Publisher/Subscriber role

Can a replica database be publisher and at the same time subscriber. If so,
Is Merge replication OK for applying to go in this environment and how should
I configure the replicas as a subscribers or publishers?
Thanks for your answers.
Car.
yes this will work, its called republishing or hierarchies. Have a look at
this link for more info.
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms152553.aspx
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"Car" <Car@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Can a replica database be publisher and at the same time subscriber. If
> so,
> Is Merge replication OK for applying to go in this environment and how
> should
> I configure the replicas as a subscribers or publishers?
> Thanks for your answers.
> Car.
|||Here is information on how to set it all up:
http://www.replicationanswers.com/Republishing2005.asp
Cheers,
Paul Ibison SQL Server MVP, www.replicationanswers.com