I need to set up this scenario:
A SQL Server 2005 database will create a transactional replication subscription from another database to populate a set of lookup tables. These lookup tables will then be published as a merge replication publication to the client’s SQL Server Mobile.
I remember seeing a similar scenario defined in the SQL Server Books Online somewhere, but I was unable to find the link anymore. I hope someone can help me find it, or otherwise point me to any other similar links.
Okay, I managed to get the answers I needed at the MSDN SQL Server Replication forum.
The article I was looking for is called: Republishing Data.
Apparently, it is located within "Advanced Replication Features and Internals" of the "Configuring and Maintaining Replications" section. It’s a little non-obvious, so I spent most of my time looking in the "Replicating Data Between a Server and Clients" section, instead of there. Good to know, as there seems to be a number of other special scenarios worth looking at in there.