Error message when you try to use a merge publication that you created in SQL Server 2005: "Precomputed partitions cannot be used" (914780)

SYMPTOMS

When you try to use a merge publication that you created in Microsoft SQL Server 2005, you may receive one of the following error messages:

Error message 1

Precomputed partitions cannot be used because articles "%s" and "%s" are part of a join filter and at least one of them has a constraint with a CASCADE action defined.

Error message 2

The logical record relationship between articles "%s" and "%s" cannot be added because at least one of the articles has a constraint with a CASCADE action defined.

This problem occurs when the following conditions are true:

The Precompute partitions setting of the merge publication is set to True.
The merge publication contains an article that is based on a table that is specified to use cascading referential integrity constraints.
The merge publication contains join filters for the article.

RESOLUTION

Service pack information

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft SQL Server 2005. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

913089 How to obtain the latest service pack for SQL Server 2005

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, set the Precompute partitions setting to False. Alternatively, rewrite the referential integrity constraints by not using cascading referential integrity.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section. This problem was first corrected in Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 1.

REFERENCES

For more information, see the following topics in SQL Server Books Online:

Optimizing parameterized filter performance with precomputed partitions
How to optimize parameterized row filters (SQL Server Management Studio)
Cascading referential integrity constraints