instead of simply using CREATE INDEX command. I am wondering
whether there is a similar restriction on adding an index onto a table
that is merge replicated.
I have already added the index back to the table anyway. I am asking
here just in case doing this may get me into a problem later on.
Thanks in advance for any info.
Jay Chan