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title: "Maintain Publications | Microsoft Docs"
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ms.date: "03/01/2017"
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# Maintain Publications
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  After you have created a publication, it might be necessary to add or drop articles, or change publication and article properties. Most changes are allowed after a publication is created, but in some cases, it is necessary to generate a new snapshot for a publication and/or reinitialize subscriptions to the publication.