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Asked: 2026-06-07T15:31:35+00:00

I have two sql server 2005 database – ParentDB and ChildDB , and i

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I have two sql server 2005 database – ParentDB and ChildDB, and i want to synchronize them using sync framework 2.1
ParentDB is on server and ChildDB is on client m/c. There are many tables in ParentDB but few tables on ChildDB, Lets say, a Customer table is common between both db with Id (column) as primary key set to auto increment, and i want to synchronize this table, i am using the approach given in the following msdn example. This appraoch worked unless i do only download from server or upload to server.

Lets take a scenario :
1. There is a row with Id=52 on server table
2. Both db’s are synchronized
3. Now a row is inserted on ParentDBin Customer table with Id=53
4. At same-time another row is inserted on ChildDB in Customer table with Id=53 (since both tables has auto increment)
Now when i synchronize both tables either of the two row gets overridden, depending on the direction of synchronization.
What i want is that Id is adjusted, and both rows are retained,

What should i do to resolve such conflict, if possible please provide pseudo code.
P.S. : I expect when we consider foreign key constraint then scenario will get more complicated.
Thnx in advance

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  1. Editorial Team

    using Identity columns as a PK in a synchronization environment (or even not using Sync Framework) is not recommended (see Selecting an Appropriate Primary Key for a Distributed Environment for the same reason that you have already found out.

    if you can change the schema, i suggest you use a different PK (Guid, or Int + ClientId)

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