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# sp_validatemergesubscription (Transact-SQL)
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  Performs a validation for the specified subscription. This stored procedure is executed at the Publisher on the publication database.  
  
 ![Topic link icon](../../database-engine/configure-windows/media/topic-link.gif "Topic link icon") [Transact-SQL Syntax Conventions](../../t-sql/language-elements/transact-sql-syntax-conventions-transact-sql.md)  
  
## Syntax  
  
```  
  
sp_validatemergesubscription [@publication=] 'publication'  
        , [ @subscriber = ] 'subscriber'  
        , [ @subscriber_db = ] 'subscriber_db'  
        , [ @level = ] level  
```  
  
## Arguments  
`[ @publication = ] 'publication'`
 Is the name of the publication. *publication* is **sysname**, with no default.  
  
`[ @subscriber = ] 'subscriber'`
 Is the name of the Subscriber. *subscriber* is **sysname**, with no default.  
  
`[ @subscriber_db = ] 'subscriber_db'`
 Is the name of the subscription database. *subscriber_db* is **sysname**, with no default.  
  
`[ @level = ] 'level'`
 Is the type of validation to perform. *level* is **tinyint**, with no default. Level can be one of these values.  
  
|Level value|Description|  
|-----------------|-----------------|  
|**1**|Rowcount-only validation.|  
|**2**|Rowcount and checksum validation.|  
|**3**|Rowcount and binary checksum validation.|  
  
## Return Code Values  
 **0** (success) or **1** (failure)  
  
## Remarks  
 **sp_validatemergesubscription** is used in merge replication.  
  
## Permissions  
 Only members of the **sysadmin** fixed server role or the **db_owner** fixed database role can execute **sp_validatemergesubscription**.  
  
## See Also  
 [Replication Stored Procedures (Transact-SQL)](../../relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/replication-stored-procedures-transact-sql.md)   
 [Validate Replicated Data](../../relational-databases/replication/validate-data-at-the-subscriber.md)   
 [sp_validatemergepublication (Transact-SQL)](../../relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/sp-validatemergepublication-transact-sql.md)